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Essays on caste demography, occupational diversity, education, and entrepreneurship in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2024)
India's diverse socio-economic fabric has been shaped by its caste system over centuries. This thesis constructs and analyzes a unique database on caste sub-groups (jatis) to study population structures, occupational ...
Essays on climate change from stakeholder engagement perspective
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2024)
Achieving environmental sustainability has been a priority for firms in the recent past. Firms are trying to reduce emissions and engaging with stakeholders to reduce the overall emissions in their extended value chain to ...
Technology adoption and innovation in healthcare
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2024)
What explains differential rates of healthcare technology adoption in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)? Three determinants that can help determine the technology adoption trajectory in LMICs are – demand-pull from ...
Three essays on the Indian derivatives market
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2024)
The Indian derivatives market is one of the largest derivatives markets by volume in the world. The existence of liquid single stock options, single stock futures, and spot market along with very high retail participation ...
Essays on navigating fake reviews and enhancing trust in e-commerce websites
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2024)
The continued prevalence of fake reviews in the online marketplace poses a pervasive challenge impacting consumers, businesses, and online platforms. Fake reviews deviate from honest evaluations, potentially distort ...
Ableism and employment of persons with disabilities: organizational socialization of employees with blindness
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2024)
Despite rights-based conventions and legislative structures in place, PWDs face overwhelming challenges in obtaining a paid job. Those who succeed to get employed, face numerous issues, especially during their organizational ...
Changes in environmental impact assessment (EIA) regulation in India: exploring the political dynamics from a neo-gramscian perspective
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2024)
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has traditionally been presented as a scientific tool for sustainable development by ensuring that economic development projects consider their environmental impacts in decision-making. ...
Do price promotions lead to lost customers? the impact of perceived control, psychological ownership, and psychological distance on promotional credit
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2024)
Promotional credit is a unique price promotion that requires more than one purchase to realize savings and is valid until redemption or expiry of credit. This thesis focuses on the impact of (a) restrictions on promotional ...