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Influence of industry structure on firm performance and conduct in a managerial theory of the firm
(2010-03-14)In this paper a general model of industrial organizations is developed along the lines of the managerial theories of the firm. The utility function of management and shareholders - the two important stakeholders of ... -
Influencing human resource management practices in subsidiaries by parent companies: evidences from India
(2010-01-16)Effective management of trans frontier operations of Multinational Companies (MNCs) requires integration of subsidiaries for global competitiveness and autonomy of subsidiaries for local responsiveness. With the increased ... -
Influencing social behaviour: segment specification and formulation of ad strategy
(2010-03-20)The study illustrates the use of means-end chain analysis in sharpening of segment for advertising to influence social behaviour. MECCAs model has been used to develop the ad strategy. -
Information in the Term Structure – The Indian Evidence (I): Modeling the Term Structure and Information at the Short End for Future Inflation
(2009-08-08)This study is first in part of an on-going work on assessing the information content of the term structure in India for future inflation, future short rates and real interest rates. In this paper, first the Indian term ... -
Information in the Term Structure – The Indian Evidence (I): Modeling the Term Structure and Information at the Short End for Future Inflation
(2009-08-08)This study is first in part of an on-going work on assessing the information content of the term structure in India for future inflation, future short rates and real interest rates. In this paper, first the Indian term ... -
An information integration theory analysis of attractiveness of bus systems
(2010-03-14)Actual bus riders received information about frequency of service, fare, and comfort aspects of some bus systems and indicated how much they would like to travel in those buses. Information integration theory, which deals ... -
Information reliability and prediction of performance: role of initial opinion in multiplying model
(2010-03-14)All the models of information integration predict that the greater the reliability of an information, the greater its effectiveness. However, they disagree with the relationship between reliability of information of one ... -
Information System for Brand-Variety Performance and Decisions: Study and Application for Cotton in India
(2011-05-26)Information on brand-variety performance is critical for small farmers in India since every year they need to make crucial decisions on which brand-variety seeds to plant. The livelihoods from small farms and returns on ... -
Information systems for control of developmental activities: a conceptual framework
(2010-03-13)The paper reviews the district environment and emphasizes the importance of information and control systems for better planning and implementation of developmental programmes. A conceptual framework for the design of ... -
Information technology for developing countries: priority sectors and preferred technology
(2010-03-13)Priority areas for computer - based information system are located in developing countries, and preferred technology (midi- computers) is identified. After describing the priority areas where information management and ... -
Information utility based decision support framework
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-03)We introduce a novel entropy framework for the computation of utility on the basis of an agent’s subjective evaluation of the granularized information source values. A concept of evaluating agent as an information gain ... -
Infrastructural needs of small scale industry in Gujarat
(2010-03-13)This paper spells out a case for better planning of relevant infrastructural facilities for small industries in general. Thereafter we discuss birth, death and sickness rates in Gujarat along with problems encountered by ... -
Initial Returns, Long Run Performance and Characteristics of Issuers: Differences in Indian IPOs Following Fixed Price and Book building Processes
(2009-09-04)Initial returns (or underpricing) and long run performance of IPOs have been researched extensively across countries. Recent research on IPOs has also been focused on differences in pricing and allocation mechanisms across ... -
Initiative, innovation and institutions: The study of emerging trends in voluntarism in rural development in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1990-03-01)The individual urge to extend one's responsibility for social change beyond mandated or formal duties is far more pervasive than is generally assumed. However, not each individual with such an urge takes voluntary initiatives. ... -
Initiatives in rural credit policies under new economic environment
(2010-07-26)Initiatives in rural credit policies pertain to two instruments. These are institutional development and interest rates. Some of these initiatives are right for both these instruments, while some others are not. Former for ... -
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 ... -
Innovation insurgency: A new Paradigm for Engaging the Angry, Rebellious Youth of the Country
(2010-07-20)In the current euphoric mood of economic growth, many times we forget that there has been another extraordinary growth which should cause us concern. This is the growth in the number of districts affected by naxalite ... -
Innovation, Investment, Enterprise: Generating Sustainable Livelihood at Grassroots through Honey Bee Philosophy
(2013-11-26)In memory of Dr. C.V. Seshadri, a maverick scientist and a social change agent, it is suggested that a new model for sustainable livelihoods is followed. The ex-ante and ex-post transaction costs of innovators, investors ... -
Innovations for Reviving Small-Scale Industries
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2009)Given the economic distress worldwide, small and medium scale enterprises (MSME) have been hit hard. Large numbers of workers have been laid off because of depressed demand, piled up inventory, pending retrievables, and ... -
Innovations in elementary education in India
(2010-03-14)This paper reviews major innovations in primary education in India. The innovations are organized from most simple to the most complex. At the end, the authors have attempted to summarize lesson from the experiences of ...