Reference No: CMA0778TECPages: 18Published on: 1, January, 1999
Abstract: This note first defines agro-processing industries and discuses their size in terms of value added and employment contributions. This is followed by the identification of their strengths and weaknesses, besides discussing (a) their relative importance in the process of economic development, (b) changing profile of demand for their products, (c) ... More
Reference No: F&A0232Pages: 18Published on: 1, January, 1973
Abstract: Mr. Krishnan, a technician entrepreneur, started Sharma Founders and Engineers to manufacture iron cylpebs on a job order basis. When the manufacture of cylpebs proved uneconomical, he took to production of ferrous ground castings by cupola and pit furnace processes. The case describes how the unit is faced with a ... More
Reference No: OB0116TECPages: 4Published on: 1, January, 1981
Abstract: This article deals with the processes of authority and power. Power is defined as an influence over others, i.e., one's ability to cause change in the cognition, attitude, behaviour and/or emotion of others. Depending upon its various sources, eight different types of power have been distinguished. These are: ... More
Reference No: CMA0419TECPages: 4Published on: 17, December, 1976
Abstract: The community is the smallest territorial group that can embrace all aspects of social life. According to Macabre and Page, the bases of community are locality and community sentiment. Merton views social structure as comprising "the patterned arrangements or role-sets, status-sets, and status sequences." The Indian village community for example ... More
Reference No: BP0158TEC(B)Pages: 3Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: The note discusses the characteristics of forms of organization for public undertakings and compares the strengths and weaknesses of each form. The note discusses the issues in the controversy about the forms of organization, particularly the controversy between company and public corporation forms. ... 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: 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: OB0079TECPages: 7Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The note attempts to identify and explore individual and organizational role processes. How the role processes set by the broader cultural milieu, which the individual internalizes in his growth process, influence the emergence of the organizational processes is also discussed. ... More
Reference No: BP0220(C)Pages: 5Published on: 1, January, 1990
Abstract: This case describes the system developed by Power Projects and Products Limited for identifying and evaluating opportunities for the company. The senior management team at the company is required to evaluate the system and decide whether to accept it or not. ... More
Reference No: CMA0266(D)Pages: 20Published on: 20, February, 1974
Abstract: This is an integrated case which deals with the storage and processing systems in the rice industry in Sri Lanka. Deals with the policy problems of modernization of paddy-rice system and also investment decisions. It can be used for showing how the capital budgeting technique can be used for such ... More
Reference No: F&A0281(A)Pages: 10Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: PPIL is engaged in activities ranging from pure consultancy to total turnkey projects in high-technology fields, most of them of a pioneering nature. Case (A) describes how, faced with the various problems related to the high degree of diversity in the nature of projects and their geographical dispersion, the need ... More
Reference No: F&A0214Pages: 15Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: The case focuses on the identification of end-users of the corporation's financial statements and their information needs. The case examines the deficiencies of the corporation's Annual Report vis-a-vis the expectations of its end- users. It also deals with the role of auditors in attesting the corporation's accounts. ... More
Reference No: IMG0009TECPages: 18Published on: 5, February, 1995
Abstract: This note on the Indian soft drink industry describe the nature of competition unfolding in the Indian market as a result of the entry of Pepsi in a market dominated by Parle for almost two decades and the recently of Coke after and withdrawal from India in 1977.The note provides ... More
