Thesis and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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The role of human resource management systems in influencing organizational commitment: a study of an organization in the software industry
(1997)Organizational Commitment (OC) is of interest to both behavioural scientists and practicing managers as it is one of the important determinants of organizational performance. Committed employees are more likely to remain ... -
Industrial buyer behaviour in the thermoplastic raw material manufacturing industry in India for capital, fabricated and standard items
(1977)This dissertation researched the industrial buyer behavior In one industry in India for three types of firms namely centralized, mixed decentralized and decentralized organizations, in so far as the purchase decision making ... -
An examination of initial and aftermarket returns of initial public offerings of equity shares
(1997)Initial public offerings (IPOs) are ordinary equity shares issued by companies that have not previously issued equity shares to the public: Existing literature in finance suggests that the issue price is generally lower ... -
Simulation model to determine minimum inventory level in grey room of textile industry
(1977)Under the ideal conditions, textile mills should have only that much of inventory of cloth, which is actually being processed. Therefore objective of the enterprise is to reduce the magnitude of express work in process ... -
Function and effectiveness of product management institution in Indian consumer goods industry
(1976)The Product Management Institution (PMI), a comparatively new organizational approach is gaining popularity among the Indian consumer goods manufacturing during the last decade and half. In this system, an individual is ... -
Corporate responses to the ecological environment: a process study of firms in the Indian chemical industry
(1997)Environmental legislation in India has become increasingly stringent since the mid-eighties. Recent legislation provides for strict liability (i.e. fault is not required to be proved) in the event of environmental mishaps. ... -
Use of credibility theory for rate-making in marine (Cargo) insurance business
(1976)Marine (cargo) Insurance is one of the commercial lines of insurance business. Traditionally, rate-making in this line is intuitive, based on individual knowledge, wisdom and general feel of underwriters. The extent of ... -
Corporate dividend behaviour with special emphasis on growth and controlled companies
(1976)The study examines the divided policies and practices of 158 manufacturing non-government public limited companies for the period 1961-72 and covers about 19% of the total corporate sector. It attempts to answer whether ... -
Financial sector reforms in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
(1997)In the context of Structural Adjustment which involved changing the relative wrights of public and private sectors in the economic matters. Financial Sector Reforms assume added significance as financial institutions have ... -
Interim financial reports: comparative practices and evidence of usefulness in the Indian context
(1995)Interim Financial Reports (IFRs) are financial reports published by Companies between two successive Annual Reports. IFRs may be published every half year as in the UK or every quarter as in the USA. lFRs were introduced ... -
A study of operational issues in blood bank
(1995)Blood bank is a critical component of hospital supply systems. The blood bank in a hospital is usually administered and managed by a qualified medical professional, called Blood Bank administrator (BBA).The operational ... -
Security prices behaviour associated with rights issue-related events
(1993)In the Indian capital market, about half the funds raisedsince 1985 have been through rights issues. Equity, fully and partly convertible debentures, and nonconvertible debentures have been the major capital market ... -
Liquidity: effect on securities returns in Indian capital markets
(1994)In the mainstream literature of finance, Liquidity of an asset has not been considered an important determinant of its expected return or its price. There have been, however, few empirical and theoretical works which point ... -
Communication for development programmes: an information integration analytic study of communicator effectiveness
(1991)Development programmes are instruments of public-policy and are created specifically to translate policy objectives to actual outcomes. The incidence of imperfect correspondence between the two is referred to as "implementation ... -
Coking coal allocation to steel plants: modeling and policy analysis
(1989)Supply of required quantity of coking coal having specified quality has been a major problem for integrating steel plants. Performance of our steel sector has been severely affected by the quality of coking coal which it ... -
Industrial energy use and environment quality: a case study of Ahmedabad
(1989)The pursuit of modern economic growth generates environmental degradation in some form. Much debate is generated regarding the environmental impacts of major development projects. But, the growth of industries in urban ... -
Bias in testing; a study of bank selection tests
(1989)Multiple choice objective type test is a popular method of selection. However, research indicates that these tests are biased towards specific socio-economic groups. Research in India on these issues is scanty and has been ... -
Do stress and personality determine health of the Indian executive?
(1988)Many researchers have concluded that stress causes illness. This conclusion is based on studies with cross sectional designs that found correlations between stress and illness. However, this conclusion has been criticized ... -
Extent of exposure and satisfaction with exposure as predictors of attitudes towards women as managers
(1988)Several organizations appear to discriminate against women. This discrimination is commonly traced to the stereotypic attitudes of male managers toward women as managers. Reducing discrimination, therefore, requires changing ... -
Decision support system for portfolio management
(1988)Decision making has remained a prime area of research, both for the management scientists and the behvioural scientists. Various approaches to decision making view either information, or analytical techniques, or intuition ...