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Whose future? dilemma of the Gandhian eskimo
(2007-11-02)
Hope and despair are two threads of anxieties that belong to paradoxes of globalisation
[1]. In a contribution to this journal 7 years ago, Jerry Ravetz [2] raised an important
question whether it may be too late to do ...
Dividend behaviour of Indian companies under monetary policy restrictions
(2007-11-08)
Purpose – The dividend payout behaviour of firms is a well-studied subject in finance. In recent
times, the influence of macro economic factors and understanding their implications far corporate
financial decisions has ...
Does culture influence learning styles in higher education?
(2007-10-29)
This paper develops a framework for understanding the relationships
between approaches to learning adopted by students in the context of higher
education and the culture of the country they were brought up in. The ...
On the representation of the one machine sequencing problem in the shifting bottleneck heuristic
(2007-11-08)
The Shifting Bottleneck heuristic decomposes the Job Shop problem into a series of One Machine Sequencing Problems
(OMSPs) with release and due dates, precedence constraints and the minimization of maximum lateness ...
An optimization based decision support system for strategic and operational planning with in-process industries: case of pharmaceuticals industry in India
(2007-10-29)
We describe how a generic multi-period optimization-based decision support system (DSS) can be used for
strategic planning in process industries. The DSS is built on five fundamental elements—materials, facilities,
activities, ...
ICT adoption and productivity gains in Indian manufacturing
(2007-07-22)
Adoption of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) can affect the performance of firms in a variety of ways, including faster processing of information and products, the facilitation of changes in business practices ...
Commitment among state health officials and its implications for health sector reforms: lessons from Gujarat
(2007-11-02)
Background & objectives: Commitment, competencies and skills of people working in the health
sector can significantly impact the performance and its reform process. In this study we attempted
to analyse the commitment ...