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Capital Structure of Indian Steel Companies: Its Determinants
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2013)This paper is an attempt to study the capital structure of Indian Steel Industry and its determinants. The 66 sample steel companies are bearing an average debt portion of 68% in their capital structure means highly debt ... -
Carved in Stone: Discursive Pragmatism and the Dabbawala Discourse
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2013)The study examines the discourse that has been generated around the Dabbawalas’ processes, their reception, assessment and applicability. The questions that this study raises are: Is the discourse generated around the ... -
Colliding Conflicting Perspectives: The rhetoric and reality of employee turnover- Evidence from the Indian BPO industry
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2013)This study provides a deeper exploration of the qualitative thematic structures of conflicting accounts between employee reasons to quit and managerial strategies to prevent employee turnover in six business process ... -
Commercializing and Marketing the Concept of Cord Blood Stem Cells Preservation through Public Private Partnership Model (PPP)
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2013)The medical technology has transformed into a greater pinnacle and changed the way the diseases are diagnosed and treated. The recent innovation is preservation and the use of cord blood stem cells to cure incurable/difficult ... -
Communities-of-Practice: Powerful or Powerless?
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2013)The extant literature provides evidence that control measures employed in Communities-of-Practice (CoP) have undergone significant changes with the evolution of the concept. When it started as a self-organized group, its ... -
A conceptual Framework for Exploring the Policy Implications and Consumer Decision Components for Medical Tourism
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2015)Travelling around the globe for medical treatment is becoming more and more prevalent these days. The fundamental premise of medical tourism is that the same care, or even better quality of care, may be available in other ... -
Conceptualisation of community marketing as collaborative entry mode in developing economies with special focus on Mobile Financial Services
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2013)Developing countries in Asia and Africa represent large untapped markets at Bottom of the Pyramid which is not serviced by conventional products using traditional marketing channels. Organisations are increasing looking ... -
Constructing Professional Resource Networks From Career Biographical Data
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2013)Advances in technology and its usage have resulted in vast quantities of information being available on the public domains accessible via the internet. Particularly, research on populations not easily accessible, for ... -
A Content Analysis of Female Portrayals in Indian Magazine Advertisements
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2013)Since 1970’s several research studies have been conducted by the developed countries on portrayal of women in advertising however very few researches can be traced in developing nations particularly in case of India. The ... -
Context Development For Internet Security In The Big Data Analytics World
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2015)For the first time computer launched foreign assaults on U.S. infrastructure were ranked higher in the U.S. intelligence community's annual review of worldwide threats than worries about terrorism (Dilanian, 2013). That ... -
Corporate Bond Yield Approximation Using Piece Wise cubic Spine And Residuals Estimation With Liquidity Factors
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2015)Corporate bond yields are not easy to approximate on account of their limited trading frequency and irregularity in issuance. The corporate bond market in India demonstrates poor investor participation. The purpose of this ... -
Corporate Governance in Family Owned Small Firms
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2013)In this paper, we examine the impact of corporate governance on the performance of unlisted family owned small firms in India. By employing regressions with panels corrected standard errors as well as generalized least ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure And Corporate Financial Performance: A Study Of Indian Software And IT Sector
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2015)Till date organizations used corporate social responsibility (CSR) as competitive advantage to show case their concern and behave in responsible manner by voluntary contribution for social development. But compulsory ... -
The crippling effect of diversity of emotional intelligence on team performance and the moderating role of a leader in managing emotions
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2013)Many researchers assert the importance of emotional intelligence on team performance, without actually hinting at the effect of diversity of emotional intelligence on team performance. We develop a theoretical model which ... -
Cultural competence of Successful Indian Leaders
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2013)What characterizes global leaders of Indian nationality with high performance indicators? This conceptual paper examines the behavior preferences of Indian corporate leaders while leading people across various cultures. ... -
Customer Experience Analytics
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2015)Customer experience management has become a C-level priority for Communications Services Providers (CSPs).In the coordination effort; CSPs are changing their business practices and business models that require alignment ... -
Customer Perceived Service Quality, Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty: An Empirical Test of Mediation in Private Hospitals
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2015)The purpose of the study is to examine the impact of perceived service quality on customer satisfaction and customer loyalty, and find mediating role of customer satisfaction was also assessed between perceived service ... -
Customer Service in Hospitals– Implementation of New Method in Private Hospitals
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2015)This paper examines and measures the quality of services provided by private hospitals. Empirical research is used to determine patients‟ expectations and perceptions of the quality of service, and a comprehensive scale ... -
Data Analysis Using Probabilistic Graphical Models
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2015)Data mining is a multidisciplinary field, drawn from varying areas as artificial intelligence, database technology, data visualization and machine learning. Using a combination of machine learning, statistical analysis, ... -
Decisive Lending Rate Analytics for Rural Clntsie’ Clusters
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2015)Indian banks are evolving with innovative methods in loan approval process, in order to retain their customers and to get rid of competition. Retail customers having good credit score are ready to bargain for less interest ...