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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 ...
Essays on consumers’ responses to retail promotions
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-24)
How do consumers respond to innovative forms of promotional strategies employed by
retailers? This thesis attempts to answer this question across two essays, using experiments as
a primary method of inquiry. In Essay 1, ...
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 ...
Factors influencing the performance of IS megaproject in an emerging economy: the freight operations information system of the Indian railways
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-13)
IS megaprojects (ISMPs) are long duration complex ventures that involve extremely largescale investments, are transformational in nature, influence large populations and engage
multiple public and private stakeholders. ...
Unbundling innovation strategies: firms’ technological choices and complementarities-in-performance of innovation inputs and outputs across developing countries
(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, ...
Markets, home country ecosystem partners & value creation: a study of Indian pharmaceutical industry
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022)
Recently scholars have started studying the locus of value creation outside the firm and how
various ecosystem partners and stakeholders impact firms and markets. We expand this
research agenda in the context of the ...
Real-time analytics for intelligent systems
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-11-17)
Data streams are defined as a sequence of observations arriving continuously at a fast pace. They
pose unique computational challenges viz: Single-pass at incoming observations, huge storage requirements, and accounting ...
Mitigation strategies for transitioning towards ‘Net-zero’ emissions from energy systems
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022-03-23)
Net-zero emissions from energy systems are essential to meet the Paris climate goals. These
transitions require intensive efforts from national governments, in addition to deeper climate
commitments. As a coal-dependent, ...
Stochastic models for omnichannel retail order fulfillment
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-30)
With a massive increase in the number of internet users and rapid urbanization, online retail
is on a path of unprecedented growth. The online retail sales in India - with over 600 million
internet users - is expected ...
Individual choice decisions for joint consumption in close relationships: the roles of attachment security and relationship power
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-07-30)
Consumers are part of multiple relationships which directly or indirectly influence their
consumption decisions. We examine a set of consumer decisions in close relationships where
they face the conflict of choosing ...