Browsing Working Papers by Author "Singh, J. P."

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    • Agenda for change before the republic of India 

      Singh, J. P. (2010-03-28)
      Based on the electoral history of past 13 General Elections in the country, the paper argues that while the electorate has been pushing the political parties towards coalitions and grand alliances, the same are unlikely ...

    • Budget y2k1: An Irreverent View 

      Singh, J. P. (2009-09-02)
      Based on an analysis of the budget 2001, the paper highlights assumptions underlying the proposals that are expected to lead to national growth. It suggests that the budget should be evaluated in terms of the net outcome ...

    • Constitutional review: the right of an unborn generation 

      Singh, J. P. (2010-04-06)
      The article is a follow up of the series of three earlier writings that addressed the issues of Democracy and Governance in India. It outlines the purpose of a Constitutional Review, the needed changes in light of the ...

    • Does type-a moderate the stress-anger relationship in case of managers 

      Pestonjee, D. M.; Singh, J. P. (2010-03-23)
      The study reported in this paper examines the moderating role of Type-A pattern of behavioural disposition on the relationship between role stress and state-trait anger. A set of three psychometric instruments, namely, ORS ...

    • eTime 

      Singh, J. P. (2010-01-18)
      The paper examines various measures of time and argues that none of the measures meet the needs of commerce and law for transactions carried out in the cyberspace. It therefore suggests that a new measure of the time and ...

    • Globalization and consumer choice 

      Singh, J. P. (2010-04-06)
      Based on simple examples, the note highlights the inadequate provisions in policy and law for promoting competition and consumer choice in the market place. Thus contrary to promise, globalization is limiting consumer ...

    • Globalization Work and Management 

      Singh, J. P. (2009-12-12)
      On a larger plane, changes are also occurring in trade and business world. A few truly global organizations have emerged. However, organizations that operate in 30-40 or 10-20 countries are many, and are beginning to ...

    • Group in Organizations 

      Bhatnagar, Jyotsana; Singh, J. P. (2010-03-28)
      This note deals with the basics of Group Dynamics. It discusses the nature and types of groups in organization and elaborates on the need to study group behavior as well as why individuals join groups. The note also discusses ...

    • gTime, gDate and a gCalender 

      Singh, J. P. (2010-03-28)
      The emergence of a cyberconnected Global Village demonstrates the need for a universal time for global events. A professor at the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad argues that we need to delink the measurement ...

    • Indian electorate in search of a government 

      Singh, J. P. (2010-03-28)
      Based on the results of general elections since formation of the Republic, the paper identifies two key issues facing Indian democracy. The inability of the present choice process under the constitution to provide a stable ...

    • Indian political environment: democracy and a citizen's right to influence government 

      Singh, J. P. (2010-03-31)
      The paper focuses on the prevailing political environment in the country and the influence it has on a citizen. It deals with issues related to the role of executive, judiciary and legislature with regard to the functioning ...

    • Learning by blundering around some experiences in international management 

      Singh, J. P. (2010-03-28)
      Based upon the experiences of American Companies operating abroad the paper focuses on the issue of learning in management. It shows that costly mistakes can be avoided by looking at the blunders committed by others. It ...

    • No mandate for drastic change: UB2K 

      Singh, J. P. (2010-03-28)
      In a brief comment on the Union Budget 2000, the article looks at the accumulated baggage over the decades that is needed to be dealt with. While acknowledging it as a politically correct budget, the article argues that ...

    • Police performance, image and a desired future 

      Singh, J. P. (2010-04-06)
      Designed as a follow-up of an earlier study, the present investigation aimed at identifying Strengths, Weaknesses and a Desirable Future as perceived by the Senior Police Officers. The study revalidates the previous ...

    • Quest for aviation growth 

      Singh, J. P. (2010-01-16)
      Based on a review of the Airlines Alliances in various parts of the world, the paper comments on the choices before India. It develops the basic contours of strategy for growth of Indian aviation and notes the role of the ...

    • Searching for an Indian niche in the Indian petrochemical industry 

      Singh, J. P. (2010-04-17)
      The paper examines the status of Indian Petrochemical Industry in the context of world situation. Based on data analysis and interviews, the paper identifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing the ...

    • Transparancy in economy: curbing corruption 

      Singh, J. P. (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 ...