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Estimating labour quality index for India
(Springer, 2018)
Present paper provides a detailed critique of the traditional methodology of taking wage differential as equal to the differential of marginal productivity of labour and proposes to replace it by the differential of average ...
Networks of information exchange: Are link formation decisions strategic?
(Elseveir, 2018)
This paper presents an empirical investigation into whether the decision to form a link with a node takes into account how well connected that node is. Given data in the form of a random sample from a network, this paper ...
Dispersion in macroeconomic volatility between the core and periphery of the international trade network
(Elsevier, 2018-03)
At the country level, macroeconomic volatility tends to correlate with trade openness although
the direction of correlation is not stable across samples. Higher openness allows
for greater diversification opportunities, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Group identity in a network formation game with cost sharing
(Wiley, 2018-01)
This paper introduces the choice of group identity, which is comprisedof characteristics and commitments to these characteristics,in a network formation model where links costs are shared. Playerswant to link to the largest ...
Functioning of boards in PSBs in India
(Publishing India, 2018)
An examination of factors driving big 4 audit fee premiums: evidence from India's audit market
(American Accounting Association (AAA), 2018-10)
This study examines fee premiums earned by Big 4 auditors in India and identifies the primary reason for such fee premiums. There are three primary drivers of Big 4 fee premiums. First, Big 4 auditors charge a fee premium ...
Workplace bullying across the globe: a cross-cultural comparison
(Emerald insight, 2018-08-02)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze cross-national and cross-cultural similarities and
differences in perceptions and conceptualizations of workplace bullying among human
resource professionals (HRPs). ...