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International diversification and firm performance: the contingent influence of product diversification
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)Despite decades of research, the relationship between international diversification (ID) and performance (P) represents a quandary in the field of International Business.. Though, there seems to be some consensus among ... -
International Outsourcing Hurdles in Value-added Services
(2009-07-29)Purpose: International Outsourcing has been traditionally looked upon as a low end cost effective servicing option to take advantage of the cost arbitrage that exists across countries. Of late, many outsourcing vendors ... -
International Technology Transfer to India an Impedimenta & Impetuous
(2009-08-07)Technology transfer is an important means by which developing countries gain access to technologies that are new to them. Most technology transfer has between developed and developing countries through commercial technology ... -
International trade and long term economic growth: a few issues on growth strategies for India
(2010-07-22)For developing economies, technological change and micro level efficiency is as important as capital accumulation as a source of long term economic growth. International trade is an important source of incentives in ... -
International trade and the political economy of state formation in South Asia: a long wave
(2010-03-27)The model presented in this essay situates the political economy of large scale state formation in south Asia within a geographical context. The narrative is taken up from the decline of empire in the ancient phase of ... -
International trade in textiles with special reference to South Asia
(2010-03-15)This study has been primarily concerned with the issues and perspectives on the historical evolution and working of the arrangements governing international trade in "textiles", particularly the last such arrangement, ... -
International transfer of technology to India: problems, prospects and policy issues
(2010-07-22)Transborder movement of technology is being increasingly felt in international business. A large proportion of worldwide international transfer of technology (ITT) occurs between industrially advanced countries. But for ... -
International transfer of technology to India: the case of the tractor industry
(2010-03-13)Based on an indepth study of five major manufacturing firms both in the private as well as the public sectors, this paper discusses the process of technology acquisition and assimilation in the tranctor industry and draws ... -
Internationalization of firms from emerging economies: an organizational learning framework
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)Increasing globalization of economy has provided fresh impetus to internationalization efforts of firms from both developed and emerging economies. Extant research in this area has been carried out with the perspective of ... -
Internationalizing Indian companies: organizational issues and challenges
(2010-03-25)This paper examines issues which arise in designing Indian organizations for global business. Drawing upon 2 years of research with 14 observed Indian cases, the paper discusses organizational designs actually observed and ... -
Interpersonal feedback: the transaction for mutuality
(2010-03-21)The concept of interpersonal feedback as one of providing information to a person for improving his interpersonal competence is discussed. After discussing the functions of interpersonal feedback, the processes of interpersonal ... -
Interpersonal themes of Indian during sensitivity training
(2010-03-13)In this paper the author presents a new approach to sensitivity training based on Intra-person and interpersonal approaches. The based concern is with the problems of adjustment on an individual in a rapidly changing ... -
Interprovincial variation in economic growth in Canada
(2010-03-21)In the present paper, the dynamic aspects of regional variations in the economic growth are examined. Over the three decades of the fifties, sixties and seventies, the growth pattern in different provinces of Canada has ... -
Interregional variation in the access of females to the working force in India, 1981
(2010-03-14)In the present paper, we make an attempt to examine the interstate variation in the proportion of females in the total working force in India during a given bench-mark year 1981. The exercise is expected to provide interesting ... -
Interstate variation in female labour force participation rates in India - an analysis of the 1971 census data
(2010-03-12)This paper made an attempt to isolate the influence of structural differences in female population on the FPR in different states and theiry measure the extent of the actual regional variations in the female labour ... -
Intra-industry trade and labour market adjustment: Indian manufacturing sector
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-04-05)The study investigates the role of trade, labor market regulations and institutions on labour adjustment costs. The study develops a linear dynamic panel model using quasi-maximum likelihood fixed effects estimator. Using ... -
Introducing Competition in Container Movement by Rail
(2011-05-26)Container movement by rail was a monopoly of Indian Railways (IR) until recently and its subsidiary, Container Corporation (CONCOR), was the sole operator of container trains. Entry of other entities has been driven by ... -
Introducing the young Japanese executive: antecedents & outlook
(2010-03-15)The young Japanese executive is a product of his socio-economic environment specifically the Japanese educational system. Thus the paper first highlights the key features of the Japanese school and higher education system, ... -
Introduction of community biogas plant in a Gujarat village: a case study of technological and organisational interventions
(2010-03-13)One of the Govt. programme to tackle energy problem in rural areas, particularly for the poorer sections is the establishment of Community Biogas Plant. The present case study deals with techno-economic and managerial ... -
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. ...