The main purpose of this paper is to examine the criteria used by official agencies to identify industrial sickness and highlight the limitations of such identification criteria especially in the context of the nature of remedial action that needs to be taken to deal with this problem. Available...

In this paper a general model of industrial organizations is developed along the lines of the managerial theories of the firm. The utility function of management and shareholders – the two important stakeholders of contemporary organizations – are embedded within a framework due to Svejnar...

The study focuses on bamboo and hardwoods which are the most important cellulosic raw materials for the paper and paperboards industry in India. There are perceptions of acute scarcities of these goods caused by rapid growth of the industry, competing demands, spurt of through regarding...

Cultural factors influence person’s orientation towards work and school. Four categories distinguishing pre-industrial from industrial cultures are: 1. Permanence of roles (affiliation versus inclusion, collaboration versus competition, sureness versus tentativeness, and collectiveness versus...

Rationality in choice theory has been an abiding concern of decision theorists. A rationality postulate of considerable significance in the literature is the weak congruence axiom of Richter (1971) and Sen (1971). It is well known that in discrete choice contexts of the classical type (i.e. all...

This paper deals with professionalism required in rural credit cooperative as business enterprise and also as an institution of its members in addition to that in formulation and implementation of macro rural cooperative credit policies. It begins with defining professionalism for each of these...

The main objectives of this study were (i) to assess the procedures and problems of institutional finance for forestry development projects, (ii) to discuss the steps to enhance bankability of forestry development projects, and (iii) to present some thoughts for future policies and practices for...

In the light of research on organizational design, the paper outlines an effective design for the strategic organizations of developing societies. Strategic organizations are defined as those organizations with the mission of further growth and development of the sectors they are serving. The...

The paper examines the legal issues involved in the conduct of disciplinary enquiries in industry and outlines the process in conducting such enquiries. The paper highlights the shift of emphasis from “holding a proper enquiry” in the strict legal sense and postulates that punishment of a...

The use of computers in Management has ranged from Processing or Operational Data to Development of Corporate decision models. Planning of Information Processing System as a Part of the Management Information Systems in organization, is essential for deriving the benefits of computers for...