Department of Management Studies (MS): Recent submissions
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Identifying Dimensions For The International Positioning Process : Study Of Defence Systems
(2011-05-09)Issues related to research methodology increasingly occupy a central role in the field of International Positioning Process. It is becoming clear that greater attention to methodological issues is essential for the development ... -
Conceptualization And Measurement Of Organizational Patent Externalization Potential In R&D : Insights For Organization Design And Practice
(2011-03-01)Organizations have realized that they need to develop and strategically utilize their patent portfolios in order to maintain sustainable competitive advantage. This requires a change in the organization design and practice. ... -
Modeling The Dynamics Of Market Potential For Spaceborne Remote Sensing Data Services
(2011-02-02)Spaceborne Remote Sensing, the observation of the features on ground from orbiting satellites is one of the expanding business areas of international space business, attracting the analysis of the markets and the growth ... -
Topics In Demand management
(2011-02-02)This thesis is divided into two parts. Part I deals with demand management. For goods with no substitutes, under supply constraints, fairness considerations introduce negative externalities and lead to a market failure. ... -
Scheduling Problems With Discrete And Batch Processor Machines In Automobile Gear Manufacturing
(2011-02-02)The economy of a developing nation like India depends on various sectors such as: Agriculture, Commerce and Industries, Finance, Communication and Information Technology, etc. The manufacturing industries play a key role ... -
Modeling Private Information In Bilateral Relationships For Revenue Management
(2010-12-01)This thesis addresses two issues which arise in the context of airline revenue management. In the first part of the thesis, we develop an incentive mechanism to prevent revenue leakage caused by customers buying down. In ... -
Studies On Urban Sprawl And Spatial Planning Support System For Bangalore, India
(2010-09-30)Urban sprawl is the uncontrolled and uncoordinated outgrowth of towns and cities. Noting the various studies, the pattern of urban sprawl is characterised by using spatial metrics based on the extent of paved surface or ... -
A Study On The Motivational System Of Scientists In Relation To Performance And Its Consequences
(2010-09-22)Indian scientific organizations have experienced a tremendous growth in the last few years. Research Institutes have been carrying out scientific research in order to render ser vices in the frontier technologies. These ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Global TNCs And Local SMEs In Bangalore: Subcontracting, Innovation And Economic Performance
(2010-08-23)Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are one of the principal driving forces in the development of an economy because of its significant contribution in terms of number of enterprises, employment, output and exports in most ... -
Leveraging Resources For Strategic Organizational Renewal A Co-Evolutionary Perspective
(2010-07-23)Multiple strategic discontinuities of the constantly changing business environment are driving organizations, both large and small to seek new ways of conducting business to create wealth. The only way organizations can ... -
Do-it Yourself Market In India : Exploring Development And Servicing Of Demand For Products Related To Household Painting And Carpentry
(2010-07-13)Do-it-yourself (DIY) is the practice of household members undertaking home improvement or maintenance on their own, instead of hiring professional help. While DIY is a substantial and steadily growing cultural and economic ... -
A Stakeholder-Based Planning Framework For The Gherkin Agricultural Export Zone In Karnataka
(2010-04-08)In 2001, the Government of India announced a program for the establishment of Agricultural Export Zones (AEZ). This is the first national program in India to adopt a regional approach to promoting exports of agricultural ... -
Heuristic Methods For Job Scheduling In A Heat Treatment Shop To Maximize Kiln Utilization
(2009-06-24)Scheduling in the context of manufacturing systems has become increasingly impor- tant in order for organizations to achieve success in dynamic and competitive scenarios. Scheduling can be described as allocation of ... -
Collaborative Boundary Crossing Behaviours Of Product Development Teams : Role Of Direct And Indirect Factors
(2009-06-05)Emerging markets are fraught with uncertainty, diverse global players, rapid technological change, wide-spread price wars, and seemingly endless reorganization (Ilinitch, 1996). These changes have presented challenges to ...