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Framework for structuring public private partnerships in railways
(2013-11-26)
Structuring Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in railways is a challenge, given its specific
technology base, and obligation as a public and affordable mode of transportation. The
sector provides strong incentives for ...
Soaring on wings of aspiration and support: a study of married Indian women professionals staying away from families to pursue higher studies
(2013-11-26)
As the work environment is changing globally, newer trends of work and career mobility
are emerging. ‘Return to school’ for the enhancement of career is considered as a means to
career mobility. The present study explores ...
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 ...
Balancing U-shaped assembly lines with resource dependent task times: a simulated annealing approach
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2013)
The advent of Just-in-Time (JIT) and Group Technology philosophies has popularized U-shaped assembly lines, which help overcome many of the disadvantages, like line inflexibility, job monotony, large inventories, etc., ...
Financial literacy among working young in urban India
(2013-11-26)
The paper reports investigation of a study on the influence of various socio-demographic factors on
different dimensions of financial literacy among the working young in urban India. While the influence of
several factors ...
Ownership trends in corporate India 2001 – 2011 evidence and implications
(2013-11-26)
The first decade of the new millennium saw dramatic changes in the ownership patterns in
major listed corporations in India. Two developments were striking: promoters especially in
the domestic private sector bolstered ...
Corporate governance: changing trends in interpreting fiduciary duty
(2013-11-26)
One of the foremost requirements of corporate governance is transparency in the system,
which ensures that individuals making decisions for and on behalf of a company do so in the
best interest of the company and clearly ...
A logarithmic goal programming approach to develop the utility function for railway travel
(2013-11-26)
A railway passenger faces a dilemma of choosing the best train among several alternatives
available in a particular route. A relative comparison of competing railways helps the
passenger to make an informed choice before ...
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, ...
Elements of task definition shopping situations: a study in context of products high on haptic salience
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2014)
Marketing literature has identified task definitions as one of the important situational influences. Task definition features of a situation include an intent or requirement to select, shop for, or obtain information about ...