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The transition of childbirth practices among tribal women in Gujarat, India - A grounded theory approach
(2013)Background: Under the National Rural Health Mission, the current emphasis is on achieving universal institutional births through incentive schemes as part of reforms related to childbirth in India. There has been rapid ... -
The Waiting Game � How Cooperation Between Public and Private Hospitals Can Help Reduce Waiting Lists
(Springer, 2021)Prolonged waiting to access health care is a primary concern for nations aiming for comprehensive effective care, due to its adverse effects on mortality, quality of life, and government approval. Here, we propose two novel ... -
Theory of open inclusive innovation for reciprocal, responsive and respectful outcomes: Coping creatively with climatic and institutional risks
(MDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2016)Given the economic squeeze world over, search for what we call frugal grassroots innovations in Honey Bee Network, has become even more urgent and relevant in the recent years. And, to shape this search, models and concepts ... -
Three models of management education
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 1997)In this paper, Sampat P Singh describes three models of management education: the pragmatist, the professional, and the humanist and emphasizes that for continuous education in future, we ought to use all three models ... -
Time Discount Rate of Forest-Dependent Communities: Evidence from Andhra Pradesh, India
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2020)This study presents evidence on time discount rate of forest-dependent communities (FDCs) in the backdrop of the joint forest management program launched by the Government of India in 1990. The study uses data from two ... -
Too much care private healthcare sector and caesarean sections in India
(The Sameeksha Trust, 2020-08-29)In the context of India where public expenditure on healthcare is low, the private sector plays an important role in delivering healthcare during childbirth. An analysis of the latest round of National Family Health Survey ... -
Toward an Understanding of Parental Views and Actions on Social Media Influencers Targeted at Adolescents: The Roles of Parents' Social Media Use and Empowerment
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2019)Recent studies suggest that adolescents are spending significant amounts of time on social media. Brands are taking advantage of this fact and actively using social media to reach adolescent consumers, primarily via social ... -
Towards dissemination, detection and combating misinformation on social media: a literature review
(Emerald, 2022-11-22)Purpose Social media is becoming a hub of fake content, be it political news, product reviews, business promotion or any other sociocultural event. This study aims to provide a comprehensive review of the emerging ... -
Transfer pricing: Conceptual thoughts on the nature of the multinational firm
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2006)This paper deploys Transaction Cost Economics (TCE) to elaborate on the shortcomings of 憁ainstream' transfer pricing in multinational firms. Departing from the notion that multinationals increasingly (re-)organize their ... -
Transitioning diets: a mixed methods study on factors affecting inclusion of millets in the urban population
(Springer, 2023-10-13)The increasing health challenge in urban India has led to consumers to change their diet preferences by shifting away from staple cereals and making way for healthier foods such as nutri-cereals like millets and other ... -
'Turnaround' of Indian railways: Increasing the axle loading
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Two Organizational Roles: Manager's and Leader's
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 1998)In this decade? leadership has been one of the most popular topics with speakers and writers on management. It is by its nature a somewhat enigmatic concept and? therefore? not largely amenable to research. Still? it has ... -
Underlying determinants of health provider choice in urban slums: Results from a discrete choice experiment in Ahmedabad, India
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2018)Background: Severe underutilization of healthcare facilities and lack of timely, affordable and effective access to healthcare services in resource-constrained, bottom of pyramid (BoP) settings are well-known issues, which ... -
Understanding India from a Business Perspective: Opportunities and Challenges for MNCs
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Understanding temperature related health risk in context of urban land use changes
(Elsevier B.V., 2021)A city's climate is affected both by global warming and the local factors such as built form and the landscape. The temperature related impacts of climate change make urban areas more vulnerable particularly due to higher ... -
Understanding the Theoretical Underpinnings of Corporate Fraud
(SAGE Publications, 2020-04-11)Financial crimes have existed since the advent of trade commerce. One of the key factors behind recurrent financial crimes in the corporate context is the separation of corporate ownership and management. Such a separation ... -
Using 'appreciative inquiry' in India to improve infection control practices in maternity care: A qualitative study
(Co-Action Publishing, 2015)Background: Infections acquired during childbirth are a common cause of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Changing provider behaviour and organisational settings within the health system is key to reducing ... -
Validating motivated strategies for learning questionnaire and invariance test across gender and caste groups in India
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2020)Non-cognitive competencies play critical role in education. Interventions targeted at these competencies require access to valid measures. Within Indian context, no such validated measure exists at present, and teachers ... -
Voting on auditor ratification by shareholder type: impact of institutional shareholder dissent on NAS fees and audit quality
(SAGE Publications, 2023-01-10)Institutional investors have a better understanding of corporate performance than non-institutional investors, and their presence tends to improve the overall governance mechanism of a company and discipline top management ... -
Water ATMs of Indian Railways: Causing a Silent Revolution
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2018)