Reference No: P&IR0033Pages: 8 Published on: 1, January, 1977
Abstract: The case highlights decisionmaking on promotion. A decision on whom to be promoted as the general manager has to be taken, given data on six candidates. ... More
Reference No: MAR0162Pages: 11Published on: 1, January, 1977
Abstract: The last quarter of 1976 saw a price war breaking out in the electronic calculator industry. The case focuses on the pricing decisions faced by a new fictitious firm planning to enter the electronic calculator market. ... More
Reference No: P&IR0072(C)Pages: 11Published on: 1, January, 1977
Abstract: This case deals with the problems of manpower planning for workers' category in TELCO, Poona. It gives the steps followed by the Manpower Planning Cell between 1969-73 up to the stage of submission of Manpower Planning Proposal No.2. This proposal identifies the phased needs for manpower, locates alternative sources for ... More
Reference No: ECO0246TECPages: 10 Published on: 1, January, 1977
Abstract: The note briefly surveys various theories of income distribution, and clearly brings out the strengths and limitations of each of these theories. ... More
Reference No: F&A0312(A)Pages: 3Published on: 1, January, 1977
Abstract: An introductory problem in process costing, covering four processes and three products. Introduces the concepts of transferred-in costs and equivalent units. Excludes treatment of opening work-in-process and losses. ... More
Reference No: ECO0235TECPages: 16 Published on: 1, January, 1977
Abstract: This note analyses the trends in some of the indicators of the performance of the Indian economy such as national income, savings, investment, industrial production and agricultural production. ... More
Reference No: QM0130Pages: 9Published on: 1, January, 1977
Abstract: Deals with problems in statistical quality control, especially process control and acceptance sampling, in a large engineering company. ... More
Reference No: PROD0127TECPages: 2Published on: 1, January, 1977
Abstract: This note deals with problem of job design for employee motivation. This is particularly true of jobs that are highly monotonous, jobs with very low levels of skill requirements, etc. Among some recent experiments in job design, an approach that has reported some degree of success is job enrichment. This ... More
Reference No: PROD0134TECPages: 1 Published on: 1, January, 1977
Abstract: Illustrates the use of the multiple activity chart for balancing the activities of multiple machines. The example involves dumpers and a shovel used in the construction of a parking lot. The chart is similarly useful for balancing the activities of multiple men and machines in a man?machine operating system. ... More
Reference No: ECO0253TECPages: 17Published on: 1, January, 1977
Abstract: Fiscal policy has been one of the major instruments for achieving economic stability in the developed countries since 1930. In the developing countries, fiscal policy aims not only at economic stability but also at rapid economic growth.This note is divided into two sections. Section I reviews the role of fiscal ... More
Reference No: P&IR0094TECPages: 6 Published on: 1, January, 1977
Abstract: This note traces the influence of environmental factors on the evolution of an industrial relations strategy for a firm and distinguishes between collective bargaining postures and rigidities arising from ideological factors. ... More