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Help or hindrance? Implications of fully automated vehicles
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019-05-30)Experts predict that new automobiles will be capable of driving themselves under limited conditions within 5-10 years, and under most conditions within 10-20 years. Automation may affect road vehicle energy consumption and ... -
Heritage management and nation building
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Hierarchical decision-making produces persistent differences in learning performance
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018-11-02)Human organizations are commonly characterized by a hierarchical chain of command that facilitates division of labor and integration of effort. Higher-level employees set the strategic frame that constrains lower-level ... -
High Non-GAAP Earnings Predict Abnormally High CEO Pay
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-11-09)Using the standard academic model of executive compensation, we document excessive CEO pay for the S&P 500 firms that report non-GAAP earnings that are much higher than their GAAP earnings. We also find that, on average, ... -
High-Cost Debt and Borrower Reputation: Evidence from the U.K
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2016-09-14)When taking up high-cost debt signals poor credit risk to lenders, consumers must trade off alleviating credit constraints today with exacerbating them in the future. We document this trade-off by exploiting the random ... -
Homeownership and the American Dream - An Analysis of Intergenerational Mobility Effects
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2016-09-30)The benefits of homeownership feature prominently in the academic literature and policy discussion alike. Increasing homeownership has been a major policy goal in the US for decades, especially in low-income areas. We show ... -
How does point-of-purchase advertising influence sales? A randomized field study
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2015-12-11)Point of Purchase (POP) advertising is ubiquitous; it is hard to find a retail store, fast food restaurant, or convenience store that does not have signs and banners advertising various brands. Despite its frequent use, ... -
How long the shadow of the city? The impact of urbanisation on schooling
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018-02-16)What is the impact of rapid urbanisation on rural schooling? In this paper we use data from the district of Gautam Buddha Nagar, lying in Uttar Pradesh and bordering Delhi, to answer this question. This district has seen ... -
Identification, contribution and influence in internationally diverse teams: do emotions in initial team meetings matter?
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Identifying the most and least promising customers through similarity kernels
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2015-12-11)Research has demonstrated that identifying profitable customers and acquiring them is far more expensive than retaining existing customers. The higher cost emerges because firms are unable to identify the truly profitable ... -
IIM Ahmedabad Institute day (2011)
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2011-12-11) -
IIM Ahmedabad Institute day (2014)
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2014-12-11)IIM Ahmedabad Celebrated Institute Day at RJM Auditorium on December,11 2014 -
IIM Ahmedabad PGPX - A Brief Look (2015)
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2015-06-13)IIM Ahmedabad PGPX - A Brief Look PGPX Speaker Series 2015 by Dr. Dheeraj Sharma, Faculty in Marketing and Organizational Behavior Area and Admissions Coordinator for PGPX programme on June 13, 2015 at New Campus, IIM Ahmedabad -
Impact of deregulation of government securities market on interest costs of the states in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2012-07-24) -
The Impact of Directed Choice on the Design of Preventive Healthcare Facility Network under Congestion
(2014-07)Preventive healthcare (PH) programs and services aim at reducing the likelihood and severity of potentially life-threatening illness by early detection and prevention. The effectiveness of these programs depends on the ... -
Impact of private tutoring on learning levels: evidence from India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2014-03-07)Despite widespread and substantial private expenditure on private coaching outside the formal school system in many developing countries, not much is known about their effects on learning outcomes. The main challenge in ... -
The impacts of the installation of the water-meter in Indian cities
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2011-09-21) -
The impossible optimization problem
(2017-09-15)Science and technology education seeks to restructure -- i.e engineer-- the most complex system we know of (the brain), in a way that it incorporates the most complex intellectual capabilities developed by our species ... -
Improving R&D productivity and health care through Quantitative Tools
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2015-01-05)Pharmaceutical industry is entering an exciting new era in drug development with recent scientific and technological advancement. Research methods are evolving and we have many promising prospects on the horizon. The ... -
Improving the effectiveness of multi-sector partnerships where no one is in charge: generalizing from the case of flood defenses in the UK
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2013-03-11)