Browsing Working Papers by Author "Jain, Rekha"
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Airport Privatization in India:Lessons from the Bidding Process in Delhi and Mumbai
Jain, Rekha; Raghuram, G.; Gangwar, Rachna (2009-08-22)Modernization of Delhi and Mumbai airports had been considered as early as 1996 by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). In June 2003, the AAI board approved a modernization proposal. These airports accounted for 47% of ... -
Assessing the Changing Employment Profiles in the Telecom Sector: Implications for Education and Training
Jain, Rekha (2009-07-29)Telecom sector in India has been growing very fast and changing very rapidly in service delivery mechanisms used, target segments addressed, technological platforms for service delivery etc. Globally also the growth scenario ... -
Assessing the Changing Employment Profiles in the Telecom Sector: Implications for Education and Training
Jain, Rekha (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2008)The telecom sector in India has been growing very rapidly. This means that this sector offers attractive employment opportunities. To exploit these opportunities, the sector needs people with appropriate employment profiles ... -
Degree of openness and project performance: a multi-country empirical assessment of information technology (IT) innovation projects
Krishnan, Sudeep K.; Jain, Rekha; Basant, Rakesh (2013-11-26)Open innovation is a paradigm that is based on the concept of availability of abundant knowledge outside the boundaries of organizations. This study identified the influence of degree of openness, strength of appropriability ... -
Effect of Mobiles on Socio-economic Life of Urban Poor
Sarin, Ankur; Jain, Rekha (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2009)Using a survey of 1774 users and non-users in 84 slums in three metropolitan cities (Delhi, Ahmedabad and Kolkata), we try to understand the impact of mobiles on their social and economic lives. Urban slum dwellers spend ... -
Exploring openness in information technology (IT) innovation projects
Krishnan, Sudeep K.; Jain, Rekha (2013-11-26)Open innovation paradigm considers that, in order to advance technologies and markets, firms can and should leverage internal and external knowledge, ideas, expertise, and paths to market. Open innovation being an emerging ... -
Factors influencing outcome expectations and self-efficacy in driving internet use in rural india
Jain, Rekha (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-12)Past studies of individual Internet adoption and usage have been mostly empirical and in developed countries or in urban settings of developing countries. These have largely examined socio-economic factors such as age, ... -
A framework for comparative analysis of national knowledge networks in UK and India
Jain, Rekha; Singh, Manjari (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)Recognizing that national competitiveness depends on the availability and quality of national Information and Communication Technology networks that support higher education (HE) and research, many countries have developed ... -
Framework for identifying appropriate roles for the public and private sector in national broadband deployments in emerging economies: the national broadband plan of India
Jain, Rekha (IIM Ahmedabad, 2014-09)Emerging economies recognize the substantial economic impact of broadband and hence are increasingly focusing on National Broadband Plans (NBPs). There is recognition that there are significant challenges in designing the ... -
Implementation of large computer-communication projects in a developing country: a case study
Jain, Rekha; Raghuram, G. (2010-03-25)The implementation of geographically dispersed computer-communication projects involving large financial outlays is a complex task, more so in a developing country context. This paper is focused around a case study which ... -
Integrated framework for increasing the effectiveness of knowledge networks: roles of network providers and users
Jain, Rekha; Singh, Manjari (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)The National Knowledge Network (NKN) was set up to enhance collaboration amongst higher education (HE) and research institutes. The government of India implemented the NKN to provide connectivity to nearly 5000 institutions, ... -
Lessons of reforms of the telecom sector
Jain, Rekha; Raghuram, G. (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)The telecommunications sector has emerged as one of the key sectors that have put the Indian economy on a revival path. Proactive policies such as opening up the sector to private players and competition, unbundling the ... -
Management of large it projects: the passenger reservation system of Indian railways
Jain, Rekha; Raghuram, G. (2010-03-26)The Passenger Reservation System of Indian Railways is a major computer application in a visible, consumer sensitive area. The involves a distributed database, spread over five host computers located in five metropolitan ... -
Measuring the perceived impact of internet on individuals in rural india
Jain, Rekha (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-04-12)Internet has greatly influenced the way individuals socialize, create and exploit economic opportunities and knowledge resources. However, previous studies on assessment of impact have largely been empirical and limited ... -
Mobile communications policies and national broadband strategies in developed and developing countries: lessons, policy issues and challenges
Neogi, Prabir K.; Jain, Rekha (SSRN, 2015-03)The intelligent mobile phone has become the most widely used communications device in the world and the access device of choice in the developing world. The International Telecommunications Union’s report “The World in ... -
A model for internet governance and implications for India
Jain, Rekha (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)The rising role of Internet in economic growth and social aspects has brought the significance of Internet Governance to the forefront. New paradigms of Internet Governance recognize the contribution and role of governments, ... -
Organisational mechanisms for national knowledge network and outcomes in the Institutes of Higher Education & Research: moderating role of needs & ecosystem
Singh, Manjari; Jain, Rekha (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)We have looked at the relationship between organisational processes/ mechanisms for development, adoption and implementation of national knowledge network in the institutes of higher education and research and the ... -
Philippines telecommunications sector: an assessment of policy changes
Jain, Rekha (2010-04-17)The Philippines government has undertaken a major reform programme since the early nineties to accelerate the growth in the economy. It is also attempting to upgrade the telecom services and infrastructure. The government ... -
Public expenditure accountability in the telecom sector
Jain, Rekha; Raghuram, G.; Venkatraman, Krishnan (2010-01-16)The telecom sector has seen much change during the past two decades. At first, it was the opening up of the equipment manufacturing sector, followed by the corporatisation of the government owned entities, Videsh Sanchar ... -
Review of Malaysian telecom sector: assessment of policy changes
Jain, Rekha (2010-03-28)The Malaysian economy has been growing rapidly, with concomitant demand for telecom services. With a view to reducing the role of the government in economy and introducing efficiency, the government planned to corporatize ...