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Transferring science for development and diffusion of technology: Agenda for recasting extension science research for drylands/ rainfed regions
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1990-01-01)We argue that both, the system of technology generation as also transfer in dry regions/ rainfed high risk environments have to be differently designed than the systems suitable for irrigated regions. In Part I, we discuss ... -
Transformation from rule bound government agency to a Customer centric service facility: The case of Indian Passport Offices
(2009-09-02)This paper documents the existing systems, procedures and performance of regional passport offices in India. The system today is administered by rules and procedures. The average (response) time to obtain a passport by an ... -
Transformation of organizations through enhancing free energy of individuals, collectivity and the organization
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2001-08-01)Organization identity is shaped by multiple factors. This shaping leads to transformation of the organization. An organization transforms its own identity with the help of free energy. It can also mobilize captive or frozen ... -
Transforming the rural poor: the big push revisited
(2010-03-20)The paper reexamines the logic and relevance of the big push in transforming the rural poor. Theories of circular causation of poverty and immanent economic controversies, such as the critical minimum effort, balanced vs. ... -
Transient analysis of multiple unit reliability systems
(2010-03-14)The 'inverted-U' relationship between stress and performance is well-known. It is reasonable to assume a similar relationship between stress and creativity. However, very little is known about the reverse relationship; the ... -
Transition in Indian society Part I the emotive maps from the agrarian ethos
(2010-03-29)This paper examines the transition occurring in Indian society. For centuries Indian culture, society and its social design is anchored in the traditional agrarian ethos. In the context of this ethos the paper discusses ... -
Transition in Indian society part II constituents of technological industrial society
(2010-03-29)This paper explores the constituents of the technological industrial society. It historically reviews the emergence of new societal maps through Renaissance to second world war. It then crystallizes the constituents of the ... -
Transitions in currency denomination structure as supply disruption and demand distortion: efficiency, effectiveness and bullwhip
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-05-23)Transition from one currency denomination structure to another is infrequent but not rare. Central Banks may adopt such transition for various reasons like prevention of counterfeiting or combating hyperinflation and may ... -
Transnational corporations and developing countries: some issues in industrial policy
(2010-03-18)A variety of efforts are underway at the international level to strengthen the capability of developing countries in dealing with transnational corporations which are a global source of technology, capital, and management. ... -
Transparancy in economy: curbing corruption
(2010-01-18)Transparency International's year 1999 Corruption Perception Index places India as the 28th most corrupt country in the world. This is a Slippage Improvement of six positions over 1998 achievement, notwithstanding addition ... -
Trappings of expertise and the pursuit of failure
(2010-03-26)This paper describes a computer simulation of a business organization used with 20 groups of participants. Each group had three members and was expected to manage 24 months of the organization in 3 hours of simulation time. ... -
Travel time prediction for gps taxi data streams
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-03-31)The analysis of data streams offers a great opportunity for development of new methodologies and applications in the area of Intelligent Transportation Systems. In this paper, we propose a new incremental learning approach ... -
Treating HIV/ AIDS patients in India with antiretroviral therapy: a management challenge
(2010-04-08)India stands at a critical junction of HIV pandemic. Controlling spread of HIV is critical. Ignoring this will lead millions of Indians in grip of this pandemic. Ever since HIV/AIDS was acknowledged as a problem, the ... -
Treatment of intellectual property license in insolvency: analysing Indian law in comparison with the U.S. and U K
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-08-01)A bankrupt debtor’s ability to escape unprofitable contracts, enshrined in Section 365 of the American Bankruptcy Code, is considered central to a successful reorganisation within Chapter 11. The ambit of this power and ... -
Trends in regional disparity in human and social development in India
(2010-04-03)In the present paper, we have examind trends in regional disparity in human and social development by considering numerous indicators other than state income. we found no support to the general impression prevailing in the ... -
Trends in sales promotion literature
(2010-07-27)The objective of this study is to gain an insight into the trends of sales promotion literature published over 25 years. Data from 9 well-known foreign journals has been analyzed to provide a classification of framework, ... -
Trends in strategies and performance of the indian corporate sector what has changed in two decades of economic reforms?
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-04)In the context of various policy initiatives made during the last two decades to reform the Indian economy in general and corporate sector in particular, this paper documents strategies followed by firms in this period and ... -
Trends in Technical Progress in India Analysis of Input-Output Tables from 1968 to 2003
(2011-05-26)The paper is based on the eight input-output (I-O) tables for the Indian economy available over a period of 36 years from 1968-69 to 2003-4. The technical progress (TP) in the context of the I-O tables is based on the ... -
Trends in the economic efficiency of Indian railways
(2010-04-17)This paper aims at examining the performance of Indian railways based on the criterion of total factor productivity. The paper makes an attempt to analyse the available data on output and factor inputs to estimate the rate ... -
Trends of outpatient and inpatient admissions in public hospitals of ahmedabad, India over last 24 years
(2011-09-02)This paper tries to show the trend of registration of patients (indoor & outdoor) in various medical institutes of Ahmedabad which are run by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in last 24 years (1971-94). The Civil ...