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Linkages between human resource flexibility, ambidexterity and successful outcomes in the context of information technology firms
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017)Management of alternate contexts that may arise due to a volatile exogenous environment can compel an organisation to explore new capabilities along with the exploitation of existing capabilities (O'Reilly and Tushman, ... -
Liquidity: effect on securities returns in Indian capital markets
(1994)In the mainstream literature of finance, Liquidity of an asset has not been considered an important determinant of its expected return or its price. There have been, however, few empirical and theoretical works which point ... -
Long-term technology strategies and policies for Indian power sector
(2001)Power sector technology strategy issues in the long-term covers a wide spectrum of economic, technological, environmental, institutional and socio-political issues. The broad research objective is to assess technology ... -
Management investment and risks in Indian electricity generation markets
(2010)Electricity and energy market reforms are the two key challenges before policymakers under the broad goals of climate change mitigation and energy security. The central policy challenge in managing investment and risks in ... -
Management of exchange rates: India's experience
(1985)In today's world or internationalized markets, managing exchange rate is as important, if not more, as managing the domestic money supply and price level. This is true for both the developed as well as the developing ... -
Management of in-house technology development and transfer: a process study in the Indian pharmaceutical and chemical industries
(1997)Technology development has played a central role in the growth and diversification of many industries and firms in the advanced economies. However the same cannot be said of the Indian industry. On the contrary there has ... -
Managerial cognition and action in complex problem solving
(1997)The ability to solve problems effectively is an important characteristic that distinguishes a competent manager from the others. Many managerial problems are routine in nature with ready-made or programmed solutions available ... -
Managerial heuristics of pioneering innovative (PI) entrepreneurs: an exploratory study
(1988)Managerial heuristics are defined as the decision-rules guiding the less programmed decisions of entrepreneurs/executives. A review of literature on entrepreneurship suggests that the scene is dominated by the search for ... -
Managers' satisfaction with performance appraisal system: an empirical study
(1994)Research about performance appraisal systems can be divided into four categories: those which focus on (a) rather cognitive processes and related issues; (b) rating scales, formats and methods; (c) the efficiency of the ... -
Managing Ambidexterity in Growth Phase of Start-Up Firms
(2013)This thesis explores how startup firms balance the conflicting requirements of exploration and exploitation during their growth phase, i.e., until they reach a stage of maturity when they no longer can be called start-ups. ... -
Managing climate change risks in cities: a study of mitigation and adaptation strategies
(2009)Climate change is an extreme case of externality. Its global nature has prompted analysis at higher geographical scales like country, region or global levels. However the origin of most emissions and impacts of climate ... -
Managing contract farming in agro industry
(2004)Although India has made substantial progress in terms of total production in the agricultural sector, the problems of low productivity and poor quality of output remains the major causes for concern. In the era of ... -
Managing diversification: the general management process
(1978)The objective of this thesis is to understand and conceptualize the general management process of managing a diversification move during the transition phase. The research question investigated was: What is the process of ... -
Managing maternal health care services through public private partnerships: policy issues and implications " a study of the Chiranjeevi scheme in Panchmahals district of Gujarat, India"
(2010)Background: The UNDP Millennium Development Goal aims at reducing the maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters between 1990 and 2015. An estimated 1.2 million children are born in the state of Gujarat each year, including ... -
Managing Rural Institutional Credit: Lessons From Interlinked Transactions
(2013)In recent years, the focus of numerous rural credit institutions, which includes lenders from both formal and semi-formal (the micro-finance providers) domains, has started shifting from traditional credit-alone approach ... -
Managing the technology purchase decision process in the Indian public sector
(1982)This thesis attempted to structure precisely the decision process in ten technology purchase decisions made between 1969-80 in one petrochemical industry in the Indian public sector. Based on literature from Technology ... -
Managing the water-energy-climate change nexus: an integrated policy road map for India
(2011)This research examines the water - energy - climate change nexus to delineate policies that harmonize the nexus favourably. Typically, the energy-climate nexus has been studied as a mitigation problem, the water-energy ... -
Managing transmission system inadequacy using duals in restructured electricity markets
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2007)Managing transmission system inadequacy using duals in restructured electricity markets -
Managing urban air quality in India ; Models, policy instruments and institutions
(2004)Urban air quality management has become a significant area of public policymaking. The key drivers influencing the air quality are urbanization, population growth, industrial development and vehicular growth. While development ... -
Manufacturing futures: an empirical study of outsourcing in the automobile industry
(1995)Outsourcing is becoming an important element in world-class manufacturing. It is defined as the process of identifying long-term reliable sources capable of supporting multiple value addition partnerships activities like ...