The purpose of this paper is to prove by induction the theorem (in Aizerman and Malishevski [1981]) that a choice function which satisfies Chernoffs axiom and Outcasting can always by expressed as the union of the solution sets of a finite number of maximization problems. In this paper we also...

In this paper we establish that main solutions to bargaining problems display a resource monoticity property in bilateral monopoly situations when preferences exhibit consumption externalities. Suitable assumptions are invoked to establish the results.

An increasing number of public enterprises from India and other developing countries are internationalizing their operations, and some are even turning into multinational corporations. The paper discusses some of the motives for internationalization as well as factors facilitating and inhibiting...

Researchers in the field of Social Change during the last five years have been reviewed. These include researches of change at the macro level and the various factors influencing these. These include also the various theories put forward to explain macro level change, including theories of...

The paper suggests an expanded role for the welfare aspect of the personnel function. The traditional practice has been to take a segmented view of the employee’s being and consider only his working role. It is suggested that personnel managers involve themselves in community affairs, where...

The empirical results of this paper, for a sample of firms belonging to a light Indian engineering industry, show that very small and large firms are relatively technically inefficient in production. The larger size group of small firms appears to realize the highest level of technical...

Following the Safe Motherhood Conference in Nairobi in 1987, there has been a renewed focus on the problem of maternal morality and safe motherhood. Global advocacy led to the starting of new initiatives on safe motherhood in many countries. India launched a major programme in 1992 called the...

The objectives of the study are (a) to ascertain the financial goals pursued by companies in Malaysia and (b) to find out the relationship between firms financial performance and stated financial goals. Data on the financial goals are collected from 41 KLSE listed firms through a questionnaire....

Improving productivity and incomes in rainfed areas is a major challenge in India, and a key to achieving this is improving the use of land and water which are the principal constraints in these areas. A major initiative through which this is pursued in India is Watershed Development (WSD)...

The objective of this study is to assess the growth of industrial conflict during the phases of economic development from 1921 to 1984 and to identify the economic and institutional factors which could have influenced conflict over this period. Three indicators of conflict, viz., industrial...