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The expected stock returns of Malaysian firms: A panel data analysis
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2001-09-01)
We used panel data set of 1729 observations (247 Malaysian companies listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange for 1993-2000) to identify variables that could explain expected returns of Malaysian stocks. Our results are ...
A preliminary study of psychological aftereffects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused by earthquake: The Ahmedabad experience
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2001-04-01)
The present study is a preliminary study intended to investigate a various psychological symptoms related to post-traumatic stress caused by an earthquake of severe magnitude. The main objective of this study was to ...
Societal change, states and governance: Insights from history and other societies
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2001-10-01)
The nature of governance has differed widely across societies, and what is more interesting, within any particular society depending upon the stage of development. Governance is better defined in functional rather than in ...
Analysis of claims and reimbursements made under mediclaim policy of the General Insurance Corporation of India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2001-08-01)
The analysis suggests that the number of policies and premiums collected have grown at significant rates, more than 30 per cent during 1998-99 and 50 per cent during the year 1999-00. The growth had implications for the ...
An empirical examination of the characteristics of the integration- responsiveness pressures
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2001-08-01)
In this study, we propose five factors to examine in detail the characteristics of the integration-responsiveness pressures. These are depth, dimensionality, direction, distinctiveness and dynamic. Using data from MNC ...
Relative effectiveness of signals in IPOs in Indian Capital Markets
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2001-09-01)
IPO by a firm calls for assessment of potential agency problems and associated costs by the outside investors. The potential conflict of interest problems between insiders and outsiders could be very high in countries with ...
The challenge of governance in India today
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2001-10-01)
This paper attempts to delineate the possible role of governance oriented reform in India today. We raise conceptual and historical difficulties with the notion that sees governance failure as the cause of poor economic ...
Experiences of various forms of commercial partnerships in Indian Railways
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2001-07-01)
This paper brings out issues of governance between the Ministry of Railways and various service delivering commercial entities under the Ministry. Some of this is accentuated by both the ministerial and administrative ...
Public private partnership in airport development- Governance and risk management implications from Cochin International Airport Ltd.
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2001-10-01)
In India, airports were totally owned and managed by central government or the armed forces. The Airport Authority of India (AAI), a body functioning under the Ministry of Civil Aviation was responsible for managing the ...
Policy barriers preventing access to emergency obstetric care in rural India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2001-11-01)
India with its one billion people contributes to about 20% of all maternal deaths in the world. Even though infant mortality has declined in India maternal mortality has remained high at about 540 per 100,000 live births. ...