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Multistage bulk commodity distribution: development of decomposition lagrangian relaxation based algorithm
(1988)Bulk commodity distribution is an important problem in large countries. Huge expenses are incurred in warehousing and transportation. Situation is characterized by multistage location of warehouses and location and ... -
Multitype branching process: extensions, inferences and applications
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)The idea of a simple branching process is that a parent produces offsprings. They then further take the role of parents and produce o springs, and the processes continue either until infinity or until extinction. We relax ... -
Natural gas market in India: evolution and future scenarios
(2008)This study examined the evolution of gas markets in India and demand for gas in future. A review of literature showed that gas market growth was impacted by economic reforms, geopolitics, globalization and environmental ... -
New Exact Methods for Scheduling Multi Mode Multiple Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Problems
(2012)Project scheduling problem (PSP) has enticed researchers since over a century. Enhancement in computational power enables the search for solutions to more complex problems progressively. However, the search for optimal ... -
New product introduction processes in Indian consumer goods industry
(1984)New products are often referred to as the ‘Life Blood ‘of a business enterprise. In the Indian operating environment of the firm, conditions like increasing competition, changing consumer needs and values, a more knowledgeable ... -
New services evolution processes
(1991)Services sector is emerging as a significant sector the world over. In the year 1980, share of services in the total GDP of Developed Economies was 57 per cent, and between 34 to 40 per cent in different sub-groups of ... -
Non-euclidean analytics: inference, learning and applications
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2023)"Several classical statistical approaches assume that the data lives in a Euclidean space. However, such methods do not apply to non-Euclidean data. In this dissertation, we develop methods and theory to analyse certain ... -
Novel cognitive consequences of product anthropomorphism on consumer judgment and decision making
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022)Consumers frequently come across anthropomorphic products, i.e., products imbued with human-like features. Marketers may anthropomorphize products by designing them to visually resemble human physical features (e.g., a ... -
Numeracy, financial literacy, risk attitudes, and impatience of forest dependent communities: evidence from Andhra Pradesh
(Indian institute of management Ahmedabad, 2014)This thesis studies numeracy, financial literacy, risk attitudes, and time discount rates (impatience) of the people in the bottom of the pyramid. These issues are addressed in the context of forest dependent communities ... -
Occupational withdrawal: a study of Indian MNOs in the International Shipping Industry
(1998)Occupation in a popular sense connotes the kind of work performed by an individual for livelihood. Change in the kind of work performed declares occupational withdrawal from the individual's perspective and occupational ... -
Operational planning for large State Road Transport Corporation
(1982)This dissertation addresses to operational planning problem for large public road transport networks typically operated by the state road transport corporations (SRTCs). The problem involves several operational constraints ... -
Organisational characteristics and unit performance - the case of bank branches
(1978)This dissertation is a study of organizational performance and the identification of managerial and organizational characteristics which are associated with high and low performing organizations, The units which have been ... -
An organisational enquiry into social movement
(1993)Social movements, as a genre of phenomena, could potentially find an important place within the broad concerns of public systems. The present research, which probes into the principal problematique concerning social ... -
Organisational restructuring an exploratory study of Indian organizations
(2005)Globally organizations look at restructuring to increase competitiveness and enhance performance under uncertain business environment. The western economics witnessed a spurt of restructuring in the 1980s as a response to ... -
Organizational commitment and human resource management: a study of mangers in cooperatives
(1985)The purpose of this study was: (a) to find the relationship between Organizational Commitment (OC) and several characteristics of the Human Resource Management (HRM) mechanisms, viz., Recruitment, Selection, Compensation, ... -
Organizations as agents of social change: policy orientation and organizational design
(1988)This study is an exploration of the organizational design of voluntary organizations in India. The focus of the study was to understand what configurations of characteristics are associated with different policy stances ... -
Orientation of professionals in family-owned/managed organizations: the case of engineers
(1994)The industrial revolution has led to emergence of the new occupational class which in popular business literature as well as research journals, has been referred to as professionals. Engineers and accountants are typical ... -
Overcoming institutional voids in the agricultural product market: analysing the role of farmer organizations
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2023)"In this thesis, we analyse the ability of farmer organizations to overcome institutional voids in the agricultural product markets. We further look at the impact of membership to one such farmer organization i.e., farmer ... -
Patterns and Determinant of Internationalization by New Ventures in India: A study of entrepreneurial, firm and industry factors
(2016)Researchers had recognized the important contribution of SMEs to international trade, but Oviatt & Mcdougall (1994) highlighted the importance of younger and smaller firms and their distinguishing features that help them ... -
Peer mentoring of school-based mentors: an exploratory study of mentoring relationships in public schools in urban Delhi
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2023)"Peer mentoring of mentors, as a mechanism for the job-embedded professional development of mentors, provides opportunities for more competent mentors to guide the development of their mentor colleagues. The mentoring ...