Reference No: PSG0134(A)Pages: 23Published on: 29, September, 2020
Abstract: The adoption of information technology (IT) in public services in India has been uneven and fraught with numerous difficulties. The case describes a context within the Indian police, where a middle-level officer, Vijay Kumar, led the adoption of an IT-based project to organise an All India Level Police Meet. Vijay ... More
Reference No: IMG0013TECPages: 11Published on: 24, July, 1996
Abstract: This is a set of about 20 slides prepared using Harvard Graphics for computerized projection purposes. It outlines ideas about core competence to facilitate operationalization of the concept by managers. Its coverage includes a) the core competence effect b) the dimensions of core competence c) the tests for core competence d) ... 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: F&A0168Pages: 16Published on: 1, January, 1970
Abstract: Mr. Ramnath, an experienced businessman, works out a comprehensive scheme for developing his sixteen acre plot of land with expert help. He has now submitted his project to the Agricultural Finance Corporation for obtaining a loan towards the capital cost of the project and the working capital required for the ... More
Reference No: CMHS0046TECPages: 7Published on: 18, May, 2021
Abstract: India has the highest burden of soil-transmitted helminth infections globally, with 430 million children at risk of parasitic intestinal worms. This note analyses the impact of the Primary School Deworming Project (PSDP) in Kenya from 1998 to 2020. In the first follow-up, students were healthier and stayed in school longer. Twenty years later, ... More
Reference No: STR0450Pages: 22Published on: 24, October, 2020
Abstract: Government of India constituted ‘Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)’ on 10 December 2009; as a Joint Venture of four Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSU) of India - NTPC Limited (NTPC), Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC), Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) and Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) to improve energy efficiency ... More
Reference No: CIPR0005Pages: 30Published on: 26, April, 2010
Abstract: This case focuses on the way forward for Hyderbad Metro Rail Ltd (HMRL) as of July 2009, when the earlier winning bidder had to be served with a termination notice due to non compliance towards financial closure. The top management of HMRL was considering various alternatives before them: 1) Whether the second ... More
Reference No: CMA0293Pages: 7Published on: 20, November, 1974
Abstract: The Indian field organization of an international voluntary agency has proposed a rural development project for providing assistance. The objectives of the field organization and the parent organization seem to clash, bringing out relevant issues regarding the interpretation of objectives of rural development, tailoring of the programme in view of ... More
Reference No: PROD0026(B)Pages: 6Published on: 1, January, 1967
Abstract: Outlines the detailed discussions that took place between the case writer and the PERT administrator of the company. It highlights the problems the company had to face in working with PERT and also the way it solved them. The administrator describes his reactions, attitudes and dealings with the company's supervisory ... More
Reference No: PSG0133Pages: 32Published on: 31, March, 2020
Abstract: The case recounts a significant attempt at social transformation through a simple mechanism of providing cooking gas to the marginalised in society. Targeting about 100 million households in India that still use dung cakes, firewood and coal as the primary fuel for cooking, the government conceived the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana1 ( ... More
Reference No: PROD0026(C)Pages: 4Published on: 1, January, 1967
Abstract: Outlines the discussions between the case writer and the company's executive. It describes the overall assessment of the introduction of PERT in a new company by the Chief Executive himself. The discussions revolve around the consideration of advantages of PERT by the managerial and supervisory cadres. Thought is also given ... More
Reference No: F&A0431TECPages: 8Published on: 8, February, 1996
Abstract: This note provides an overview of the concepts underlying project evaluation ?present value arithmetic, identification of project cash flows, criteria for investment decisions, the weighted average cost of capital, and the relationship between net present value (NPV) and the market value of equity. ... More
Reference No: COMM0009Pages: 31Published on: 27, August, 2012
Abstract: As a new corporation, the Delhi Metro (DMRC) began its relationship with the media, with a clean slate, and its care with the public relations function made for the establishment of a very cordial relationship with the print media and led to positive image building in the public eye. However, ... More
