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Deciphering the distance between distance education and working professionals in difficult geographies
(Nova Southeastern University, 2015)
This study investigates the factors that draw working professionals towards distance education programs, and the factors that sustain their distance education experience. The study is conducted in difficult terrains of ...
Amending the consumer protection act, 1986
(Economic and Political Weekly, 2015)
A proposed amendment to the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, gives the right to a consumer to set aside an unfair contract, and cancel, at will, a contract within 30 days of receiving the goods or services. A proposed Consumer ...
A Bayesian quantile regression model for insurance company costs data
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2016)
We examine the average cost function for property and casualty insurers. The cost function describes the relationship between a firm's minimum production cost and outputs. A comparison of cost functions could shed light ...
Design leaps: business model adaptation in emerging economies
(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2016)
PurposeFirms take design leaps when they imitate an established business model developed either by another firm or in another market to create business opportunities. While recent research has suggested the use of contextual ...
Strategic breakthroughs as flagpoles of innovation process
(Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2016)
This paper empirically investigates the innovation process, from ideation to market leadership. The focus is on the nature of innovation process, action-outcome linkage, and learning from the environment. Our conceptualisation ...
An exploratory study of price movements along booking profiles in the airline industry in the Indian domestic market
(Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2016)
In this paper, we analyse the price movements of the Indian domestic airline industry. In the first part, we conduct a detailed econometric analysis of five selected domestic routes. In the second part, we study the effect ...
An investigation on the effect of priming in economic games
(Serials Publications, 2016)
The paper examines whether priming has an effect on offer sizes and acceptance in economic games. We examine the effect of priming for both dictator as well as ultimatum games. We prime the participants in economic games ...
Seeking attention: an investigation of salesperson influence strategies used while selling to small retailers
(Routledge, 2016)
The use of influence strategies is an integral component of the salesperson's role, while selling to retailers. However, it remains a chronically under-researched area, particularly so in emerging markets, which are distinct ...
Adoption of sensor based communication for mobile marketing in India
(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2016)
Purpose – This paper aims to explain the applications of sensor-based communication in mobile marketing and how understanding its fast growth is important for marketers. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws from ...
Probabilistic selling in quality-differentiated markets
(Management Science, 2015)
Probabilistic selling-the sale of synthetic products consisting of a lottery between two distinct goods-has been extensively analyzed in horizontal markets. In this research, we investigate probabilistic selling in ...