Thesis and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Study of the repurchase behaviour of farmers: case of the Indian tractor market
(1997)Knowledge about a product category affects various aspects of the consumer buying process. This has been recognized by researchers as an important factor in the field of consumer behavior. It has been found to influence ... -
The Role of 'Contact' in shaping and reducing inaccuracies in gender stereotypes of women managers
(2003)Various theoretical perspectives in gender literature have tried to answer questions like “why are women treated differently in organizations?" and “what is responsible for the different t:raits and characteristics exhibited ... -
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 ... -
Effect of perceived risk and context on consumer inferencing about missing information
(2002)Consumers adopt different strategies for evaluation of a brand when information regarding an attribute is not available. One of those is differencing strategy in which consumers infer or ‘construct’ values for the missing ... -
Technologies, policies and measures for energy and environment future
(2001)Energy, economic activities and natural environment have close linkages that manifest in diverse problems like global climate change and local air pollution affecting human health, socio-economic conditions and ecological ... -
Innovative and non-innovative determinants of viability of rural banking by nationalized commercial banks
(1997)The Nationalized Commercial Banks (NCBs) have played an important role in economic development of the rural areas by promoting credit and deposit services for agriculture and allied sectors through their branches. This has ... -
Investment options and least cost planning in the electricity sector in India
(2002)Today, the notion that all of the electricity sector is a natural monopoly, and as such is best organized as a regulated monopoly is no longer valid. Developments in contracting in regulation methods, in information ... -
Strategic response of government owned enterprises to deregulation and changes in public sector policy: a study in the context of Indian central public sector enterprises
(1998)This dissertation is an attempt to document, analyze and explain the content and process of strategic response of Government-owned enterprises to deregulation and changes in Government’s public sector policy. The research ... -
Distribution strategies and performance: a cross-national comparison of the automobile industry
(1999)This research focused on a crossed-national comparison of distribution of passenger car manufacturers and dealers, and resultant performance in channels of distribution. The comparison was conducted between a typical ... -
Exploring the context, process and outcome of strategic information system decisions: a study of organizations from India and Singapore
(1998)In this era of rapid change, one of the crucial issues facing senior IS executives is the development of an effective information systems (IS) strategy. Increasing advancements in information technology, together with ... -
The choice of organisational form in implementing diversification
(1994)Research on diversification as a major corporate strategy has primarily addressed the issues of objectives of diversification, effect on various performance parameters and managing diversified conglomerates. Diversification ... -
Marketing in spearhead strategic development organisations
(1993)The need for organizations that perform strategic developmental functions in society, especially the developing countries, has led to the emergence of a variety of special purpose organizations with the primary objective ... -
Ecological movements - strategies for managing conflicts around natural resources-A case of forests
(1992)The state owns and controls the natural resources in India. It is accountable for scarcity of natural resources through its actions or inaction. It is also responsible for the design of a system of property rights for ... -
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 ... -
Industrial buying behaviour: A study of non-routine purchase decision process in a public sector interprise
(1991)Industrial buying behavior is a process through which industrial organizations obtain goods and services. Process refers to the set of activities that result in a commitment to action. Literature on Industrial buying ... -
Technology adaptation in Indian chemical and engineering enterprises having collaboration with French enterprises - a comparative study
(1990)Technology innovation has been central to the growth of the economies of the industrialized countries. Technology innovation has therefore been extensively researched. In case of the newly industrializing countries, lacking ... -
Marketing strategies of the state level organisation in public distribution: A study of civil supplies corporations
(1987)In recent decades, governments have organized state owned enterprises to undertake trading and distribution of important commodities and products. Despite the social and economic importance of such organizations, research ... -
Unity of labour in the context of political diversity
(1989)Labour disunity in India has been generally ascribed to the multiplicity in trade unionism. The responsibility for such a political ideologies that exist in India. It needs no in-depth study of the Indian political scenario ... -
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 ... -
Evolution of management systems in two Indian business groups
(1983)The Focus of this research is to understand the development, growth and management of two Indian business groups. The research has been conducted as an exploratory Field study to obtain insights into the Following: 1) ...