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Governance and economic growth in the Indian states
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)
In Essay 1, I have assimilated a unique dataset of 30 indicators across three broad dimensions of Accountability, State Capacity and Fiscal Performance. Building on theoretical considerations from the New Institutional ...
Media, cognition and assemblage perspectives on ICT in education: a three-part study in an early-adopter Indian school
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)
Digital technology is expected to change education systems, and discussions around the nature of this change have started to move beyond technocentrism or unfounded optimism, to focus on the nuances of integrating digital ...
Implications of delivering healthcare through strategic partnerships under publicly funded health insurance schemes: analysis of equity in access, demand for health services and quality of care in Indian context
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021)
In forwarding the agenda of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), developing countries, including India, have adopted Publicly Funded Health Insurance Schemes (PFHIs) to serve their impoverished population. When PFHIs are ...
Variations in the use of electronic medical records in obstetrics and gynecology consultation: role of sociocultural aspects
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021)
The use of electronic medical records (EMRs) in providing quality care for patients is spreading across countries including India. A systematic review of the literature reveals that EMR systems are designed as the database ...
Workplace incivility antecedents and outcomes-implications on HR practices
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021)
Counterproductive and deviant behavior at the workplace can take many forms from rudeness to bullying to abusive supervision to even violence. In the recent decade, there has been a lot of research on the antecedents and ...
Incentive effects of pay for performance on employee motivation, performance and well-being: a self-determination perspective
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021)
Pay-for-performance (PFP) is a financial incentive component of employee compensation that is contingent on performance. It is rewarded to the employee in recognition of the past performance and also acts an incentive for ...
Three essays on diversity in multiple levels of strategic leadership
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021)
In three independent but related essays, we examine diversity (heterogeneity) in strategic leadership to explore the interdependency among multiple levels of strategic leadership and analyze the role that strategic leaders ...
Spatial topology of urban policy assemblage: a post-structuralist analysis of making of India’s smart cities
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)
Drawing on post-structuralist theories of space, power and policy-making, I examine the policy processes enveloping Smart Cities Mission (SCM), a flagship scheme of the Indian central government. Following act as guiding ...
Firm aspirations, resource orchestration and performance: a study of Indian firms
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)
Resource orchestration is characterized by a series of firm-level strategic actions – from search and selection of assets (resource investment) to the bundling and leveraging of these assets (resource deployment) – and ...
Decision models for e-hailing texi platforms
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)
Uber, Ola, Didi, and Lyft are examples of successful e-hailing taxi platforms. In this thesis, we aim to develop decision models for such platforms. In the rst essay, for an e-hailing taxi operation, we analyze the driver's ...