Faculty Publications (Bibliographic): Recent submissions
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Is the global financial system safer?
(Economic and Political Weekly, 2013)The fi nancial crisis that erupted in 2007 and is still unfolding prompted a search for reforms that would make the global fi nancial system safer. Several initiatives have emerged. They represent an attempt at ... -
A study of mediating variables of the relationship between 360° feedback and employee performance
(Human Resource Development International, 2013)The 360° feedback has been linked to several positive outcomes like improved performance, better interpersonal communication and smoother work relationships. Both academicians and practitioners would like more clarity ... -
A Bayesian test of Independence in a two-way contingency table using surrogate sampling
(Elsevier Inc., 2013-03-01)We consider a Bayesian approach to the study of independence in a two-way contingency table which has been obtained from a two-stage cluster sampling design. If a procedure based on single-stage simple random sampling ... -
Bayesian predictive inference of a finite population proportion under selection bias
(Elsevier Inc., 2013)We show how to infer about a finite population proportion using data from a possibly biased sample. In the absence of any selection bias or survey weights, a simple ignorable selection model, which assumes that the binary ... -
Two low carbon development pathways in India
(Global Environmental Research,17/2013: 119-128., 2013)This study assumes two different scenarios for India and analyzes the energy system and macroeconomic impacts of GHG emissions reductions which follow the global halving target. The two scenarios are conceptualized as: ... -
The organic firm: managing by persuasion
(Monippally, M. M.(2012) "The organic firm: managing by persuasion" NHRD Network Journal, 2012-06-03) -
Linkage between perceived external prestige and emotional labour: mediation effect of organizational identification among pharmaceutical representatives in India
(Elsevier Inc., 2012)With the increasing importance of customer service in sustaining competitive advantage, one of the challenges before the organizations is how to motivate their employees to perform desired emotional labor during customer ... -
Self presentation in online environments: a study of Indian Muslim matrimonial profiles
(Asian Journal of Communication, 2013)This study examines the self presentation practices of Indian Muslim men and women in online matrimonial advertisements. Findings indicate that while Indian Muslims are using the new medium to adhere to traditional cultural ... -
On the Sabarmati riverfront: urban planning as totalitarian governance in Ahmedabad
(ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY, 01/12/2012)The official narrative presents Ahmedabad as a pioneer in urban transformation in India. This paper questions whether these claims engage with the experiences of the urban poor in Ahmedabad by examining processes around ... -
Search for inclusive growth amidst exclusive appropriation in Manipur
(ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY, 2012)In its predominant preoccupation with corporates and businesses, the strategy literature neglects policies in the governance arena. Problems of market failures in the provisioning of private and public goods are known. ... -
SB-robust estimator for the concentration parameter of the circular normal distribution
(Statistical Papers, 2012)In this paper we discuss robust estimation of the concentration parameter ( κ) of the circular normal (CN) distribution. It is known that the MLE of the concentration parameter is not B-robust at the family of all circular ... -
SB-robust estimators of the parameters of the wrapped normal distribution
(Communications in Statistics: Theory & Methods, 2013)In this article, we study the SB-robustness of various estimators of the mean direction (μ) and the concentration parameter (ρ) of the wrapped normal distribution. The functional corresponding to the sample mean direction ... -
An efficient genetic algorithm for single row facility layout
(International Journal of Production Research, 2014)The arrangement of machines or departments along a straight line is known as single row layout and it is a widely employed configuration in flexible manufacturing systems. In this paper, a hybrid genetic algorithm (HGA) ... -
Insertion based lin-kernighan heuristic for single row facility layout
(Elsevier Ltd, 2013)The single row facility layout problem (SRFLP) is the problem of arranging facilities with given lengths on a line, while minimizing the weighted sum of the distances between all pairs of facilities. The problem is known ... -
Discrete optimization: tabu search for the single row facility layout problem using exhaustive 2-opt and insertion neighborhoods
(European Journal of Operational Research, 2013)The single row facility layout problem (SRFLP) is the problem of arranging facilities with given lengths on a line, while minimizing the weighted sum of the distances between all pairs of facilities. The problem is NP-hard. ... -
Framing and modeling of a low carbon society: an overview
(Elsevier Ltd, 2012)Asian Modeling Exercise (AME) studies show feasible GHG emissions pathways consistent with the 2degrees centigrade global stabilization target. The aim of the low carbon society subgroup is to propose frameworks, modeling ... -
Three representations of insecurity in three narratives of unorganized workers
(Shri Ram Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources, 2013)Introduction Theoretical effort depicts job insecurity as "the severity of the threat to one's job and powerlessness to counteract the threat" (Greenhalgh Rosenblatt, 1984:440), thus suggesting that there are two [...] Three ... -
Opportunity characteristics enabling commercialization in high-tech environment: a study of Indian telecom start-ups
(Inderscience Publishers Ltd., 2011)To purchase or authenticate to the full-text of this article, please visit this link: http://www.inderscience.com/search/index.php?action=record&rec_id=52267 Byline: Prageet Aeron, Rekha Jain Existing entrepreneurship ... -
Access of the rural poor to primary healthcare in India
(Review of Market Integration, 2012)The 11th Five-Year Plan of India emphasises the wider and better coverage of services, such as primary healthcare for the majority of population. For this purpose, various healthcare related programmes have aimed at the ... -
How leaders impact employee creativity: a study of Indian R&D laboratories
(Management Research Review, 2012)Purpose – The apparent differences between the leadership requirements of traditional and empowered environments suggest that traditional measures of leadership may not be applicable to empowered work environments. Through ...