Reference No: F&A0186Pages: 8 Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: The case describes the planning process in a company in the electricity supply business. It serves to highlight the nature of the strategic choices open to a company that is closely regulated. ... More
Reference No: F&A0239Pages: 13 Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: The company changes its structure from a functional setup to a profit responsible product group setup so that top management can devote more time to future company policies. The case brings up issues relating to design considerations in structural reorganization in the context of the organization's variables and environmental factors. ... More
Reference No: P&IR0024Pages: 20Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: Deals with an alleged act of indiscipline on the part of an employee in a large public sector corporation. Part A of the case gives some basic information about the charge of indiscipline against the employee as recorded by an officer. On the basis of this information, trainees can be ... More
Reference No: BP0053Pages: 14Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: History of a large Indian business house is provided to discuss intercompany investments, sole selling agency agreements, multiple subsidiary companies, and the nature of controls exercised in large groups. These topics can be discussed in the context of changing social values. ... More
Reference No: OB0057Pages: 4 Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: This case deals with the problems of implementation of a managerial decision to reward a highly efficient employee of a district panchayat. While the top administrators responsible for evaluating the person clearly recommend the award, the issue gets indefinitely delayed due to procedural questions raised by a superior agency and ... More
Reference No: P&IR0004(A)Pages: 3 Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: This case describes the reaction of the employees of a State Electricity Board to some serious accidents that took place within the organization. It describes the steps taken by the employees' association in bringing to the management's notice the fact that the accidents were due to the negligence of some ... More
Reference No: F&A0252Pages: 5 Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: This is an introductory note on management accounting, with particular reference to cost accounting. It describes the need for managerial accounting information, the purpose for which managerial accounting information can be used, the nature of the managerial accounting process and its interrelationship with other fields of knowledge, and the role ... More