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Fertilisers in India's agricultural development, problems and policies
(2010-03-13)The importance of fertilizer in agricultural production has increased substantially in the last 25 years. The current level of its use, however, is insufficient to arrest depletion of soil fertility. Under our circumstances ... -
Working efficiency in relation to alienation, participation and anxiety
(2010-03-13)In the present investigation an attempt has been made to study the relationship between alienation, participation, and anxiety with respect to worker efficiency. The study was conducted in a file manufacturing unit having ... -
Determinants of effective working capital management - a discriminant analysis approach
(2010-03-13)Currently, many financial analysts rely on traditional financial ratios for assessing the effectiveness of the working capital management. They correlate corporate performance in this area with the so-called "ideal" ratios. ... -
Credit policy for small and marginal farmers - a second look
(2010-03-13)The National Commission on Agriculture has advocated that the new agricultural credit policy must satisfy that all activities financed under its registration. -
Sorting and shaping, explorations in helplessness of higher education institutions
(2010-03-13)After independence, the Education Commission called for creation of new institutions to undertake the task of higher education in technology, agriculture and management. Three models of higher education were imported. In ... -
Health for all: an alternative strategy: a note on the current tasks
(2010-03-13)The concern for the health of the population, particularly the weaker sections of the society has been articulated by an increasing number of planners. As a consequence the search for an alternative health care system has ... -
Social change and sociology of development: a trend report covering the period 1969-72
(2010-03-13)The studies which could be considered under sociology of development covered such areas as community organization, extension and communication of knowledge, institutional development, social and economic reforms,leadership ... -
Pesticides industry: an analysis of imports, production and consumption
(2010-03-13)The statistical analysis of import of pesticides in terms of quantity revealed a slow growth rate. However, the growth rates of their value were high due to increased per unit cost of the imported quantity. The imported ... -
Socio-economic profile and performance of CHVs in Gujarat: implications for selection and support
(2010-03-13)What type of persons should be selected as Community Health Volunteer (CHV) has been a matter of debate. This study relates socio-economic characteristics - age, sex, marital status, education, caste, organization membership ... -
A geometric programming approach to solve van der waerden conjecture on doubly stochastic matrices
(2010-03-13)In this paper the problem of finding the minimum of the permanent of a doubly stochastic matrix has been formulated as a reversed geometric program with a single constraint and an equivalent dual formulation is given. A ... -
Corporate image advertising
(2010-03-13)While describing how a favourable corporate image shared by different types of public like investors, merchants, dealers, administrators, political leaders, customers, business associates and company executives can provide ... -
Famine and famine relief: coping strategy at the district level
(2010-03-13)Drought induced famine is a recurrent feature in Rajasthan. The district (Udaipur in this case) is the critical unit for planning and implementing relief measures to tackle the crisis of famine. This paper such to examine ... -
New and renewable energy projects: from policy to action
(2010-03-13)In the light of various findings relating to future energy scene in India, the development of new and renewable energy sources have been given substantial emphasis in the Sixth Plan. Some evidence from field level experience ... -
Consumer view of cooperative outlets: a report of small-scale studies in Bombay and Ahmedabad
(2010-03-13)Consumer cooperative system is the country's largest single distributive organisation of consumer products embracing agricultural produce as well as manufactured consumer goods. -
Load-factor measurement for road transport corporations
(2010-03-13)In order to plan its time-tables, a road transport corporation needs to have reliable information on the load-factors on various bus-trips that are currently operated. Existing informaiton does not permit determination of ... -
Spurs and props of agricultural research - economic and social under pluming - a case study of rice research in India
(2010-03-13)The paper deals with the problem of agricultural research management, particularly with reference to rice research in India. The growth of rice production has lagged behind wheat production mainly because the rice research ... -
Support systems for entrepreneurs
(2010-03-13)Entrepreneural development is the sine qua non of the process of industrialisation of developing countries. There are two most important inhibitory factors limiting the supply of local entrepreneurs in developing economies: ... -
Indian markets and marketing: the emerging perspective
(2010-03-13)The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature and prospects of Indian markets. The paper also discusses the nature of the marketing system which has evolved to cater to these markets. Finally, the paper attempts to ... -
Sources of output growth in Indian Iron and Steel Industry
(2010-03-13)The present study makes an attempt to assess, in quantitative terms, the contributions made by various factors to the observed rate of growth of Indian Iron & Steel Industry during the post-war period. The analysis is ... -
Enculturation and commitment in creative organizations: a theoretical perspective
(2010-03-13)Distinctive culture is that culture of an organization which enables the organization get an identify of its own and meet success with respect to the purpose(s) of the organization. The distinctive culture is a function ...