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‘Gaining clarity on ambiguity’: vague versus precise temporal framing in marketing communications
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2023)Extant research based on temporal construal theory has employed only specifically defined time frames for near versus distant future but has not examined the case where a future event’s time of occurrence is stated in a ... -
Global versus local brand preference formation in food products
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2023)"Brands have come to play a major role in consumer decision-making, and in this, the brand identity, which includes its perceived global and local nature, can play a very significant role. But there is inconsistent evidence ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Governing subjectivities: investigating employment relations in the Indian information technology (IT) sector
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021)The objective of this thesis is to study employment relations in the Indian IT industry. Drawing from Foucauldian scholarship on governmentality in organizational studies, employment relations are understood as practices ... -
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 ... -
Government policy, technology development, industry structure and performance of industry; an analysis of three industries
(1990)Several research studies indicate a significant deterioration in performance of industry in India over the last two decades. The growing concerns in this regard are (i) inadequate growth in industrial production (ii) high ... -
Grassroots innovations for sustainable development: the case of agricultural pest management
(1996)Farmers and others at the grassroots level in India and many other developing countries are known to experiment and innovate to come up with their own solutions to problems faced by them in the field of agriculture. However ... -
Hedonic and eudaimonic well-being in the context of workplace bullying: a hermeneutic phenomenological study of food delivery platform workers
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2024)Research on workplace bullying has predominantly reported negative physiological, emotional and behavioural outcomes on targets, highlighting a stressor-strain approach (Conway et al., 2021; Hansen et al., 2021; Vranjes ... -
Heuristic approaches to some intralogistics layout and routing problems
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2024)Intralogistics plays a vital role in efficiently managing and optimizing the movement of goods and materials within warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities. This thesis focuses on addressing optimization ... -
Higher education in India: efficiency, quality and sustainability
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)In a world where data and information are ubiquitous and omnipotent, education plays a prominent role in almost all aspects of modern life. Governments and various global agencies ramp up their efforts for propagating ... -
Hub interdiction problems: Models and solution approaches
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018)Hub-and-spoke networks are used in the operations of businesses like telecommunication, transportation and energy systems. The network has special facilities known as hubs which act as interim nodes between source and ... -
Human resource management in diversified organizations: a strategic management perspective
(1993)This study deals with Human Resource Management (HRH) policies and Practices of diversified organizations. Earlier research has found the strategy of diversification to influence organization structure & design top ... -
Human resource management in the subsidiaries of foreign firms in India
(1997)Given the current economic climate, many companies see transfrontier operations as a logical, even unavoidable step in developing their own competitive potential. Increasing transfrontier operations by firms are making it ... -
Human resource planning in hotel industry
(1986)As awareness of the need for an effective HRP has grown, so has the number of organizations looking for guidance as to the ways in which Human Resource Planning (HRP) can make a practical contribution. The focus of this ... -
“Hustling for my career”: exploration of the individual experiences and organizational responses towards multiple job holding
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2023)The phenomenon of multiple job holding (MJH) or moonlighting, involving individuals holding one or more jobs along with primary full-time employment, is gaining salience in the contemporary work context. The literature on ... -
Identification and building of capabilities for knowledge intensive, highly risky and uncertain activities: a study in the oil and gas sector
(2009)Upstream petroleum firms acquire blocks to explore oil and gas, These decisions are strategic choices for the firm exercised under conditions of high uncertainty and risk. Firms, therefore, continuously strive to improve ... -
Identification and measurement of work-dedication
(1986)People frequently use the word dedication to make social attributions and judgements. The imprecision of literary definitions of dedication restricts their operational use. Consequently, a more precise formulation of the ... -
Impact of accounting changes: an earnings perspective
(1986)The view presented in the financial statements is influenced significantly by the accounting policies adopted in their preparation. With the strong emphasis on Suring that the financial statements reflect the "economic ...