The problem of animal psychology. 2.

The problem of animal instinct. 3.

The problem of animal learning. 4.

The problem of animal intelligence. 5.

The problem of animal understanding. 6.

The problem of animal ideation. 7.

The problem of animal world. Bibliography.

Index. From the preface: "The reader will not expect to find in the pages of a book of such a modest size as this a full account of all facts known in the field of animal psychology and of all theories built on these facts.

The author has rather preferred to follow, and to work out, one particular line of thought, to wit: the idea that the instincts, as they are defined on page 38 of this book, are the spring and basis of all animal behaviour (with the exception perhaps of play), and therewith the core of the animal's mind, and that individual experience, gathered by the animal in (less)

Traditionally an agrarian economy, rural India has undergone significant development in the last three or four decades, making it a very attractive option for businesses. Companies no longer shy away from going that extra mile to woo rural consumers.

As more and more companies look to rural markets for growth and revenues, present-day marketers and managers need to understand the rural set-up and the fundamentals of rural marketing (less)

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The book is profusely illustrated with Indian studies to explain, accept or refute and provide empirical support to various theories and concepts in the Indian context. The objective of the book is to help readers develop information processing, problem solving the decision making abilities.

Key Features : The focus of the book is on applications. Case studies given in the book would help the readers to develop problem solving abilities and to see how a concept is translated in practice in organisations.

The exercises and questionnaires provided at the end of the chapters would help the readers to examine and appreciate the processes of decision making and information sharing in organisations . The book also provides practical solutions to OB-related problems in organisations, which can form the blueprint for action.

With its coverage and focus, the book is an indispensable text for all postgraduate students of management. The book would be interesting to all undergraduate students of management who would want to enhance their knowledge in the area and aim to specialize in OB in PG.

It is also a valuable source of reference to managers and organisational researchers. About the Author : Mirza Saiyadain Currently Professor, School of Management, Universiti Sains, Malaysia.

Prior to this, he was teaching at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad. He is an active researcher, a consultants to various organisations, and has coordinated many executive development programmers.

Prof. Saiyadain has authored many books and contributed numerous article in Indian and foreign journals.

Table of Content : Chapter 1. Introduction to Organisational Behaviour Chapter 2.

Personality and Organisation Chapter 3. Work Motivation Chapter 4.

Job Satisfaction Chapter 5. Organisational Communication Chapter 6.

Leadership Chapter 7. Authority, Power, and Politics Chapter 8.

Managing Negotiation Chapter 9. Management of Change Chapter 10.

Team Management Chapter 11. Inter-group Relations: Cooperation, Competition and Conflict Chapter 12.

Organisational Stress and Its Management Chapter 13. Organisational Culture Chapter 14.

Organisation Structure and Design (less)

2. Family life.

3. Foster-mothers.

4. Patriarchs.

5. Warriors.

6. Cats in clover.

7. Living fossils.

8. Zoo gluttons and epicures.

9. "Gate Crashers".

10. The sense of smell.

11. Publicity-hunters.

12. Conservatism.

13. Antlers and their wearers.

14. Good companions.

15. Architects.

16. Masqueraders.

17. Birds that travel.

18. Snakes and fascination.

19. Cuckoos.

20. Vampires.

21. Sightless animals.

22. Half-monkeys.

23. Elephants.

24. Lions.

25. Hippos.

26. Pram pocket animals.

27. Sea-lions.

28. Strap-hangers.

29. Egg-laying mammals.

30. Birds of paradise.

31. Crocodiles.

32. Dragons.

33. Salamanders.

34. Animals that spit.

35. Singing fish.

36. Lobsters.

37. The octopus.

38. Oysters.

39. Animals that Sham death.

40. Parachutists.

41. Animal superstitions.

42. The Californian woodpecker.

43. Disease-resisting animals.

44. The passenger Pigeon.

45. Keeping cool.

46. Water-walkers.

47. Weights of animals.

48. Angel fish.

49. Animal dyes.

50. Sleep.

"Apart from the human world, full of emotions (less)

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Introduction. 2.

Modus operandi of the consumer credit programme. 3.

Profile of the study area. 4.

An analysis of consumer credit programme. 5.

Impact assessment of the scheme. 6.

Conclusions and recommendations. Bibliography.

"Consumer Credit Programme is an important development scheme in the banking sector in most of the developing economies including Bangladesh. In Bangladesh people of limited monthly income are faced with the problem of improving their standard of living.

Considering this, some commercial banks have started Consumer Credit Programme especially since the mid-1990s. The broad objectives of this scheme, among others, are to help service holders by providing consumer credit at a reasonable rate of interest encouraging saving habit, developing the saving habit, facilitating increasing standard of living and finally to play the active role in the socio-economic development of Bangladesh.

The main purpose of this book is to investigate the detailed characteristics and effectiveness of Consumer Credit Scheme of (less)

Introduction. 1.

Area of study. 2.

Review of earlier work. 3.

Present work. 4.

Floristic analysis. 5.

Threats to the flora. 6.

Systematic treatment. References.

Index. "Alappuzha, the coastal district is one of the unique districts in Kerala in the sense that it is the only one that does not have any mountain ranges of the Western Ghats.

Though it is the smallest district without forests and is with little altitudinal variation and high population density, it is rich in floristic diversity. The major part of the district is occupied by wetlands, with rich diversity of aquatic or semi-aquatic plants.

Many well protected sacred groves with several representatives of plants of the Western Ghats, the coastal belt with special coastal vegetation, backwaters with mangroves and semi-mangroves and a variety of other kinds of vegetation seen in the cultivated and wastelands contribute to the rich plant diversity of the district. This book deals (less)

The subject coverage in this text is comprehensive, has depth and is relevant. Over the years, the environment in which businesses operate has been changing and companies have changed or adjusted their marketing mantras.

There is a saying, -whatever fails to change, fails to survive. -Therefore, with the opening up of the economy, privatisation, and globalisation, the marketing scenario in India and elsewhere is undergoing rapid changes and business are becoming increasingly proactive in anticipating and responding to changes and taking advantage of new opportunities.

Despite the changes and introduction of newer concepts, companies need to be customer-and-market driven. Fundamental concepts, such as segmentation, targeting, and positioning are very relevant today.

The significance of brand is becoming more and more relevant across the Globe. This book is written keeping focus on the needs of Indian students.

A full chapter is devoted to Rural Marketing with some comprehensive cases. The text is simple and easy-to-read with many suitable examples.

Most of the examples relate to Indian businesses. Many examples from other countries have also been included keeping in view the present context of open borders for companies.

The book has been divided in eight parts in order to provide some form of structure. These parts have been further divided in twenty-six chapters.

A key feature of this book is that it has 42 cases, some of them in detail. This provides much choice to select suitable cases for discussion.

Besides, these cases also serve as more detailed examples portraying real life business situations and offer deep insight to students into the game of marketing warfare (less)

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It's far more important to understand the behaviour and biases of the players - their actions and motivations are the vital components that drive everything; bubbles, crashes, huge fortunes, reckless borrowing and complex instruments and strategies, all flow from this simple fact. And the markets are not just an external object, to be studied dispassionately under a microscope.

How we act within our inner self, and apply our own set of risk and reward values to the seeming chaos of the market, is absolutely crucial. Clearly whatever games that are going on in the market are also going on inside our heads.

Financial Speculation: it's easy to explain, but not necessarily easy to do. In this fully updated and revised edition, Ashley sets out to explain what financial speculation is really about, and lays out a modus operandi for the investor and trader.

About the Author : Gerald Ashley has contributed to Financial Speculation: Trading Financial Biases and Behaviour as an author. Gerald Ashley has over 25 years' experience in international financial markets, having worked for banks in London, Hong Kong and Switzerland.

His primary market experience is in foreign exchange, currency options, precious metals and money markets. He is now a writer, speaker and strategic advisor on the benefits and applications of behavioural finance in banking and trading.

He is a regular contributor to the financial press (less)