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Animal Health Policy in South Asia: What Can Economic Analysis Contribute?
(2009-08-03)
Animal health policy in South Asia region has been characterized predominantly by direct action by the government either in providing services to livestock farmers or in undertaking livestock productivity enhancing measures. ...
Growth Acceleration and Potential in Gujarat
(2009-03-11)
The paper begins by considering the growth experience of Gujarat in 17 sectors compared to the nation during the pre-reform period of 1980-92 and reform period of 1991-2004 identifying areas of strength and weaknesses. ...
Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: An Alternate Perspective
(2009-08-03)
The Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) has emerged as one of the dominant ideas in business. Cognizant of the overwhelming attention BOP has attracted and its potential impact on the billions of the poor and on managerial practices, ...
Why don’t Small and Medium Enterprises Innovate More: Creating a Cooperative Learning Environment at Individual, Firm and Regional Level
(2009-08-03)
One would expect, that a large number of innovations linked to cycle, a common person’s means of transport, would be of great interest to the cycle industry. But, if the leaders of cycle industry do not evince much interest, ...
Managing Bullwhip Effect: Two Case Studies
(2009-08-08)
The purpose of this article is to present two examples based on real life experiences where the Bullwhip effect in supply chain is considerably reduced. Both examples relate to the consumer durables industry in India. The ...
IIMs Expansion - Myths, Realities and Policy Choices
(2009-08-08)
This paper suggests a roadmap for IIM Ahmedabad to increase its intake substantially with available resources in its flagship ‘Post Graduate Program in Management’ (PGP equivalent to MBA). Solutions for other IIMs should ...
Financial Health of Private Sector Hospitals in India
(2009-08-08)
Hospitals are an important component of the healthcare delivery system. Over the years, India has experienced a significant increase in the number of hospital beds to meet the growing health demands of its population. ...
Attitudes of the Youth towards Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of India and China
(2009-08-13)
This study argues that social support is an important enabler in entrepreneurial activity in a country or a region. One untested assumption in policy making on entrepreneurship development has been that all regions are ...
International Technology Transfer to India an Impedimenta & Impetuous
(2009-08-07)
Technology transfer is an important means by which developing countries gain access to technologies that are new to them. Most technology transfer has between developed and developing countries through commercial technology ...
Examining the Nonlinear Effects in Satisfaction-Loyalty-Behavioral Intentions Model
(2009-08-07)
Extant research has widely investigated linear functional forms in satisfaction and loyalty models. Though complex nonlinear nature of satisfaction loyalty link is suggested by several researchers, few attempts have been ...