Information and communication technologies are now widely believed to have a significant part to play in promoting social and economic development, including the improvement of individual livelihoods, community prosperity and the achievement of national development goals related to the UN...

The concept of “positioning” a brand in the mind of the buyer has evolved from the search for the most effective advertising strategy. The view that consumption objects are not notionally perceived as “products’ but as conglomerations of attributes has altered the concept of positioning....

Firms in most emerging economies are engaged in seemingly un-related activities. This is particularly observed in the case of business groups which dominate the landscape of these economies. Initially, diversification in emerging economies that was not based on product or technological...

Demand estimation for a set of goods is usually an integral part of the planning process. The forecasts should bring out the likely gaps in demand and supply which, in turn, should facilitate the planned enhancement of supplies/or formulation of policies for demand management. This paper review...

India is a vast country. After its independence in 1947, it steadily lost its position in international trade. With the beginning of economic liberalization in 1991, it has taken new initiatives in integrating itself with the world economy. Import restrictions have been removed for many...

Distinctive culture is that culture of an organization which enables the organization get an identify of its own and meet success with respect to the purpose(s) of the organization. The distinctive culture is a function of the internal and external environmental characteristics as well as the...

Higher the uncertainty in the environment for which technologies have to be developed, greater is the compulsion for inter-disciplinary research. Every discipline necessary for addressing the research problem may not exist in the same institute. Even if it does, the number of scientists may be...

The state government will have an important role to play in the new industrial policy framework. But they would have to rethink their role reflecting the changed scenario. Rather than distort market prices through subsidies and tax concessions, they would have to assist the firms in heir states...

Of the three phases of learning through the case method, instructors have focused on the in-class phase in training of both teachers and participants. The other two phases, pre-class preparation and post class-reflection, have not received much attention leading to lack of exploitation of the...

This paper presents a role set based assessment center approach to personnel selection. According to this approach an assessment center should be established in any organization interested in personnel selection and appraisal on a continuing basis. The assessment center should reflect either in...