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Effect of overlapping price ranges on price perception: Revisiting the range theory of price perception
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-02-09)The context in which a product is seen has an impact on the behavior of consumers. Specifically the impact of the context provided by the most and least extreme values, i.e., the range of stimuli presented has been well ... -
Does pharmaceutical price regulation result in greater access to essential medicines? study of the impact of drug price control order on sales volume of drugs in india
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-02-09)In this paper, we empirically examine whether price regulation of generic essential drugs in India results in social welfare (in terms of increase in sales volume post regulation). In 2013, the Indian government enacted ... -
Fitting talent management strategy into national culture
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-02-11)In the face of globalization, organizations are concerned with how to design the talent management strategy that fits the national context. Based on an extensive literature review, the paper presents a systematic review ... -
Earnings management strategies during financial distress
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-02-11)We examine whether financial distress and its severity have a role to play in managers’ decisions with respect to the choice of earnings management strategies. Our results suggests that firms in initial stages of distress ... -
Allocating tools to index positions in tool magazines using tabu search
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-02-13)The arrangement of tools in tool slots of a tool magazine is an important problem in automated machining environments. This problem is called the indexing problem and has been widely studied in the literature. In this paper ... -
Contrasting models of incubation for enterprise creation: Exploring lessons for efficacy and sustainability from higher education institutions in india and the united kingdom
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-02-13)Encouraging the establishment and growth of technology-based ventures continues to be the focus of attention from policy-makers globally, linked to enhanced levels of innovation, economic activity and wealth/employment ... -
Exploring lin kernighan neighborhoods for the indexing problem
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-02-29)The indexing problem in automated machining environments aims to arrange tools in tool slots of a tool magazine for faster processing of jobs. This problem is called the indexing problem and has been widely studied in the ... -
Review of marketing / business analytics infrastructure in select india- based organizations
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-03-01)The paper provides details of a detailed survey carried out in five Indian organizations operating in different industries – oil and gas, food products, stock trading, hospitality and industrial chemical. Diversity of ... -
Classification shifting: Impact of firm life cycle
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-03-04)Purpose - This paper examines whether firms in the decline stage of life cycle manipulate core or operating income through misclassification of operating expenses as income-decreasing special items. Design/methodology/approach ... -
Web content analysis of online grocery shopping web sites in india
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-03-04)In this paper the authors evaluate online grocery shopping web sites catering to customers primarily in India. The process of evaluation has been carried out in 3 parts; by comparing the web content on their homepages, ... -
A game theoretic approach to community based data sharing in mobile ad hoc networks
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-03-04)Government interventions on usage of free speech for communication has been rising of late. The government of Iraq’s ban on the Internet, ban of mobile communications in Hong Kong student protests highlight the same. ... -
Nonlinear 0-1 knapsack problem with capacity selection
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-03-07)We study a nonlinear 0-1 knapsack problem with capacity selection decision, as it arises as a part of facility location/service system design problems with congestion. The capacity selection decision gives rise to a ... -
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 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 ... -
Why should i care - Its others money
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-03-14)We examine the behavior of players when they play with their own vs. other people’s money; we investigate this for both dictator and ultimatum games. The results suggest that the behavior of the players differs when they ... -
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 ... -
Sensemaking and institutionalization in armed conflict: Applying concepts to practice
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-03-18)The aim of this paper was to capture the sensemaking process employed by soldiers to cope with the challenges presented to them by the environment in which they are operating. The research identified the various individual ... -
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, ... -
An introduction to the aluminum industry and survey of or applications in an integrated aluminum plant
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-01)Worldwide, the manufacturing industry is now aiming for competitive advantage and increased profits. To remain competitive, a manufacturing company needs to use tools that provide it with a distinctive competitive edge. ... -
Is “make in india” constrained by indian labour market regulations?
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-01)This paper examines whether “Make in India” policies are constrained by over-regulation or under-regulation in the Indian labour market. Specific labour law provisions and the scope of circumventing them as evidenced from ...