Reference No: BP0069(B)Pages: 5Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The government can get involved in the management of an industry: 1) as an entrepreneur, 2) by nationalization or 3) by taking over the management under the Industries Act. The case gives the background for the state government to decide whether to recommend takeover or nationalization, or provide financial help to a sick ... More
Reference No: MAR0154(A)Pages: 9Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: A large consumer products company, which relies on direct distribution to the retail level, is concerned about the selling skills of its sales force in a competitive environment. Sales training in the form of short refresher courses is being proposed to upgrade selling skills. ... More
Reference No: MAR0171(B)Pages: 10 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: Certain doubts were raised about the effectiveness of promoting Minadex as an iron tonic. The agency set to work on a new proposition which would highlight specific benefits rather than make general claims about health and energy. A survey of tonic users, carried out before test marketing, reflected consumers' perception ... More
Reference No: MAR0177Pages: 14Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: With an eye on the fast growing detergent market, TOMCO were interested in launching a new detergent washing tablet in a slot where it had not yet been represented. Its agency surveyed the washing products market to study the positioning of the competitive brands and the advertising approaches used by ... More
Reference No: P&IR0052(A)Pages: 13 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The case relates to collective bargaining. It highlights the type of data that managements should prepare in order to bargain with the union. This case may also be used as the first part of a two- part collective bargaining exercise. ... More
Reference No: ECO0223TECPages: 6 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: This note discusses the environmental implications of the process of rapid industrialization. It is divided into four parts. The first part deals with the concepts of ecology and environment. The second part examines the relationship between environmental deterioration and the limits to growth. The third part examines the costs of ... More
Reference No: P&IR0088Pages: 8Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The case deals with the problems of performance appraisal at the officer level. The system being used in the organization includes self- reporting, followed by ratings by the superior officer against a list of personality traits and job responsibilities. The organizational diagnosis indicates problems at the time of recruitment, work ... More
Reference No: F&A0263(F)Pages: 22Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: Mr.Trivedi, one of the branch managers, has some mental reservations about accepting the target for agricultural advances for his branch. The regional manager is confident that the potential reflected in the target exists in the branch. He comes to this conclusion from a report based on a field study ... More
Reference No: F&A0280Pages: 15Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The process of collecting environmental information is outlined and a framework for stratification of the environment is provided. A list of sources of national and international environmental information, along with the contents of each source, is provided. ... More
Reference No: QM0086Pages: 4 Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: Concerns the establishment of a suitable policy for purchase and stocking of hydraulic oil, a significant item in the company's raw material consumptions. The company has the option of purchasing from a local installation of IOC or from IOC's refinery (taking their blending programme into account) more than five hundred ... More
Reference No: QM0101(C)Pages: 3Published on: 1, January, 1976
Abstract: The case deals with cost reduction measures through minimum utilization of raw material in a gasket making unit. The use of mathematical models and the need for information systems (linkages) can be illustrated through this series. The series has been designed to illustrate the process of identifying, formulating and solving ... More
