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  1. Dharmapuri Sheep Development (Parts I & II)

    Authors: Gupta, Ranjit;

    Reference No: CMA0557 Pages: 7 Published on: 1, January, 1982

    Abstract: During 1974, the State Bank of India started financing a sheep rearing programme, in the drought-prone Hosur Taluka of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. The project was refinanced by ARDC and its duration was five years. Considerable time and effort went into the preparation of the project. Care was taken to prepare ... More

  2. Meenakshipuram et al.

    Authors: Gupta, Ranjit;

    Reference No: CMA0602 Pages: 6 Published on: 1, January, 1985

    Abstract: The case deals with the social, political, and economic aspects of conversion of about 1,100 Harijans to Islam that took place in 1981 in the remote village of Meenakshipuram in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. The Hindu organizations at the national and local level were shocked by these conversions. They launched campaigns ... More

  3. Rural Unrest: Two Scenarios

    Authors: Gupta, Ranjit;

    Reference No: CMA0603 Pages: 5 Published on: 1, January, 1985

    Abstract: The early seventies witnessed clashes between the farmers and agricultural labourers throughout the country. In Bhojpur confrontations between the landless labourers led by Jagdish Mahto and the rich landlords broke into open clashes. In the beginning, peaceful means like demonstrations and processions were held by the labourers. But as they ... More

  4. Values in Decisions

    Authors: Gupta, Ranjit;

    Reference No: CMA0661 Pages: 3 Published on: 1, January, 1988

    Abstract: This case is about three friends: Sunil, Manohar, and Rekha. It brings out the fact that "a friend in need has no friends indeed." ... More

  5. Managing a Messy Task

    Authors: Gupta, Ranjit;

    Reference No: CMA0662 Pages: 3 Published on: 1, January, 1988

    Abstract: The case relates to mess management in an educational institute which is used by four hundred and fifty students and by four hundred non-supervisory staff who are unionized, frequently resorting to mass leave, campaigns and agitation. There is a mess committee represented by students, faculty, the warden and the staff ... More

  6. Some Aspects of Power and Leadership

    Authors: Gupta, Ranjit;

    Reference No: CMA0663TEC Pages: 8 Published on: 1, January, 1988

    Abstract: The note elaborates concepts of power and leadership. Power is the person's (a) ability to influence another person, (b) because A possess certain qualities which are his source of power and B values A's power resources. These provide motive bases of power. There are two components of the sources of ... More

  7. Process of Team Building and Leadership

    Authors: Gupta, Ranjit;

    Reference No: CMA0664TEC Pages: 6 Published on: 1, January, 1988

    Abstract: Team building is a group effort. However, teams are differentiated from groups. Teams possess only four of the essential elements of groups, viz. goal sharing, interdependence, commitment, and accountability. The team-building process, involves five stages of development: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. A team leader requires skills of both ... More

  8. Group Dynamics: An Introductory Note

    Authors: Gupta, Ranjit;

    Reference No: CMA0665TEC Pages: 9 Published on: 1, January, 1988

    Abstract: The note describes the process of group formation. The key elements of groups are 1) individuals who are members of the group and not an arbitrary collection of people, and 2) who are related to one another in some definite way. The study of group is a twentieth century phenomenon, aimed at ... More

  9. From Dependency to Self-reliance: The Jawaja Experiment in Learning and Development

    Authors: Gupta, Ranjit;

    Reference No: CMA0666 Pages: 17 Published on: 1, January, 1988

    Abstract: The case discusses some aspects of an "experiment" in educational innovation and rural development in a backward block-Jawaja in Ajmer district of Rajasthan. The experiment is still continuing; hence the observations presented are tentative, subject to such revisions as further experience may suggest. The case describes the formation of two ... More

  10. Perceived Risk and Rural Entrepreneurship (Parts I & II)

    Authors: Gupta, Ranjit;

    Reference No: CMA0667 Pages: 6 Published on: 1, January, 1988

    Abstract: Six sets of situations have been reproduced from "The Rural University: Experiment in Educational Innovation" to identify four types of risks, viz. technical, economic, social, and environmental. The case analysis suggests that there could be at least three propositions about "risk and rural entrepreneurship." These are: 1) In any set of ... More

  11. The Case of Khanjawala

    Authors: Gupta, Ranjit;

    Reference No: CMA0668 Pages: 3 Published on: 1, January, 1988

    Abstract: The case deals with inter-group conflicts inherent in a highly differentiated village power structure. It is centred on the village grazing land leased out to low castes (Dalit) in the village, who are dominated by Jats or upper castes. The conflict manifested itself when the two groups (lower and upper ... More

  12. Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development: Some Reflections

    Authors: Gupta, Ranjit;

    Reference No: CMA0669TEC Pages: 11 Published on: 1, January, 1988

    Abstract: Describes the poverty alleviation programmes in the country. Discusses the factors which hamper the development of rural areas and questions the Sixth Plan strategy of classifying the rural poor as a single category of "rural population below the poverty line." Instead, the note suggests two categories - 1) extremely poor or ... More

  13. Models of Groups

    Authors: Gupta, Ranjit;

    Reference No: CMA0670TEC Pages: 3 Published on: 1, January, 1988

    Abstract: The note is restricted to three types of group models: 1) conflict model; 2) structural and functional model; and 3) cybernetic-growth model. The conflict model assumes that no group has sufficient resources to fulfil either all internal needs or all external demands. As some members of the group are more competent, conflict is ... More

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