Browsing Thesis and Dissertations by Title
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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 ... -
Impact Of Bundle Forms On Change In Consumers’ Internal Reference Price (IRP) Of Bundle Components
(2016)Consumers’ internal reference price (IRP) is an internal standard against which observed prices are compared. Promotions on individual products lead to change (reduction) in consumers’ IRP leading to lower purchase of ... -
Impact of CEO Succession on Strategic Changes in Large Indian Firms
(2016)This thesis integrates aspects of CEO cognition, managerial discretion, firm’s internal dynamics and institutional drivers to better understand the impact of CEO succession on strategic changes. This is the first broad-based ... -
Impact of fiscal incentives on corporate financial decisions
(1980)The Government from time to time comes up with certain fiscal incentives to affect the behaviour of the private sector to achieve the desired goal. In this thesis we have made an attempt to study the impact of two such ... -
The impact of non-volitional interferences on product evaluation and choice
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)The integration of our lives with internet, smartphones and wearable devices has made interferences (such as interruptions and distractions) pervasive. This research investigates the impact of such interferences on information ... -
Impact of order of presentation and prominent presentation of brand and attribute on consumers’ willingness to pay
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)How does differential presentation of the components of a product – brand and attribute(s) – impact consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for the product? In this thesis, we attempt to answer this question through two essays. ... -
Impact of Overlapping Price Ranges on Psychological Price Perception: Revisiting The Range Theory of Pricing
(2016)The context in which a product is seen has an impact on the behavior of consumers. Specifically the impact of the context provided by the most and least extreme values, i.e., the range of stimuli presented has been well ... -
Impact of Perceived Bases of Power of Brand on Consumers’ Behaviour and Attitude in a Brand-Consumer Relationship Context
(2013)Research suggests that brands have human like qualities (Aaker, 1997; Aaker & Fournier, 1995; Levy, 1985; McGill, 2000) and consumers can form relationships with brands as they form social relationships with other human ... -
Impact of perceived overqualification on salesperson performance
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2013)Salesperson performance is a key indicator of organizational performance. We know that many different factors such as qualification level, selling skills, organizational culture, reward systems etc. influence salesperson ... -
Impact of political and economic events on stock price behaviour
(1989)The Indian capital markets have been, during the past decade, a major medium of channelizing the savings to the productive sectors of the economy. The relaxation of government controls in the eighties has given a big boost ...