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Sensitivity analysis of the newsboy model
(2013-11-26)
Sensitivity analysis is an integral part of inventory optimization models due to uncertainty
associated with estimates of model parameters. Though the newsboy problem is one of the
most researched inventory problems, ...
Capacitated multiple allocation hub location with service level constraints for multiple consignment classes
(IIM Ahmedabad, 2013-11)
Hub-and-spoke systems have wide applications ranging in airline transportation, freight
transportation, urban traffic, postal delivery, telecommunications and distribution in supply
chains. These systems are usually ...
Alliance capability, governance mechanisms and stakeholder management in complex settings
(2013-11-26)
In today’s business environment, inter-firm alliances of simultaneous cooperation and
competition (IASCC) have become very important for enhancement of internal
resources as well as market shares of firms. Evidence ...
A customer oriented approach to identifying competitive advantage
(2013-11-26)
A firm’s ‘competitive advantage’ is considered to arise from certain ‘factors internal to the firm
as postulated by the resource based view’ or from ‘external sources and industry structure.’
However, it remains unclear ...
Access to higher education in India: an exploration of its antecedents
(2013-11-26)
Deficits in participation of marginalized groups in Higher Education (HE) have attracted
significant policy and research attention. Recent studies have explored the role of socioreligious
affiliation and other factors ...
Time resolution of the St. Petersburg paradox: a rebuttal
(2013-11-26)
eters (2011) claims to provide a resolution of the three century old St Petersburg paradox by using
time averages and thereby avoiding the use of utility theory completely. Peters also claims to have found
an error in ...
Attitudes towards risk of forest dependent communities evidence from Andhra Pradesh
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2013)
This study is an attempt to generate empirical evidence on attitude towards risk of forest dependent communities (FDCs). The FDCs covered in the study include two different geographical regions from the Indian state of ...
Market timing ability of Indian firms in open market repurchases
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2013)
The paper examines the market timing ability of Indian firms engaged in open market repur-
chases. The study is primarily motivated by the unique disclosure feature of repurchases in
India, where the disclosures are far ...
Leadership and creativity in the Indian R&D laboratories: examining the role of autonomous motivation, psychological capital and justice perceptions
(2013-11-26)
The present study investigates the association between R&D-specific leadership approach developed in the Indian context using a combination of qualitative and quantitative data analyses, employee autonomous motivation, ...
"Impatience" of forest dependent communities evidence from Andhra Pradesh
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2013)
This study is an attempt to generate empirical evidence on the time discount rate or “impatience” of forest dependent communities (FDCs). The FDCs covered in the study include two different geographical regions from the ...