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Science,sustainability and social purpose: barriers to effective articulation, dialogue and utilization of formal andinformal science in public policy
(2009-12-12)A quick look at the leading scientific journals on development brings out one thing clearly: the almost total absence of positive, creative, green voices of innovator and inventors who are solving technological and ... -
Scientific perception of farmers innovations in dry regions: barriers to the scientific curiosity
(2010-03-23)In a recent study (i) based on the field work in semi-aridparts of India we had asked mainly the biological but some social scientists to narrate any practice of the farmers which had intrigued them. The scientists included ... -
Scope and Space for small scale poultry production in developing countries
(2009-08-03)In recent years there has been growing recognition among the development community of the role of small scale commercial poultry production in accelerating the pace of poverty reduction and reaching out to the poorest of ... -
Scope of agricultural economics and role of agricultural economists
(2010-03-13)The rapid developments in the agricultural and rural environments in India during the last decade suggests that agricultural economists should review their role as well as the scope of the subject. Such a review is important ... -
Searching for an Indian niche in the Indian petrochemical industry
(2010-04-17)The paper examines the status of Indian Petrochemical Industry in the context of world situation. Based on data analysis and interviews, the paper identifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing the ... -
Searching for definition and boundaries in flexible manufacturing systems
(2010-03-21)An attempt is made in this paper to study the available literature in FMS and structure them in a synoptic framework. The purpose of this study is to capture the varied perspectives of the industries and researchers and ... -
Seasonality, stratification and staying on process in semi-arid regions
(2010-03-13)The differences in homeostatic ability of various sections of the society influencing their risk adjustment capacity in drought prone regions seem to explain why more people stay on than why few people migrate out. In this ... -
Sebi's regulatory priorities: need for change
(2010-04-17)Genesis and Function: SEBI was created in 1988 to reform and regulate the securities markets in India. It was given statutory powers in 1992 and assigned the following functions and responsibilities: * Make rules and ... -
Section 29A of India’s insolvency and bankruptcy code: an instance of hard cases making bad law?
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-07-01)The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 offers a second chance to a distressed corporation but not its incumbent management. Section 29A of the IBC excludes promoters and the incumbent management of corporations with ... -
Securities scam genesis, mechanics and impact
(2010-03-24)This paper presents a plausible reconstruction of how the scam originated, how it was perpetrated, and what would be its aftermath. The paper is expository in nature and the authors make no claims to omniscience. -
Seed industry in India: an analysis of status
(2010-03-27)Seed industry in India has been making great strides since independence. The government through policy initiatives helped the development and growth of the nascent industry. As a result quality seed production which was ... -
Seed replacement practices
(2010-03-22)One important reason for low demand for quality seeds is the reportedly low seed replacement rate especially in case of non-hybrids. To investigate the reasons for such practices followed by the farmers is the main objective ... -
Seed replacement rate: some methodological issues
(2010-03-28)Ideally seed should be replaced every year for hybrids and every three to four years for non-hybrids. However, in practice seed is replaced less often especially in case of open pollinated crops. As a consequence, seed ... -
Selective perceptions and group brainstorming: an investigation of auditors’ fraud risk assessment
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)Individuals in an organizational context are routinely faced with complex problems that are not well defined and that challenge their cognitive capacities. To deal with such complex issues, decision-makers construct ... -
Self medication practices: an exploratory study
(2010-03-13)The objective of this study were to identify the diseases which are commonly self-treated, people's sources of information about drugs, the differential credibility attributed to these information sources, the degree of ... -
Semiotic analysis
(2010-01-18)The present study is an application of the principles of semiotic analysis to the content and the expression of the advertisement of Horlicks produced in 1994. The study derived a framework for semiotic analysis, which ... -
Sensemaking and institutionalization in armed conflict: Applying concepts to practice
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-03-18)The aim of this paper was to capture the sensemaking process employed by soldiers to cope with the challenges presented to them by the environment in which they are operating. The research identified the various individual ... -
Sensitivity Analysis for the Single Row Facility Layout Problem
(2013-11-25)The single row facility layout problem (SRFLP) is an important combinatorial optimization problem where a given set of facilities have to be arranged in a single row so as to minimize the weighted sum of the distances ... -
Sensitivity analysis of the newsboy model
(2013-11-26)Sensitivity analysis is an integral part of inventory optimization models due to uncertainty associated with estimates of model parameters. Though the newsboy problem is one of the most researched inventory problems, ...