Reference No: MAR0487Pages: 18Published on: 3, January, 2017
Abstract: In March 2010, Mr. Chandra Shekhara Reddy, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, was reviewing the launch plan for the first brand of cooking oil, Freedom Refined Sunflower Oil, of GEF. GEF was set up by a professional turned entrepreneur, in Andhra Pradesh in 2009. The case provides a brief profile of the ... More
Reference No: F&A0532(B)Pages: 26Published on: 7, July, 2016
Abstract: ln the aftermath of global financial crisis of 2008 and the ensuing capital flows into Switzerland, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) decided to peg Swiss Franc (CHF) to the Euro (EUR), and announced that it would not let CHF go beyond 1.20 starting 6 September, 20 11. With ever-increasing capital flows, maintaining the peg required ... More
Reference No: PSG0122TECPages: 21Published on: 18, January, 2016
Abstract: The note discusses major concepts involved in the Input-Output technique and explains their use in economic planning. It also discusses the forward and backward linkage coefficinets and income multiplier estimation for the I-O table. Finally, it introduces the concepts of the Absorption and Make Matrices used in Indian Planning.
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Reference No: F&A0519Pages: 9Published on: 31, March, 2015
Abstract: After the global financial crisis of 2008, Allied Irish Banks (AIB) was rescued by the Irish government.During 2013 and 2014, the tiny fraction of shares remaining with the public appeared to be vastly overvalued in the Irish stock market. The American Depository Receipts (ADRs) of AIB appeared to be overvalued even relative ... More
Reference No: PROD0299Pages: 1Published on: 28, March, 2014
Abstract: Design of a warehouse includes estimating the number of storage location, establishing the number of tiers, aisles etc. Optimal warehouse design affects the order pick time and customer delivery performance. The participant will use concepts from inventory management to obtain the number of storage spaces and also learn to partition ... More
Reference No: BP0345TECPages: 11Published on: 20, July, 2012
Abstract: Are law and ethics different? Is law necessarily ethical? Are all ethical acts legal? These are questions a business manager is confronted with while making business decisions. What is the price he is supposed to pay when he fails to comply legally and/or ethically? Should he care for ethical ... More
Reference No: QM0255TECPages: 14Published on: 30, November, 2011
Abstract: The aim of this technical note is to discuss the Generalized Linear Model (GLM) with examples through the software R. GLM has wide scope and includes Binary logistic regression, Poisson, Gamma, Inverse Gaussian and Multiple Linear Regression with Gaussian error. We have discussed binary logistic regression (BLR) and Poisson regression ... More
Reference No: BP0343TECPages: 5Published on: 15, November, 2011
Abstract: Arbitration, the chosen method of business dispute resolution, has deep roots in ancient Indian culture. The 'gram panchayat' has been popular in Indian villages. People gave the status of God to the 'Panch', as has been detailed in the evergreen story 'Panch Parmeshwar' by Munshi Premchand. There are many instances ... More
Reference No: RJMC0015TECPages: 6Published on: 19, November, 2010
Abstract: This note provides a very brief introduction to some of the sociological terms and concepts used in discussions on the socio-political environment. It is primarily meant for the use of the students of the course Socio-cultural Environment of Business, offered at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. However, it can ... More
Reference No: BP0335Pages: 8Published on: 29, October, 2010
Abstract: In the last six decades since India adopted the Constitution in 1950, it has not been easy to secure to all its citizens social justice, a cherished goal enshrined in the Preamble to the Constitution. Time and again, public-spirited persons, either individually or through social action groups, have raised their voice. ... More
