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Working Papers | 1995

A Reduced Game Property for the Egalitarian Solution

Lahiri Somdeb

In this paper we obtain an axiomatization of the egalitarian solution using a reduced game property.

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Working Papers | 1995

Role of Culture in Institution Building and Sustenance: The Case of IIMA

Kolavalli Shashi

The paper argues that organizational culture plays a central role in building and sustaining institutions. The process of institution building and sustenance is analyzed using institutional economics and collective action frameworks. The paper examines culture at IIMA, what it was, and is, how it was developed and the role it played in IIMA achieving excellence in some spheres of management education. It is argued that the declining commitment of the faculty to institutional tasks can be traced to erosion of culture more than anything else. The development and sustenance of culture is also shown to be heavily dependent on leadership style.

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Working Papers | 1995

Some Aspects of Value Added Tax in Indian Economy

Dholakia Bakul H

Comprehensive tax reform has always been an integral part of the overall package of economic policy reforms introduced in a large number of developing and newly industrialising economies in recent years. A crucial ingredient of the tax reform is a large scale reform of the existing system of indirect taxation through the introduction of Value Added Tax (VAT). An attempt has been made in this paper to examine the rationale for introducing VAT in Indian economy as a part of the overall process of fiscal reform and also examine some aspects of Value Added Tax such as the international experience in this regard as well as some specific issues in implementation of VAT in India.

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Working Papers | 1995

A System Dynamic Study of Apple Movement from Orchards to Wholesale Market

Kayastha Sandeep and Girja Sharan

Two northern states, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Himachal Pradesh (HP) account for most of the apple grown in India. Fruit is graded and packed near orchards and sent to Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), Delhi for auction. This paper presents a simulation model of fruit movement from orchards in HP to APMC market in Delhi. Daily arrival of fruit in Delhi as predicted by the model is compared with the data on actual arrivals from records maintained at APMC. The comparisons appear satisfactory. Simulations indicate that transit delays during peak phase will belong enough to reduce the storage potential of fruit to a negligible level. Cold stores in Delhi, therefore, tare likely to remain under-utilized, which is indeed the case. These results suggest that the systems dynamics approach to modelling is promising.

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Working Papers | 1995

Availability and Work Targets of Bulldozers

Khandwalla P N, Girja Sharan, and Kumar M Krishna

Setting work targets for machines is an important task for engineering managers, especially where they operate large fleets with machines of different makes and ages. Setting uniform work targets is easier but it does not take into account operating characteristics of machines which could differ with make and change with age. It is suggested here that using analysis of availability of machines can provide an alternate basis to set work targets. Availability analysis of bulldozers is reported here which suggests the feasibility of achieving higher work targets compared to the present 1000 hours per season.

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Working Papers | 1995

The Torture Evolution of the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry: Government Policy, Industry Structure and Technological Development

Chaudhari Shekhar

The pharmaceutical industry has featured prominently in various financial dailies and management magazines recently due to the government's decision to sign the Dunkel Agreement. Over the years the industry has acquired significance due to the phenomenal growth it has experienced. In recent years exports also has increased by leaps and bounds. However, India's share of the worldwide market is still minuscule but the potential is large. This paper presents the findings of a study designed to understand the process of technology development in the pharmaceutical industry and the nature of interaction between firms and relevant technology institutions. The first part of the paper describes (a) the evolution of the industry in historical perspective, (b) the structure of the industry, (c) government's role in the development of the industry. The second part presents the findings of (a) an interview based survey of 18 selected firms and (b) a mail survey of 21 firms. Some case studies of technology management in selected firms are also discussed. Finally major implications for firms, technology institutions and the government are discussed.

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Working Papers | 1995

Exploiting the Potential of the Indian Software Industry

Chaudhari Shekhar and Dasgupta C B

This paper reports the findings of a study designed to understand the process of technology development with special reference to the nature of interaction between software firms and the technology supporting institutions catering to the industry in the context of the external environmental trends. The software industry has experienced very rapid growth in recent times. During the second half of the decade of the eighties exports overtook the domestic turnover. The successes of the industry in the last few years must, however, be seen in the global context which would bring about a sobering effect. The Indian software industry accounts for only 2 per cent of the world's software output. This fact may be interpreted in two ways; (a) the Indian industry is far, far behind the world's leaders and (b) on the contrary the recent resurgence of the industry and the small global share indicates the presence of certain strengths that may be exploited to reach a significantly higher level. The paper describes the developments in the industry in an evolutionary perspective and presents the findings from (a) interview survey of 18 firms, (b) mail survey of 26 firms and (c) interview of relevant technology institutions. Finally implication for technology institutions, firms and the government are drawn.

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Working Papers | 1995

Fertilizer Plant Modelling: A Simulation Study

Girja Sharan, Tripathy Arabinda, and Kumar M Krishna

A Simulation model of a fertilizer plant has been made. It includes activities from production to despatch, from the plant site. Input to the model is daily demand which comes to the plant as despatch instructions. The model includes provision for internal generation of realistic daily demand. Output gives the state of the system at any desired interval of time. Simulation reports can be used by managers for planning logistics and other operational aspects at the plant site. SLAM II has been used for modelling.

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Working Papers | 1995

Privitization of Ports - Framework for Governmental Action

G. Raghuram

Given the delays and congestions at ports, leading to extensive demurrage charges for ships, a lot of attention on improving port productivity through better management systems and infrastructure developments are being considered. Privatization of ports at various levels is being proposed as a structural solution. The Government of India as well as many of the coastal states in India are examining this issue rather seriously. The author has been involved in a study for a state with a large coastline having over forty notified ports, on this issue of privatization. The objectives of this study were to examine and recommend” (a) Which of the present ports should be privatized? (b) Possible locations for future privately owned ports based on traffic considerations. (c) Which of the port-related services should be privatized? (d) The terms and conditions for selecting the parties for private ownership and/or provision of services. (e) The process of smooth implementation of privatization. As part of the methodology, the author also studied the experiences of a few countries abroad as well as nearly 10 major ports spread all over the country. This paper reports on this study and the development of a conceptual framework for governmental action for privatization of ports.

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Working Papers | 1995

Discovering People Potential: Organizational Constraints and Facilitators

M. R. Dixit and Deepti Bhatnagar

The paper highlights the importance of discovering people potential for organizations. It argues that constant search for people potential in teams and as individuals has to be an important item on organizational agenda, more so in the current context of rapid changes in the environment of today's organizations. Potential discovery processes are needed for fuller utilisation of talents which often remain unidentified and underdeveloped. After presenting a conceptual framework, the paper discusses organizational factors which influence the potential discovery process. It presents the case study of a successful organization which has consciously chosen systems and processes that facilitate the discovery, development and utilisation of people potential. Need for organizational mechanisms to sustain the potential discovery process is emphasised.

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