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Managerial compensation in India: a test of alternative models
(2009-12-14)This study attempts to econometrically model the determinants of managerial compensation in the Indian economy making use of a pooled cross-section and time-series data base that consists of 157 managers from eight companies ... -
Managerial effectiveness as related to organizational climate and leadership effectiveness among bank employee in India
(2010-03-26)A sample of 196 branch managers from public sector banks in India was selected to study the relationship of managerial effectiveness with motivational climate and leadership effectiveness. Self-ratings by managers and ... -
Managerial resourcefulness: a reconceptualization of management skills
(2010-03-21)Prevailing conceptualizations of skills required for successful managerial performance are partial and a jumble. This paper examines the limitations to our understanding of the nature of managerial skills based on the ... -
Managerial roles and interfaces: some organizational issues and implication through Thematic Apperception Test
(2010-04-03)The present paper emphasis on the content of the stories, situations involving mostly interpersonal relations, such as father-son or superior and subordinate are examined for the feelings and subsequently, what actors are ... -
Managerial Roles and Interfaces: Some Organizational Issues and Implications through Thematic Apperception Test
(2009-07-25)Indian organizations are encountering transformations within the organization and in the external – both national and global environment. In this era of rapid transformations Indian managers need assess their role taking ... -
Managing access assurance and ability: what should rural development managers learn and unlearn
(2010-03-20)Training of rural development managers has attracted considerable attentionin the recent pest in light of the drive in the Central Government for upgrading the professional skills of development managers. However, the ... -
Managing batch processors to reduce lead time in a semiconductor packaging line
(2010-03-28)In this paper we study a semiconductor packaging line at IBM Bromont. At the line, modules are assembled and then tested in a Burn-in oven. The Burn-in oven is a batch processing station. We outline a procedure to determine ... -
Managing Bullwhip Effect: Two Case Studies
(2009-08-08)The purpose of this article is to present two examples based on real life experiences where the Bullwhip effect in supply chain is considerably reduced. Both examples relate to the consumer durables industry in India. The ... -
Managing common properties: some issues in institutional design
(2010-03-14)Designing institutions that coordinate expectations of different classes of rural producers in a manner in which income disparities are reduced; common property is better managed and in fact rejuvenated (if possible); and ... -
Managing complex networks in emerging markets: the story of amul
(2010-01-16)Firms that desire to do business in large emerging markets need to develop a new paradigm for looking at opportunities in these markets. The success of many such firms has depended on how well have they formed or managed ... -
Managing ecological diversity, simultaneity, complexity and change: An eco- political perspective
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1989-10-01)Mainly Indian studies on Governance From Ecological Perspective during last decade were reviewed as a part of third survey on public administration organized by Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. The ... -
Managing emotions: emotional labor or emotional enrichment
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)Concept of „emotional labor‟ has undergone many transformations since Hochschild (1983) described it. Researchers have broadened its scope by including emotion management by professionals in different roles, exploring its ... -
Managing environments sustainably through understanding and assimilating local ecological knowledge: the case of honey bee
(2010-04-08)Conceptually the developmental models can be arrayed on two dimensions: The time frame and decision making options or horizon. I have defined development as a process of well as the institutions (Gupta 1981, Gupta et al, ... -
Managing Equipment for Emergency Obstetric Care in Rural Hospitals
(2009-09-05)In resource poor countries substantial sums of money, from governments and international donors, are used to purchase equipment for health facilities. WHO estimates that 50-80% of such equipment remains non-functional. ... -
Managing grass roots organisations: a study of voluntary agencies in development programmes
(2010-03-13)Voluntary agencies have played many roles in the developmental sectors of the country. These roles have ranged from that of a provider of relief during disasters to a facilitator of long-term development programmes and a ... -
Managing Knowledge, Creating Networks and Triggering Innovations for Sustainable Agriculture
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2009)In this paper, the author discuss the major knowledge gaps, stress the importance of peer learning and building upon farmers’ own innovations and suggest new initiatives for transforming extension strategies. He have ... -
Managing M&A from strategic intent to integration : IOC's acquisition of IBP and after
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2008)This paper, in the nature of a case study, discusses the entire range of managerial issues addressed by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC) in the acquisition, subsequent merger and post-merger integration of IBP Co. ... -
Managing personal and professional roles: a training module
(2010-03-31)This paper Managing Personal and Professional Roles explores the social cultural context of women and the issues which confront women as they manage both home and work and deal with the dilemmas of multiple roles and ... -
Managing research networks: a study of inter - organizational linkages
(2010-04-08)Many organizations have resources which may not be optimally used within the organization. Thus the redundancy of some resources and scarcity of others often generate the need for inter-organizational networks. At the same ... -
Managing socio-political environment in India: a new task for top management
(2010-03-13)A recent study of environmental scanning practices of larger Indian corporations (Dixit 1984) surprisingly finds a total absence of socio political factors in a list of twenty-five external factors considered to be most ...