Student Projects: Recent submissions
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Volatility smile dynamics
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2008)‘Smile Dynamics’ is one of the key problems debated in the option smile literature today. It is a key component for consistent pricing of exotic options and hedging option portfolios. There exist various smile models which ... -
Critical analysis of dynamic capability of HDFC bank
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2008)Incorporated in 1994, HDFC Bank was amongst the first to receive an ‘in principle ‘approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up a bank in the private sector, as part of the RBI liberalization of the Indian banking ... -
Decision support system for project management
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1988)Management of projects has become more and more complex, both due to the enormous size and complexity of the jobs involved and the uncertainty involved in the job environment. This has called for a fresh look at the entire ... -
Decision support system for production planning
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Feasibility study of mergers and acquisition opportunities in the indian media and internet sector
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2000)The month of January last year witnessed one of the greatest mergers in the history of the corporate world. The largest ISP in the US decided to merge with the largest media company in the US thus leading to a merger of ... -
Identification of business segments in Kerala for active promotion by the government
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2002)The project aims at identifying business segments for active promotion by the government of Kerala to attract investments to the state. Despite a remarkable record in terms of adult literacy, infant mortality, life expectancy, ... -
Distribution and promotion strategies for global marketing of Indian entertainment products: film and music
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2002)The Indian film and Music industries are unique blends of commerce and performing arts.People’s lifestyle, sociology, aspirations have been reflected through the films and music.In spite of being the largest film producing ... -
Effectiveness of technical trading rules
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2003)Stock market analysts have developed a number of trading rules that help traders decide their future strategy with respect to a particular stock or portfolio of stocks. Technical forecasting relies on past data to make a ... -
Empirical modeling of foreign direct investment (FDI): analysis of FDI in China
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Cross border mergers and acquisitions: impact on the banking industry
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2003)The banking industry worldwide has seen a spate of large mergers and acquisitions in the last decade. Motivated by factors like international expansion, higher market power, economies of scale and access to technological ... -
Enabling the transition of the Indian software industry from services to products: a study
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2003)The Indian software industry is a US$ 10 million industry today. Software services and exports account for US$ 7.6 billion of this. With the changing global scenario, India will lose its raw labor cost advantage in the ... -
Disinvestment of the Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited, IPCL
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2001)This project has been done as part of curricular requirements of the Post-graduate Programme in Management at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and has been credited as an Independent Course Project. The ... -
Multi-factor VaR models under Black-Scholes pricing for Indian equity index (S & P CNX Nifty) options
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2003)The aim of the paper is to evaluate different models for calculating the value at Risk for a position in an option. Various correction factors need to be applied to the basic VaR model which bases itself on the linearity ... -
Evolution of advertisements in a dynamic environment: a case study of soft drinks
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2004)The Product’s life cycle usually consists of five major steps or phases : Product development, Product introduction, Product growth, Product maturity and finally Product decline. The PLC shows projected or historical sales ... -
Policy options for Indian manufacturing competitiveness: an exploration
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Diversification and its impact on share prices: a study of Indian companies for evidence of 'diversification discount'
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Issues in valuation of banks
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2006)There has been much talk of mergers and acquisition in the banking space of late in India.The key reason is the RBI roadmap (for 2009) which spells out clearly the process of entry of foreign banks in India in a way that ... -
Survey of some results in choice theory
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1997)The independent project will focus on the problem of resource allocation across different sectors.The sectors in question could be divisions in a company, states in a country, sectors in an economy, etc.Each of these sectors ... -
Financing for consumer durables by commercial banks
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1988)This study deals with the financing of consumer durables through installment credit from the viewpoint of Indian Commercial Banks.This is an area where there is no much of contemporary secondary literature available, and ... -
Analysis of cases of formative years
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1990)