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Managing the agriculture sector
(2010-03-20)The paper attempts a broader, systems definition of the agriculture sector. It tries to establish the relevance of managerial concerns to tasks of decision-making in the agriculture sector. This is done through brief ... -
Managing the power grid ramping challenges critical to success of india’s renewable energy targets
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-08-04)Power grids operators around the world have been experiencing challenges in operating the grid with increasing penetration of Variable Generation (VG) sources like Solar PV and Wind. Variability in one form of generation ... -
Mandatory IPO Grading: Does It Help Pricing E ciency?
(2013-11-25)The paper examines the market impact of a unique IPO certi cation recently introduced in India mandatory grading of IPOs by a credit rating agency. The grading was expected to improve the IPO pricing e ciency by providing ... -
Manpower planning for irrigation sector in the seventh plan
(2010-03-14)The approach paper to the Seventh Five Year Plan indicates a shift of the main focus from the pre-occupation with the construction of new irrigation projects in earlier plans to better management for optimum utilization ... -
Manpower requirement planning: a framework and case studies
(2010-03-13)This working paper deals with the problem of manpower requirement planning (MRP). A framework is elucidated for detailed MRP. The proposed framework is then applied to determine manpower requirements in 6 different industrial ... -
Manufacturing resources planning - A study
(i, 1984-12-01)Manufacturing resources planning can be said to be one of the most significant development to have taken places in the area of manufacturing software in recent years. It is also termed as MRP- II, to distinguish it form ... -
Marine and inland fishery sectors in India: issues arising out of privatization of common property resources for accelerating production
(2010-03-24)The marine fishery resources are common property, theoretically accessible to all. However, due to cost and uncertainty of exportable resources, all types of boat owners tend to fish close to shore. Serious conflicts have ... -
Marine fisheries development: an outlook at turn of the century and key policy issues
(2010-03-23)Country has made remarkable progress in the sea food exports particularly in the recent years when the export has crossed Rs.400 crores. In this sense the stratehgy for marine fisheries development in India may be considered ... -
Market - Wide commonalities in corporate earnings and significance tests of accounting beta
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1988-05-01)Financial theorists have emphasized for years the importance of expectational variables in the valuation of shares. The price of share is determined primarily by investors current expectations about the firm's future ... -
Market channels and growth of fertilizer use in rainfed agriculture: conceptual considerations and experience in India
(2010-03-14)Empirical research on fertilizer us in developing countries is replete with evidence on deficiencies in fertilizer supply and marketing systems. But this evidence is usually bypassed in research that aims at identifying ... -
The market for technical services in India: an empirical study
(2010-03-29)This paper presents the findings of a mail survey study of 132 firms covering seven industrial sectors: auto parts, machine tools, foundry, polymers, pharmaceuticals, textiles and software. The study examines the nature ... -
Market overreaction to poor long-run performance? a case of repurchase firms in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)We find significant positive abnormal returns around the announcement of both tender and open market repurchases in India. This suggests that the equity markets in India regard repurchase announcements as positive information ... -
Market reforms and the criticality of institutions: a few issues in the Indian context
(2009-12-12)This paper brings out a few issues on how prevailing institutional conditions are inadequate for an efficient functioning of markets, and on the role of government policy in the transition period in the Indian context. We ... -
A market share approach to pricing commodity exports
(2010-03-28)In this paper a market share model is developed for formulating appropriate export strategies for commodities by exporting countries. Assuming individual consumer in an importing country makes discrete choice regarding the ... -
Market structure and the demand for veterinary services in India
(2010-01-18)Public provision of subsidized or free animal health services has been a major component of livestock development strategy in India. Overtime, the governments (both state and central) have built-up vast networks of physical ... -
Market timing ability of Indian firms in open market repurchases
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2013)The paper examines the market timing ability of Indian firms engaged in open market repur- chases. The study is primarily motivated by the unique disclosure feature of repurchases in India, where the disclosures are far ... -
Market valuation model under differential taxes inflation recurring investments and flotation costs
(2010-03-22)The extent literature on valuation identifies several important variables affecting the value of a firm. These include, corporate and personal taxes, reinvestments, leverage, dividend policy, and inflation. But, most of ... -
Market-Driving Behaviors: A Framework for Developing Theory and Practice
(2013-11-26)Whereas marketing scholars have explored firms’ market-driven behaviors, relatively limited attention has focused on firms’ market-driving behaviors. Early writings on the subject suggest that market-driving behaviors ... -
Marketing channels for e-commerce in emerging markets
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-03)This work intends to sensitize the readers about the importance and relevance of making right channel strategy for e-commerce businesses, especially in emerging markets. We have tried to provide the guidelines by motivating ... -
Marketing of fresh water fishes in India
(2010-03-23)In this paper an attempt has been made to analyse the marketing patter (use flows, physical flows, channel flows and fisherman's share in consumer rupee) of fresh water fishes and to summarize the key area for action to ...