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Framework for organising district information service centers (DISC)
(2010-03-29)In order to strengthen district level administration for implementing various developmental schemes, it would be necessary to develop proper information systems at the distrit level. A framework for developing and organizing ... -
A framework for socially meaningful evaluations of technology based social innovations
(IIM Ahmedabad, 2013-11-07)The social innovation space that tries to marry the pursuit of profits and social impact is at interesting cross-roads in developing countries like India. Among other things, the euphoria and subsequent deflation around ... -
Framework for structuring public private partnerships in railways
(2013-11-26)Structuring Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in railways is a challenge, given its specific technology base, and obligation as a public and affordable mode of transportation. The sector provides strong incentives for ... -
Framework of information system for development planning
(2010-03-23)In the context of the recent emphasis on unit level planning, the need for designing a Management Information System that would support the planning process is discussed. A framework for the MIS design is evolved which ... -
Friw: Free radicle inspired walk capturing social bonds for a realistic human mobility model
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-03-09)Studies on mobile applications for ad-hoc networks predominantly rely on simulations to evaluate various distributed algorithms. This has given rise to the need for realistic mobility models that incorporate social ... -
From campus to community building: changing perspectives and programmes of development agencies
(2010-03-13)The perspective of development of many non-governmental development agencies underwent a change in the 1970s. Consequently, there was a shift in their focus, a way from themselves to the communities they were assisting. ... -
From inspection systems to peer learning: teacher development in primary education
(2009-12-12)The inspection system is a visible link between the large numbers of village-based teachers and the district-level administration. While it may be successful in its school audit function, dissatisfaction with the system ... -
From the globalised Southwest effect in aviation to "democratised development"
(2010-01-16)In the national quest for competitive advantage two basic forces may be crucial. On the one hand, progressive corporations invest in inimitability (the so-called institutional effect). Simultaneously, in the interests of ... -
From well-heeled to tip-toed, shoe-shine to shoe-lace: valuing product differentiation in men’s formal footwear
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2014)Gone are the days when the only branded footwear Indians knew was Bata. After years of economic liberalization, one finds many firms; local, national, and international jostling for consumer attention by producing various ... -
Fruit and Vegetable Marketing and its Efficiency in India: A Study of Wholesale Markets in the Ahmedabad Area
(2009-09-02)There has been concern in the recent years regarding the efficiency of marketing of fruits and vegetables in India. It is believed that poor efficiency in the marketing channels and poor marketing infrastructure is leading ... -
Fujitsu Ltd. : A case of global management in telecomputers
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1991-06-01)It is now almost axiomatic that the essence of corporate success lies in a felicitous combination of constancy of purpose and well coordinated operations. However, for global companies functioning in highly strategic ... -
Full Information Based Composite Indices – A Better Alternative to Principal Components
(2012-09-27)The problem of constructing composite indices has most often been tackled by using principal components in several disciplines. The approach, however, has some vital weaknesses. The paper suggests a method of constructing ... -
Functional Distribution of National Income in Indian Economy
(2012-10-17)An attempt has been made in this study to estimate the functional distribution of national income in Indian economy during the period 1960-61 to 1990-90. The study presents the estimates of the factor shares of labour, ... -
Functions and role of institutional finance for agricultural and rural development
(2010-03-24)This paper demonstrates that Institutional finance must play a multi-functional role to fulfil its three-fold objectives of promoting (a) growth, (b) better equity, and (c) its own viability/profitability for agricultural ... -
Further estimations of the likely total infections and deaths Due to COVID19 in select countries (Version 2 dt. April 10, 2020)
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020-04-13)We had earlier estimated the likely cases and deaths over the course of the pandemic for a number of countries. This was an early attempt and gave somewhat tentative results. With some 7 more days of data being now available, ... -
Future of India's exports: need for evolving a national export strategy
(2010-03-12)The purpose of this paper is to highlight some of the work points of our export performance and policy in the past and to make a realistic assessment of the potential contribution of aggregate exports in the economy during ... -
Futures trading in India - are we ready?
(2010-07-26)The article examines the nature of futures market and its development abroad. It provides a theoretical framework reviewing behaviour of future prices and a need for an effective arbitrage between spot and futures market ... -
Futurology and public systems analysis : a major social need
(2010-03-13)The rate of social and technological change is overtaking our problem-solving capability. There is urgent social need for institutions which will effectively work on the analysis of public policy and design of public systems ... -
Fuzzy Transfer Pricing World: On the Analysis of Transfer Pricing with Fuzzy Logic Techniques
(2009-09-02)The arm’s length analysis of international transfer prices of multinational firms lacks sound methodological approach of the so-called function and risk analysis. In practice, such analyses are descriptive. Derived from ...