ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I take this opportuniiy to express my sincere thanks to Dr. Tomy Mathew,

Lecturer (Selection Grade) in Commerce, C. M.S. College Kottayam, but for his
sustained supewi.sion, guidance, inspiration and supporl, the successful
completion efthis work would not have been possible.
1 thank the University Grants Commission. for granting me. fellowship under
the Faculty Improvement Programme without which the work would have heen
extremely dificult. I sincerely express my gratitude to Rt. Rev. Sam Mathew,
Former Manager, C, MS. College, Kottuyum *for granting me leave j br rhe studies.
I express my heartfelt thanks to, Prof Korula Issac, Principal, C.M.S.
College, Kottayana and Prof. C A . Abraham, former Principal, C.M.S. CIollege,
Kottayam fi r their constan f encouragement, unfailing support and personal
interest shown in my research work.
I wish to record my deep sense of gratitude and indebtedness to Pro$ A.S.
Cherian, Head oj'the Department of Commerce, Kottayam and all my colleagues
in the commerce \fbcul@ of C. MS. College, Kottayam for their support and
encouragement given to proceed the research work uninterruptedly till its
completion.
I take this opportunity to thank the authorities of the Board for Industrial
and Financiul Reconsfmction (BJFR), New Delhi and the Bombay Stock Exchange
,fur providing necessav data.
I remember with gratibude the Finance Managers and other .T~cIJT members
in the Tran,~formers and Electricals Kerala Ltd, Stee 1 and Industrial Forgings Ltd,
Kerala Minerals and Metuls Ltd, Elcera Substrates Ltd, Pigments India Ltd,
Aluminium Industries Ltd, Travancore Rayons Ltd and the South Indiu Wire Ropes
Ltd for their readiness in providitzg information and sparing valuable time fbr
discussio17s uecessary for the research work.
/ will be failing in my duty, f l do not acknowledge the service rendered Bv
the staff members oj' Clollins Libravy: C. M.S. CToElege Kotbayam, MG. Uni versi v
Libragy: Kottayam, Un ivemity of KeraIa Library, Centre for Deve fopm ent Studies
Libraty: Thiruvananthapuram, Cochin University of Science and Tecbnologv
Librav: Cochin, /CSSR Libra~y: New Delhz, NCAER Library: New Delhi, Delhi
Universiw South campus Libravy, H, T-Parekh Library: Chennai and the Resewe
Bank of India Staff College Library: Chennui.
I am gratefil to the teachers in the Department of English, C. M. S. Cbllege
Kottqam,fop* their guidance in correcting the manuscript.
I take this opportunity to lhank GOD ALM7GHTY for His abundant Grace
and Blessings showered upon me for successjukly completing this research work.
./A MES JOSEPH