Real life traveling salesman problem (TSP) instances are often large,sparse, and asymmetric. Conventional tabu search implementations for the TSP that have been reported in the literature, almost always deals with small, dense and symmetric instances. In this paper, we outline data structures...

A three-stage model for the process of strategic human resource management is developed in this paper. The three stages cover strategy formulation, implementation and evaluation. The inter-linkages in this dynamic model have been explored. The organisational factors that have enabling or...

This paper presents the findings of a mail survey study of 132 firms covering seven industrial sectors: auto parts, machine tools, foundry, polymers, pharmaceuticals, textiles and software. The study examines the nature of usage of technical services by the surveyed firms, the sources from which...

In this paper we look at the technological developments in telecommunications over the years and their implications to the society in which we live. We realise that in this “Information Age” the World is only as far as the nearest telephone to us. But development also has its costs in terms...

In the early 1990s the concept of the firm’s focal faculties came into vogue. It helped to explain the phenomenon of innovative international competition. In the new civil aviation policy of the Indian government we have an interesting situation where there is some scope (perhaps small) of...

The literature on store choice has mainly studied the store attributes, and ignored the consumer attributes in store choice. Even when, the consumer attributes have been incorporated the strength of relationship has been weak. Also, the literature on store choice has completely ignored format...

This paper examines the following issues: (i) Should branches of commercial banks be treated as profit centers or not? (ii) What should be the transfer pricing policy with regard to funds transferred from branches to Head Office and vice-versa? (iii) Should corporate overheads be allocated to...

After 1991-92, India has witnessed widespread policy reforms in order to integrate its economy with the rest of the world. In this fact-finding study, the balance-sheet data of 557 private sector companies are considered over the 16 years period with several ratios and indicators of performance...

This report presents an analysis of the data from one university collected for the ICSSR project on ‘An Exploratory Study of Decision Making Strategies, Bureaucratization and Organizational Health in Universities’ by Professors Ravi J Matthai, Udai Pareek & T.V.Rao. The basic design,...