Reference No: BP0235(I)Pages: 11Published on: 19, February, 1996
Abstract: This case describes the situation faced by the Components and Special Products Group (CSPG) of ECIL, a multiproduct, multidivisional company. It deals with electronics components, active as well as passive, and sub assemblies including PCBs. The case turns around the question of what to do with a set of products ... More
Reference No: CMA0667Pages: 6Published 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
Reference No: ECO0226TECPages: 8Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: This note explains the concepts of comparative economic systems in general and capitalism in particular, and discusses the theoretical case for capitalism propounded by the classical economists. It also explains, briefly, the main elements of the classical economic system. ... More
Reference No: ECO0167TECPages: 17 Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: The note discusses how price fixing of cement has resulted in a typical dispersal of the cement manufacturing units in India, and analyses the economic implications of such a policy in the short and long run. ... More
Reference No: PSG0020TECPages: 4 Published on: 1, January, 1977
Abstract: The note outlines the steps that a branch of the Family Planning
Association of India would need to take in formulating a branch
study. This would require: 1) Defining the broad goals and objectives
of the branch in terms of services to be provided, client
segments, regional coverage, and channels to ... More
Reference No: ECO0266TECPages: 22Published on: 1, January, 1980
Abstract: This note examines the process of structural change in Indian economy during the period 1950-51 to 1978- 79. This structural change is examined in terms of the behaviour of several macroeconomic variables such as national income, aggregate consumption expenditure, domestic savings, gross domestic capital formation, functional distribution of national income and ... More
Reference No: ECO0260TECPages: 14 Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: The note discusses industrial policy in India with reference to the three policy resolutions (1948, 1956 and 1977). Industrial policy is examined against the background of economic policy and its broad objectives. Towards the end, questions are raised in the area of evaluating industrial development. Statistical tables relating to industrial development in India ... More
Reference No: ECO0214TECPages: 19 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: Reviews the concepts of, and trends in monopoly, and concentration of economic power in the Indian industry. It also examines the causes and consequences of monopoly and concentration. It, then, examines the working of the MRTP Commission, in terms of the cases it has dealt with, and the criteria for ... More
Reference No: ECO0307TECPages: 13Published on: 1, January, 1986
Abstract: The note discusses various methods for estimating an economic function and the uses of an estimated demand function for managerial decision making. In particular, time series data for groundnut oil is used, and the regression method is explained in detail ... More
Reference No: ECO0282TECPages: 25Published on: 1, January, 1982
Abstract: This note analyses the process of economic growth and structural change in the Indian economy during the first three decades of planning. It provides detailed information on the trends and structural changes in several macroeconomic variables such as national income, domestic saving , domestic capital formation , aggregate consumpation expenditure sectoral price ... More
Reference No: BP0247Pages: 37Published on: 1, August, 1997
Abstract: Great Eastern Shipping Company (GESCO) was the second largest Indian shipping company, operating 48 ships. During 1994-95, GESCO had a turnover of Rs. 824.67 crore. The company had more than tripled its turnover over the previous five years. With the changing economic environment and increasing competition, the company was considering strategies for ... More
Reference No: CMA0560TECPages: 12Published on: 1, January, 1982
Abstract: The note discusses economic, social, administrative, and management aspects of non-wood forest products in India. Based on the data provided and issues raised, a classroom discussion is expected to highlight some complementarities and conflicts in resource use and management. ... More
Reference No: ECO0221TECPages: 5 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: Describes the main features of the Prime Minister's new economic programme, announced on 1st July 1975. Also, tries to relate the new economic programme with the national programme of minimum needs incorporated in the Fifth Plan. Makes a brief critical appraisal of both. ... More
Reference No: F&A0536Pages: 27Published on: 29, March, 2017
Abstract: An estimate of the fair rate of return on capital is a critical input into tariff regulation. A too high estimate will lead to high tariffs for consumers; a too low estimate will not provide adequate incentives for investment. The Airport Economic Regulatory Authority of India has issued a consultation ... More
Reference No: ECO0349TECPages: 10Published on: 27, December, 2005
Abstract: The reading discuses the role of state intervention through macroeconomic and industrial policies in the remarkable growth experienced by most East Asian countries in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, state policies crated a bias in favor of experts and import substitutes and hence contributed significantly toward the economic growth of ... More
