Reference No: BP0108(A)Pages: 10Published on: 1, January, 1978
Abstract: Case (A) describes the evolution of a family owned business over forty seven years, from paper trading to a multi business organization. The group, managed by three generations of a family, now faces either stagnation or entry into new and unknown fields. The case provides an opportunity to identify and ... More
Reference No: PROD0141Pages: 3 Published on: 1, January, 1978
Abstract: Deals with the setting up of suitable incentives in a machine shop. It focuses on long? and short?term problems involved in adopting either individual or group incentive schemes in such shops. ... More
Reference No: BP0125TECPages: 8Published on: 1, January, 1978
Abstract: The note provides background material for class discussion on the constitutional blueprint of the Indian society. It discusses the preamble and the controversy between the Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles. It is meant for leading the discussion to the question: What has happened to the working of the blueprint which ... More
Reference No: BP0141(B)Pages: 8Published on: 1, January, 1978
Abstract: In May 1978, the companys Managing Director was concerned over the delay in getting government sanctions for starting an export- oriented tool-manufacturing venture. His dilemma was how best he could communicate the urgency of the situation and the need for speedy clearance of the project to the government, particularly the bureaucracy. ... More
Reference No: OB0053Pages: 6Published on: 1, January, 1978
Abstract: Deals with 1) the factors influencing the identification of products, the setting up of a small?scale industrial unit, and the motivation in entrepreneurial process; 2) a critical assessment of an entrepreneur??his relations with a major research (advanced technology) organization in the context of a time?bound national communication experiment. ... More
Reference No: PROD0144(E)Pages: 4Published on: 1, January, 1978
Abstract: Deals with the evaluation of the total productivity effort of the shop management. It refers to the standard products division of a large public limited company. The case looks at the total productivity improvement programme of the company in a historical perspective and then evaluates in quantitative terms the contribution ... More
Reference No: PROD0144(G)Pages: 2Published on: 1, January, 1978
Abstract: Deals with the evaluation of the total productivity effort of the shop management. It refers to the standard products division of a large public limited company. The case looks at the total productivity improvement programme of the company in a historical perspective and then evaluates in quantitative terms the contribution ... More
Reference No: QM0132(B)TECPages: 5Published on: 1, January, 1978
Abstract: Some of the variance reduction techniques are discussed, e.g. prior information, antithetic sampling, and stratified sampling; these techniques will enable the simulation user to reduce the variance of the sample estimators. ... More
Reference No: MAR0190Pages: 18Published on: 1, January, 1978
Abstract: The case has used a fairly a sophisticated a methodology to develop a scale to measure job discontent among Development Officers of the Life Insurance Corporation of India. The methodology involve first generating a large number of items covering various dimensions of job discontent. The statements are then systematically screened ... More
