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    • An analysis of the spill over on promoter bank in case of adverse shocks to an HFC’s asset quality, and the consequent impact on the parent’s capital adequacy 

      Raghvesh; Das, Abhiman (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)
      Real estate has been identified as one of three sensitive sectors by the RBI in view of the risks that emanate from fluctuations in prices. A highly cyclical sector, housing supply, unit launches, and absorption peaked in ...
    • Analyzing the effect of tweets by prominent personalities on the stock (crypto) market 

      Mohan, Krishna; Nichad, Pratik (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)
      Various studies point out the correlation between the emotions of people and their behavior on social media platforms. Sentiment analysis provides a way to capture these emotions. A strong relation is observed between these ...
    • Systematic study of wasteland allocations, conversions, land conflicts and their impact on key stakeholders 

      Garg, Paras; Boriwal, Vinay (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)
      Between 2008-09 and 2015-16, India converted more than 14,000 square kilometres of "wasteland" — mostly dense scrub, glacial areas, sands, or marshland — into productive use, and the government's target of restoring 26 ...
    • Interconnection between fan engagement to a tweet and nature, structure and timing of the tweet 

      K, Ponnarasu; Baviskar, Hrishikesh (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)
      Through our study, we want to explore the different content strategies adopted by IPL franchises during different situations in the off-season and how these strategies drive user engagement on Twitter. We also like to ...
    • An investigative study on inequality and its consequences in Bollywood 

      Chalamcharla, Abhignyana; Shah, Shweta (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)
      In this project report we have attempted to dig deeper into the reasons that are responsible for performance of Indian movies. Our findings have been focused on the existence of one of the major factors- nepotism based on ...
    • Identifying the information gaps in our education system 

      Dogra, Tarun; Yenduri, Sesha Vivek (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)
      School years are the most critical years of a student's life when he/she can develop all the interests and skills that will help throughout his/her education and career. But our outdated education system ends up wasting ...
    • Understanding the meaning of development 

      Choudhary, Kumud (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)
      A major portion of national and international public policy centres around development and meeting the development objectives. Antecedent to this is the concept of development itself and what it means to different people ...
    • Does shareholder dissent have an impact on the earnings quality of the firm for BSE500 companies 

      Singh, Ishwar Partap; Jain, Ashi (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)
      discretionary accruals also depend on other operational, financial characteristics. To identify these characteristics, which would act as the control variables, we did a literature review of various research papers to ...
    • The influence of governments on media over the past decade (2010-20) in the Indian context 

      Sharma, Abhishek; Ashok, Dedhia Harshal (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)
      Media bias is a common statement that is used nowadays in social media. More or less everyone knows and understands some degree or biasness prevalent in media specifically at an Indian context. Anyone who follows the ...
    • Building trust in an organisation using technology 

      Lokhande, Purva (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)
      Organisational performance is linked directly to employee productivity, which depends on a variety of factors like career growth, flexible working options, the attitude of the management, among others. They rely on the ...
    • Hiring during COVID-19 pandemic: opportunities and challenges 

      Shukla, Rishabh; Singh, Shobhit (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)
      Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we live. With the recent lockdowns in various locations and social distancing restrictions, it has become increasingly difficult for companies to undertake hiring drives. Previously, ...
    • Analysis of the long-term and short-term rating of corporate debt Instruments by credit rating agencies 

      Parasrampuria, Ishita; Patodia, Sumedh (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)
      Credit Rating Agencies are tasked with evaluating the credit quality of all fixed income instruments being offered in the market, short-term as well as long-term. They serve as the guiding force for investors in the fixed ...
    • Free internet paradox: an exploratory study 

      Venkataramanan, Aarkesh; Raj, Utkarsh (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)
      In the course of this study, we have explored two major debates regarding the free internet paradox. The first debate would be that of Internet Censorship and the second would be about Net-Neutrality.
    • Electronic word-of-mouth (e-WOM)- a literature review 

      Ladi, Anupam Suryakant; Roshan, Muhammed (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)
      With the boom of smartphones coupled with ease of internet access, there has been a large number of aggregator businesses that have emerged to capitalise on it, helping bridge the gap between customers and manufacturers ...
    • Analysing consumer purchase behaviour in response to product packaging 

      Bashal, Manoram; Roy, Rajashi (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)
      Consumer buying behavior is influenced by a number of factors, one of which is product packaging. Understanding the evolution of consumer behavior towards product packaging is a key criterion under consideration for the ...
    • Use of AI/ML methods on qualitative data to derive quantitative insights 

      Verma, Shyamal; Jakhar, Ankit Kumar (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)
      The rise of the internet based economy and social media usage has helped a brand or content producer to get direct feedback from the user in the form of comments, likes or dislikes about the functionality or the experience ...
    • Impact of technology on gender diversity in knowledge-intensive firms 

      Naik, Anushree; Shah, Vidhi (2021-09-07)
      The COVID-19 pandemic significantly changed working conditions, with many Knowledge-Intensive Firms (KIFs, hereafter) shifting to a work-from-home model. It is widely speculated that the shift to remote work may boost ...
    • Effect of derivatives in improving market stability 

      Kumar, Avinash; Shinde, Sanjit (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)
      In this paper we have analyzed low frequency stock data of listed Indian firms, to find if listing on the derivatives market has an impact on the price efficiency. The paper looks at multiple firms selected from small and ...
    • Customer usage study of non-conventional e-commerce websites (vertical marketplaces) 

      Behera, Bigyansu; Singh, Sagar (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)
      The study will begin with an e-commerce literature analysis to get a better understanding of the industry environment, current horizontal marketplaces such as Amazon and Flipkart, and consumer segment information, if ...
    • Analysis of “swachh survekshan” - the cleanliness survey of India – exploring possible improvements 

      Patil, Anand; Valluru, Harshavardhan (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-07)
      Swachh Survekshan is annual cleanliness survey where cities are assessed and ranked based on various cleanliness parameters. The first survey was launched in 2016 with 73 cities. Now, it has been scaled to more than 4000 ...