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Understanding gendered workplace behaviour and its implications on the parenting ecosystem at work
(2019)In the latest round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) conducted in 2015-16, the proportion of working women has witnessed a sharp decline compared to a decade ago. In 2005-06, when the last NFHS survey was ... -
A comprehensive study of public housing in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)In India the current housing conditions are rooted in the post-independence era of housing policies. The government initially focused its effort on facilitation of industrial activities to foster production of goods and ... -
Business modelling of a multi-sided platform: recommendation engine & goal accomplishment platform
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)A broad outlook of the overall objective of the platform and the features included in the platform • To provide a platform for users to discover and share new activities around them • To effectively track their goals as ... -
Risk-taking ability at different development stages: a comparative study across biological genders
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)The importance of healthy risk-tolerance is critical for success as an entrepreneur and a leader. However, women have been consistently rated low for risk-taking ability (Gary Charness, 2012; Peggy D. Dwyer, 2002) which ... -
Predicting participation in digital crowdsourcing contests: determining association of duration and total prize with participation
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)The aim of this project is to determine whether the number of registrations for a crowdsourcing contest is dependent on the endowments and prizes given to the winner(s). Over that, it is also analyzed if the duration of ... -
Evolution of e-commerce in India: a study on the effect on retail industry and the implications of public policy
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)There has been a massive change in the retail landscape in India in the past few decades. Just observing it from a consumer journey perspective, initially there were small stores which could cater to multiple consumer ... -
Impact of autonomous vehicles on the taxi-cab industry in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)The aim of the project is to analyze the impact of self-driving autonomous cars on the taxi-cab industry, specifically in India. This includes analysis of the benefits, value chain, unemployment issues, technology, legal ... -
Understanding potential risks of algorithmic policing in the Indian context
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)There is a significant push towards increasing use of data across all domains of human life and in the Indian context, a foray has been made in policy making. Within this larger domain, our focus is policing. While still ... -
Improving customer experience: a natural language processing (NLP) approach
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)In the current business environment, the need for customer relationships for any company across domains and geographies is only increasing with time. This was not exactly the case earlier. Until the 1990s, the companies ... -
Prostitution in India: understanding the industry and policy making
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)Prostitution very merely means the selling of sexual services for any kind of economic, material or commercial gains. Prostitution, today is legal in India. However, the purview of legality does not cover activities in ... -
Do excess deaths suggest mortality crossed one million?
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IIM-A launches centre for leadership
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IIM Ahmedabad launches centre for leadership development
(Indian Express, 2021-06-19) -
AMC asks airport to dispose of its waste, refuses to collect it
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Temperature rose by 2.9 Celsius in 33 yrs till 2019, to go up further
(Indian Express, 2021-06-17) -
Who benefits more?
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Impact of Covid-19 on MSMEs and its employees
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)The focus of the study is on the impact of Covid-19 on MSME’s operating in different sectors across the country. In-depth interviews of proprietors from several MSMEs is conducted to understand the magnitude of the impact ... -
Fake news and misinformation
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)Social media and internet have highly disrupted the ways in which we consume Information. This has led to dilution of journalism standards on such platforms which brings with it the problems of fake news and information ... -
The law of restitution for unjust enrichment in India
(Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, 2020)The law of restitution for unjust enrichment is among the most debated private law topics today. It has been invoked to justify the right to restitution in cases which fall outside the scope of contract law. Despite being ... -
Education institute to change assessment patterns
(Times of India, 2021-06-07)