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Determinants and outcomes of intention to quit of Indian IT professionals
(2007)Globalisation and outsourcing have become buzzwords in the present economic boom. India is getting considerable attention, with specific focus on software services outsourcing. The Indian software services sector is growing ... -
Determinants of capital structure decisions in large mature corporations: an empirircal analysis
(1995)The objectives of the study were to find answers to the following questions: 1. Are agency cost measures significant determinants of the debt equity choice? (Agency costs implying costs borne by equity shareholders, because ... -
Determinants of CEO compensation: evidence from India
(2008)Despite a wealth of research on CEO compensation drawn from agency and managerialist perspectives, little is known about determinants of compensation in contexts outside developed economies and professionally-run organizations. ... -
Determinants of entry in the Indian manufacturing sector: 1993-2000
(2002)Industrial Organisation literature has a long tradition of analyzing determinants of entry in the industrial sector. In most cases the purpose of such analyses has been to identify factors that result in barriers to entry. ... -
Determinants of human resource responses in the context of mergers - an exploration into executive responses
(2002)Mergers and acquisitions have become the principal tools for corporate restructuring. There has been a sharp increase in both the number and size of the mergers and acquisitions in the 90s. An extensive review of literature ... -
Determinants of incidence and modes of alliances: a study of Indian information industry
(2004)Globalization and technological changes are rapidly changing the context in which business firms function. Firms are responding in a variety of ways to these changes and one of the responses is the use of alliances, ... -
Determinants of Inter-Country Variations in Outward Foreign Direct Investment and Cases of Outward FDI from India
(2013)Existing literature offers the reasons for emergence of foreign direct investment (FDI) through various hypotheses. The intangible assets advantage hypothesis suggests that FDI occurs due to presence of a bundle of “intangible ... -
Determinants of knowledge flows and firm performance in industrial clusters
(2006)Industrial clusters have been in existence for more than a century. Numerous explanations have been provided for the existence and continued dominance of industrial clusters. Most of the explanations before 1990 focused ... -
Determinants of managerial role competency utilization of IT project managers
(2003)Organizations have widely implemented Competency based HR systems in the last decade. Competency profiling, gap analysis, competency based assessment and compensation/selection based on competencies has all gained international ... -
Determining effects of a web-based teachers’ professional development programme on teaching self-efficacy beliefs and classroom practice
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021)The design of large-scale professional development (PD) programmes for teachers in the public schooling system faces two challenges. The first is identifying a suitable malleable construct which influences student performance, ... -
Developing competitiveness of Indian floriculture industry: a study based on Israeli experience
(1998)Countries in the present world-order are compelled to compete with each other; not only for development, but also for their existence. The new unfolding world 'order' with developments in international trade, moving towards ... -
Development and validation of the menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) scale for adolescent girls and teachers: associating MHH needs, practices, beliefs and experiences of adolescent girls and teachers with student engagement
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2023)"There is limited literature exploring the breadth of menstrual practices and how it affects student engagement levels in school among adolescent girls in India. This research tries to address this gap by (a) developing a ... -
Development of dynamic capabilities in international joint ventures: an investigation within the context of insurance industry of an emerging economy
(2014)The study of international joint ventures (IJV) has been dominated by the focus on partner interactions as the underlying theoretical construct. It is argued that a less studied but relevant lens is that of development of ... -
Development, climate change and Indian cities: framing and implementing policies
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)Cities in India are already experiencing enhanced climate variability and extremes in annual precipitation and temperature events. A city’s climate is affected both by global warming and local factors such as its built ... -
Developmentally effective experiences in a graduate business school and their role in self-authorship among students
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021)Holistic student development is an important objective of higher education. It requires students to move from a conventional assumptions-based mode of understanding to a critical, systemic thinking that enables the development ... -
Diffusion of biogas plants in rural Gujarat
(1996)Biogas plants offer many benefits for regions facing cooking fuel scarcity. It utilizes cattle dung to provide clean burning gas. The refuse of the plant(slurry) retains the nutrient value of dung and hence is useful as ... -
Disaggregate study of mode choice for inland movement of export cargo containerized on sea
(2001)Containerized mode of transport, by ensuring smooth and seamless movement of cargo, has become the predominant means of export of general cargo by sea. It adds value to the shipper by ensuring door to door delivery with ... -
Discontinuities of Environmental Elements, Firm Responses, and Dynamic Capabilities: An Empirical Investigation of Interrelations in Select Indian Manufacturing Sectors
(2012)Continuities, discontinuities (deletions), and additions of environmental elements are important realities of a firm’s environment. They pose distinct managerial challenges and demand capabilities to enable the firm to ... -
Distribution strategies and performance: a cross-national comparison of the automobile industry
(1999)This research focused on a crossed-national comparison of distribution of passenger car manufacturers and dealers, and resultant performance in channels of distribution. The comparison was conducted between a typical ... -
Diversified Indian companies: a study of strategies and financial performance
(1985)In the second half of the twentieth century the corporate profile in advanced countries like USA and UK had undergone significant changes as a result of diversification strategies by their business corporations. Diversification ...