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Tunnel vision of a has been
(2000-10-14)
Tunneling back into the pyramids of the past is an
interesting experience. Like a beaver, an academic
erects a mental sanctuary of the busy present of
teaching, research, writing, consulting, and other
"commitments." ...
Life role salience: a study of dual-career couples in the Indian context
(2000-10-14)
To explain career development of professional men and women, the development approach is becoming increasingly popular as it shows for broad perspectives encompassing both work and family roles. It recognizes the fact that ...
Liberalization in Gujarat : review of recent experience
(2000-10-15)
The development strategy in Gujarat has been very clear since its inception in 1960
in according a high priority to industrialisation. The impact of economic
liberalization on the state economy should, therefore, be ...
Sufficient conditions for the backward bending supply curve
(2000-10-13)
Whether an individual’s supply curve is backward bending or not is a relevant question to investigate while fixing or revising the price of the product. The possibility of the backward bending supply curve arises only when ...
Growth, poverty and equity
(2000-10-14)
The World Bank, embarrassed no
end by the controversy over the exit
of its chief economist, Joseph
Stiglitz, last November, has just had
another high-profile departure. Ravi
Kanbur, a Cornell University professor
who ...
Reducing a multi stage vector optimization problem
(2000-10-14)
In this paper we study the problem of universally reducing a multi-stage vector optimization problem to a one-stage vector problem. Our analysis is restricted to the case of finite sets of alternatives and thus has independent ...
A methodology for assessing impact of irrigation management transfer from farmer's perspective
(2000-10-15)
Many countries, including India, have made efforts in irrigation management transfer. As experiences of
such transfers are becoming available there is a need for a rigorous method to assess their impact. In this
study ...
Social Implications of Information and communication technology in developing countries: lessons from Asian success stories
(2000-10-13)
The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) and the World Bank had organised a workshop titled: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Rural Development to bring together case studies of various ...
Lessons of success in OR/MS practice gained from experience in Indian and US steel plants
(2000-10-15)
I worked on modeling integrated steel plants in India (as an
analyst) and in the USA (as a doctoral student). The following
factors influence the success of OR/MS practice: positioning
the OR/MS team in operations, ...
Corporate takeovers in Malaysia: discriminant analysis for bidder and target firms
(2000-10-13)
This study provides an explanatory model for the takeover selection process in Malaysia using 144 non-financial firms, which includes bidders, targets, control bidders and control targets for period 1980-1993. The takeover ...