Cases and Notes: Recent submissions
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Emergence of an Organizational Design: The Case of a District Level Dairy Organization
(2010-07-28)The note is based on the minutes of the district dairy union in a backward district during the period 1972 to 1982. The purpose is to analyse the challenge that an evolving loosely-coupled organization faces in an uncertain ... -
Aggregate Consistency of Development Plans: The Case of 7th Five-Year Plan in India
(2010-07-28)The aggregate consistency of a national plan is usually judged in terms of the domestic and foreign saving rates required to achieve the given growth target. The note advocates two additional criteria: 1) sources of future ... -
Laktuna
(2010-07-28)The Lakshadweep administration established a canning factory for tuna fish in the Minicoy Island in 1969 to achieve various socio economic objectives. A review in 1986 indicated that the factory was running in a loss because ... -
Financing Groundnut Processing and Marketing
(2010-07-28)Since the supply of groundnut could not keep pace with the rising demand, it received considerable attention in the credit control operations of RBI. Both groundnut and groundnut oil have been under the provisions of ... -
The Indian Cable Industry
(2010-07-28)This note provides a historical background to the development of the cable industry in India. The note is divided into two parts. Part I describes aspects of the power cable industry, while Part II deals with the emerging ... -
Eicher Tractors Limited
(2010-07-28)The case describes the process by which the company was formed and how from a very weak financial and technical position it has developed into a leading firm in the tractor industry. The case provides the historical ... -
Computerization at Elecon
(2010-07-28)The case describes the history of computerization in an engineering company. It describes the development of a few online computer applications for production planning and sales order despatching in greater detail. The ... -
Maharogi Sewa Samiti: Baba Amte's Ashram
(2010-07-28)The case study deals with the emergence of Maharogi Sewa Samiti as an important institution in the field of leprosy treatment and rehabilitation. Starting with a thumbnail sketch of Baba Amte??the moving spirit behind the ... -
Political Behaviour in Organizations
(2010-07-28)Despite the pervasiveness of political behaviour in organizations (Indian organizations being no exception), it has only recently started receiving the attention of organization theorists and researchers. This note presents ... -
Performance Counselling and Feedback
(2010-07-28)Discusses the process of performance counselling in two phases: analyzing reasons for unsatisfactory performance, and coaching for improved performance. Detailed guidelines are provided for both phases. -
Perceptual Processes
(2010-07-28)Discusses the characteristics of perceptual processes, and the role of the object, situation and the perceiver in influencing perception. Some common human tendencies that can distort perception are discussed. -
State Consumers' Cooperative Federation Ltd. : Distribution of Sugar
(2010-07-28)The case deals with a peculiar situation wherein the State Consumers' Cooperative Federation is burdened with a lot of responsibilities but has very little power. The Federation deals with three agencies— the government, ... -
State Civil Supplies Corporation: Retailing of Medicines
(2010-07-28)The case depicts a real-life situation primarily concerned with overstocking of inventory in a trading activity (retailing of medicines). Other issues that are effectively brought out in the case relate to the development ... -
Glossary of Select Terms in Agricultural Economic Environment and Policy
(2010-07-28)Different terms used extensively in agricultural economic environment by students, scientists, and all those engaged in agricultural teaching, research, and extension have been given. -
Computer Programming
(2010-07-28)The note covers programming concepts and the process of programming emphasizing structured programming methodology. Programming is presented as an intuitive process, identifying concepts needed to develop solutions to ... -
Note on Fertilizer Industry
(2010-07-28)Gives information on fertilizer industry together with various data pertaining to fertilizers. Both Indian and international developments in the fertilizer industry are outlined. -
Transfer
(2010-07-28)This note highlights the objectives of transfer. It also discusses various kinds of transfers and describes in detail some of the significant considerations in developing transfer policy. -
Kalyan Engineering Corporation Limited
(2010-07-28)In this case, the guarantee period of an engineering product is to be determined considering several related factors. -
Teaching Note on the Case Maintenance Scheduling of Railway Coaching Stock: A Case of Ahmedabad
(2010-07-28)This case describes the maintenance requirements of various passenger trains terminating and originating at Ahmedabad. Based on these requirements, a maintenance schedule must be drawn up, keeping in mind the availability ... -
Queuing for Railway Reservation for Gujarat Mail
(2010-07-28)This case describes the reservation process for Gujarat Mail at the Ahmedabad railway station. Data is provided on the demand pattern for reservations and related transactions. An appropriate queuing system will have to ...