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Motivational formulation of job and work involvement: a cross - national study
(2010-03-13)This paper extends the motivational formulation and measurement of job and work involvement constructs (Kanunge, 1982b) and tests its pan-cultural implications by reporting on two studies conducted in West Germany and ... -
Motives, abilities and attitudes of an entrepreneur - Some propositions
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1989-08-01)In this paper, we have conceptualized the entrepreneurial process as comprising of three stages- the decision to become an entrepreneur, which field to be an entrepreneur in, and the actual creation of an organization. ... -
Mou: more memorandum than understanding
(2010-03-15)The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government of India and public enterprises is the latest technique adopted to improve management of these enterprises. Will the MOU's improve the situation? Based on the ... -
Moving to opportunity or isolation? network effects of a slum relocation program in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2014)A housing lottery in a large Indian city provided 110 out of 497 participants the opportunity to move out of a slum and into improved housing on the city's periphery. Fourteen years after housing assignment, relative to ... -
Multi - period optimization based decision support system for strategic and operations planning
(2009-12-12)We discuss how a generic multi-period optimization based decision support system (DSS) can be used for strategic and operational planning in a company with five fundamental elements, namely, Materials, Facilities, Activities, ... -
Multi-item (S, s) inventory model with poisson demand general lead time and adjustable reorder time
(2010-07-22)Stochastic Multiple Item Inventory System of (S, s) type is studied with general lead time distribution and Poisson demand. The demands occur according to Poisson process for one unit of a specific item at a time. The ... -
Multi-Item Inventory with Multiple Restriction
(2012-09-27)The normal procedure to deal with multi-item inventory situation with restrictions is to obtain the e.o.q. all the items individually and to check for violation of restrictions assuming that the replenishment of all the ... -
Multi-period facility location problem with an uncertain number of servers
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2014)We study the problem of allocating doctors to primary health centers. We model the prob- lem as a multi-period uncapacitated facility location problem under uncertainty. The problem is unconventional in that the uncertainty ... -
A multi-period two stage stochastic programming based decision support system for strategic planning in process industries: a case of an integrated iron and steel company
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2014)The paper introduces the application of a generic, multiple period, two stage stochastic programming based Decision Support System (DSS) in an integrated steel company. We demonstrate that a generic, user friendly stochastic ... -
Multi-processor exact procedures for regular measures of the multi-mode RCPSP
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)The multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem (MM RCPSP) is an NP-hard problem representing a generalization of the well-studied RCPSP. Depth-first tree search approach by Sprecher & Drexl (1998) is the ... -
Multi-product newsboy problem with satiation objective
(Indian Institute of Managment, Ahmedabad, 2014)Meeting the pro t target is often preferred over maximizing expected pro t in uncertain business environments. Research into the newsboy problem with satiation objective started quite early. However, the progress has been ... -
A multi-tier linking approach to analyse performance of vehicle-based warehouse systems
(SSRN, 2016-04)To improve operational flexibility, throughput capacity, and responsiveness in order fulfillment operations, several distribution centers are implementing autonomous vehicle-based storage and retrieval (AVS/R) system in ... -
A multi-tier linking approach to analyze performance of vehicle-based warehouse systems
(SSRN, 2016-03-01)To improve operational flexibility, throughput capacity, and responsiveness in order fulfillment operations, several distribution centers are implementing autonomous vehicle-based storage and retrieval (AVS/R) system in ... -
Multidimensional inputs and reward allocation: an integration-theoretical analysis
(2010-03-20)Many situations require us to distribute rewards and resources between different members of a group. The members are often described with respect to their age, sex, experience, personality, and productivity. Distribution ... -
Multinational enterprises in India and their export performance: the case of Hindustan Level Limited
(2010-03-12)The purpose of this paper is to look at the recent export performance of a number of leading multinational enterprises in India as a backdroup to providing a detailed case study of the working of one such enterprise, namely ... -
A Multiple Objective model for sustainable Micro-Watershed planning with Application
(2012-10-17)A watershed is hydrological unit of space composed of interrelated drainage area with a common movement of water including all the consequential implications for land and water use. A micro-watershed is a coherent ecosystem ... -
Multiple products, multiple constraints, single period inventory problem: a hierarchical solution procedure
(2010-03-31)This paper presents the formulation and a hierarchical solution procedure of multiple products, multiple constraints, single period inventory problem. The hierarchical procedure decomposes the problem into a number of ... -
Mutation of the trademark doctrine: analysing actionable use to reconcile brand identities with constitutional safeguards
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022-04-19)Trade marks serve as a storehouse of information, assuring consumers about the quality of a product by ensuring that products bearing the trade mark originate from a consistent source. The trade mark doctrine has ... -
My journey with IIMA: an autobiographical account
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2014)Organizations and Institutions are platforms of learning and growth. It is left for us to choose our path and give and get the best during the time we are associated with it as a stake holder. This paper is a narrative of ...