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Research productivity in a management institute: an analysis of research performance of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad during 1999 to 2010
(2012)
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) is one of the oldest institutes of management and
generally accepted as one of the leading business schools in India. Established in 1961, IIMA is frequented
by the industry, ...
Decoupling computation and data scheduling in distributed data-intensive applications
(Omni-Press
https://www.globus.org/sites/default/files/decouple.pdf, 2013)
In high energy physics, bioinformatics, and other disciplines, we encounter applications involving numerous, loosely coupled jobs that both access and generate large data sets. So-called Data Grids seek to harness ...
Fleet sizing for transporters with seasonal demands
(International Journal of Automation and Logistics, 2013, 2013)
We develop a quick and approximate way to address the fleet sizing problem for transporters with non-stationary demands and uncertain trip times. Non-stationary demands are modelled using Markov-modulated Poisson process ...
How much capital does a bank need?
(Economic & Political Weekly,2013, 2013)
Most companies would think twice before operating at a debt to equity ratio (or leverage) of 2:1. Some capital-intensive businesses, such as shipping, opt for a ratio that is considered [...]
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 ...
Support system for women entrepreneurship in India, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, China, Uganda and Russia: a comparative exploratory study
(Serials Publications, 2014)
Over centuries, extensive work has been done in the area of entrepreneurship and its impact on economic performance. Gradually, policy makers have realized that women can also contribute in the spur of economic development. ...
The effect of surveillance and appreciative inquiry on puerperal infections: a longitudinal cohort study in India
(PLoS ONE, 2014)
Objective: To evaluate the effects of an intervention comprising surveillance and an organisational change called Appreciative Inquiry on puerperal infections in hospitals in Gujarat state, India. Methods: This longitudinal ...
Sensitivity analysis of the newsvendor model
(Elsevier, 2014)
Quality of decisions in inventory management models depends on the accuracy of parameter estimates used for decision making. In many situations, error in decision making is unavoidable. In such cases, sensitivity analysis ...
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 ...
Navigating the extended reach: target experiences of cyber bullying at work
(Elsevier Ltd, 2013)
With research on workplace bullying having so far focused on face-to-face interactions via proximate physical presence, cyberbullying remains to be understood. Through a hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry of target ...