Reference No: P&IR0058(B)Pages: 6Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: This case is a sequel to The Problem of Bashir's Transfer (A) P&IR0058 case. It gives a running account of how the management reacted to an employee's request for cancellation of transfer and the subsequent series of events that took place at the instance of the employee, the management ... More
Reference No: P&IR0030Pages: 8 Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: This case describes the problems faced by the top management of a large organization following the chief executive's decision to use a computer for some important areas of management. In the background of these problems, Mr. Goyal, who has been charged with the responsibility of understanding and solving the problems, ... More
Reference No: OB0063Pages: 4Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: This case is based on a series of interviews with the chief executive of a district panchayat. It describes the various functions expected to be performed by the executive and the various types of role conflict he experiences as a result of pressures generated from the state government as well ... More
Reference No: P&IR0068(A)Pages: 7Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: Reviews events in Indian Railways from February to June 1974. It raises some structural and process issues in the industrial relations system in Indian Railways. The role of the government as an employer is highlighted. ... More
Reference No: F&A0249Pages: 28Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: The general manager was considering what additional control information should be collected and what control practices adopted so that the venture would be successful, and conform to plans. He was concerned about the increasing outstanding balances in the current accounts for supplies and requisites to fishing boats.This case is ... More
Reference No: OB0046Pages: 1 Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: Career description of an entrepreneur from a poor family and with little education. This case brings out the role of precipitating factors in the development of an entrepreneur and his decision?making processes. ... More
Reference No: P&IR0055(B)Pages: 8Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: Describes the process of computerization and its organizational implications in an industrial undertaking. In Part A, the management's decision to install a computer and its acceptance at various managerial levels are brought out in a historical perspective. Part B describes the effects of computerization on industrial relations in the organization. ... More
Reference No: F&A0217Pages: 10Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: The case deals with 1) relevance of convertible securities for raising long term funds in the Indian environment, 2) choice between short term borrowing and medium term bonds, which are convertible into equity at the option of holders, and 3) comparative merits of loan converted into equity by lending institutions, and convertible bonds ... More
Reference No: F&A0229TECPages: 24Published on: 1, January, 1974
Abstract: This note discusses some aspects of the measurement of the benefits from investment and the development of criteria for choosing a project. The focus of the discussion is on how to build uncertainty about the behaviour of several key input factors underlying the projected rate of return explicitly in the ... More
Reference No: CMA0308(B)Pages: 4Published on: 21, January, 1974
Abstract: The case deals with the findings of the expert committee set up by Sri Lanka Paddy Marketing Board to suggest changes in the organizational structure of the Board. The attempt is to find out the feasibility of adoption of the suggested changes by the expert committee in the existing organizational ... More
Reference No: CMA0308(A)Pages: 10Published on: 21, January, 1974
Abstract: The case focuses on the problems the Paddy Marketing Board of Sri Lanka faces in the procurement of rice paddy, maintenance of quality control measures and high cost of procurement. A suitable organizational strategy has to be evolved under the existing system in order to achieve maximum efficiency. ... More
Reference No: CMA0274Pages: 4Published on: 14, September, 1974
Abstract: The case deals with the objectives and rationale of the input manufacturing firms collaborating in the area/sectional development programmes, the nature of schemes, the agencies with which collaboration may be sought, terms of collaboration, the problems of coordination. ... More
Reference No: CMA0304Pages: 13Published on: 16, October, 1974
Abstract: The chief executive officer of a district (CEO) introduced some changes in methods of work and other organizational practices. He introduced PERT and CPM at the district level trained various officers in the new techniques. After his transfer from the district, the organization reverted back to the old practice. This ... More
