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A Study of an R&D team in an Indian research organization : an ethnographic approach
The research reported in this thesis has attempted to provide a suggestive ethnographic case study of an R&D team in a government-sponsored power research institute in Southern India. This case study has tried to demonstrate ... -
Absorptive Capacity, Cluster Level Interactions, Innovation and Performance of Firms in the High-tech Manufacturing Cluster of Bengaluru
Researchers have identified absorptive capacity, which is a measure of dynamic capability of a firm, as one of the critical factors that drives interactions of a firm with other firms and associated institutions within and ... -
Acquisition of technological capability and economic performance in clusters : a study of Belgaum and Coimbatore small scale foundries
Promotion of small-scale industries (SSIs) has been given a lot of importance in developing countries because of the many virtues small industries have, such as, the potential to generate employment, nurturing of ... -
Algorithms For Geospatial Analysis Using Multi-Resolution Remote Sensing Data
(2014-02-28)Geospatial analysis involves application of statistical methods, algorithms and information retrieval techniques to geospatial data. It incorporates time into spatial databases and facilitates investigation of land cover ... -
The Allure of Departed Colleagues : An Examination of Career Mobility in Competitive Labor Markets
(2018-06-19)In global corporations, work is increasingly organized around projects and individuals are constantly working with new constellations of partners across locational and temporal boundaries. In order to be successful in such ... -
Analyses of Performance, Risk and Underpricing of Indian IPOs
Across geographies, unlisted firms raise capital from individuals and institutions by issuing Initial Public Offering (IPO) through finanical markets. IPOs are of great interest to investors, regulators, issuing firms and ... -
Analysis Of Generalized Product Development Process Architecture Using Design Structure Matrices
(2013-05-23)Product development process (PDP) architecture holds the key to the management of New Product Development (NPD). A lot of care is exercised in managing the NPD to reduce risk and uncertainties. There exists potential scope ... -
Analysis Of Productivity Growth In Indian Electronics Industry : Significance Of Management Decision Variables As Determinants
(2010-09-03)The present study is an attempt to analyze the impact of changing policy regime during the liberalization era on the behaviour of 81 sample firms in Indian electronics industry in terms of factor productivities. We categorise ... -
An Analytical Study Of The Silk Reeling Operations In Karnataka
(Indian Institute of Science, 2006-02-21)Sericulture is an important agro industry in Indian economy. Reeling sector is a vital component of sericulture linking the agriculture based activity of cocoon production with the industrial activity of fabric production. ... -
ANTECEDENTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF HUMAN CAPITAL VALUE ADDITION AMONG KNOWLEDGE PROFESSIONALS
(Indian Institute of Science, 2005-07-13)The last decade has seen the growth of knowledge based industries and knowledge work. It has also witnessed the ever-increasing onslaught of competition and change.Intangibles have become increasingly important factors in ... -
Assessment of factors influencing production and marketing of groundnut and sunflower in Peninsular India
The demand for edible oil is increasing at an annual rate of 6 per cent suggesting that the productivity of oilseeds needs to be substantially increased in order to bridge the demand-supply gap. So, there is a need to step ... -
An Assessment Of Nanoscience And Nanotechnology (NST) Initiatives In India
(2013-06-12)Technology is the ‘engine of economic growth’ and technological progress is the most important factor driving a nation’s sustained economic growth. New technologies assume significant and long term role in this process of ... -
Assessment of University Technology Transfer Efficiency in the Context of Medical Device Technologies
(2018-07-18)Data to understand the inventiveness and technology transfer process for medical devices in India is lacking and majority of medical devices are imported. The presence of a medical school in a university system is expected ... -
Availability, Allocation and Sharing of Water in a River Basin
(2018-06-18)The economic growth and the increase in population has led to an increased demand for water for various purposes such as domestic consumption, irrigation, industrial use, power generation, navigation, recreation, and ... -
Batch Processsor Scheduling - A Class Of Problems In Steel Casting Foundries
(2010-09-15)Modern manufacturing systems need new types of scheduling methods. While traditional scheduling methods are primarily concerned with sequencing of jobs, modern manufacturing environments provide the additional possibility ... -
Bayesian Accelerated Life Testing of Series Systems
(2018-01-18)Consider life testing of J-component series systems that are subjected to stress levels that are steeper than that at normal usage condition. The objective of performing such life tests, commonly known as Accelerated Life ... -
Benchmarking and Modelling the Sustainability of Urban Mobility System : A Case Study of Bangalore City, India
Indian cities have dealt with the problem arising from the discordance between urbanization due to rapidly growing economies and the demand for increasing mobility services and infrastructure. However, they have failed to ... -
Benchmarking and Modelling the Sustainability Transition of National Electricity System : A Case Study of India
(2018-02-28)We have dealt with the problem arising from the incongruity between the evolution of the electricity system for meeting the objectives of economic growth, and the human/societal requirements of inclusive and affordable ...