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Fishing in muddy waters: mergers and acquisitions during uncertainty
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022-10-26)Using the COVID-19 pandemic as an exogenous shock, we examine whether firms engage in opportunistic mergers and acquisitions during uncertainty. Par- ticularly, we analyze the inorganic growth strategies of acquiring ... -
Fishing in the `troubled' waters: recognizing, respecting, and rewarding local ecological knowledge, innovations and practices concerning aquatic biological diversity
(2009-12-12)The study of indigenous ecological knowledge has become an important building block of any participatory approach to natural resources management. It is not the outsiders alone who benefit from the study of indigenous ... -
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 ... -
Fix price equilibria in destribution economies
(2010-03-25)In this paper we consider a distribution economy which is dictated by the conditions of the non-substitution theorem for linear economic models of production. Although flexible prices in the consumption section are perfectly ... -
The flow of funds in Indian manufacturing sector
(2010-03-20)Econometric model portraying the behaviour of flow of funds in manufacturing sectors has been developed. Given the balance sheets constraint, decisions to acquired physical assets and other decisions about source and ... -
Focal faculties of the firm: using knowledge power for global leadership
(2010-07-14)There is indubitably more to the sources of sustained competitive advantage of corporations than meets the eye. Among the most promising of these are the focal faculties of the firm, the areas of expertise ingrained in ... -
Food insecurity in India: causes and dimensions
(2010-07-26)In this study we explore causes of the widespread food insecurity that prevails in India. It has been observed that even though the proportion of the malnourished fell by about 1 percent (FAO, 2002) through the nineties ... -
Food riots: an analysis of price movements of essential commodities 1971-73 with tools for policy analysis
(2010-03-20)Data analysis techniques must be appropriate to the purpose of the analysis. Policy analysis, in particular, requires analytic techniques which are parsimonious and robust. Data available on the price of 22 essential ... -
Forecast accuracy along booking profile in the national railways of an emerging Asian economy: comparison of different techniques
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2014)The National Railways of an Emerging Asian Economy (NREAE), the second largest railway network in the world, is facing growing challenges from low fare airlines. To combat these challenges, NREAE has to adopt revenue ... -
Forecasting money supply using box-jenkins and other procedures
(2010-03-27)The big provides forecasts on the money supply in India during 1993-01 through 1995-04, using the quarterly data for the period 1970-01 to 1992-04 and several alternative appropriate statistical and econometric methods. ... -
Foreign R&D Centres in India: An Analysis of their Size, Structure and Implications
(2013-11-20)The study measures the contribution of MNCs to the generation of innovations from India. The focus is on innovations that are carried out in foreign R&D Centres. After having mapped out the size of this sector, the study ... -
Forest based industry and forest land management in India
(2010-07-27)The paper highlights that land degradation in India has been approaching a crisis level in spite of repeated emphasis on wasteland development and existence of apex level organisations for that purpose. One reason has been ... -
Forestry development projects in India: Finance and bankability
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Formal vis-a-vis informal credit supply sources in tribal areas: a case of Dharampur taluka
(2010-03-13)This paper first discusses the main features and operations of both the sources of credit supply in Dharampur. It then presents a framework that conceptualizes the substitution process from the standpoint of the inhabitants ... -
Format choice of food and grocery retailers
(2010-04-03)Format choice is recognized as a cognitive process. Like any other purchasing decision format choice also is an information processing behavior. A store is chosen based on the confidence that the customer has regarding the ... -
Formats for reply coupons in advertisements
(2010-03-13)Reply coupons and inquires in advertisements are ways devised by advertisers to encourage readers to act quickly on the newly acquired information or desire. The paper presents a comprehensive list of formats that can be ... -
Formulating public policy for distribution of essential goods: an analytical approach
(2010-03-21)Public Policy concerning distribution of essential goods of mass consumption has assumed critical importance in several developing countries. In India, such policies have generally been reactive, in response to exigencies ... -
Formulation of district credit plans by commercial banks: some observations
(2010-03-22)The paper briefly reviews the process of preparation of the district credit plans and the deficiencies of these plans from the view point of their implementation. To provide more insights into the problems in implementing ... -
Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: An Alternate Perspective
(2009-08-03)The Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) has emerged as one of the dominant ideas in business. Cognizant of the overwhelming attention BOP has attracted and its potential impact on the billions of the poor and on managerial practices, ... -
Founder culture in organizations its impact on organizational growth, dynamism and innovativeness
(2010-03-21)Organizational culture has recently emerged as one of the prominent focuses of organization research. This is partly because of the disillusionment with the research on the more ‘objective’ phenomena such as structure and ...