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Production function in Indian sugar industry
(2010-03-14)The purpose of the study is to (a) examine the degree of substitutability between labour and capital, (b) estimate returns to scale, (c) compute the factors marginal productivities and relative contribution to output and ... -
Spatial overview of urban systems
(2010-03-14)The broad focus of this paper is to seek a framework of functional Urban regions to give better understanding of the impact of public policies in the fields of population distribution and economic development. There are ... -
A sequential strategic search model for identifying internationalisation opportunities for Indian business
(2010-03-14)This paper is presented in two parts. In Part I, the term "internationalization" is explained, Indian efforts and experiences during the decade of '70s are examined, and the basic issues are identified. Of the several ... -
Planning and implementation of health, family planning & nutritional services - certain problems and issues
(2010-03-14)This paper discusses the major problems of planning and implementation that confront the development of comprehensive health services in India. The problems are categorized into four major groups, viz., those pertaining ... -
Behaviour of income shares in a developing economy - the Indian experience
(2010-03-14)This paper makes an attempt to analyze the behaviour of relative factor shares in an underdeveloped country passing through the early stages of rapid economic development. The main purpose of the analysis is to advance ... -
Workers' cooperative - an Indian experience
(2010-03-14)The history of industrial cooperative is a record of the efforts of the cooperators to bring about harmony between capital and labour. Workers' cooperatives in India are found in (a) Traditional Industries, (b) Small Scale ... -
Alienation: some theory, some research
(2010-03-14)Alienation is a much used concept in social sciences. The present paper attempts to bring together some important theoretical interpretations of alienation and also some recent Indian researches on alienation. An attempt ... -
Learning about the task: first steps in relating the organisation and environment in community service organisations
(2010-03-14)The management of community service organizations (CSO) needs to be concerned with managing the operating system and relating the system to its environment. Many factors in the CSO's internal environment might inhibit it ... -
Corporate investment in 1980: a forecast
(2010-03-14)An attempt is made in this paper to forecast the growth in private corporate investment in 1980. Corporate investment is taken to include gross capital expenditures of all companies including joint sector companies. This ... -
Agriculture - the next decade
(2010-03-14)For the coming decade the demand for food and non-food agricultural commodities would warrant a rate of growth of 3.5 per cent to 4 per cent per annum in agricultural production. At the end of 1980s, it is likely that the ... -
Rosenzweig's PF study as a discriminator of accident - prone drivers
(2010-03-14)The present investigation attempts to find out whether Rosenzweig’s PF Study can be used as a predictor of accident behaviour or not. The investigation was conducted at the passengers transport but depot of the U.P. State ... -
Research relevant to population education: survey from India
(2010-03-14)After discussing a general modular paradigm of population education consisting of curriculum building, system building and diffusion process, the relevant researches from behavioural sciences are reviewed. These researches ... -
Transfer pricing policies in Indian companies: a survey
(2010-03-14)This articles describes the current practices of large Indian companies with regard to their transfer pricing policies. -
Project formulation and implementation: a framework for a rural credit project
(2010-03-14)This paper outlines a possible framework for credit project formulation and implementation exercise. For this purpose we have abstracted from the present realities and experiences of project approach of rural financing as ... -
Trade unions and industrial relations in the banking industry
(2010-03-14)The author examines the popular beliefs about the industrial relations system in Gujarat in the light of some quantitative data and other information based on personal observations and discussions. It is argued that the ... -
Econometric approach to evolve viable cattle development financing schemes
(2010-03-14)This paper attempts to a) arrive at estimates of marketed surplus of milk, b) to simplify the computational methods for pooling cross section and time series data, and c) to determine the terms of repayment of loans ... -
Ahmedabad disturbances: July 1973
(2010-03-14)This paper as an exploratory attempt, presents the facts which will provide some insight into the nature of the July 1973 disturbances, makes a preliminary diagnosis of the causes for the disturbances and suggests some ... -
Supplier evaluation criteria for special projects: differences from standard products
(2010-03-14)Purchase executives in India were asked through a mail survey to rate 65 different suppliers attributes in regard to their importance for the purchase of standard and special products. While the standard products were of ... -
Emerging economic environment
(2010-03-14)This paper examines the likely developments on the industrial front on the basis of a diagnosis of recent economic developments. Special attention is paid to the possibility of an industrial recession emerging in 1975. The ... -
Vanishing boundaries
(2010-03-14)Organization development literature is replete with writings on how to improve organizational effectiveness. While this is useful, actions in the real world often formally involve multiplicity of organisations especially ...