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Examination of affordable housing policies in india
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-01)
In this paper we critique the Government of India's programmes for affordable housing in India, namely the Rajiv Awas Yojana and Housing for All 2022. We analyse the efficacy of these policies in being able to provide thee ...
Friw: Free radicle inspired walk capturing social bonds for a realistic human mobility model
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-03-09)
Studies on mobile applications for ad-hoc networks predominantly rely on simulations to evaluate various distributed algorithms. This has given rise to the need for realistic mobility models that incorporate social ...
A theory of tax evasion in developing countries
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-04)
The literature on tax evasion assumes that taxpayers wish to evade their taxes entirely and the only reason they do not do so is that there is some non-zero probability of being caught by the government. Also, it is assumed ...
Impact of independent directors’ resignations on firm’s governance
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-04)
Directors are liable for any act of omission or commission. They have a reputation to protect. While Independent directors might engage in passive monitoring; when apprised of a decision where the probability of detection ...
Comparing genetic algorithm crossover and mutation operators for the indexing problem
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-03-18)
The tool indexing problem is one of allocating tools to slots in a tool magazine so as to minimize the tool change time in automated machining. Genetic algorithms have been suggested in the literature to solve this problem, ...
A new genetic algorithm for the tool indexing problem
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-03-14)
The tool indexing problem is one of allocating tools to slots in a tool magazine so as to minimize the tool change time in automated machining. This problem has been widely studied in the literature. A genetic algorithm ...
Does odd or even make a difference
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-03-14)
The evidence from literature on ultimatum games suggests that proposers often split the stake equally when they make an offer. In this study we investigate the effect of odd size stakes (OSS) in ultimatum games. OSS prevents ...
Trends in strategies and performance of the indian corporate sector what has changed in two decades of economic reforms?
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-04)
In the context of various policy initiatives made during the last two decades to reform the Indian economy in general and corporate sector in particular, this paper documents strategies followed by firms in this period and ...
Meta-analysis for online retail performance
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-05)
With continuous rise of business value and importance of online retail business (e-commerce), academic research has not been far behind to understand this recent market phenomenon. This has led to numerous studies exploring ...
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, ...