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Decoding Response Uncertainty
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)Response uncertainty defined as not knowing how to respond to a known event has been identified as the major uncertainty faced by decision makers, especially where organizational action is unavoidable. However, a granular ... -
Dedicated high speed rail network in india: Issues in development
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-05)India and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a high speed rail (HSR) network costing INR 976.36 billion, between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. As of now, the top speed in India is 150 kmph, and that too for ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
Defunct economists and economic policy: a comment on the economic policy reforms in India
(2010-03-29)In General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, J.M.Keynes made the observation the ideas of economists and political philosophers, both wen they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is ... -
Degree of Instant Competition: Estimation of Market Power in India’s Instant Coffee Market
(2009-08-21)The new competition policy of the Government of India seeks to promote competition to protect consumer interests and increase market efficiency. In fact, the degree of price transmission between farmers and final consumers ... -
Degree of openness and project performance: a multi-country empirical assessment of information technology (IT) innovation projects
(2013-11-26)Open innovation is a paradigm that is based on the concept of availability of abundant knowledge outside the boundaries of organizations. This study identified the influence of degree of openness, strength of appropriability ... -
Delay in labour judiciary: an empirical investigation
(2010-03-13)The problem of delay in labour judiciary has acquired added significance in the wake of current emphasis on maintenance of peaceful industrial relations and effective implementation of labour laws. While the legislation ... -
Delivery of credit to rural poor
(2010-07-27)Four questions that are raised in this paper are: (1) Why is it necessary to reserve formal credit for rural poor? (2) Is credit a constraint on increasing production and incomes of the rural poor? (3) Is existing credit ... -
Demand for Farm Tractors: Two Models
(2012-10-11)Demand prediction for farm tractors is of interest to industry and government. Two different models were developed earlier. One termed a casual model was similar to a model of a process driven by potential difference. The ... -
Demand for forest products in India: past trends and projections to 2010
(2009-12-12)This paper provides a brief summary of the results of growth performance and projections of demand for forest products in India and uses these results to provide a background for discussion of implications for forest policy ... -
Demand for money: an empirical examination of unsettled issues for India
(2010-03-19)The paper examines the unsettled issues on the demand for money function with a particular reference to India. It uses the annual time series data for the period 1954-55 through 1982-83. A special feature of the study is ... -
Demand forecasts for cultural and industrial papers in India: some policy implications
(2010-03-18)Number of integrated pulp and paper mills in India increased from 17 in the early 1950s to 250 in 1985, and the production capacity rose from 137,000 tonnes to 2,350,000 tonnes. The capacity utilization, however, declined ... -
Demand forecasts of household energy and policy for wasteland management in india
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1989-11-01)Estimates of future demand for a good or a set of goods should be helpful for planned adjustment in production capacities, and for assessing the financial and manpower resources, and the policy support required for that ... -
Demand-supply management of forest based cellulosic raw materials for the paper industry in India
(2010-03-14)The study focuses on bamboo and hardwoods which are the most important cellulosic raw materials for the paper and paperboards industry in India. There are perceptions of acute scarcities of these goods caused by rapid ... -
Democratic transition and the challenge of transformation
(2010-03-27)Ours is an age of democracy. Democracy as a form of government, characterized by elections and the installation of a representative government, has been becoming a global phenomenon. The fall of the socialist world and ... -
Depreciation and Replacement Cost
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Deregulation at the state level
(2010-04-06)This paper examines the current status of deregulation at the state level by studying the initial approvals required by a new industrial unit from 10 state government authorities in Goa, gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharshtra. ... -
Derivatives committee report - four queries
(2009-12-12)The paper concludes that launch delay to insure that appropriate regulatory and institutional measures are in place are well worth the extra time. The haste may result into a major scandal that may undermine both the ... -
Derivatives pricing using QuantLib: an introduction
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)Given the complexity of over-the-counter derivatives and structured products, al- most all of derivatives pricing today is based on numerical methods. While large fi- nancial institutions typically have their own team of ...