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Business Development Services

NAME OF INSTITUTION: Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India

MAILING ADDRESS: Bhat-392 428, Dist. Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

TELEPHONE NO: 079-3269163.

FAX: 079-3269164.

E-MAIL ADDRESS : ediindia@ad1.vsnl.net.in.

WEBSITE: www.ediindia.org

TITLE: Business development services markets in India (Consultancy)

PROJECT LEADER(S): Awasthi, Dinesh

PROJECT ASSOCIATE(S): Sanjay Paul.

DATE OF COMPLETION: 2000.

NAME OF COLLOBORATOR/ SPONSORER : Department for International Development

MAILING ADDRESS(C): British High Commission, New Delhi

PROJECT ABSTRACT: Objectives: 1)understand the characteristics of BDS Market; 2)assess the impact of BDS on performance of SSEs; 3)find out the possible donor interventions in developing BDS Market.

Methodology: Information is collected from 100 small enterprises viz., Foundry, Hosiery, Leather and Software through personal interviews by developing a semi structured schedule on the basis of the Pilot testing.

Study Area: Calcutta and Howrah.

PLANNED OUTPUT: Report.

KEYWORDS: INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES; BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES;MARKETS.

Leadership

NAME OF INSTITUTION: Centre for Organization Development (COD)
MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Cyberabad, Madhavpur, Hyderabad--500 081

TELEPHONE NO. 311889 / 3118903.
FAX: 91-403117703.
E-MAIL ADDRESS: codhyd@hd1.vsnl.net.in
WEBSITE: www.codhyd.com
TITLE: Leadership amongst Tribals and Forest Protection: A Study of a Gond Village

PROJECT LEADER(S): Srinivas, Burra

STARTING DATE: April 2000

DATE OF COMPLETION: January 2001

PROJECT ABSTRACT: Objectives: (1)To study unique features of the Vana Samrakashana Samithi - VSS (Forest Protection Group)of Behroonguda (first VSS of AP);and (2) to draw lessons for leadership from the tribal village leadership to the corporate world.

Methodology: The study is conducted with participant observation, semi-structured interview with Forest Officials as well as JFM Committee members. A detailed interview of the leader of VSS Mr. Pendaram Ramu is also conducted as part of the study.

Study area: Behranguda Village of Jannaram Forest Division of Adilabad District, Andhra Pradesh.

PRESENT STATUS: First VSS to achieve financial viability Strong leadership and commitment has given the tribals financial dividends to the time of Rs. 65 million worth of forest timber as of 200 under JFM.

PLANNED OUTPUT: Seminar Proceedings (Report)

KEYWORDS: TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT;TRIBAL WELFARE ; LEADERSHIP; GONDS; FORESTPROTECTION GROUP;JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT;ANDHRA PRADESH

Monitoring Mechanisms

NAME OF THE CENTRE: Centre for Monitoring & Evaluation (CME) (NIRD)

TITLE: Monitoring mechanism of watershed projects: A study

PROJECT LEADER: Chatterjee, S

STARTING DATE: July, 2001

DATE OF COMPLETION: September, 2001

OBJECTIVES: 1. To study the existing process of Monitoring;2. To identify gaps & constraints in effective monitoring;3. To evolve a practical monitoring mechanism; and 4. To examine the feasibility of online monitoring.

METHODOLOGY: Information was collected through group discussion method from the villagers, PRI functionaries, Govt. departments and NGOs.

STUDY AREAS: Maharashtra

KEYWORDS: IRRIGATION;WATERHSED PROJECTS;MONITORING MECHANISMS; MAHARASHTRA

Organisational Linkages

NAME OF THE CENTRE: Centre for Panchayati Raj (CPR) (NIRD)

TITLE: Inter - organizational linkages at the village level – A study of inter- relationships between different organizations

PROJECT TEAM: Thrust Members

STARTING DATE: June, 2001

DATE OF COMPLETION: November, 2001

OBJECTIVES: 1. To identify the areas of cooperation among different organizations;2. To highlight the areas of conflict among different organizations; and 3. To understand the organizational dynamics in the context of development.

METHODOLOGY: Information was collected with the help of an organizational data schedule and an interview with the office bearers of village based organizations(functional).

STUDY AREAS: Manipur, Orissa and Rajasthan.

KEYWORDS: RURAL DEVELOPMENT; ORGANISATIONAL LINKAGES; MANIPUR; ORISSA;RAJASTHAN

Organisational Stress

NAME OF THE CENTRE: Centre for Behavioral & Organizational Development (CBOD) (NIRD)

TITLE: Organisational stress: A study of role stress among development personnel

PROJECT LEADER: Aneesuddin, M

STARTING DATE: September, 2002

DATE OF COMPLETION: March, 2003

OBJECTIVES: 1. To determine the nature and extent of role associated stress as experienced by developmental functionaries;2. To identify measures that would help in effectively coping with the dysfunctional outcomes associated with the phenomenon.

METHODOLOGY: Information would be collected through structured and semi structured questionnaire method.

STUDY AREA: Karnataka

KEYWORDS: PSYCHOLOGY;ORGANISATIONAL STRESS;DEVELOPMENT FUNCTIONARIES;KARNATAKA

Project Management

NAME OF THE CENTRE: Centre for Natural Resources Management (CNRM) (NIRD)

TITLE: Study on institutional arrangements for post project management under watershed projects : Analytical study

PROJECT LEADER: Purandare, A P

STARTING DATE: May, 2002

DATE OF COMPLETION: March, 2003 OBJECTIVES: 1. To identify the existing institutional arrangements for the management of completed watershed projects or those nearing completion.2. To assess the practicability of existing institutional arrangements for post project management; and 3. To suggest alternative arrangements to ensure the effective management of watershed projects.

METHODOLOGY: Primary data would be collected through personal and group interviews, informed discussions and PRA tools and techniques.Secondary information will be collected with the help of content analysis of office records, reports, research studies and watershed guidelines.

STUDY AREAS: Madhya Pradesh and Orissa

KEYWORDS: IRRIGATION;WATERSHED PROJECTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS;MADHYA PRADESH;ORISSA