Search results for 'Management'

Authors: Varma, Jayanth R.;

Reference No: F&A0509 Pages: 5 Published on: 24, July, 2013

Abstract: The case is about an Indian company hedging soya oil price risk in the US futures market instead of in the Indian market to take advantage of better liquidity and wider choice of hedging instruments there. A stable long run relationship (cointegration) between the two markets appeared to make the ... More

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Authors: Shah, B G; Mote, V L;

Reference No: F&A0166 Pages: 18 Published on: 1, January, 1971

Abstract: This is a case study of planning in a large metropolitan branch of the bank. The case underlines how creative aspects of the planning process can suffer if planning is reduced to a mechanistic target setting and budgeting exercise, with or without formal use of environmental data. It is widely ... More

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Authors: Kaul, Asha; Singla, Chitra;

Reference No: STR0479 Pages: 18 Published on: 29, December, 2023

Abstract: Set in 2021, the case presents the challenges faced by the Bureau of Indian Standards (henceforth BIS) in its journey of hallmarking gold in India - from voluntary hallmarking in 2000 to mandatory hallmarking in 2021. As a government organisation, BIS was tasked with the responsibility of protecting consumer interest and increasing export ... More

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Authors: Raghuram, G; Padmanabhan, Gita;

Reference No: PROD0216 Pages: 14 Published on: 1, January, 1992

Abstract: This case describes the reservation process for Gujarat Mail at the Ahmedabad railway station. Data is provided on the demand pattern for reservations and related transactions. An appropriate queuing system will have to be designed to ensure reasonable service levels to the customer. The possible impact of computerization would also ... More

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Authors: Ramani, K V;

Reference No: CMHS0036(B) Pages: Published on: 24, February, 2015

Abstract: Urbanization is an important demographic shift worldwide, marking a nation’s march from an agricultural based economy to an industrialized and service-based economy. By 2050, over 70% of the world’s population would be living in cities. Urbanization is one of the leading global trends of the 21st century that has a ... More

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Authors: Gupta, Vishal; Gandhi, Manan;

Reference No: ADCLOD0003 Pages: 34 Published on: 25, November, 2024

Abstract: The case discusses the organisation – planning, construction, running and the winding-up – of the month-long Pramukh Swami Maharaj (PSM) Shatabdi Mahotsav (centenary festival) on a gigantic 600-acre site called the ‘Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar ’ held at the outskirts of Ahmedabad, Gujarat from December 15, 2022 to January 15, 2023. The case presents the details of ... More

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Authors: Huber, Hans;

Reference No: CIPR0018 Pages: 10 Published on: 13, May, 2014

Abstract: The extensive political debates inside and outside the Portuguese parliament on the future and adequate control over ANA E.P. often failed to recognize the long and changing history of Portuguese airport regulation. Privatization of the national airport operator is a fairly recent episode if seen from the perspective of ... More

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Authors: Rao, T V;

Reference No: OB0055 Pages: 6 Published on: 1, January, 1977

Abstract: Life story of an entrepreneur, with emphasis on the process of establishing the enterprise and its management. Illustrates several behavioural dimensions of entrepreneurs. ... More

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Authors: Sinha, Anamika; Varkkey, Biju;

Reference No: P&IR0230 Pages: 4 Published on: 18, March, 2015

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Authors: Chowdhry, Kamla; Anand, K K;

Reference No: P&IR0074 Pages: 4 Published on: 1, January, 1970

Abstract: The case gives the organization and functions of the personnel department of an international company. It describes areas of personnel management, which are centrally controlled, and areas that are decentralized in different countries. ... More

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Authors: Sheth, N R;

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

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Authors: Swamy, S; Rao, Sreenivas S;

Reference No: BP0170 Pages: 8 Published on: 1, January, 1981

Abstract: Mr Soni, Branch Manager of Safe Bank, is called upon to handle an altercation between a bank employee and a client, which, while seemingly trivial, has the potential to turn into a union-management conflict. The situation unfolds itself in bits and pieces over two days and becomes a matter ... More

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Authors: Padalkar, Milind; Jain, Abhinandan K; Rao, V Venkata;

Reference No: CISG0102 Pages: 24 Published on: 18, March, 2009

Abstract: A project may fail because of several causes. A rigorous root cause analysis is required before the failure in addressed. In this case, the low delivery rate in a symptom and the root comes are not the people themselves, out the way the working environment in shaped by the Project ... More

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Authors: Huber, Hans;

Reference No: CIPR0019 Pages: 25 Published on: 13, May, 2014

Abstract: With the financial crisis hitting the European periphery, extreme cases of misallocation of public funds can be identified within the island of Madeira. Ready availability of funding along with political discourses of structural development were instrumental in realizing infrastructure on a grand scale whose financial returns are very uncertain. Governance ... More

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