India ranks 10th in the world in pesticide consumption as its total consumption amounts to about 500 million tonnes. India is presently the largest manufacturer of basic pesticides among the South Asian and African countries, with the exception of Japan. The Indian pesticides market is the 12th...

The phenomenon of corruption seems to have pervaded countries and societies. Generally, poorer (less prosperous) nations have been found to be among the most corrupt nations in corruption rankings conducted by organizations of international repute. nations with higher proportion of economic...

The advent of Basel I capital adequacy proposal led to the growth of securitization transactions, as by making certain assets off-balance sheet, a bank could hold less capital on an overall basis in the Basel I regime. However, this led to an increase in the concentration of credit risk in the...

The impact of liberalization policies and opening up of the Indian market on the Indian economy was a debatable issue in India for a long time. Some of the political parties were staunchly against it as the opinion was that it could damage the economy of India and adversely affect the Indian...

The Japanese economy was seen as a role model for other emerging economies which were striving for consistent economic growth and it was all set to take over the US by the 1990s. However, Japan experienced structural problems that pushed the economy deep into stagnation. The economic growth of...

The “future” has already happened as we have entered the new Millennium with a reformed India—demographically a large country with small economy. It is about five decades and a half after independence, and a decade and half after reforms, the story of India is the “saga of missed...

Recently, there has been a growing interest in the use of corporate entrepreneurship as a means for corporations to enhance the innovative abilities of their employees and, at the same time, increase corporate success through the creation of new corporate ventures. However, it is difficult to...

The effectiviness of decision-making has been associated with how well managers adapt their cognitive style to task requirements. In this paper, theories regarding decision-making under uncertainty, and the use of judgment and intuition are reviewed and integrated. The Cognitive Continuum Theory...

Small Scale Industries (SSI) facilitate the tapping of resources for productive purposes with minimum amount of capital investment, which in turn helps to strengthen the industrial structure of a nation. SSIs existed in India for a long time in various sectors and contributed significantly in...

The north eastern states of India have, of late, developed a ‘dependency syndrome’—as is evident from an explosive cycle of public expenditure growth in most of the states of the region—coupled with an increasing demand for grants-in-aid and other central assistance to bridge the gap of...