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Human resource issues in maternal and neonatal health in india
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-05)One in seven women die from complications related to pregnancy or delivery in some of the African countries, compared to one in many thousands in Europe and North America. More than 95 per cent of maternal deaths occur in ... -
Human Resource Practices and Commitment of Senior Officials in Health System: Reflections from a Progressive State in a Developing Economy
(2009-07-25)It is widely recognised that the commitment and competencies of people working in the health sector has significant bearing on sector performance and its reform process. The current paper attempts to analyse the commitment ... -
ICT adoption and organizational change in public and private enterprises
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2014)In this paper we explore whether there are differences in IT adoption, as well associated organizational change between private and state owned enterprises. We use two datasets from India to conduct this analysis- primary ... -
Identification of best practices: a study of passenger car dealers in India
(2009-12-16)Automobile manufacturers and car dealers entering fast growing, emerging markets often face several crucial decisions. A key question in this context is: what are the characteristics of an efficient dealer? In this paper, ... -
Identification of project - a systems view
(2010-03-22)This paper aims at integrating areas of formal planning system and decision-making with project identification of an entrepreneur, a development agency or corporation. The paper is divided into three parts: 1) Analysis of ... -
Identification of Top Performing Economies
(2009-09-02)Using seven indicators of the economic performance of 187 countries, the paper identifies the top 50 performers during the decades of 1981-90 and 1991-2000. Five of these indicators are the trend rates of growth over a ... -
Identifying defective valves in a blowout preventer valve network
(2013-11-26)Blowouts are nancially damaging for drilling companies and are ecological hazards. Hence blowout prevention equipment is critical infrastructure for drilling companies. Blowout preventer valves are important components ... -
Identities and Store Image Formation: A Study of Retail Consumer Store Choice Behaviour
(2009-08-21)This theoretical paper develops a series of models applying social identify theory to the retail content. The shopper is conceived of as an 'actor' whose self-image and related identities impact store image perceptions. ... -
If Technology is like Word, Institutions are like Grammar: Institutional Context of Technological Innovations and Knowledge Systems at Grassroots
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2009)Many developing countries have taken interest in learning from the Honey Bee Network experience for replicating the model. In a UNESCO conference, the author was asked to identify the key steps that national governments ... -
IIMA in healthcare management: abstract of publications (2000-2013)
(2013-11-26)The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA), was established in 1961 as an autonomous institution by the Government of India in collaboration with the Government of Gujarat and Indian industry. IIMA’s involvement ... -
IIMA today- a case of depleted networth
(2010-03-29)Institution building is only one phase of the institutional life cycle. After an institution is built, it must grow, and mature with a healthy long life. Thus, aspects of institution maintenance, and arresting of institution ... -
IIMs Expansion - Myths, Realities and Policy Choices
(2010-07-22)This paper suggests a roadmap for IIM Ahmedabad to increase its intake substantially with available resources in its flagship 'Post Graduate Programme in Management' (PGP equivalent to MBA). Solutions for other IIMs should ... -
IIMs Expansion - Myths, Realities and Policy Choices
(2009-08-08)This paper suggests a roadmap for IIM Ahmedabad to increase its intake substantially with available resources in its flagship ‘Post Graduate Program in Management’ (PGP equivalent to MBA). Solutions for other IIMs should ... -
Impact of 360 Degree Feedback: A follow-up Study of four Organizations
(2009-07-29)A large number of organizations have been using 360 degree feedback in India as leadership development intervention. This paper is based on the feedback of 43 participants from four companies where the 360 Degree Feedback ... -
Impact of affirmative action in higher education for the other backward classes in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-07-18)This paper measures the impact of quota-based affirmative action in higher education (HE) in India for Other Backward Classes (OBC), implemented from 2008. Since the immediate impact would be felt by OBCs who were eligible ... -
Impact of beneficiary participation in rural water supply and sanitation projects: evidence from a comparative study in India
(2010-04-05)This is comparative study of two rural water supply and sanitation projects in Kerala, similar in practically all aspects except that one project incorporated community participation in it and the other did not. The study ... -
Impact of board and ceo characteristics on firms’ performance
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-04)Corporate governance characteristics like board composition and leadership impact a firm’s performance. Researchers have attempted to explain the relationship using different theoretical perspectives like agency theory, ... -
Impact of computerisation in Indian railways
(2010-07-27)Indian Railway was one of the first few government departments to introduce computers in the country. Computerisation on Indian Railways started in the late 60s with the induction of IBM 1401s in the nine zonal railways, ... -
Impact of consumer social responsibility and brand social responsibility image on brand loyalty
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2014)The present paper focus on ITC notebook and try to understand consumer social responsibility for cause related brand and how their preference level changes with different firm donations, and how this activity leads to brand ... -
Impact of continuous auditing on earnings quality and audit fees
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-03)The use of continuous auditing (CA) has been promoted as a means to improve the governance mechanisms of companies. Prior experimental research also indicates that external auditors tend to rely more and spend relatively ...