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Relationship
between Change Management Ability of Directors of Research
Institutes and Effectiveness of Change in their Organizations
in the Indian National Agricultural Research System
-- R
V S Rao, K H Rao, B S Sontakki and M M Anwer
This
paper studies the ability of leaders in effective organizational
change management. It gives the details of an action research
conducted in agricultural research organization. It is necessary
for any organization to keep pace with the dynamic internal
and external environments. To bring in organizational change,
the abilities of the existing leaders play a vital role. They
can be termed as the direct change agents. Their knowledge,
skill, and willingness help the organization in facilitating
change.
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2007 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
Participation
Climate, Managerial Perceptions and Performance Appraisal
Leading to the Development of the Human Capital in a Private
Sector Organization
-- Smita
Gupta and Manisha Agarwal
This
empirical based study attempted to examine the effects of
one of the organizational climate dimensions on the perceptions
of performance appraisal system. An effective appraisal system
leads to proper development of the human capital in organizations.
The study examined the relationship between managerial
perceptions of the climate of participation and the
perceived effectiveness of performance appraisal system in
a private sector organization in North India. It was expected
that the patterns of relationship between the variables under
study would be positive in the organization. The results focussed
on the importance of climate of participation for increasing
organizational commitment with the help of a better performance
appraisal system among managerial personnel in Indian organizations.
The empirical findings, therefore, have an implication in
development of skills, performance, and commitment of the
human capital in organizations. The sample for the present
case study belonged to a single private sector organization
in Northern India.
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2007 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
The
Hit Formula! Can Characteristics of a Successful Movie be
Determined?
-- Nitin Gupta
This
paper tries to determine the characteristics of the movies
that have proved to be box office successes from May 2002
to September 2002 in the US1. It attempts to find
out if there is a significant difference between characteristics
of these movies, and the movies that have failed at the box
office during a given time period. The project findings show
that although, there is a significant difference between these
two categories of movies, determining the characteristics
of the movies in either of the category is rather difficult
to find. It is interesting to note that advertising budget
is influencing the gross box office revenue in both the categories
of movies. Also, the critics always seem to underrate a movie
as compared to the audiences.
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2007 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
Perception
of Students Towards Group Work and Group Management Projects
-- M
S Balaji
In
business schools across India, one of the most common pedagogical
tools is the use of group work and group projects. A number
of factors have driven the increase in the use of this form
of active learning format. As instructor, it is essential
to understand how students perceive group works, factors that
influence their perception, and the importance of group work
from the students' perspective. Understanding them will enable
the instructor to efficiently use group works and aid in students
learning and career development. This study examines the perception
of students towards group work and the skills acquired through
group work and group projects. In addition, attention is given
to the influence of age and prior work experience on the students'
perception of group work. The sample consists of 187 students
undertaking a marketing course at a premier business school
in India. The findings indicate that students' perception
towards the group work is significant and students value the
skills acquired through group projects for their future career
development. Implications are provided.
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2007 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
Critical
Success Factors of TQM in Auto Component Industry
-- Lakshmi
Jagannathan and Fatima Jacob
The
global marketplace and domestic and international competition
have made organizations around the world realize that their
survival depends on high quality. Total Quality Management
(TQM) has spread its wings every sphere of the global corporate
world and Indian companies are no exception. Post-globalization,
top Indian firms, especially in the manufacturing sector,
started adopting strategies to not only be competitive globally
but also reduce their defect rates dramatically. The impact
of this quality drive was also on the auto component industry
due to the influx of global auto players such as Ford, Hyundai
and Chrysler. Implementation of TQM tools and techniques became
imperative for auto component players to become part of the
global value chain. Quality Assurance certification such as
QS 9000 and TS 16949, which were automotive industry specific,
were adopted so that it could enable them to supply to the
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and the Tier 1 suppliers.
This research paper focuses on the factors that are critical
for TQM implementation among QS 9000/TS 16949 certified companies.
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2007 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
GATS
and Transnational Retailing: Few Concerns and Challenges
-- Dipankar
Dey
The
General Agreement on Trade on Services (GATS) has opened up
opportunities before the entrepreneurs of the developing countries
to participate in international trade as one of the many small
suppliers to the global retail chains. The transnational retailers
now optimize their return on capital by integrating global
supply chain with their retail outlets spread worldwide. Goods,
commodities and services are increasingly sourced from low
cost offshore destinations. While this model of transnational
retailing has been developed purely on economic logic, it
ignores social and ethical issues. Various research findings
highlight these limitations of this model. Now the challenge
before the stakeholders of this trading system is to develop
a more acceptable model by incorporating social and ethical
parameters into it. Any model which is socially unsustainable
would find it difficult to sustain itself in the long run,
purely on economic strength. The paper has been divided into
two parts. This paper deals with the basic concepts of GATS,
the driving forces behind the retail boom, and the theoretical
construct of the retail model. The author also focuses on
some of the concerns expressed worldwide against organized
retailing are analyzed and it is tried to identify the limitations
of this business model. As global consolidation is more pronounced
in food business, discussion is mainly focused on food retailing
sector though it cited few examples from apparel sector also.
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2007 IUP. All Rights Reserved.
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