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Organizations of the future: a strategic organization perspective
(2010-03-14)In the light of research on organizational design, the paper outlines an effective design for the strategic organizations of developing societies. Strategic organizations are defined as those organizations with the mission ... -
Study of creativity and alienation in arts and science students
(2010-03-14)The present study attempts to find out the differences on creative thinking abilities and level of alienation between the students of Arts and Science Streams. The Verbal Test of Creative Thinking and Alienation-Scale were ... -
Determinants of error variance in individual child analysis for studying integrational capacity
(2010-03-14)In research on information integration by children, integrational capacity of a child is ascertained by the number of statistically significant main effects in analysis of variance for the child. Such an approach has an ... -
Comparative evaluation of operating performance of KVIC and janata models of biogas plants in India
(2010-03-14)This paper gives a comparative evaluation of operating performance of KVIC and Janata Model Biogas plants in India. The comparative analysis is based on the extensive field survey of KVIC and Janata Model Plants in five ... -
Bases of involment in work and family contexts
(2010-03-14)The paper reports on a bi-national study of involvement in work and family contexts. Using heterogeneous samples of managerial personnel in India and Canada, the explored the differential need patterns aroused in work and ... -
Alienation as a moderator variable of the relationship between job satisfaction and job performance
(2010-03-14)This study examines the effects of alienation on the job performance-job satisfaction relationship among a sample of 200 blue collar workers of a state owned spinning mill located in North India. The A-Scale was administered ... -
Definition and measurement of family involvement
(2010-03-14)This paper reports on the development of a new and standardized measure of family involvement. The family involvement construct is operationalized on the basis of the motivational formulation of involvement and alienation ... -
Innovations in Indian textile industry: the formative years
(2010-03-14)This report is about the growth and history of Indian Textile Industry. The Indian cotton textile industry on modern lines, as is well known, has developed during the last one century and a quarter. Even though India had ... -
Culture development and task differences in prediction of performance: an information integration analysis
(2010-03-14)Past research showed that Indian children average information about motivation and ability in prediction of performance. However, a multiplying-type rule develops from an adding-type rule in American children. The present ... -
Adjustment and need patterns of neurotics and normals
(2010-03-14)The present paper reports the findings of dominating areas of maladjustments and prominence of needs in neurotics compared to normals. The Vyaktitva Parakh Prashnavali for the measurement of adjustment and AAPAS Motive ... -
Contingency theory: a third world view
(2010-03-14)Contingency theory is viewed as an outcome of social transition. The evolution and development of contingency organization theory in the West and in India is reviewed. Its extensions, implications, and limitations are ... -
Ego - strength as a moderator variable of the job performance - job satisfaction relationship
(2010-03-14)In this study an attempt was made to find out the critical influence of ego-strength on the job performance-job satisfaction relationship. The E-S Scale (Ego-Strength Scale) and the S-D Employee's Inventory were administered ... -
National demand and regional industrialization
(2010-03-14)Interstate disparity in the industrial output has been increasing in India in spite of our planned efforts to reduce the same. Out policies in this regard were based on the growth theories emphasising the role of factor ... -
Mixed integer linear programming model for selection of energy systems and allocation of energy to multiple end-uses
(2010-03-14)This paper presents a Mixed Integer Linear Programming model for selection of energy system and allocation of energy that satisfies energy needs of multiple end-uses at a location and minimizes the sum of annual fixed and ... -
Defective coin problem: an algorithmic analysis
(2010-03-14)The defective coin problem involves identification of defective coin, if any, and ascertain the nature of t defect (heavier/lighter) from a set of coins containing at the most one defective coin, using an equal-ar -balance. ... -
Pure relational algebra query language using dbase II
(2010-03-14)This paper discusses the development of a query language based on relational algebra implemented using dBASE II. It is observed that dBASE II is relationally incomplete in the sense that certain relational algebra operators ... -
Cooperation in cooperatives: contributions of resources and skills
(2010-03-14)The question most basic to any discussion on cooperatives is: why is it, that elites in most cooperatives neglect the task of fostering cooperation amongst different classes of poolers of resources and instead, concentrate ... -
Elusive excellence (twelve thousand hours at an IIT: preparation for elusive excellence)
(2010-03-14)As under-graduate student at an elite technological institute like the IIT, spends anywhere upto 12 thousands academic hours over five years in the most formative years of his life. Since the pre-independence days there ... -
Information reliability and prediction of performance: role of initial opinion in multiplying model
(2010-03-14)All the models of information integration predict that the greater the reliability of an information, the greater its effectiveness. However, they disagree with the relationship between reliability of information of one ... -
Socio-ecology of stress: why do CPR management projects fail? A case study of sheep and pasture development project in Rajasthan, India
(2010-03-14)In a stratefied rural society, different classes of landless pastoralists or cultivator cum pastoralists are expected to have varying stakes in the protection of environment. 'Assurance' mechanism suggested by Sen and Rauge ...