Firms that desire to do business in large emerging markets need to develop a new paradigm for looking at opportunities in these markets. The success of many such firms has depended on how well have they formed or managed to become a part of an existing network of suppliers and consumers. These...

Cognitive and acognitive are two basic approaches to the study of human behaviour in organizations. Most of the literature has treated these approaches as mutually opposing and contradictory. The authors suggest that this dichotomy between the two approaches may not be all that crucial,...

The present investigation attempts to find out whether Rosenzweig’s PF Study can be used as a predictor of accident behaviour or not. The investigation was conducted at the passengers transport but depot of the U.P. State Road Transport Corporation Azamgarh. Hindi adaptation of the adult form...

As resources diminish and needs increase, it has become important to utilize waste materials as fuel. This paper discusses some methodological issues on the biomass conversion into fuel. Biomass is an organic matter formed by plants, trees, agricultural crops, crop residues, and by-products of...

In this paper we apply the gravity model to the panel consisting of India’s yearly bilateral trade data with all its trading partners in the second half of the twentieth century. The main conclusions that emerge from our analyses are: (1) The core gravity model can explain around 43 per cent...

The paper presents the results of an analysis of all-India and state level data on area, production and yield of major crops in the post-green revolution period. It reveals that there was a marked acceleration in the overall growth of agricultural production in India during the eighties as...

This paper describes and evaluates the experience of using soft systems methodology (SSM), a problem structuring method of soft operations research (OR), to create learning opportunities about “people issues” among District Health Officers working in the government health system. A one-day...

This paper examines the relationship between index futures and index options prices in India. By using futures prices, we eliminate the effect of short sale restrictions in the cash market that impede arbitrage between the cash and derivative markets. We estimate the implied (risk neutral)...

The present study aims at 1) estimating the magnitude of urban-rural per capital income differentials in Indian economy, 2) measuring the extent of inter-state variations in the urban-rural per capita income differential, 3) analyzing the contribution of the structural factors to the urban-rural...

Regulated Wholesale Markets in cities are the first destination of vegetables and fruits meant for fresh retailing. Congestion, crowding and litter are the striking features of these markets. Although the produce spends only a few hours here, congestion makes it very likely that mechanical...