Reference No: BP0092(B)Pages: 17Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: Describes the post takeover operations of Ganesh Flour Mills by a professional group of managers. Raises the question of ownership of the company in the context of the surpluses generated after the takeover and highlights the temporary character of the takeover of management and the problems in the reconstruction of ... More
Reference No: ECO0209TECPages: 7 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The note describes various concepts of economies of scale, sources of economies and diseconomies of scale, and discusses various methods of measuring economies of scale on the basis of empirical data, viz. survivor technique, long run cost curves method, and engineering method. The methods involve the estimation of the relationship ... More
Reference No: ECO0227TECPages: 8Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: Prior to the Second World War, planning experience was confined primarily to the Soviet Union. Since then a number of countries with differing political backgrounds have resorted to economic planning as an instrument to promote economic development. Thus enriched by the experience of various countries, "techniques of planning" have become ... More
Reference No: PSG0028Pages: 11 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The case describes the kind of information collected by field workers and other officials in Kanhas PHC. The registers and records include target couple registers, stock registers, education register, case register, and daily diary. The ANMs and FPHAs are expected to maintain twelve registers. An interview with the block extension ... More
Reference No: P&IR0010Pages: 26Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The case deals with a conflict situation between Air India and its pilots, the pattern of work allocation, and what is now known as the "slip" system of operation. ... More
Reference No: ECO0217TECPages: 13 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: This note discusses the export policy of the Government of India as it evolved over the period 1950 onwards. It is divided into four parts. The first part deals with the export policy during the first decade of planning. The second part examines the export promotion policy followed during that particular ... More
Reference No: BP0069(C)Pages: 12Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: Presents the problems the authorized controller faced in running a unit after taking over the company under the Industries Act. The case is particularly useful in focusing or re establishing the relations with foreign collaborators and suppliers for turning the company around. ... 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: ECO0234(A)Pages: 20Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: After a year and a half of regularly exporting rigid PVC electrical conduit pipes and fittings exclusively through Geeta Pipes Limited (GPL) Export House, Mr. C.H. Desai, Director of ABC Plastics (a small-scale manufacturer of rigid PVC pipes), was wondering whether he should continue the business relationship between his ... More
Reference No: CMA0359TEC Pages: 6Published on: 1, June, 1976
Abstract: The land ownership and distribution pattern inherited by Independent India was at the root of many of the deficiencies drawbacks of Indian agriculture. The note attempts to review the major land reforms undertaken after Independence. However, the experience proves that the land reforms failed in creating a land system which ... More
Reference No: CMA0357TEC Pages: 5Published on: 1, June, 1976
Abstract: The partition brought about drastic changes in the irrigation situation in India. Only one-fifth of the cultivated land in India remained irrigated, and the irrigation works remained in India were mostly of a protective rather than productive nature. The first two Five-year Plans gave major emphasis to investment in irrigation. ... More
Reference No: CMA0358TECPages: 6Published on: 1, June, 1976
Abstract: The agricultural sector in 1947 dominated the Indian economy. It was, however, stagnant for decades. The production performance, particularly with respect to food, was extremely unsatisfactory. The agricultural sector inherited by Independent India was characterized by the handicaps of traditional subsistence agriculture. The problem was not merely raising the productivity but ... More
Reference No: CMA0433TECPages: 35Published on: 21, September, 1976
Abstract: Deals with the financial as well as non-financial incentives given by the central and state governments for promoting industries in backward areas. It also brings out inter-state variations in incentives. ... More
