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Stochastic Lotka-Volterra equations: a model of lagged diffusion of technology in an interconnected world
(Elsevier, 2016)
We present a model of technological evolution due to interaction between multiple countries and the resultant effects on the corresponding macro variables. The world consists of a set of economies where some countries are ...
"Hits" emerge through self-organized coordination in collective response of free agents
(American Physical Society, 2016)
Individuals in free societies frequently exhibit striking coordination when making independent decisions en masse. Examples include the regular appearance of hit products or memes with substantially higher popularity ...
Improving server utilization in a distributed computing set-up with independent clients
(2018)
We consider a set-up in which there are multiple servers and multiple clients in a large distributed
computing system. Clients request servers to process jobs. Servers can only process one job in unit time.
There is no ...
Absence of economic and social constants
(Springer, 2016)
In this article, we discuss the possibility of economics as a
discipline emulating the success of hard sciences. In our view, a fundamental obstacle arises from the fact that economics does not have
(m)any stable and ...
Productivity dispersion and output fluctuations: an evolutionary model
(Elsevier B.V., 2017)
We develop a model of technology choice with search costs. Innovators develop technology of varying quality or productivity. Firms acquire technology after paying a search cost to find high productivity technology. The ...
Cross-correlation patterns in social opinion formation with sequential data
(Elsevier B.V., 2016)
Recent research on large-scale internet data suggests existence of patterns in the collective behavior of billions of people even though each of them may pursue own activities. In this paper, we interpret online rating ...
Self-organization in a distributed coordination game through heuristic rules
(Springer, 2016)
In this paper, we consider a distributed coordination game played by a large number of agents
with finite information sets, which characterizes emergence of a single dominant attribute out of a large
number of competitors. ...
Doing dignity work: Indian security guards interface with precariousness
(Springer, 2018-08-22)
Increasing global competition has intensified the use of informal sector workforce worldwide. This phenomenon is true with
regard to India, where 92% of the workers hold precarious jobs. Our study examines the dynamics ...
Navigating embeddedness: Experiences of Indian IT suppliers and employees in the Netherlands
(Springer, 2018)
In this article, we shift the usual analytical attention of the GPN framework from lead firms to suppliers in the network and from production to IT services. Our focus is on how Indian IT suppliers embed in the Netherlands ...
Protecting my interests: HRM and targets’ coping with workplace bullying
(Qualitative Report, 2011-01-28)
Based on a study rooted in van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenology, conducted with agents working in international facing call centers in Mumbai and Bangalore, India, this paper describes targets' coping with workplace ...