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Implementing new forms of work organization: some reflections on methodology
(1991-09-29)
One of the most difficult yet challenging
areas of critical reflection and action for
behavioural scientists has been the design of
work organizations at the operational level.
Several path breaking experiences in ...
Assessing ability for strategic planning
(1993-10-04)
The ability to find parsimonious solutions to
problems, make good judgements and
decisions relates to the intelligent
functioning of humans. These are
particularly significant functions of
managerial work. However, ...
Technical progress in Indian agriculture: temporal analysis
(1992-09-29)
The role of technical progress in
determining the performance of Indian
agriculture is the issue addressed by Bakul
H Dholakia and Ravindra H Dholakia in this
paper. An attempt has also been made to
estimate the extent ...
Cost of capital specialization and capital structure decisions: some conceptual propositions for practising managers
(1993-10-01)
Recent advances in our understanding of
capital structure decisions have not yet
made their mark upon our capital budgeting
techniques and practices. This paper by
Korwar and Raghunathan attempts to
bridge this gap. ...
Fujitsu (A)
(1992-10-01)
Starting in 1935 as a small manufacturer of
telephone equipment, Fujitsu grew
phenomenally to become a world leader in
computers. Its strategy of global reach,
based on leveraging the firm's focal faculties
(in ...
Carpets International Malaysia Berhad: Part B
(1992-10-01)
The case presented in this issue discusses
the functioning of a carpet manufacturing
company — Carpets International Malaysia
Berhad, a subsidiary of KPS, which has been
incurring losses for the past five years. A
new ...
Spartek Ceramics India Ltd. (Management Case)
(1992-10-04)
Krishna Prasad Tripuraneni, the Managing
Director of Spartek Ceramics is wondering
as to what steps he should take to maintain
the growth pace of his Company — Should
he expand or diversify or acquire ?
Oh Manager
(1992-10-01)
The case presented in this issue discusses
the behaviour pattern of senior managers in
a public sector enterprise where the authors
had conducted a Workshop on workers'
participation in management.
A graphics based computer aided learning package for integer programming: the branch and bound algorithm
(1994-10-06)
In this paper, we discuss a graphics based computer-aided learning program INTEGER for
understanding the Branch and Bound algorithm for solving integer programming problems. It presents
the algorithm step by step, by ...
Stochastic analysis of a dependent parallel system
(1993-10-01)
This article discusses the stochastic behaviour of a two-unit parallel redundant repairable
system with statistically dependent units. Important performance measures for the system, namely
reliability, mean time to system ...