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Working Papers | 1975

Management Process by the Education of the Future

Pareek Udai

In our philosophy, the legitimate role of social change in education has to move away from elitist orientation to whole society orientation. It is necessary to develop new value framework, attitudes, value orientations. These fall under three main orientations. The process of production of knowledge has to be reversed and also priorities. After discussing these value orientations, seven dimensions of management are discussed to see how these function in two models of management, one for elitist education and the other for the whole society education. Eight relevant processes are also discussed for these two types of education, suggesting how education can move from today to tomorrow.

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Working Papers | 1975

Training Economic Impacts Through the Commodity Price/Quantity Structure

Mathur P N and Shah Tushar

A new framework has been developed for analysing the sectoral price behaviour. A detailed theoretical exposition of the hypothesis regarding fix and flex price systems is given in first para of the paper. IN a nutshell, fix price industries and those industries where process respond mainly to changes in demand. In the second part of the paper, this hypothesis has been tested for the Indian economy by using a twenty sectoral model. It was found that only two sectors namely agriculture and agro-products fell in flex price system. All other sectors qualified to be admitted to fix price category.

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Working Papers | 1975

Implementation Problems of Management Control Systems

Bhattacharyya S K and Camillus J C

Objectives: To provide a deeper understanding and a systematic analysis of the implementation problems of management control systems in Indian companies and to determine the relationship, if any, between these problems on the one hand, and the characteristics of the company and the design of the management control systems on the other. Also, the research project was intended to develop recommendations for: 1. Minimizing the occurrence of the implementation problems 2. Eliminating problems when they occur 3. If inevitable, reducing their severity. Findings :- There were two major and distinctly different types of objectives which the management control systems can serve, viz., the technical objectives and the managerial objectives. With regard to the managerial dimension, it was found that it was the use which management made of the system that determined its effectiveness rather than the sophistication of design of the system. The design of the management control system had a relatively greater role to play with regard to the technical dimension of effectiveness. Further findings were: 1. A rational organizational structure was an important prerequisite for the effectiveness of the management control systems. 2. The absence of efficient reporting systems providing timely managerial information relating to key results areas was often a cause of ineffectiveness. 3. Top management use of the system, particularly demonstrated in the review and follow-up exercise, was the primary determinant of the system's effectiveness.

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Working Papers | 1975

Inter Personal Feedback: The Transaction for Mutuality

Pareek Udai

The concept of interpersonal feedback as one of providing information to a person for improving his interpersonal competence is discussed. After discussing the functions of interpersonal feedback, the processes of interpersonal feedback are discussed in details. The process consists of perception of behaviour by the person giving feedback, his own personality, the message he sends, the way he sends the message, how the message is received, whether it is seen as helpful or threatening and how it leads to either behavioural change or rejection of feedback. The various uses of feedback are discussed, drawing upon various researches in the field. Discussing the various kinds of feedback, the last section focusses on how feedback can be useful for building effective transaction between the person giving feedback and the one who is receiving it. This section also discusses what the person who is giving feedback can do to make it more effective and similarly what the person who receives the feedback can do so that instead of dealing with the feedback by defensive behaviour, he is able to use it for increasing his interpersonal competence.

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Working Papers | 1975

Information Systems for Control of Development Activities: A Conceptual Framework

Camillus J C, Asopa V N, and Kaul Mohan

The paper reviews the district environment and emphasizes the importance of information and control systems for better planning and implementation of developmental programmes. A conceptual framework for the design of information systems for the control of developmental activities at the district level of government is proposed. The framework developed recognizes the special attributes of developmental activities which demand a departure from the traditional planning and control frameworks employed in commercial situations. A three-dimensional matrix for identifying and organizing the universe of information required for control of developmental activities is proposed. This matrix recognizes the importance of developmental objectives and requires an identification of programmes intended to serve each objective or set of objectives. It further specifies the parameters in relation to each programme which are required for decision making and takes into account the implications of the functions and hierarchical levels of officials in terms of their information needs.

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Working Papers | 1975

Consumption Patterns and Macromarketing: A Radical Perspective

Dholakia Nikhilesh

In studying the choices for consumption, marketing scholars have been almost totally occupied with a very narrow spectrum of choice, viz brand choice. This paper discusses the nature of consumption patterns and how social choices leading to particular types of consumption patterns are made. It is argued that the dominant consumption pattern in capitalist societies consists of private consumption, at an individual level, and in a passive way. It is further argued that such a consumption pattern is an inevitable outcome of the skewed distribution of power and control of resources and that it continually deepens the predicament of powerless and poor consumers.

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Working Papers | 1975

Structure of Demand for India Exports of Selected Engineering Goods 1961-71 (Global)

Wadhva Charan D

Engineering goods have been a very important dynamic element in the changing structure of India's exports during the last decade. In this research project, we have empirically estimated price and income elasticities of demand for our exports of 48 selected engineering goods to the world market as a whole. This analysis of demand for exports of 48 selected engineering goods from India during the period 1961-71 confirms the hypothesis hat most of the engineering products hold a great potential for growth of exports in the coming years. This study would help the exporters and policy makers to understand the structure of demand for our exports of engineering goods and to formulate a strategy for the growth of such exports during the coming years.

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Working Papers | 1975

Stewart Maturity Scale Manual

T. V. Rao

This manual describes a scoring system for TAT stories and other verbal fantasy material to assess the Psychosocial Development of any individual. There are four stages of development parallel to those outlined by Freud and Erickson. Practice stories accompanying this manual are available separately. Only trained psychologists familiar with TAT scoring systems can use the system described here after achieving the recommended level of reliability on practice stories. This system is useful to locate the maturity level (psychosocial, emotional etc) of any individual. Research results are available on youth and adult groups.

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Working Papers | 1975

Research Relevant to Population Education: Survey from India

Pareek Udai and T. V. Rao

After discussing a general modular paradigm of population education consisting of curriculum building, system building and diffusion process, the relevant researches from behavioural sciences are reviewed. These researches relate to socio-economic status and religion, family structure variables, community and culture. Researches in the field of cognitive development, student attitudes and motivation, family life and family planning are also discussed. Studies on teacher attitude and their family planing behaviour, teaching methods, tribal education and diffusion process are included. Reviewing of these researches, the current status of population education and its future needs are suggested.

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Working Papers | 1975

Cross Cultural Surveys and Interviewing

Pareek Udai and T. V. Rao

Survey and interviews are the most widely used methods in cross cultural research. Some basic questions about designing of surveys have been raised. A paradigm of interview as a form of communication has been proposed. The relevant factors in relation to the interviewer's background, questions asked, respondent's background, interview and its setting, questions understood, respondent motivation answer given and answer understood have been discussed in relation to the paradigm. This interviewing process has been discussed in details (purpose, preparation of the schedule, sequencing, questions and responses, structure and scaling). The other topics covered are treating data from interview, interviewer related factors, respondent related factors, cultural factors and authenticity of interviews. Selection and training of interviewers are also discussed.

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