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International diversification and firm performance: the contingent influence of product diversification
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)
Despite decades of research, the relationship between international diversification (ID) and performance (P) represents a quandary in the field of International Business.. Though, there seems to be some consensus among ...
An efficient heuristic for the multi-product satiating newsboy problem
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2014)
Preference of satiation of a target performance over maximization of expected performance in uncertain situations is well-documented in the economics literature. However, the newsboy problem with satiation (of a pro t ...
Innovation in business group firms: influence of network diversity
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)
Extant research on influence of ownership structure on innovation suggests a positive relationship between business group affiliation and innovation. While it is true that firms affiliated to business groups seem to benefit ...
Diversity and inclusion at the workplace: a review of research and perspectives
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)
In recent years, the discourse on diversity has seen a shift to that of inclusion. While there is a rich body of research in the area of diversity, inclusion has emerged as a fairly recent area of exploration and the varied ...
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 ...