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Authors: Ram Mohan, T T;

Reference No: F&A0465(B) Pages: 9 Published on: 1, January, 2006

Abstract: Case focuses on how HDFC Bank, a leading private sector bank in India, adapted its strategy from 2003 onwards to changing conditions and managed to confound skeptics within and outside the bank. In accordance with this, the management felt that branch expansion was imperative to address the long term liability concerns ... More

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Authors: Vyas, Preeta H; Swarup, Rohit;

Reference No: MAR0372 Pages: 21 Published on: 1, January, 2006

Abstract: Mr. Rohit Swarup, Director of Xplora Design Skool (XDS) was reviewing the report and recommendations made by a student group on selection of towns where XDS could open centres to exploit the opportunity of significant interest in multimedia in the country in February 2004. He was particularly interested in the process ... More

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Authors: Dixit, M R; Varkkey, Biju; Chatterjee, Somnath;

Reference No: BP0306 Pages: 11 Published on: 30, December, 2005

Abstract: Computronix Solutions Private Limited (CSPL) is a part of the incubator promoted by the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, a leading technology institute in India. It is a ?start up' company, set up by the graduates of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. The case describes the early days of ... More

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Authors: Kalra, Vivek; Singh, Kisalaya; Paul, Karan; Khare, Kanupriya;

Reference No: ECO0349TEC Pages: 10 Published on: 27, December, 2005

Abstract: The reading discuses the role of state intervention through macroeconomic and industrial policies in the remarkable growth experienced by most East Asian countries in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, state policies crated a bias in favor of experts and import substitutes and hence contributed significantly toward the economic growth of ... More

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Authors: Sinha, Piyush Kumar; Sood, Vandana;

Reference No: MAR0368 Pages: 22 Published on: 27, December, 2005

Abstract: Crossword, a leading book retailer, runs a loyalty programme called the Book Rewards Programme (BRP). The programme was first of its kind to be initiated in the book retail industry with the aim of developing a competitive edge by maintaining a large database of regular and high value customers and ... More

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Authors: Mukherjee, Saral;

Reference No: PROD0286 Pages: 20 Published on: 14, December, 2005

Abstract: The Belur Plant of indal is facing a significant increase in power tariffs. Power tariffs have significant influence in shaping the competitive advantage of firms in the aluminum industry. The extent to which this increase in power tariff would affect the competitive position of indal needs to be examined. A ... More

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Authors: Maheshwari, Sunil Kumar; Chaudhuri, Shekhar; Ranjan Das;

Reference No: BP0305 Pages: 38 Published on: 9, December, 2005

Abstract: The case describes the situation of organizational decline, turnaround and stability. The case elaborates on the issues after hard measures like VRS, financial restructuring. It is a useful situation to describe the reasons of decline, action choices for turnaround processes and activities of a turnaround. ... More

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Authors: Gandhi, Shailesh;

Reference No: F&A0472 Pages: 14 Published on: 1, December, 2005

Abstract: The case is about evaluating strategic planning and identifying key result areas and appropriate performance measures in a multi-divisional chemical company having multiple locations. After unsuccessful diversification efforts in the initial years, the company has focused on three strategic businesses, namely, zinc oxide, cobalt and specialty chemicals. All three businesses ... More

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Authors: Laha, Arnab Kumar;

Reference No: QM0248TEC Pages: 6 Published on: 28, November, 2005

Abstract: In this technical note we discuss graphical assessment and formal testing procedures for normality.The widely used graphical techniques. P-P & Q-Q plots are described. Several formal testing procedures namely, - tests bazed on Skewness and kurtosis coefficient, Lilliefors test, Shapiro- wilk test and Shapiro - Francia test are described. ... More

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Authors: Laha, Arnab Kumar;

Reference No: QM0249TEC Pages: 7 Published on: 28, November, 2005

Abstract: In this technical note we discuss some useful techniques for gathering sensitive data. We discuss three methods of Randomized response surveys warner's methods, unrelated questions method and a method for gathering sertives quantitative data. All there methods has been extensively field tested and has been found to be of great ... More

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Authors: Laha, Arnab Kumar;

Reference No: QM0249TEC-Hindi Pages: 8 Published on: 28, November, 2005

Abstract: इस टैकनिकल नोट में संवेदनशील डाटा एकत्र करने के लिए कुछ उपयोगी तकनीकों के बारे में हमने चर्चा की है। हमने यादृच्छिक प्रतिक्रिया सर्वेक्षण वार्नर की पद्धति की तीन पद्धतियों के बारे में चर्चा की है, असम्बद्ध प्रश्नपद्धति और संवेदनशील मात्रात्मक डाटा एकत्र करने के लिए पद्धति के बारे में चर्चा की है। ये सभी पद्धतियाँ विस्तृत रूप से परीक्षित की गयी हैं और संवेदनशील सर्वेक्षणों में असहयोग / गलत रिपॉर्टिंग को कम करने में काफी महत्व रखती हैं। ... More

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Authors: Sinha, Piyush Kumar; Koshy, Abraham; Singh, Anuj;

Reference No: MAR0367 Pages: 40 Published on: 16, November, 2005

Abstract: Dainik Jagran has been in the newspaper business since 1942. It was successfully established as a leading Hindi newspaper in India. In Uttar Pradesh, one in every two readers read Dainik Jagran. It is enjoying 3rd position in the states of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and the union ... More

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Authors: Gajulapalli, Ravindra S; Ghosh, Diptesh;

Reference No: QM0247 Pages: 20 Published on: 16, September, 2005

Abstract: This note addresses stratified sampling concepts introduced in a formulaic manner in managerial statistics textbooks like Anderson et al. [ASW02] or Levin et al. [LR97] that are used in Quantitative Methods III course. The authors argue that the sequential process for determining sample sizes suggested by authors like Anderson et ... More

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Authors: Gajulapalli, Ravindra S; Ghosh, Diptesh;

Reference No: QM0246TEC Pages: 43 Published on: 16, September, 2005

Abstract: This note addresses sampling concepts introduced in a formulaic manner in managerial statistics textbooks like Anderson et. al. [ASW02] or Levin et. al. [LR97] that are used in Quantitative Methods III course. Students with quantitative backgrounds like engineers are unsatisfied with this approach and ask for further information that cannot ... More

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