Methodology of Business Studies

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Contents
4. About the Author
5. Preface
6. 1 - Introduction to Business Studies
   1. 1.1 - Introduction
   2. 1.2 - The Role of Business in Economic Development
   3. 1.3 - Contribution of Business in the Development of Society
   4. 1.4 - The Indian Development Experience in the Post-Colonial Period
   5. 1.5 - Development Strategy and Experience during Liberalization and Globalization
   6. 1.6 - The Role of the Public Sector in India
   7. 1.7 - The Role of the Private Sector in India
   8. 1.8 - The Different Stakeholders of Business Firms
   9. 1.9 - Emergence of Managerialism and the Management Boom
   10. 1.10 - Role of Corporate Governance
   11. 1.11 - Alternative Goals of Business
   12. 1.12 - Share Holder Value Maximization Model
   13. 1.13 - Goals for the Public Sector
   14. 1.14 - Goals for the Cooperative Sector
   15. 1.15 - Goals for Non-profit Enterprises
   16. 1.16 - Government Regulation of Business
   17. Exercises
   18. Bibliography
7. 2 - Establishing a Business and Entrepreneur Heuristics
   1. 2.1 - Establishing a Business Venture
   2. 2.2 - Entrepreneurship
   3. 2.3 - Factors Affecting Entrepreneurial Supply
   4. 2.4 - Intrapreneurs—An Emerging Class (Corporate Entrepreneurship)
   5. 2.5 - Mobilization of Financial Resources for Business
   6. 2.6 - Domestic Savings in India
   7. 2.7 - Sectoral Component of Gross Domestic Saving
   8. 2.8 - Factors Affecting Savings
   9. 2.9 - Loans and Advances
   10. 2.10 - Sources of Funds
   11. 2.11 - Markets for Raising Money: Short-Term and Long-Term Funds
   12. 2.12 - Lending Institutions for Business: Banks and Non-Bank Financial Institutions
   13. 2.13 - International Sources of Business Funds
   14. 2.14 - Cost of Capital
   15. 2.15 - Areas of Expenses
   16. 2.16 - Accounting and Accounting Practices
   17. 2.17 - Accounting Standards
   18. 2.18 - Returns on Investment
   19. 2.19 - Factors of Production and Its Rewards
   20. 2.20 - Payment of Taxes to the Government at the National and State Levels
   21. 2.21 - Funds from the Primary and Secondary Market
   22. 2.22 - Stock Exchanges (Secondary Markets in India)
   23. 2.23 - Stockbroking
   24. 2.24 - Stock Exchange Cues
   25. Exercises
   26. Bibliography
8. 3 - Functioning of Organizations and New Management Tools
   1. 3.1 - The Role of Trained Manpower
   2. 3.2 - Trained Manpower at the Individual and Family Level
   3. 3.3 - Trained Manpower at the Organizational and National Level
   4. 3.4 - Functioning of Organizations
   5. 3.5 - The Role of Human Resources
   6. 3.6 - Management Problems in Small, Medium and Large Organizations
   7. 3.7 - Quality of Life
   8. 3.8 - Production of Tangible and Intangible products
   9. 3.9 - Role of Marketing in Business
   10. 3.10 - Role of Marketing in Society
   11. 3.11 - Emerging Trends in Strategic Management
   12. 3.12 - Elements of Strategic Management
   13. 3.13 - Total Quality Management
   14. 3.14 - Benchmarking
   15. 3.15 - Statistical Quality Control
   16. 3.16 - Quality Circle
   17. 3.17 - Business Process Reengineering
   18. 3.18 - Six Sigma
   19. 3.19 - Business Process Outsourcing
   20. 3.20 - Knowledge Process Outsourcing
   21. Exercises
   22. Bibliography
9. 4 - Consumer Protection and Intellectual Property Rights
   1. 4.1 - The Rights of a Consumer
   2. 4.2 - The Need and Importance of Consumer Protection
   3. 4.3 - Approach to Consumer Protection
   4. 4.4 - Consumer Protection Act, 1986
   5. 4.5 - Filing of Appeals at the District, State and National Levels
   6. 4.6 - Evaluation of the Consumer Protection Act
   7. 4.7 - Intellectual Property Rights
   8. 4.8 - International Agreements for Intellectual Property Rights
   9. 4.9 - Patent Rights
   10. 4.10 - Copyright
   11. 4.11 - Trademarks
   12. 4.12 - Plagiarism
   13. Exercises
   14. Bibliography
10. 5 - Managing Information
    1. 5.1 - Appraisal of the Right to Information Act in India
    2. 5.2 - Meaning of the Right to Information
    3. 5.3 - Need and Objective of the Right to Information
    4. 5.4 - Responsibilities and Obligations of Public Authority
    5. 5.5 - A Competent Authority
    6. 5.6 - Exemptions from Disclosure of Information
    7. 5.7 - Third Party Information
    8. 5.8 - Constitution of the Central Information Commissions
    9. 5.9 - Constitution of the State Information Commissions
    10. 5.10 - Powers and Functions of Information Commissions
    11. 5.11 - Procedure for Appeal
    12. 5.12 - Penalties
    13. 5.13 - Disclosure of Information against Requests
    14. 5.14 - Right to Access Information in Banking Transactions
    15. 5.15 - Right to Access Information in Insurance Transactions
    16. 5.16 - Applying under the Right to Information Act, 2005
    17. 5.17 - Conclusion
    18. Exercises
    19. Bibliography
11. Appendix 1: Cases
12. Appendix 2: Form for Requesting Information – I
13. Appendix 3: Form for Requesting Information – II
14. Appendix 4: Form for Requesting Information from the Kerala State Information Commission
15. Appendix 5: The Kerala Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2006
16. Appendix 6: The Right to Information Act, 2005
17. Notes
18. Copyright