This paper describes authors’ experiences of designing a case based compulsory marketing course for Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Management (equivalent to MBA) at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA). Given the course objectives, set in context of the programme objectives, the...

The paper is concerned with the problems and prospects of organizing agricultural workers. The motivation to unionize is analysed in terms of low income, insecurity of employment and social disparity faced by landless labourers. Research evidence is summarised with a view to highlight the...

The paper discusses the various theoretical models for exchange rate as developed in the literature, translates them into testable forms, verifies them through empirical work on five important exchange rates, and infer useful conclusions for enhancing the understanding of the exchange rate...

This paper looks at the current challenges faced by the SME’s in the Indian IT industry and formulates hypotheses on how an intermediary can create an ecosystem to ensure the sustenance and evolution of these firms. The play out in the industry is expected to such that the larger companies in...

The paper evaluates the general tax reduction in lieu of investment allowance. The general tax reduction affects the tax rates and has universal impact, while investment allowance helps lower the tax base and thus, affects different tax payers differently. By analyzing the impact of two...

This article describes the process of planned change in a voluntary organization working for social objectives. The author’s experiences with this agency as a facilitator for reflection, team building and planning the administrative structure for the process of change are described. A few...

Stock price indices are used extensively by investors, brokers and portfolio managers as a general indicator of the stock market conditions. They are also used extensively in finance theory notably in operationalizing the popular Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). In recent years, the indices...

The study provides an empirical evidence of working capital management policy and practices of the private sector manufacturing companies in Sri Lanka. The information and data for the study were gathered through questionnaires and interviews with chief financial officers of a sample of...

The distinctive features of fisheries resources, fishers and their geographic contexts, on the one hand, and broad stylized features of the existing lacklustre performance of this sector, on the other, call for specialized and sustained efforts to promote livelihood of usually poor, backward and...

The telecom sector has seen much change during the past two decades. At first, it was the opening up of the equipment manufacturing sector, followed by the corporatisation of the government owned entities, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)....