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Original Article
Open Access
Production Chains: A Difficult Research Agenda
A. J. C. Bose, Saroj Sinha
· pp. 5–13
DOI: 10.17010/pijom/2012/v5i11/60289
After introducing the concept of the production chain, the paper examines the empirical findings about it in the global automobile industry. On this basis, a simple and yet exciting research problem about organizational capabilities in value creation is derived with …
Keywords:
Production Chain, Automobile Industry, Subcontracting, HR Practices, Tiering Structure, Assemblers
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Original Article
Open Access
Capabilities of Entrepreneurs in the Execution of Strategies in SSIs in two States of India: A Comparative Study
Bibhu Prasad Kar, Muna Kalyani, Sourav Bikash Borah
· pp. 14–23
DOI: 10.17010/pijom/2012/v5i11/60292
Purpose: Gujarat and Odisha are two different provinces in the Indian sub-continent under the South-Asiatic region. Gujarat, with less mineral resources, tribal population and moderate poverty prospered economically due to the setting up of new industries, particularly in the Small …
Keywords:
Strategy, Fiscal Stability, Stakeholders, Proactive Engagement, Critical Resources, Strategy & Implementation, Small Scale Industries (SSIs)
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Original Article
Open Access
Relation Between Job Attitudes and Attrition: An Exploratory Study on Information Technology (IT) and Information Technology Enabled Services (ITeS) Sector Employees in India
A. Pandu, Mohammed Galib Hussain
· pp. 24–33
DOI: 10.17010/pijom/2012/v5i11/60293
Attrition is becoming an area of growing concern in the Information Technology (IT) and Information Technology Enabled Services (ITeS) sector. The purpose of this paper is to investigate Job Attitudes and their relationship with the IT and ITeS employees' attrition …
Keywords:
Attrition, Job Attitudes, IT Sector, ITeS Sector, Motivation, Retention of Employees, Employee Behaviour, Job Satisfaction
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Original Article
Open Access
Competency Mapping of Engineers in the Engineering Industry of Satara, Maharashtra
Deepti Manohar Yadav, Krishnaji Mahadeo Nalawade
· pp. 34–43
DOI: 10.17010/pijom/2012/v5i11/60294
This paper aims to examine the development of engineers' competency model in the engineering industry and its importance towards the present context of human capital and management functions in Engineering units in Satara, Maharashtra. 118 engineering units from the industrial …
Keywords:
Competence, Competency Mapping, Competency Model, Engineering Units
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Original Article
Open Access
Strategies for Improved Handicrafts Exports
D. Subramaniam
· pp. 44–50
DOI: 10.17010/pijom/2012/v5i11/60299
In the current globalized economy, there is a market for every product. Any organization /country can identify the products that provide them a competitive advantage to engage themselves in export of that product. Handicrafts are one such category of items …
Keywords:
Competitive Advantage, Handicrafts, Artisans, Entry Barriers
