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Information asymmetry and trust: A framework for studying microfinance in India
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2005)In recent times, microfinance has emerged as a major innovation in the rural financial marketplace. Microfinance largely addresses the issue of access to financial services. In trying to understand the innovation of ... -
Innovations and challenges in reducing maternal mortality in Tamil nadu, India
(International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, 2009)Although India has made slow progress in reducing maternal mortality, progress in Tamil Nadu has been rapid. This case study documents how Tamil Nadu has taken initiatives to improve maternal health services leading to ... -
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Reforms: The Way Forward
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Institutional discourses and ascribed disability identities
(Elsevier Ltd, 2017)In the present study we asked: how do institutional discourses, as represented in mass media such as newspapers, confer identities upon a traditionally marginalised collective such as those with a disability? To answer our ... -
Institutional structure, participation, and devolution in water institutions of Eastern India
(MDPI AG, 2020)The paper examines the nature and development of the participatory water institutions in the eastern Indo-Gangetic plains of India, focusing on the aspects of structure, participation, and devolution. Though the physical ... -
Integrated Decision Support Models for Manufacturing: An Example from the Electronics Industry
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 1998)In response to increased competition, shorter product life cycles, and more demanding customers, manufacturers in many industries have been forced to adopt a service orientation to be more responsive in meeting customer ... -
Integrating poverty alleviation and environmental protection efforts: A socio-ecological perspective on menstrual health management
(Elsevier, 2022-12-01)Apt menstrual health management is crucial to the livelihood of low-income, bottom of the pyramid (BOP) women as well as to environmental conservation. However, knowledge is still scant about the factors underpinning women's ... -
Internal corporate governance and cash flow manipulation
(Emerald, 2022-10-14)Purpose The authors examine whether internal corporate governance mechanisms are effective in curbing cash flow manipulation through real activities, misclassification, and timing. Design/methodology/approach The ... -
International marketing strategies in india: An application of mixed method investigation
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2005)Internationalization drives and export orientation are prominent in the organizational strategies of a number of leading Indian firms and multinationals located in India. This is a significant indicator of the growing ... -
Intervening on impostor phenomenon: prospective evaluation of a workshop for health science students using a mixed-method design
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2022-11-17)Background Unaddressed impostor feelings that impede developing interest in science and self-efficacy in conducting research have a dispiriting effect that perpetuates unsatisfactory diversity in the health science ... -
Investments to reverse biodiversity loss are economically beneficial
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2017)Reversing biodiversity loss by 2020 is the objective of the 193 countries that are party to the global Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). In this context, the Aichi Biodiversity Targets 2020 were agreed upon by the ... -
Is there a need for greater integration and shift in policy to tackle food waste? Insights from a review of European Union legislations
(Springer Nature, 2020)Within the European Union, there is an increasing recognition about the negative environmental impacts of food waste making it a prominent policy issue. But there is no clarity whether policies aimed at food waste minimisation ... -
Iterative patching and the asymmetric traveling salesman problem
(2006)Although Branch-and-Bound (BnB) methods are among the most widely used techniques for solving hard problems, it is still a challenge to make these methods smarter. In this paper, we investigate iterative patching, a technique ... -
Lab-in-the-field experiments: perspectives from research on gender
(Springer, 2021)This paper highlights the contributions made by lab-in-the-field experiments, which are also known as artefactual, framed and extra-lab experiments. We present a curated sample of lab-in-the-field experiments and discuss ... -
Lessons from experience: A new look at performance management systems
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2008)The concept of performance appraisal has changed over the years. Performance has been usually equated with annual appraisals which measure the entire year's effort of an employee in terms of numbers. This paper points out ... -
Litigating Barbie: trade mark infringement, parody and free speech
(Elsevier, 2022-07-26)In the contemporary marketplace, trade marks are not mere monikers of origin. While often regarded as commercial symbols, trade marks sometimes become part of the commonplace vocabulary and are indelibly linked to expressing ... -
The local environment matters: Evidence from digital healthcare services for patient engagement
(Springer Nature, 2023-09-20)The creation and delivery of healthcare services are being transformed through patient-engaging digital services. However, their effects on hospital performance are unclear. We build on the theoretical foundations of ... -
Long-term, real world experience of ventricular tachycardia and granulomatous cardiomyopathy
(Elsevier, 2022)Background Granulomatous cardiomyopathy (GCM) is relatively uncommon in patients presenting with ventricular tachycardia (VT). Sarcoidosis and tuberculosis are the most common causes of GCM with VT. The aim of study was ... -
Looking under the hood: A comparison of techno-economic assumptions across national and global integrated assessment models
(Elsevier Ltd, 2019)Integrated assessment models are extensively used in the analysis of climate change mitigation and are informing national decision makers as well as contribute to international scientific assessments. This paper conducts ... -
Lucas-TVS limited: A journey towards manufacturing excellence
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2000)The case featured in this issue of Vikalpa discusses the journey embarked on by the top management of Lucas-TVS Limited in 1985 to make their firm a world-class manufacturing organization. The company's oldest plant at ...