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Spatial regulation of air toxics hot spots
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015)
This paper analyzes the potential implications, in terms of net social costs and distribution of risks and abatement costs, of a policy to address the problem of air toxics “hot spots.” The policy we analyze involves ...
Indian public sector trade unionism in context: Gujarat and West Bengal compared
(Journal of Contemporary Asia, 2015)
Using qualitative research methods and comparing two Indian states (Gujarat and West Bengal), the authors examine the relative power and influence of trade unions in three parts of the public sector, viz., state government ...
Using ‘appreciative inquiry’ in India to improve infection control practices in maternity care: a qualitative study
(Co-Action Publishing, 2015)
Background
Infections acquired during childbirth are a common cause of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Changing provider behaviour and organisational settings within the health system is key to reducing ...
The consumer welfare implications of governmental policies and firm strategy in markets for medicines
(Elsevier, 2015)
This paper empirically examines the consumer welfare implications of changes in government policies related to patent protection and compulsory licensing in the Indian market for oral anti-diabetic (OAD) medicines. In ...
Queuing models to analyze dwell-point and cross-aisle location in autonomous vehicle-based warehouse systems
(European Journal of Operational Research, 2015)
Technological innovations in warehouse automation systems, such as Autonomous Vehicle based Storage and Retrieval System (AVS/RS), are geared towards achieving greater operational efficiency and flexibility that would be ...
Energy balance of an Indian semi-arid rural ecosystem using field, ancillary and geospatial data
(Journal of Agri Search, 2015)
This study presents an estimation of net energy balance resulting from primary production vis-a-vis energy consumption through various components in a semi-arid rural ecosystem of Ralegan Siddhi village, Maharashtra, India. ...
Price discount framings on product bundles with shipping surcharges in the Indian market: examining the weighted-additive and reference-dependent models
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2015)
The purpose of this paper is to study how consumers process price frames of product bundles (product plus surcharge) and discount offers to weigh contentious positions between the weighted-additive and the reference-dependent ...
Low carbon scenarios for transport in India: co-benefits analysis
(Elsevier, 2015)
Dependence on oil for transport is a concern for India's policymakers on three counts – energy security, local environment and climate change. Rapid urbanisation and accompanying motorisation has created some of the most ...
Energy policies for low carbon sustainable transport in Asia
(Elsevier, 2015)
Transformation of Asia's transport sector has vital implications for climate change, sustainable development and energy indicators. Papers in this special issue show how transport transitions in Asia may play out in different ...
Doing social good on a sustainable basis: competitive advantage of social businesses
(Management Decision, 2015)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the capabilities of social entrepreneurship (SE) firms and how they achieve competitive advantage while engaging in social value creation. The authors employ a business ...