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Game theory - The Mathematics for Conflict Resolution
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2016-01-28)Game theory can be broadly classified into cooperative and non cooperative games. In non-cooperative games the key solution concept is the notion of a Nash equilibrium. In cooperative games, the key issue is how to split ... -
Geographical dissimilarity and team member influence: do emotions experienced in the initial team meeting matter?
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020-07-26)It is both important and challenging to gain influence within geographically diverse teams. In the present study, we argue that the emotions team members experience in their initial team meetings moderate the effect of ... -
Global Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2015-08-03)The R & P seminar held at Wing 11 Committee Room, IIM Ahmedabad on August 3, 2015 by Prof. Ravi Naidu, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation ... -
Global sourcing of Services: Strategies, Issues and Challenges
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-04-11)The world has gone through three waves of sourcing and we are on the cusp of fourth wave. These waves appear to parallel agricultural, industrial, information/Internet, and now the cloud age. It is crucial to pay attention ... -
Globalization, Quality and Inequity in Education and Economic Growth - Lessons for India for China
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2015-02-12)The R & P seminar held at Wing 11 IIM Ahmedabad on February 12, 2015 by Dr. Lakshmi K. Raut, Social Security Administration, Washington, DC, USA -
Governance for premier business schools
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The Growing Importance of Financial Spillovers from Emerging Markets
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-03-22)Has growing trade and financial integration resulted in an increase in outward shock spillover from emerging economies to global financial markets? Over the last two decades, transmission of emerging market shocks to equity ... -
Growth out of the blue: nightlight and economic activity
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018-03-14)Measuring GDP is especially challenging in developing countries, where the informal sector is large and institutional constraints can be severe. As a result, GDP growth estimates are often met with skepticism. But new ... -
Health communications: Going from aversion to persuasion
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018-02-13)In this talk, I will present a sampling of studies that investigate factors and processes that shape health persuasion. We will examine whether and why people are averse to health persuasion and how these barriers can be ... -
Heisenberg's uncertainty: physics, ethics and politics
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Impact of deregulation of government securities market on interest costs of the states in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2012-07-24)