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Strategies of rural development and training of district level project executives
(2010-03-13)
The report is based on a paper presented by the author to the Expert Group Meeting on Training of Rural Development Personnel in Asia held in August 1976 in Kuala Lumpur under the auspices of the Asian Centre for Development ...
Uitlity theory and participation in unfair lotteries
(2010-03-13)
This paper provides an alternative explanation for the observed behaviour of individuals, that is consistent with consumer choice theory. The basic hypothesis is that there are certain commodities, mainly luxuries, which ...
Distribution and development effects of tariff subsidy policies in small open dual economy
(2010-03-13)
In this paper the effects of tariff cum subsidy policies in a small open dual economy with intersectoral migration are considered. The model used is an extended version of the mobile capital Harris-Todaro model of ...
Simpson's reversal paradox and cost allocation
(2010-03-13)
Allocation of indirect costs among products sometimes yields a paradoxical result that unit cost for each product may increase under one method of allocation and may decrease for each product under another method. The ...
Prediction of performance from motivation and ability: an appraisal of the cultural difference hypothesis
(2010-03-21)
How do people integrate information about motivation and ability of a person when they predict his performance? As the dynamic motivation factor acts as an amplifier of the static capacity factor, a multiplying rule can ...
Motivational formulation of job and work involvement: a cross - national study
(2010-03-13)
This paper extends the motivational formulation and measurement of job and work involvement constructs (Kanunge, 1982b) and tests its pan-cultural implications by reporting on two studies conducted in West Germany and ...
Financial measurement of investment centers: a descriptive study
(2010-03-21)
This article describes the use of investment centers by large Indian companies as a tool of planning and control.
Personality predispostion and satisfaction with supervisory style
(2010-03-13)
76 employees reporting to only one organizationally defined supervisor answered on items reported to measure their level of interpersonal competence, perception of supervisory practices. It was found that in general high ...
Mechanics of planning: need for formal replanning
(2010-03-13)
Recent discussions on the rolling plan have brought to the fore issues relating to the mechanics of planning in this country. During the last 25 years the Indian planners have acquired a high degree of sophistication in ...
Theory of financial intermediation - a portfolio approach
(2010-03-13)
In this study an attempt is made to explain the behavior of financial intermediaries in terms of portfolio theory using a preference function approach. The model developed here is largely theoretical in nature, and deals ...