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Understanding food policy change in Ghana
(Development in Practice, 2015)
Evidence-based policy-making has become a critical aspect of development strategy in developing countries. Yet the assumption that policymakers will automatically use available evidence may not be valid in all contexts. ...
Do the pre-service education programmes for midwives in India prepare confident 'registered midwives'? a survey from India
(Global Health Action. 2015; 8: 10., 2015)
The graduates of the diploma and degree programmes of nursing and midwifery in India are considered skilled birth attendants (SBAs). This paper aimed to assess the confidence of final-year students from pre-service education ...
Robustness of tests for directional mean
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)
In this paper we study the robustness of the likelihood ratio, circular mean and circular trimmed mean test functionals in the context of tests of hypotheses regarding the mean direction of circular normal and wrapped ...
Modeling emergency evacuation with time and resource constraints: a case study from Gujarat
(Elsevier Ltd, 2015)
This study develops an off-site emergency response plan for a nuclear power plant in Gujarat, India subject to time constraints with resource limitations and risk of radiation exposure to victims. We formulate an optimization ...
Sectoral credit choice in rural India
(Elsevier, 2015)
This article examines the question, what makes a rural household a preferred choice for formal lenders? A sample selected ordered probit model is developed to address this question. While the selection equation models the ...
A likelihood ratio test of quasi-independence for sparse two-way contingency tables
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)
We consider a likelihood ratio test of independence for large two-way contingency tables having both structural (non-random) and sampling (random) zeros in many cells. The solution of this problem is not available using ...
Forecasting foreign institutional investment flows towards India using ARIMA modelling
(Management: Journal Of Sustainable Business And Management Solutions In Emerging Economies, 2015)
India has witnessed substantial increase in capital flows, particularly Foreign Institutional Investment in equity as well as derivatives segment since the 1990s. However, FII flows are sighted as ‘hot money’- more volatile ...
State finances in the context of the emerging federalism in India: analysis of past experience in fiscal discipline and consolidation
(Emerging Economy Studies, 2015)
Implications of increased central transfers of resources to states would make state budgets more
important in determining fiscal prudence of the Indian economy that has a multiparty federal democracy. The article examines ...
Why do you need me? leadership and its linkages to innovation in Indian organizations
(NHRD Network Journal, 2015-10)
The present study presents a qualitative study of the leadership that is essential for
driving innovation in organisations. Based on a grounded-theoretic investigation of
interviews conducted with scientists working in ...
Online retailing paired with kirana—a formidable combination for emerging markets
(Customer Needs and Solutions, 2015-10)
In the light of the convenience provided by online and the omnipresent kirana (mom-and-pop equivalent) stores and low penetration of large format retailing, it is proposed that these two would be the dominant formats of ...