Reference No: CMA0461(A)Pages: 11Published on: 15, February, 1978
Abstract: Part A raises the following issues: 1) What factors would a rural borrower consider in his decision to substitute formal lenders for informal ones in an area like Dharampur? and 2) What should be the objectives and broad content of the credit policies of the formal lenders who are required to substitute ... More
Reference No: CMA0783EXPages: 9Published on: 1, January, 2000
Abstract: This case, based on published literature and field visits, poses some questions as to whether SHGs can be a substitute for the existing "mode" or "strategy" of RFIs in reaching the unreached, which of three models of linkage of SHGs with banks may be chosen, in what manner saving and ... More
Reference No: BP0324(A)Pages: 15Published on: 21, October, 2008
Abstract: The case explores ONGC, an Indian Crude Oil producing company. In 2008, two executives of ONGC Mr Rajagopala Rao and Mr Debashish Das were contemplating implementation of Knowledge Management System in their organization. Though the company had already implemented various IT and KM initiatives, it was going through a tough phase ... More
Reference No: BP0434Pages: 9Published on: 27, March, 2019
Abstract: The founding principle of contracts is the freedom of the parties. The parties are free to choose their terms and follow any modality of communication, oral or written. As they can freely make a contract, they can freely modify or unmake it. Written contracts have a clause, No Oral Modification ... More
Reference No: CMA0532Pages: 16Published on: 1, January, 1980
Abstract: The case brings out the achievement and difficulties faced by a fruits and vegetables cooperative in entering export business. The implications of keen competition and the role of technological innovations in the export business of a cooperative are brought out. The case also highlights the need for a positive role ... More
Reference No: BP0036Pages: 7Published on: 1, January, 1969
Abstract: How can marketing orientation be achieved in the formulation and implementation of company policy in the public sector? The case deals with the appreciation of marketing orientation by top managers in the public sector; and raises issues regarding the role of the chief executives in initiating the policy, and their ... More
Reference No: CMA0669TECPages: 11Published 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
Reference No: CMA0707TECPages: 12Published on: 1, January, 1991
Abstract: The note provides a framework for analysing agricultural and rural development policies. Four models are used 4-S to link spatial, seasonal, sectoral, and social aspects of a policy. 3-A to link access, assurance, and ability. Socio-ecological paradigms to analyse the relationship between ecological variables and portfolio choices of the households. ... More
Reference No: OB0249(B)Pages: 4Published on: 26, June, 2025
Abstract: Part B explores the interpersonal and group dynamics and tensions between the existing CLO, who is nearing retirement, and the deputy general counsel, who is being trained for the future CLO role. The conflict is intra-team (or within a team/subunit) in this case. The current CLO views their role ... More
Reference No: BP0441Pages: 11Published on: 31, March, 2020
Abstract: The case study of Price Waterhouse Bangalore’s audit of Satyam Computer Services Limited is an instructive one with respect to the liability of auditors under SEBI regulations. The series of decisions arising from Price Waterhouse’s audit of Satyam shed light on the jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange ... More
Reference No: STR0448Pages: 13Published on: 24, September, 2020
Abstract: The digital medium has created new ways of contracting through web pages and smartphone apps. The websites and apps put numerous terms of contract. In some cases, the user is required to click on them, and other times, the user may or may not even notice the terms. Are the ... More
Reference No: IITCOE0009Pages: 13Published on: 30, December, 2019
Abstract: This case focuses on regulatory institutions in a fast-changing evolving policy domain of the telecom sector in developing countries, which are typically characterised by a weak institutional environment, making operationalisation of new instruments that may require regulation across sectors difficult.
The case highlights the criticality of appropriate regulatory design for ... More
Reference No: BP0191TECPages: 5Published on: 1, January, 1985
Abstract: Attempts to review historically the growth of the Indian Civil Service since inception. It looks at some of the basic assumptions underlying the Indian bureaucracy as established under colonial rule, and compares it with the Service in the existing changed environment and needs. The elements of continuity as well as ... More
Reference No: BP0392Pages: 11Published on: 31, March, 2016
Abstract: The Government of India established Competition Commission of India (CCI hereafter) through an act promulgated in 2002 to shift regulatory focus from curbing monopolies to promoting competition. The organization became fully functional in 2009 and gained recognition for its proactive stance when it slapped a penalty of Rs. 6400 crore on eleven cement ... More
