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Novel cognitive consequences of product anthropomorphism on consumer judgment and decision making
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022)
Consumers frequently come across anthropomorphic products, i.e., products imbued with human-like features. Marketers may anthropomorphize products by designing them to visually resemble human physical features (e.g., a ...
Governing through problems: public policies as discursive practices
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022-01-29)
Policies produce ‘problems’ in specific ways (Bacchi, 2009). Following this logic, policies are
regarded as an attempt to bring together ‘rules’ for the ‘solving’ of ‘problems’ that occur with
respect to specifically ...
Exact methods for solving linear and nonlinear max-min problems
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022)
This thesis focuses on developing exact solution methods for mixed-integer linear and nonlinear maxmin problems.
The first essay proposes a tri-level min-max-min optimization problem (pM-FLPI) to design a resilient
food ...
Unbundling innovation strategies: firms’ technological choices and complementarities-in-performance of innovation inputs and outputs across developing countries
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022)
Innovation is considered a multi-level construct and it takes the form of (i) inputs and
(ii) outputs. Based on this, the thesis considers three inter-related questions in the form of three
essays: (1) What factors (firm, ...
Markets, home country ecosystem partners & value creation: a study of Indian pharmaceutical industry
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022)
Recently scholars have started studying the locus of value creation outside the firm and how
various ecosystem partners and stakeholders impact firms and markets. We expand this
research agenda in the context of the ...
Mitigation strategies for transitioning towards ‘Net-zero’ emissions from energy systems
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022-03-23)
Net-zero emissions from energy systems are essential to meet the Paris climate goals. These
transitions require intensive efforts from national governments, in addition to deeper climate
commitments. As a coal-dependent, ...
Governing by (in)visibilising: a case of waste materials, infrastructure and work
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022)
India has a long history of condemning Dalits and Bahujans and later Adivasis to waste-work. Intersections and overlays of caste, gender, historic exclusion, and policy neglect are mired in waste-work – work that is essential ...
Challenges of saving water: the adoption and impact of micro-irrigation technology in agriculture
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022-04-06)
The large-scale use of traditional irrigation methods has pushed agriculture towards extensive and unsustainable water use. The thesis focuses on the adoption and impact of Micro-Irrigation (MI) technology, considered an ...
Designing for digital: an insight into the technological evolution of work-from-home in the contemporary workplace
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022)
Work-from-home is increasingly becoming more prevalent over the last few decades. Given
the recent pandemic, work-from-home has become an essential practice for many
organisations across the world. Large-scale implementations ...