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Consumers' need for uniqueness: a cross-cultural validation
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2014)We conduct a cross-cultural validation of the Consumers’ Need for Uniqueness (CNFU) scale. Using confirmatory factor analysis, the cross-cultural reliability and validity of the CNFU scale developed by Tian, Bearden and ... -
Consumers’ expectations of sales events: how satisfied are consumer with shopping during sales events?
(IIM Ahmedabad, 2016-03)Past researchers have examined the influence of sales events on multitude of variables. However, there exists a gap with regards to specific examination of the influence of sales events on consumer participation in sales ... -
Consumption externalities and product quality: the market for military hardware
(2010-03-31)This paper considers arms race between to rival nations and arms trade between these buyer countries and a number of producers. All the parties are completely informed, and the sellers manufacture differentiated products. ... -
Consumption patterns and macromarketing : a radical perspective
(2010-03-13)In studying the choices for consumption, marketing scholars have been almost totally occupied with a very narrow spectrum of choice, viz brand choice. This paper discusses the nature of consumption patterns and how social ... -
Contemporary Lessons in Economic Philosophy drawn from Two Recent Indian Films
(2011-05-26)The aim of this paper is to derive some important lessons in economic philosophy from two recent Indian films. The two films, Mani Ratnam’s Guru (2007) and Madhur Bhandarkar’s Corporate (2006), are explicitly about the ... -
Contingency theory: a third world view
(2010-03-14)Contingency theory is viewed as an outcome of social transition. The evolution and development of contingency organization theory in the West and in India is reviewed. Its extensions, implications, and limitations are ... -
Continuity of bargaining solutions defined with respect to a criterion
(2010-03-21)In this paper we study continuity properties of bargaining solutions which are defined with respect to a criterion function. Sufficient conditions are obtained for the solutions to be continuous and the exercise is carried ... -
Contracting-out of Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Services through Mother NGO Scheme in India: Experiences and Implications
(2009-08-13)Partnership with NGOs in delivering and provision of Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) services through mother NGO (MNGO) in the un-served and under-served regions is one of the important initiatives in India. The scheme ... -
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 ... -
Contributions to judgment and decision
(2010-03-14)This paper presents an overview of the theoretical, methodological, and applied contributions that the author's research program on prediction of performance has made to the literature on judgement and decision. It is shown ... -
Control of shifting cultivation: the need for an integrative approach and systematic appraisal
(2010-03-22)The paper proposes an analytical framework for assessing schemes for control of shifting cultivation. Necessary and sufficient conditions relating to per capita income, its growth rate, internal rate of return, availability ... -
Control systems in public enterprises
(2010-03-13)Despite the large size and rapid growth of public enterprises, empirical research on their behaviour is meagre. The research that exists compares public with private enterprises. It is not able to establish any significant ... -
Cooperation in cooperatives: contributions of resources and skills
(2010-03-14)The question most basic to any discussion on cooperatives is: why is it, that elites in most cooperatives neglect the task of fostering cooperation amongst different classes of poolers of resources and instead, concentrate ... -
Cooperative rural banking: Anad shows the growth - Oriented path
(2010-03-31)This paper is about how Anand Farmers Service Cooperative Bank could be successful under the same macro rural credit policies that governed most rural financial institutions. This bank is innovative in both the spirit of ... -
Cooperatives and rationalisation of Indian agriculture
(2010-03-15)Indian economy is still predominantly agrarian and over 70 per cent of the workforce is still engaged in agriculture. Small and marginal farmers predominate the agricultural scenario in India. However, relative neglect of ... -
Corporate Brand Image: Antecedents, Mediating Role and Impact on Stakeholder Expectations
(2009-09-02)Corporate identity and image are shaped by the entirety of perceptions of a variety of stakeholders, both existing and potential ones, such as customers, suppliers, employees, general public, opinion makers, and government ... -
Corporate Dividend Policy and Behaviour: The Malaysian Experience
(2009-09-02)This study examines corporate dividend behaviour of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) companies. Our results show the influence of industry on payout ratios. Payout ratios also vary significantly across time. The ... -
Corporate Farming in India: Is it Must for Agricultural Development?
(2009-08-21)Indian agriculture is under policy reforms for some time now. One of the issues it faces is that of lack of viability of smaliholdings and lack of international competitiveness of its produce. In this regard, new initiatives ... -
Corporate governance for shareholder value
(2010-01-18)In the last few years there has been serious debate about the generally poor quality of corporate governance in Indian companies and the need to improve the same. This has led to the publication of a recommended code of ... -
Corporate governance issues in executive compensation: the Indian experience
(2013-09)While the 2011 Occupy Wall Street movement had the larger agenda of protesting against the influence of corporations in policy making and governance, one of its focal points was the growing disparity in the distribution ...