... qualitative methods, this article draws on government documents, interviews and recent media reports to examine the reemergence of a strong administrative state in India in the context of PM of the pandemic. This methodology allows us to go deep into the cases and provide a robust understanding...

...Aman Gupta; Sushil Kumar Purpose State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are essential tools to further policy objectives across the world. However, in the past few decades, heated debates on the performance of SOEs vis-à-vis private sector enterprises have surfaced. In India, SOEs have long played...

... implications on social level. Originality/value The paper is one in a kind. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Against this backdrop, the paper will review the megacities Bangalore (India), São Paulo (Brazil), Shanghai (China...

... and stressed individuals, should be provided with flexible working hours. In this way, culture can become supportive to cater to different needs of employees. Originality/value Till date, organizational culture as moderator has received very less attention in India. The establishment of organizational...

...Ajay Chhibber; Swati Gupta Purpose While national public policies such as performance contracts and disinvestment affect the dynamics of large- and medium-scale state-owned enterprises in emerging market economies, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the performance of India’s public sector...

...Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi; Ravi Kiran Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate e‐governance projects for the social and economic development and citizen services by ten major states of India: Haryana, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka...

...Anjula Gurtoo Purpose Economic policy reforms, characterised by a market‐driven, privatised policy regime, are being adopted as a strategy by India to promote economic development. As markets become liberalised, public sector organisations face extreme vulnerability unless they can identify...

...Madhu Ranjan Kumar Purpose This paper seeks to assess the hierarchical tendencies among direct recruit managers, managers promoted from supervisory grade and supervisors in a large bureaucracy in India using an instrument developed in India. Design/methodology/approach The instrument assesses...

...Trudie Honour; Jim Barry; Sneha Palnitkar This paper considers the role of gender in urban governance, taking Mumbai (formerly Bombay) in India as case study. Findings are presented from a research programme involving both female and male politicians and administrators in order to explore the ways...

... without changing ownership to private investors ‐ is likely to provide similar efficiency gains. Examines this hypothesis empirically in the context of state‐owned manufacturing enterprises in India that face effective competition from private sector firms. Shows, from analysis of variance of efficiency...

...T.A.S. Vijayaraghavan State road transport undertakings (SRTUs) in India presently operate around 110,000 passenger buses with a total investment of about Rs60 billion. Criticism of SRTUs has become more transparent with the recent policy changes. One of the major criticisms...

...T.L. Sankar; R.K. Mishra; A. Lateef Syed Mohammed Examines one of the most important reforms relating to public enterprise (PE) policy in India, namely divestment of their share‐holdings. Discusses the philosophy, process, organizational mechanism, expectations and outcomes of divestment in PEs...

... limitations. Once Winston Churchill observed: “Capitalism is unequally shared wealth while Socialism is equally distributed poverty”. India has followed the path of a “mixed economy” which thrives on the co‐existence of public and private sectors. The joint sector which provides a compromise between public...

... planned economic development, outlines a profile of STUs, evaluates their operations, and indicates the scope and methods for reform and privatization. Sums up policy implications in the final section. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Bus operators India Nationalized industries Privatization Public...

...Richard Paton; Anurag Goel Based on a study of the management requirements and challenges of the position of district magistrates in India. Determines what makes district magistrates effective. The study was based on interviews and workshops involving dozens of district magistrates. Illustrates...

... been set up, namely State Industrial Development Corporations (SIDCs) in almost all the states in India for undertaking promotional activities. With the growing role of Development Banking in India, the SIDCs are facing financial hardships as they are wholly dependent on Government grants. The paucity...

... few African governments have been willing or able to do. Agriculture Technology transfer India Nigeria Policy management How to Organise Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer: Lessons from India and Nigeria Arthur A. Goldsmith University of Massachusetts, USA Agricultural Research...