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Influence of board diversity and characteristics on CEO compensation: contingent effects of concentrated ownership
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)
The crisis in the financial and the banking sectors in 2008-2009 brought back into focus the issue of CEO and top management compensation. The unconscionably high compensations, unjustified even remotely by performance, ...
Market overreaction to poor long-run performance? a case of repurchase firms in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)
We find significant positive abnormal returns around the announcement of both tender and open market repurchases in India. This suggests that the equity markets in India regard repurchase announcements as positive information ...
The impact of psychological traits on judgments related to ethics
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)
This paper examines how two contradictory psychological traits, self-deception (SD) and professional skepticism (PS), affect managers and auditors assessments of the ethicality of various earnings management choices. ...
Examining the mediating and moderating effects of engagement and conscientiousness for the job characteristics and intention to quit relationship
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)
Building on the job demands-resources, social exchange, and conservation of resources theories, the present study tests the relationship between job characteristics and intention to quit via work engagement as a mediator, ...
A framework for comparative analysis of national knowledge networks in UK and India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)
Recognizing that national competitiveness depends on the availability and quality of national Information and Communication Technology networks that support higher education (HE) and research, many countries have developed ...
A model for internet governance and implications for India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)
The rising role of Internet in economic growth and social aspects has brought the significance of Internet Governance to the forefront. New paradigms of Internet Governance recognize the contribution and role of governments, ...
Are big 4 audit fee premiums always related to superior audit quality? evidence from India’s unique audit market
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)
In this study we examine the fee premiums earned by Big 4 auditors (B4As) in India. We then try to determine the primary cause of the fee premiums in an Indian context. The B4As charge fee premiums for two primary reasons. ...
Integrated framework for increasing the effectiveness of knowledge networks: roles of network providers and users
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)
The National Knowledge Network (NKN) was set up to enhance collaboration amongst higher education (HE) and research institutes. The government of India implemented the NKN to provide connectivity to nearly 5000 institutions, ...
Are investors ethics agnostic?
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)
In this paper we ask if the perception investors have regarding ethical nature of the management per se influences their action. In order to check for rent seeking behaviour that could arise when there is negative perception ...
Price movements of the competing airlines in the Indian market: an empirical study (A)
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)
In this paper, we analyze the price movements of the Indian domestic airline industry. In the first part, we conduct a detailed econometric analysis of five selected domestic routes. In the second part, we study the weekend ...