Showing papers by "Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad published in 1973"
TL;DR: In this paper, an attempt has been made to explain the inter-regional wage differentials by analysing the data on trade unionism, per capita income, productivity, capital intensity, non-primary employment and consumer prices.
Abstract: This paper examines some hypotheses with respect to the interregional wage variations in Indian manufacturing from 1950 to 1960. The choice of this period was determined by the availability of relevant data. It was found in an earlier study that the regional wage structure tended to be flexible during the period under consideration. In this paper, an attempt has been made to explain the inter‐regional wage differentials by analysing the data on trade unionism, per capita income, productivity, capital intensity, non‐primary employment and consumer prices. It is argued that the level of regional wage differentials can be explained by relative differentials in productivity and in trade unionism, but the change in wage differentials depends upon the changing capital intensity in respective regions.
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TL;DR: In this article, a weather-input corn-output relation is utilized as a basis for a dynamic programming analysis to estimate the influence of moisture variables on corn yield, and the economics of water use according to certain "rules of thumb" is examined.
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TL;DR: The authors found that the discrepancy between Ss' judgments and those attributed to the others was either small or large and was revealed under conditions that emphasized either group or individual accuracy, when the discrepancy was large, nonauthoritarian Ss changed their judgments in both influence conditions, while the authoritarian Ss showed substantial change only in the group accuracy condition.
Abstract: Having made a series of numerosity judgments, Ss were exposed to judgments presumably made by three other individuals. The discrepancy between Ss’ judgments and those attributed to the others was either small or large and was revealed under conditions that emphasized either group or individual accuracy. When the discrepancy was large, nonauthoritarian Ss changed their judgments in both influence conditions, while the authoritarian Ss showed substantial change only in the group accuracy condition. When the discrepancy was small, no differences between authoritarian and nonauthoritarian conformity were observed.
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TL;DR: The effect of sex and level of education on authoritarianism, separately within Indian and American cultures as well as cross-culturally is studied to suggest a very strong culture effect.
Abstract: Authoritarianism as a personality dimension is closely related to family and cultural conditioning of the individual (Adorno, et al., 1950). This has been supported by a number of studies of various subgroups within American culture as well as ~r~~s-cultural groups. In their study of six cultural groups, Meade and Whittaker (1967) found the Indian group to be extremely authoritarian followed by samples from Rhodesia, Hong Kong, Arabia, Brazil, and USA in that order. Although no attempts have been made to explain the findings, differences in religion, family structure, education, child rearing practices, and political system, working alone or in interaction, may explain. Present research was designed to study the effect of sex and level of education on authoritarianism, separately within Indian and American cultures as well as cross-culturally. There is some preliminary evidence to suggcsc that males more than females (Denmark & Diggory, 1966) and less educated more than educated (Plant, 1965) show greater authoritarian tendencies. Here, with teacher's help 160 students, half American and half Indian were administered California F-scale. In order to reduce the possibility of response set, the F-scale was buried within the Social Desirability Scale, developed by Marlowe and Crowne (1964). Of the 80 Indian students, 40 (20 male, 20 female) were college seniors at St. Xavier's College. Samples of 20 male and 20 female high school seniors came from St. Xavier's High School and Mount Carmel High School, respectively. All three institutions, situated at Ahmedabad are church schools run by Catholic missionaries. Their medium of instruction is English. The American sample, varying in the same respects as the Indian, was randomly drawn from University of Kansas and Lawrence High School at Lawrence, Kansas. A 2 x 2 x 2 analysis of variance indicated significant cultural (p < .01) and educational (p < .O5) effects. The Indian students scored significantly higher (M = 135.86) than American students (M = 85.28). Similarly, high school seniors showed higher F-scores (M = 113.83) than college seniors (M = 107.33). None of the interaction effects were significant. Individual comparisons using the Newman-Keuls test showed that the Indian students irrespective of their years in school and sex scored significantly higher on F-scale than their American counterparts. Results suggest a very strong culture effect. They seem more convinced of the correctness of theil social values and beliefs, which coupled with discipline-oriented training of missionary schools may account for dogmatic, rigid, traditional, and highly status-oriented behaviour.
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