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Open access temptations: Buyer beware
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-05)
Backlash against "megapublishers” which began in mathematics a decade ago has led to an exponential growth in open access journals. Their increasing numbers and popularity notwithstanding, there is evidence that not all ...
Empathetic climate resilient frugal innovations for sustainable communities
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-05)
Dealing with risk and uncertainty has contributed to the evolution of local knowledge, institutions and culture among farming, pastoral and artisanal communities at grassroots level. The traditional institutions, practices ...
Understanding coefficient alpha: assumptions and interpretations
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-04)
A procedure is developed for determining appropriate levels of scale reliability by examining coefficient alpha in conjunction with the standardized regression coefficient for each variable. Present study aims to examine ...
An examination of one dimension marginal distributions: selling and non-selling activities of a salesperson
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-05)
Past researchers have endeavored to examine and ascertain the time that salespeople spend engaged in core and non-core activities. In this study, the time spent by a salesperson on non-core activities is called vacation ...
Antecedents and consequences of product innovation: a meta-analytic review
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-05)
Building on the meta-analytic model suggested by Montoya‐Weiss et al., Journal of Product Innovation Management, 11(5), 397-417, (1994), this study proposes a framework for product innovation to identify what strategies ...
A multi-tier linking approach to analyze performance of vehicle-based warehouse systems
(SSRN, 2016-03-01)
To improve operational flexibility, throughput capacity, and responsiveness in order fulfillment operations, several distribution centers are implementing autonomous vehicle-based storage and retrieval (AVS/R) system in ...
Impacts of sovereign rating on sub-sovereign bond ratings in emerging and developing economies
(World Bank, 2016-03-30)
This paper explores bond-level, issuer-level, and macro-level conditions that affect the distance between sovereign credit rating and sub-sovereign debt ratings. Over three-quarters of rated foreign-currency sub-sovereign ...
A multi-tier linking approach to analyse performance of vehicle-based warehouse systems
(SSRN, 2016-04)
To improve operational flexibility, throughput capacity, and responsiveness in order fulfillment operations, several distribution centers are implementing autonomous vehicle-based storage and retrieval (AVS/R) system in ...
Throughput matching algorithm and stochastic models for analysis of open and closed manufacturing systems
(SSRN, 2016-02)
Order release policies such as card-controlled CONWIP policy aim at improving system responsiveness and minimizing system-wide inventory levels. It is not clear if order release policies (without card control) can be equally ...
Minimum wage comparison in Asian countries: minimum wage fixing
(WageIndicator Foundation, 2016-02)
For countries which have a minimum wage, the minimum wage fixing system differs according to objectives and criteria, machinery and procedures, coverage, and subsequent adjustment as well as the operation and enforcement ...