The Research is based on the analysis of the stories written by thirty six senior managers and twenty one middle managers. The objectives of the research were to examine the managers’ perception of themselves, their role and that of the superiors, colleagues and subordinates, to examine the...

In this paper we provide an axiomatic characterization of a choice function due to Cao (1981) multiattribute choice problems.

In this paper we consider a distribution economy which is dictated by the conditions of the non-substitution theorem for linear economic models of production. Although flexible prices in the consumption section are perfectly compatible with the conclusions of the non-substitution theorem, rigid...

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government of India and public enterprises is the latest technique adopted to improve management of these enterprises. Will the MOU’s improve the situation? Based on the experience so far, as also international experience with MOUs and...

The paper highlights the importance of environmental perceptions of management for a strategic contingency theory of organizational functioning. Based on data from 75 Indian organizations, the paper examines the temporal stability of environmental perceptions and the potential causal linkages...

In problems of fair division of a given bundle of infinitely divisible commodities amongst a finite number of agents, the standard framework pioneered by Thomson [1988] has been one where a choice correspondence associates with each profile of preferences and a given aggregate initial endowment...

In this paper we study a solution concept for resource allocation in an economy with public goods and a fixed set of cost-shares for each agent. This solution is originally due to Champsaur (1979). We study the existence and some interesting properties of this solution.

Based upon the experiences of American Companies operating abroad the paper focuses on the issue of learning in management. It shows that costly mistakes can be avoided by looking at the blunders committed by others. It also aims at generating information about similar cases in India.

We study a scheduling problem with costs and capacity constraints. The problem is NP-complete and combinatorial algorithms have not been very successful. We identify a general class of facets which subsumes as a special case all facets described earlier. We also develop a cutting plane based...

The state governments and the paper making companies have been entering into long term agreements which specify duration of supply of agreed quantities of bamboo and pulpwood, royalty rates (note price), extent and frequency of revision in royalty rates, etc. the royalty rates have been...