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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 ... -
High frequency manipulation at futures Expiry: the case of cash settled Indian single stock futures
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2014)Futures markets are known to be vulnerable to manipulation, and despite the presence of a variety of mechanisms to prevent such manipulation, instances of market manipulation have been found in some of the largest and most ... -
Online retailing paired with kirana – a formidable combination for emerging markets
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2014)The World Wide Web was launched in 1991 by Tim Berners Lee and shortly after that, in 1994, Pizza Hut delivered its first pizza after receiving an online order. Electronic commerce is one of the boons of internet and the ... -
A method for retail product selection using data mining
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2014)Product assortment planning is considered as one of the important problems in the retail business. Traditional approaches to product selection in the assortment are largely based on individual product popularity or margins. ... -
When are rewards bad for creativity? examining the role of leadership and integrated extrinsic motivation
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2014)The relationship between common creativity antecedents and creative performance is seldom clarified and the assertion that employee attitudinal and work environment factors spur creative performance has rarely been tested. ... -
Impact of interconnectedness of organizations on agility: a multi-theoretical perspective
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2014)This paper conceptually explores the impact on the strategic agility of an organization due to it being a part of an inter-connected network of organizations. Organizations need to be strategically agile to respond to the ... -
Measuring and managing institutional environment of institutes of professional education
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2014)Questionnaire surveys of perceptions of institutional environment have been found to be a good diagnostic tool to facilitate self-renewal, leading to effective management of institutions of Higher education. Normally, such ... -
Impact of store format on shopping involvement
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2014)Store formats exist in three forms of convenience, variety and experience. Shopping involvement tends to change across these formats. This current study (a) establishes the role of store formats on shopping involvement, ... -
Prevention of postpartum infections using ‘Appreciative Inquiry’
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2014)The objective of the present study was to explore how infection rates in study hospitals were affected by an intervention in six intervention hospitals in Gujarat, India. Infection control practices, human resource management, ... -
Novel features for review helpfulness prediction
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2014)Online reviews play a critical role in customer's purchase decision making process on the web. The online reviews are often ranked based on user helpfulness votes to minimize the review information overload problem. This ... -
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 ... -
The role of government regulation in incubating social enterprises
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2014)Social Enterprise is young, emerging, and a high potential domain attracting thousands of social entrepreneurs in India. Social enterprises, with their dual focus on financial sustainability and social impact, face a set ... -
Brand adoption by BOP retailers
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2014)Previous studies with regard to brand adoption by retailers have focussed on large retailers who are approached directly by the brands. There is a lack of studies on how BoP retailers adopt brands who sell to a very different ... -
Online promotions: exploring the emerging opportunity in Indian market
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2014)Online promotion has been employed by e-marketers to influence the shoppers during online shopping. In recent years, it has emerged as one of the promising tool in marketer’s arsenal to sway potential customers in Indian ... -
Predicting helpfulness of online customer reviews
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2014)Helpfulness of online reviews plays an important role in customer purchase decision making process. However, the review helpfulness prediction problem is considered to be quite challenging and hard. This paper aims to ... -
Police and the rule of law: recent developments in India
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2014)For a country like India, which is committed to the rule of law, the role of police is undergoing changes very rapidly. It is primarily due to the fact that the country has transformed from a police state to welfare state ... -
Substitute and complementary effects of social support on the dimensions of empowerment
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2014)The study examines the interactions among the effect of social support provided to an individual by three groups, viz., family, colleagues, and superior, on each dimension of psychological empowerment. On the basis of ... -
A multi-period two stage stochastic programming based decision support system for strategic planning in process industries: a case of an integrated iron and steel company
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2014)The paper introduces the application of a generic, multiple period, two stage stochastic programming based Decision Support System (DSS) in an integrated steel company. We demonstrate that a generic, user friendly stochastic ... -
Buying impulsive trait: an effective moderator for shopping emotions and perceived risk
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2014)The study provides an evidence of the relationship between buying traits, perceived risk and buying emotions. The study also indicates that the three emotional states of arousal and pleasure and dominance have significant ... -
Simultaneous evaluation of pro-self and prosocial bonus schemes: implications for newer management policies towards social betterment
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2014)Prosocial bonuses are incentive schemes where people get bonus money to spend on social causes or colleagues that can potentially improve functioning and satisfaction. It is not yet clear how people would evaluate and ...