Browsing Thesis and Dissertations by Author "Basant, Rakesh"
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Linkages between human resource flexibility, ambidexterity and successful outcomes in the context of information technology firms
Sohani, Shrihari Suresh (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, ... -
Managing Ambidexterity in Growth Phase of Start-Up Firms
Sinha, Sabyasachi (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. ... -
Patterns and Determinant of Internationalization by New Ventures in India: A study of entrepreneurial, firm and industry factors
Saiyed, Abrar Ali (2016)Researchers had recognized the important contribution of SMEs to international trade, but Oviatt & Mcdougall (1994) highlighted the importance of younger and smaller firms and their distinguishing features that help them ... -
A study of digital platform dynamics
K, Renganathan (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2023)"This thesis examines the evolution of platform dynamics over time. The dissertation focuses on a long-standing gap in platform research – the lack of an understanding of the evolutionary dynamics of platform activities. ... -
A study of the determinants of executive knowledge management
Gurunathan, L. (2005)Knowledge as a source of competitive advantage has been discussed by many researchers in recent times. Managing knowledge hence has been considered to be a critical activity of the firm that has to survive in a highly ... -
A Study of Value Creation and Value Appropriation In Inter-Firm Alliances of Simultaneous Cooperation and Competition
Rai, Rajnish (2013)Relatively little is known about how value is created and appropriated in inter-firm alliances of simultaneous cooperation and competition. In this dissertation, I address this gap from both theoretical and methodological ... -
Television advertising and consumer price sensitivity: a contingent approach
Badrinath, V. V. P. (2000)Advertising and pricing are two critical elements of a firm’s marketing strategy after the product design stage. On one hand advertising spending being a cash outflow, reduces profits while realised price on the other hand, ... -
Unbundling innovation strategies: firms’ technological choices and complementarities-in-performance of innovation inputs and outputs across developing countries
Dwibedy, Punyashlok (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, ...