Reference No: PSG0014Pages: 4 Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: The case describes the rationale that underlies a new project of the Family Planning Association of India, in Banaskantha district. The project tries to create a deeper consciousness among the people regarding the health and educational status of women and children through an intensive educational programme in Deesa. Another feature ... More
Reference No: OB0184(C)Pages: 16Published on: 1, January, 1990
Abstract: This case describes the various systems like recruitment, training, performance evaluation, and control used by Natural Resources Corporation to manage its people and the feelings of the people working at different levels in the company. A team of consultants is required to evaluate the people management processes in the company ... More
Reference No: PSG0088Pages: 37Published on: 24, April, 2003
Abstract: This case is on China Post that, like India Post, operates in a developing country with a large population and vast distances. For China Post, the period of around 1998 was one of transformation, with reform being the only way to survive the challenge of changing times. On the threshold of ... More
Reference No: OB0201(A)Pages: 12Published on: 15, April, 2008
Abstract: A customer was highly disappointed because of non-receipt of the gift that was promised with his five-year subscription to a business magazine. The case describes the chain of events that started with the subscription. In the process, the case highlights issues of conflict, ethics and values.
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Reference No: OB0042Pages: 2 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The case discusses the career decision situation of a management graduate. The theme of the case is to illustrate the effect of assumptions, perceptions and feelings on interpersonal relations and communication processes. ... More
Reference No: BP0393Pages: 25Published on: 16, February, 2016
Abstract: This case describes the social cultural challenges confronted by Mr. Srikanth, President, Rotary Club, Chennai in making a village near Chennai in rural Tamil Nadu, Open Defecation Free (ODF). It highlights the role of a non-profit organization such as the Rotary Club and behavioural change consultants such as Feedback Foundation ... More
Reference No: OB0090TECPages: 6 Published on: 1, January, 1975
Abstract: Man communicates both verbally and through cues that are not verbal (e.g. the body, space, time and things). Although words are a powerful medium of communication with regard to external facts and events, they are nowhere near the nonverbal medium in communicating inner feelings, emotions and interpersonal attitudes. An ... More
Reference No: COMM0019Pages:Published on: 5, March, 2018
Abstract: The case revolves around a job offer received by Vinita Upadhyay, a journalist working with a regional daily. Taking up the offer would mean a shift from journalism and require her to join the public relations industry. The case provides three different perspectives regarding this offer. It begins with Upadhyay’ ... More
Reference No: OB0115TECPages: 5Published on: 1, January, 1980
Abstract: Nonverbal communication confirms, contradicts or acts as a powerful substitute for verbal communication in almost all interpersonal transactions. In his book, "Manwatching??A Field Guide to Human Behaviour," highly illustrated with field observations, Desmond Morris shows how people signal their attitudes, desires and innermost feelings more powerfully through unconscious bodily ... More
Reference No: OB0158TECPages: 12Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: The note discusses the concept, theories and practice of collective bargaining in India. The concept of bargaining involves to sides in the industry-management and unions. It concerns not only the distributive aspects of industrial situation but also the integrative view about the problems facing the industry. The not reviews the ... More
Reference No: BP0204TECPages: 5Published on: 1, January, 1989
Abstract: The note gives an overview of the dimensions involved in developing a communication strategy at both individual and organizational levels. Covers: a) the various stages in the process of communication, b) differences in interpersonal and organizational communication, c) percolation of personality and objectives
through communication, d) push and pull aspects ... More
Reference No: OB0182Pages: 14Published on: 1, January, 1990
Abstract: The case centres around correspondence between three middle managers of an organization -- Holiday Planners and Resorts Ltd. The manager who initiated the correspondence was supposed to be coordinating a particular project. The other two managers were expected to contribute to the project, though they belonged to a different division. ... More
Reference No: PSG0057Pages: 16Published on: 1, January, 1989
Abstract: This case examines the interaction between the Pallavan Transport Corporation and some of the agents in the environment like the consumer, the Madras Municipal Corporation, the Madras Metropolitan Development Authority, the Finance Department, and the Home Department. ... More
Reference No: OB0189(B)Pages: 1Published on: 4, September, 1996
Abstract: The case documents the process of negotiating the sale of a ship over five months. The case highlights the intricacies of international negotiation involving brokers, and straddling different countries, cultures, languages and time zones. ... More
Reference No: OB0024(C2)Pages: 11 Published on: 1, January, 1964
Abstract: A report on the interrelationship of rolled products sales and production with the export department. Students analyze the transcript of a joint meeting in light of the nature of the task to be done. ... More
