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Essays on share repurchases
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018)This dissertation comprises three essays, which empirically examine the influence of investor and managerial irrationality on open market repurchases (OMRs) in the US market. In the first essay, we examine the systematic ... -
Essays on shareholder voting
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2023)"Shareholder ratification of corporate actions is an important part of the corporate governance process. In this thesis, I examine the determinants of shareholder dissent in the context of three actions proposed for ... -
Essays on strategic interactions in vertical supply chains: on the role of inventory and technology
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2023)"The past two decades have witnessed a shift from centrally managed supply chains to decentralized supply chains (Netessine, 2004). In decentralized supply chains, interests of individual members may not be aligned with ... -
Essays on the elements of consumer journeys in retailing
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2023)"In two essays, I examine how elements in online and offline consumer journeys can be used to study consumer behaviour. In the first essay, I bring in the network theory perspective as an element to study online consumer ... -
Essays on the Newsboy Problem
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2015)The newsboy problem is about minimizing the penalty associated with demand-supply mismatch of an item with uncertain demand by suitably deciding the stocking quantity. Newsboy problem arises in a variety of situations ... -
Essays on the role of information in financial markets
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2023)"This Ph.D. dissertation comprises three essays on the role of information in financial markets. The first essay examines the impact of the introduction of a minimum buyback mandate in open market repurchases. In line with ... -
Evaluating G2C e-government projects in India: indicators and measurement
(2008)The phenomenon of e-Government, understood broadly as the use of information and communication technology by government agencies for delivering services to citizens (G2C), businesses (G2B) and other government agencies ... -
Evolution of global carbon market: implications for India
(2010)Emissions mitigation efforts for limiting atmospheric temperature rise have lead to the evolution of a global carbon market. Future carbon price expectations will play an increasingly important role in long term investment ... -
Evolution of management systems in two Indian business groups
(1983)The Focus of this research is to understand the development, growth and management of two Indian business groups. The research has been conducted as an exploratory Field study to obtain insights into the Following: 1) ... -
Evolution of new freight structure in India over the long run: A policy assessment
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017)India’s per capita CO2 emissions increased from 0.8 to 1.7 metric tonnes from 1990 to 2010; however it was well below the world average of 4.9 metric tonnes in 2010. The major contributor to the emissions are the electricity ... -
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 ... -
Exact solution methods for non-convex optimization problems
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2023)"The thesis focuses on the development of efficient algorithms for solving the non-convex problems arising in different application areas involving operations and supply chains. In the first essay, we propose an exact ... -
An examination of initial and aftermarket returns of initial public offerings of equity shares
(1997)Initial public offerings (IPOs) are ordinary equity shares issued by companies that have not previously issued equity shares to the public: Existing literature in finance suggests that the issue price is generally lower ... -
Examining effects of women’s participation in non-farm work
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2024)Literature is replete with studies on impacts of participation in non-farm work in the rural context and how it contributes to attenuation of rural poverty. The differential impacts of women’s participation in non-farm ... -
Examining entrepreneurial orientation from the lens of CEO characteristics
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021)The dissertation empirically examines the effects of the characteristics of Chief Executive Officers (CEO) on entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of firms with the help of three essays. EO is the strategic posture of firms ... -
Examining the impact of discretionary human resource practices on workplace loneliness implication during home-based telework
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2023)"The advancement of information and communication technologies has revolutionized work– life balance in the 21st century by migrating work from traditional office spaces to remote locations. For many, employees, this ... -
An experimental investigation of advertising effectiveness in roadblock advertising
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018)Recent years have seen growing use of ‗Roadblock Advertising‘ by media planners to enhance advertising effectiveness. Many companies (Hutch, Aircel, ITC, Viacom 18, Nestle, Nokia, Volkswagon, Real fire extinguisher, Vodafone, ... -
An Exploration of Correlates of Performance Appraisal Politics from Appraisee Perspective: A Study of Indian Family Run Organizations
(2008)Performance appraisal (PA) research and practice suggest that political character of employee appraisal is one of the main concerns of the employees and the top managements. Research literature also acknowledges the need ... -
Exploration of positive characteristics in employee engaging in organizational citizenship behaviors
(2008)Positive Psychology has emerged as an independent area of enquiry in psychology and organizational behavior. Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS) and Positive Organizational Behavior (POB) study positive psychological ... -
Explorations in modeling and forecast assessment of energy derivatives
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018)Amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty, energy commodities have gone through abrupt shifts in supply and demand dynamics during the last decade. This has caused unprecedented price volatility. To manage excessive price ...