The purpose of this study is to investigate whether customer intention to purchase luxury products from the online stores of fashion luxury retailers varies depending on their degree of corporate image and showrooming strategy, when the retailers do not have a wider store network in the region where customers live
Name : Preeti Sharma Title :Implementation and adoption of CRM and co-creation leveraging collaborative
technologies: An Indian banking Context
Authors: Neejar Kumar Dubey,Preeti Sharma, and PurimaSangle Journal: Journal of Indian Business Research Volume: Vol 12 - Issue 1, 27 Feb 2020 pp - 113-132 URL:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JIBR-09-2019-0284/full/html
This paper aims to study the role of the emerging technology landscape and collaborative
Platforms in customer relationship management (CRM) unravelling novel opportunities for mutual co-creation in Indian banking context.
Name : Saikat Banerjee Title :Foreign Direct Investments: Examining the Roles of Democracy, Corruption and
Judicial Systems Across Countries
Authors: Saikat Banerjee Journal: Journal of Applied Business and Economics Volume: Vol 21 (6) 9 December 2019 pp 32 -46 URL:https://articlegateway.com/index.php/JABE/article/view/2398/2284
The paper utilizes a novel agency theory perspective to argue that governments are opportunistic agents of citizens at the country level. Extending extant international business literature, this study theoretically integrates various antecedents of foreign direct investments examined discretely in past studies and explains how the natures of governments influence the foreign direct investment decisions. The paper proposes a moderated mediation model where control mechanism such as access to justice moderates the strength of the mediated relationship between democracy and foreign direct investments via absence of corruption, such that the mediated relationship will be stronger under high control mechanism than under low control mechanism. Based on a sample of 90 countries, the empirical results indicate that democracy positively influences the amount of foreign direct investments through absence of corruption. In addition, access to justice moderates the relationships. Theoretical and managerial implications of the findings are discussed.
Name :Shantanu Bagchi Title :Demonstrating Push and Pull Manufacturing Strategies: An Experiential Classroom
Activity Using Original Origami Art
Authors: Rik Paul, Shantanu Bagchi &Jighyasu Gaur Journal: NjPOperations Management Education Review Volume: Volume 13: 2019, pp. 173-190; URL:https://www.neilsonjournals.com/OMER/abstractomer13paulbagchi.html
The classroom activity outlined in the paper demonstrates how a conceptual class in Operations Management can be transformed into an activity driven experiential learning exercise to demonstrate the concepts of Push and Pull manufacturing strategies. A six step simple assembly line is designed with the help of student volunteers producing an assembled origami fighter jet that mimics a real life assembly line with different subassembly processes. During the course of the origami fighter jet production, different strategies of Push and Pull manufacturing techniques are applied to the assembly line. The rest of the class observe and document key performance indicators on the basis of which a comparison and contrast is drawn during the debriefing session. This simulated experiential learning exercise is designed to be a part of Operations Management course work and can be performed both for undergraduate and graduate level courses in Operations and works best in classroom size of 30 students and above
Name : Sarath Babu Title : Investors’ attention and American depository receipts pricing: evidence from India Authors: Sarath Babu Journal: Asian Journal of Empirical Research Volume: Vol 9 No 12 December 2019, pp 381-386 URL:http://www.aessweb.com/journals/December2019/5004/4758
This paper is an attempt to examine the impact of investors? attention on returns and the
traded volume of American Depository Receipts prices for selected ten Indian Stocks. The Google search
volume index has been used as a proxy for investors? attention in this paper. However, factors such as size
and book to market ratio were used to indicate as control variables. The results reveal that investors?
attention variable significantly affects ADRs traded volume, but has no impact on the ADR prices.
Name : Rambalak Yadav Title : Motivators and barriers to sustainable food consumption: Qualitative inquiry
about organic food consumers in a developing nation Authors: Rambalak Yadav, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Ankur Srivatsava Anees Ahmad Journal: International Journal of Non Profit and Voluntary Sector marketing Volume: Vol 24, No Nov 2019 1-10 URL:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/nvsm.1650
The present research attempts to qualitatively explore the motivators and barriers of
organic food consumption in the Indian context. The data were collected using semi-
structured in‐depth interviews and analyzed using grounded theory. The theoretical
sampling technique was used to interview 34 consumers who have purchased organic
food in the past. The findings reported health consciousness, environmental
consciousness, social identity, consumer ethnocentrism, and concern for farmers as the
factors that motivate organic food purchase among consumers. The factors such as high
prices of organic food, unavailability, trust issues, and limited marketing communications
from the firms were identified as major barriers to organic food purchase and
consumption. The study is one of the initial attempts to qualitatively explore the
consumers motivation for organic food consumption in the Indian context. The findings
will help policymakers to devise suitable strategies so that they can effectively target the
organic food choices by understanding the motivators/barriers, and promote the
sustainable lifestyle in the society, as food consumption plays a crucial role in achieving
environmental sustainability.
Name : Sriharsha Reddy Title : “Predictors of Microcredit Default in Indian Self-Help Groups Authors: Debadutta Panda & Sriharsha Reddy Journal: Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics Volume: Early View Nov 2019 pp 1-18 URL:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/apce.12259
This exploratory study was conducted to examine the reasons behind credit defaults in
Self‐help Group‐based microfinance programs in India. The study adopted the
mixed‐method approach. Focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted to collect
information, and thematic analysis was followed to analyze data to identify the possible
causes of loan defaults in self‐help groups (SHGs). Further, 120 defaulting and 120
performing, SHGs were selected through stratified random sampling method. Finally,
960 respondents were randomly selected from 240 SHGs to collect information for
quantitative inquiry. The ordinary least square (OLS) and profit models were engaged to
process the data. This study identified three important attribution sets causing credit
defaults, (i) bank‐related attributes, (ii) agency related attributes, and (iii) group
dynamics. The probability of defaults in SHGs was predicted by the amount of loan
disbursed by bank, agency's help in enterprise development, age of the microenterprise,
micro-entrepreneurship of the SHG member, SHG visits to the bank, members dropped
out from SHG, tenure of the president and secretary, and monthly membership saving in
the SHG
Name : Rambalak Yadav Title : Brand it Green: Young consumers’ brand attitudes and purchase intensions toward green brand advertising appeals Authors: Juhi Gahlot Sarkar, Abhigyan Sarkar, & Rambalak Yadav Journal: Young Consumers Volume: Vol 20 No 3 2019 pp 190-227 Aug 2019 URL:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/YC-08-2018-0840/full/html
This paper aims to analyze the impacts of distinct advertising appeals on brand attitudes and
purchase intentions toward green brands across two different product categories (technology-
intensive and technology non-intensive)among the young adult consumers..
Name : Rambalak Yadav Title : EnviGreen Biotech: An Eco-friendly Alternative to Plastic Bags Authors: Preshita Neha Tudu & Rambalak Yadav Journal: South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases Volume: Vol 8 No 2 2019 pp 207-214 August 2019 URL:https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2277977919833770
The case is about EnviGreen Biotech that produces an alternative to plastic bags that is 100
per cent organic, biodegradable and recyclable. The case focuses on how the concept of
sustainability is being incorporated into the organization. Currently, the EnviGreen bags are
manufactured in India and are being exported to South East Asian and Middle East countries.
Along with this, the company has also started manufacturing bags for the organized retailers
in India, but still to enter into the retail consumer market. The case ends up with the
discussion that whether EnviGreen Biotech should enter into the B2C market in India or not
as the products are costlier than plastic bags and price sensitive nature of Indian consumers is
a major concern
Name : Arun Kumar Biswal Title : The Impact of RFID adoption on donor subsidy through for-profit and not-for-profit newsvendor: Implications for Indian Public Distribution system Authors:Arun Kumar Biswal, Mamata Jenamani & Sri Krishna Kumar Journal: Socio-Economic Planning Sciences Volume: Vol 69 No 100687 March 2020 URL:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038012118303392
Subsidy programs are sponsored by government and international agencies to improve affordability and accessibility of food and health products for socially deprived community. Although the donors in such programs allocate substantial resources to fund subsidies, a lot of it is wasted due to the inefficiency in the system arising out of product shrinkage and misplacement. This study analyzes the impact of private participation and advanced technology like RFID adoption on the donor subsidy under target consumption level. We formulate the problem as a donor funding the subsidy program through for-profit/not-for-profit newsvendor and compare the equivalent subsidy per consumption with and without RFID. We perform numerical analysis, collecting data from the public distribution system of India, and the results indicate that, unless the for-profit firm operates under a substantially reduced level of shrinkage and misplacement, the donor should always prefer a not-for-profit firm for program implementation. We also observe that among all the scenarios, a not-for-profit firm with advanced technology like RFID requires minimum donor subsidy to generate the target expected consumption..
Name : Mahesh Ramalingam Title :Do Seasonal anomalies still persists? Empirical evidence post-global financial crisis Authors: Mahesh Ramalingam, Muskan Kaur & Dinesh Jaisinghani Journal: The Journal of Contemporary issues in Business and Government Volume: Vol 25 NO 1 pp 44-65 Dec 2019 URL:http://cibg.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019_1_4.pdf
The present study examines the presence of seasonal anomalies and volatility clustering in the Malaysian securities market in the post-global financial crisis period. An analysis has been performed for 11 different broad and sectoral indices of the Bursa Malaysia stock exchange. The time frame of one decade post the global financial crisis, that is, from 2009 to 2018, has been chosen for the empirical analysis. The results provide strong support for the existence of the presence of the day-of-theweek effect and the trading-month effect for the Malaysian market. However, there is weak evidence supporting the month-of-the-year effect. The results further highlight significant volatility clustering for the Malaysian market. Moreover, it is also observed that negative shocks generate higher volatility in the Malaysian market, as compared to positive shocks. The overall results confirm that the Malaysian market is not weak-form efficient in the post-global financial crisis period.
Name : Ritesh Kumar Dubey Title :“Impact of a Social Media Addiction on Employees’ Wellbeing and Work Productivity’ Authors: Ritesh Kumar Dubey, Chetna Priyadarshini, YLN Kumar and Rajneesh Ranjan Jha Journal: The Qualitative Report Volume: Vol 25 No1 12 January 2020 pp 181-196 URL:https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol25/iss1/12/
The objective of this study is to gain insights into the experiences of employees regarding their social media usage and consequences of social media overuse at the workplace. Fourteen semi-structured interviews were conducted, audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) procedures. The qualitative data was collected from the employees working in renowned IT/ITES companies in India. The themes that emerged are lack of sleep; backache and eye strain; feeling of envy; lack of depth in the relationships; tendency to seek approvals; not meeting deadlines; compromise with the work quality; distraction from work. The present study intends to assist human resource managers in designing appropriate policies and guidelines pertaining to employees’ social media usage at the workplace.
Name : Debadutta Kumar Panda Title : The Dynamics of business ecosystem identity An ethnographic study on an Indian microenterprise clusters Authors: Debadutta Kumar Panda Journal: Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management Volume: Early Cite Publication Date: October 24 2019 URL:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/QROM-10-2018-1688/full/html
The purpose of this paper is to examine how business ecosystems evolve, what is the identity of business ecosystem and is the ecosystem identity static or dynamics. To understand the above questions, this paper is conducted on stone carving clusters in India
In the literature on global market integration, the strength of interdependence has been measured in different ways. However, only an accurate measure of strength of interdependence helps in understanding the nature of integration among markets. This article, by employing novel time-frequency based wavelet techniques, analyses the interdependence of global equity markets from a heterogeneous investor perspective, with a special focus on the Indian stock market. With the wavelet framework effectively capturing the heterogeneity of market participants’ space of operation, an analysis grounded in this framework allows one to capture information from a different dimension than the traditional time domain analyses, where the multiscale structures of financial markets are clearly extracted.
Name : Avishek Bhandari Title : Contagion Among Select Global Equity Markets: A Time-Frequency Analysis Authors: Avishek Bhandari & Kamaiah Bandi Journal: Global Economy Journal Volume: Vol 19, No 4 December 2019 URL:https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S2194565919500234
This paper investigates the phenomenon of contagion among some selected global equity markets using novel methods from wavelet-based time-frequency analysis. It surveys some seminal literature on contagion and examines, using both continuous and discrete wavelet methods, the effects of major financial crises on Indian markets. Strong evidence of co-movements in the short run, which indicates contagion, between Indian and some East Asian markets is observed, signifying diversification risks for Indian investors during periods of financial turbulence.
Name : Surajit Ghosh Dastidar Title : A Spreadsheet Template for Forced Grading System Authors: Surajit Ghosh Dastidar Journal: International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering Volume: Vol 8 No 6 March 2020 URL:https://www.ijrte.org/wp-content/uploads/papers/v8i6/F7155038620.pdf
Forced Grading Systems are popular and accepted for evaluating students, particularly in business schools. Under such systems students' numerical test scores are converted to letter grades (A, B, etc.) and awarded in mandated percentages. In common practice, schools mandate that 10% to 15% of students in a class receive As, 25% to 35% Bs, and 40% to 50% Cs. However, instructors must identify what numerical cutoffs satisfy mandated grade distributions, and that tedious effort might entail several solutions. This study introduces an Excel-based template with which instructors can establish numerical cutoffs that distribute students' grades in accord with mandated standards. Results indicate that the spreadsheet template is an efficient tool to evaluate students following the Forced Grading System
Name : Rambalak Yadav Title : Danone India: The Challenges of Expanding into an Emerging Markets Authors: Pallavi Pandey, Rambalak Yadav Journal: South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases Volume: 27 March 2020 (Published) URL:https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2277977920911904
The case is about struggles of Danone India, a French based firm that envisioned high stakes in the Indian dairy market but had to exit early due to its inability to adapt to the Indian market conditions. The firm had a vision of “giving fresh impetus to the business and conquering the world” that transcended boundaries by providing healthier dairy products to the customers. Danone plans to expand into emerging markets by 2020, an endeavor driving 12 percent of its dairy business. The 22-billion-USD French food giant entered in India in the year 2010. It forayed into India’s dairy market with milk products such as flavored yogurt, buttermilk, cold coffee, curd, and smoothies. Danone was known to excel in its nutrition-based products, which were more than 90 percent of the business in India. However, having covered 200,000 retail outlets in 20 cities once, Danone struggled to expand and failed to capture the Indian dairy market, leading to its exit in 2018
Name : Shantanu Shankar Bagchi Title : Optimal sourcing policies for single and multiple period scenarios Authors: Shantanu Shankar Bagchi and AK Rao Journal: Int. Journal of Operational Research Volume: Vol 38 No 2, March 2020 URL:https://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthcoming.php?jcode=ijor
Determining the optimum number of suppliers and the optimum quantities to order from each of them is a critical problem for any supply chain. The objective of this paper is to identify the optimal sourcing policy of a retailer for the single and multi-period context when the firm can source its order to multiple suppliers along with a back-up supplier for the emergency situations. The expected total profit is mathematically modelled for single and multi-period scenarios. The optimal sourcing policy is obtained by maximizing the expected total profit with respect to the order quantities. Closed form solution is obtained for uniformly distributed demand for both single and multi-period scenarios. It is observed that the multi-period solution is less sensitive compared to the single-period solution. Also, it is found that it is optimal for the firm to lessen the amount of supplier diversification in case of planning for multiple periods.
Name : Ritesh Kumar Dubey Title : Role of tourism IT adoption and risk management orientation on tourism agility and resilience: Impact
on sustainable tourism supply chain performance Authors: Santanu Mandal & Ritesh Kumar Dubey Journal: International Journal of Tourism Research Volume: Published in 16 June 2020 URL:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jtr.2381
The study explored the influence of tourism IT adoption and risk management orientation on tourism supply chain agility and resilience that may impact sustainable tourism supply chain performance using dynamic capability view. The study gathered 302 perceptual responses from hotels and tour companies and analyzed using structural equation modeling in AMOS. The study also evaluated for invariance of the proposed model across hotels and tour companies. Furthermore, it also explored if tourism IT adoption and risk management orientation moderates the relationship among agility, resilience and sustainable tourism supply chain performance. Implications for theory and tourism managers were provided
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of sustainable management practices sin the current era. The paper highlights the critical role that HR Professionals play in driving this sustainability agenda in organizations.
The paper intends to address the concerns of brand managers in managing the performance of their brands during recessionary times. This is an exploratory study that uses phenomenological approach for inquiry. The specific purpose is to explore the branding and marketing activities attempted by brand managers in India to increase brand value. The paper begins by evaluating the world of branding and brand equity and sets the context that the actual power of the brand confines in the consumers mind. The paper then discusses the research methodology, results and interpretations. The paper offers insights of branding activities that brand managers can use during economic recession. This paper analyses factors that influence brands’ value and also tries to understand the consumer drivers to buy an appropriate brand. The paper has implications for brand managers in developing economies and evolving markets like India, through which it is possible to effectively manage brands in recessionary times. This paper has great value for in-depth research in future. The paper concludes by stating the research limitations, reflects on the findings from the managerial perspective and identifies the future directions of research.
Name : Tumpa Dey Title : Challenges of Social Entrepreneurship in India Authors: Tumpa Dey Journal: Global Journal of Business Management Volume: Vol 13, No 1, June 2019 URL:
It has long been a struggle and a challenge to define Social Entrepreneurship. Researchers
and practitioners over the years are slowly narrowing down to a definition. But that’s the least
of the challenges for Social Entrepreneurship. For Social Entrepreneurs, the challenges are
many and varied. Among them is the absence of support mechanisms, they have to take high
risks in case of investment, lack of innovation, religious backlashes, financial constraints etc.
In this paper, the researcher has specially studied two social enterprises: GRAIN and SAFA
and enumerated the challenges faced by them. Though these are enterprise specific
challenges, these are the barriers faced by all or most of the social enterprises that aims at
challenging the socio-economic face of the Society.
Name : Avishek Bhandari Title : Contagion among Indian and Some Developed Equity Markets: A Continuous
Wavelet Investigation Authors:Avishek Bhandari Journal: The Empirical Economic Letters Volume: Vol 18, No 6, June 2019 URL:http://www.eel.my100megs.com/volume-18-number-6.htm
The empirical research on contagion spans a huge body of work, each with diverse testing
procedures, comprising of advanced modelling techniques where a vast majority of empirical
studies on contagion rely on time domain techniques. This paper investigates the
phenomenon of contagion among Indian and some selected global equity markets using
wavelet based time-frequency analysis and examines the effects of contagion between these
markets. Strong evidence of contagion between some developed markets is revealed.
However, only long run co-movements between Indian market and developed markets exist,
revealing long run interdependence but not contagion
Name : Sivagnanasundaram Title : Effect of product retail strategy on Frim Value : A Study on Indian Automobile Authors:Sivagnanasundaram Journal: Asia Pacific Journal of Research in Business Management Volume:Vol 10, No 6, June 2019 URL:http://skirec.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/APJ2June19-5811-1.pdf
Product recalls around the world is increasing every day. Whether it is a marketing gimmick
or manufacturing problem, its impact on the stake holders is far reaching and can’t be
discounted. In order to understand the financial impact on firms, four Indian automobile
companies which recalled products were considered for the study. Results of the event study
showed that product recall negatively influences the firm value. Strategies to be followed and
implications of the same are also presented
Name : Sarath Babu Title : Risk and Return Analysis of Indian Banking Sector Stocks Authors:Sarath Babu Journal: Asia Pacific Journal of Research in Business Management Volume:Vol 10, No 6, June 2019 URL:http://skirec.org/category/apjrbm/current-apjrbm/
This paper examines the three methods of value at risk using stock prices of Indian banking
sector. Ten banks stock prices were used for two years period of Oct 2013 to Oct 2015.
Three methods of Value at Risk were employed in this paper namely, Historical, Covariance
method and Monte Carlo method. Of the three methods examined, Monte Carlo method
would help the portfolio manager to reduce the risk.
Name : Mahesh Ramallingam Title :How Effective are your Actions? Impact of perceived consumer effectiveness on
green purchasing behavior Authors:Manoj Das and Mahesh Ramallingam Journal: Academy of Marketing Studies Journal Volume:Vol 23, No 1, June 2019 URL:https://www.abacademies.org/journals/academy-of-marketing-studies-journal-inpress.html
Although several firms are coming up with green products many of them have not been able
to perform effectively. There is an increasing trend among millennials with regards to considering the impact
of their purchases on the environment. Among the many factors considered by them two factors which are of
prime importance are green trust and price fairness. Our study establishes that perceived consumer
effectiveness leads to green purchasing behavior. We have found partial mediation effects for green trust and
price fairness. This study offers important implications for academicians and policymakers
Name : Debadutta Kumar Panda Title :Competitive dynamics in not-for-profit organizations: evidence from India Authors:Debadutta Kumar Panda Journal: Asia Pacific Journal of Management Volume:Vol 10, No 5, May 2019 pp 7-15 URL:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10490-019-09666-0
The Asia Pacific Journal of Management publishes original manuscripts on management and
organizational research in the Asia Pacific region, encompassing Pacific Rim countries and mainland
Asia. APJM focuses on the extent to which each manuscript addresses matters that pertain to the most
fundamental question: "What determines firm success?" We seek to publish empirical or conceptual research
which improves a broad understanding of this issue. APJM endeasvors to be the major vehicle for exchange
of ideas and research among management scholars within or interested in the broadly defined Asia Pacific
region
Name : B Pavan Kumar Title : Engaging Diverse Religions at Work Authors: Pavan kumar Balivada Journal: Asia Pacific Journal of Research in Business Management Volume: Vol 10, No 5, May 2019 pp 7-15 URL: http://skirec.org/engaging-diverse-religions-at-work/
The majority of work engagement studies have been conducted using a quantitative approach
with limited attention to the institutional and social contexts. Meanwhile, the role of religion in shaping
people’s philosophy and behaviour in life and work has been gaining attention from management researchers.
The present paper is a explorative paper which focuses on the changing workplace diversity and coping
strategies. This paper responds to calls for more focus on contexts and for deeper qualitative investigations
into individual dynamics that concern religiosity and work engagement. It provides evidence that religiosity
plays an important role in work engagement. Our findings have implications for people management in
organizations that have a diverse workforce representing multiple religions
Name : B Pavan Kumar Title : Recruitment Process Made Easy Authors: Pavan kumar Balivada Tulika Sharma Journal: Journal of Human Resource and Customer Relationship Management Volume: Vol 3, No 1, June 2019 pp 11-15 URL:http://mantechpublications.com/admin/index.php/JoHRCRM/issue/view/1948
With the increased complexity in workplaces of today, the task of hiring requires adapting to
the changing times and needs. The article aims at identifying new hiring trends and endeavours to provide
solutions thereof. This article is the result of search of online recruitment tools and gives insight into the
various recruitment tools available online. These tools can go a long way to ease the recruitment processes.
Name : B Pavan Kumar Title : Personality characteristics and the process of start-up: the moderating role of institutional environment Authors: M Kannadhasan, Pankaj Singh, Parikshit Charan Pavan Kumar Balivada Journal: Decision Official Journal of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Volume: Vol 45, No 4, December 2018 pp 287-300 URL:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40622-018-0192-x
The study investigates the relationship between entrepreneur’s personality characteristics, i.e.
need for achievement and internal locus of control, with the process of start-up. Besides, this study examines
the role of risk propensity as a mediator in the relationship between personality characteristics and the process
of start-up. Also, this study assesses the interaction effects of institutional environment on the relationship
between risk propensity and the process of start-ups. Data were collected through a single cross-sectional
survey from 478 entrepreneurs in India. The study used partial least squares approach to path modelling to
examine the proposed relationship in the research model. After controlling the effects of risk propensity, the
results reveal internal locus of control and need for achievement are significantly related to start-up process.
Furthermore,the relationship between risk propensity and start-up was moderated by institutional
environment. Findings of the study indicate the importance of personal characteristics in the process of start-
up. The study also emphasizes how the institutional environment enhances the level of the process of start-up.
Moreover, this study is useful in differentiating personality characteristics from non-entrepreneurs.
Name : Devi Prasad Ghosh Title : B2B Social Media Marketing Mix Optimization Model: A Case Study of a SME in Corporate Training Services Authors: Devi Prasad Ghosh Journal: Journal of Advance in Business Management and Accounting Volume: Vol 5, Issue 5, May 19 pp 20-33 URL:https://jiaats.com/index.php/BMA/article/view/751/655
The paper conceptualized a B2B Social Media Marketing Optimization Model by using
Linear Programming mathematical technique. Social Media Marketing as part of digital marketing mix is seen
as an effective one-to-one communication and an interactive media.s But Social Media Marketing channels
suffers from its poor reach compared to other digital media. As a practice, social media marketing is chosen
as per ease of operation, lower cost and not on any quantitative measurements. The optimization model is first
of its type since it uses media effectiveness (reach), media efficiency (Cost) and media quality (engagement)
as the basis for building the optimization model. The concept presented takes into account complete cost of
social media marketing that includes operations cost, production cost and design cost. The other model limits
cost of Social Media Marketing to media cost only and usually account for production cost and design cost as
a common marketing support cost, which in social media cases may consume a large portion of resources and
cost. This also create problems to ascertain the cost in case of owned media or earned media where paid
media cost is zero. The model also present a case that if Social Media Marketing Mix is chosen on basis of
mathematical calculation, the outcome can be enhanced
Name : Devi Prasad Ghosh Title : Commercial Industrial Sector for Energy Storage Solutions in India: A Case Study of Exicom Power Solutions Authors: Devi Prasad Ghosh Journal: International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology Volume:Vol 6, Issue 5, May 19 pp 6696-6705 URL:https://www.irjet.net/archives/V6/i5/IRJET-V6I5939.pdf
The report examines the role and value of energy storage in the context of electricity systems
that are expected to absorb increasing quantities of time variable electricity generation from renewable
sources in the years ahead. Particular attention is given to India with its vast renewable energy potential and
limited interconnection with the major electricity loads. Energy storage technologies cover a wide range of
levels of development from mature technologies like pumped hydro with over 50 years of operational
experience, to technologies still under development such as solid-state batteries, flow batteries and flywheel-
based energy storage solutions and all of these are reviewed. The competitive analysis is done to understand
the strengths and weakness of Exicom in respect to its competitors. A secondary market research is done on
the total scope and potential of Energy storage solutions in India and then particularly in the Commercial &
Industrial (C&I) sector. Analysis and Assessment of state-wise scope of Energy storage solutions in India is
also done to know about the most prominent states in which energy storage solutions would be more efficient
for the penetration in the C&I sector. The key drivers for the Energy storage solutions are Power Cuts and
outages, Diesel Generator Replacement and low carbon emissions. The projections are done for the year 2020
and 2022 and conclusions are drawn in the end with Rajasthan, J&K, and Delhi being few of the states where
there is high potential for energy storage solutions
Name : Sivagnanasundaram Title : Effect of packaging on Perfume purchase decision of consumers Authors: Sivagnanasundaram Journal: Journal of Management Research and Analysis Volume:Vol 6, No 1, March 2019 pp 6-20 URL:
Like any other cosmetics and personal grooming items, the purchase decision for perfumes is
also a complex one. Consumers take in to account factors such as brand image, price, fragrance, and of course
package of the product. This study was conducted to understand how the elements of packaging viz. Shape,
color, and material of the perfume container. Further role of gender on preference also studied. The results
obtained from the study showed that men prefer cubical or cuboid shape of containers over cylindrical
whereas women preferred cylindrical containers over cuboid and cubical containers. When it comes to color
of the container men preferred black containers over blue and red containers whereas women preferred red
over blue and black containers. Similarly with regard to type of material no difference in terms preference in
case of both gender. Implications for practice also discussed
Name : Tulika Sharma Title : Evolution of New Communication Patterns: A Case of Social Media Authors: Tulika Sharma Journal: Journal of Management Research and Analysis Volume:Vol 6, No 1, March 2019 pp 50-58 URL:
Communication is basically the demonstration of exchanging data starting with one place to
another. In spite of the fact that this is a basic definition, when we consider how we may convey the subject, it
turns to be significantly more perplexing. There are different categories of communication and more than one
may occur whenever. Through the study, the aim is to understand how communication has evolved and how
patterns have emerged over the years giving special priority to the internet and social media. The study
explores the new patterns that have emerged specifically in business communication and also how businesses
have started interacting with their customers/potential consumers
Name : Tumpa Dey Title : Sexual harassment in organizations: An investigation of the #Me Too movement in
India Authors: Tumpa Dey Journal: International Journal of Advance Research and Development Volume:Vol 4, No 5, May 2019 pp 61-73 URL:http://www.jmraonline.com/current_issue.php
Sexual harassment has been and still continues to be a major issue across countries and
different industries. It does not matter whether the workplace is a construction site with daily wage earners or
an MNC where people come from highly qualified backgrounds. Often employees’ faces low job satisfaction
and high attrition because of such unwanted incidents. An insecure and hostile work environment is created
by Sexual Harassment, which hampers the person’s work efficiency by adversely affecting their social and
economic growth. Safety of people is of grave concern and a lot has been written and talked about it. But
these conversations have always been a hush-hush one. Majority of this harassment takes place because the
victims prefer not to report and because people do not come forward to help the victims. The paper aims at
highlighting different legal implications of sexual harassment along with the present situation of sexual
harassment at the workplace
Name : Manoj Das Title : Employer branding and its impact on employee performance Authors:Manoj Das Journal: Journal of management research and analysis Volume:Vol 6, No 1, March 2019 pp 248-253 URL:http://www.jmraonline.com/current_issue.php
Over the last few decades consumers have become smore and more attached to their online
consumption of goods and entertainment. With people increasingly spending so much time online for various
things such as chatting on Facebook, creating stories on instagram etc., it has become an integral part of our
lives. As a result of which there is a blurring of boundaries between the real world and the digital world,
thereby attracting the fascination of academicians and they are trying to understand what implications it will
have on people and how can it benefit companies. This study concludes by highlighting a review about digital
extended self, its conclusions etc
Name : Sourabh Bhattacharya Title : Evaluating Manufacturer's Wholesale Price Policy Under Order Postponement WithBuyback
Option Authors:Sourabh Bhattacharya & Shantanu Shankar Bagchi Journal: International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences Volume:Vol 10, No 2, pp 49-69 April-June 2019 URL:
In this article, a decentralized newsvendor model is analyzed in the presence of demand
uncertainty, where the retailer wishes to postpone his ordering decision by few days until the
most accurate demand information is available. The impact of such order postponement on
the equilibrium profits of both manufacturer and retailer with and without a buyback contract
is subsequently examined to obtain a range of wholesale prices within which the marginal
profits for both manufacturer and retailer, which are non-negative. Furthermore, it is observed
that the possibility of implementing order postponement is higher when it is done in the
presence of a buyback contract as it increase the marginal profits for both manufacturer and
retailer and expands the feasible region of wholesale price, which leads to a provision of
higher flexibility for negotiation between the manufacturer and the retailer
Name : Debadutta Kumar Panda Title : Role of identity in the business ecosystem: an enquiry in Indian stone carving clusters Authors:Debadutta Kumar Panda Journal: International Journal of Organizational Analysis Volume:Vol , Iss March 2019 pp 211-233 URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/IJOA-06-2018-1454
The purpose of this study is to understand the business ecosystem through the “identity”
construct. “Identity” is a well-researched subject in sociology and psychology but as a
construct, its application is limited in management and organization studies, especially
in the ecosystem context. This study used “identity” to examine the management and
organization of stone carving microenterprise clusters in India.
Name : Debadutta Kumar Panda Title : Misaligned Expectations and Non-Cooperative Behavior in Indian Microfinance: Evidences from a
Survey Authors:Debadutta Kumar Panda Journal: Journal of Economic Issues, Volume:Vol 53, Iss 01 March 2019 pp 211-233 URL:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00213624.2019.1573087
This study examined the causalities of non-performance of self-help groups (SHGs) in the context of
polarised institutional expectations in the microfinance ecosystem in India. Institutional approach and
stakeholder approach were followed for the investigation. Focus group discussions (FGDs) and semi-
structured interviews (SIs) were conducted to collect data from various institutional stakeholders. It
was found that the institutional expectations of each institution from other institutions in the
microfinance ecosystem were polarized, misaligned and were antagonistic in nature. Institutional
behaviours were governed by their expectations from the microfinance ecosystem. Therefore, the
polarized and antagonistic expectations created non-cooperative behaviours and attitudes in the key
institutions, which further created a weak performance of the microfinance programs
Name : Rambalak yadav Title : Analyzing the impact of consumer innovativeness and perceived risk in internet banking adoption Authors:Vikas Chauhan, Rambalak Yadav,Vipin Choudhary Journal: Int Journal of Bank Marketing, Volume:Vol 37, Iss 01 February 2019 pp 323-339 URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/IJBM-02-2018-0028
The purpose of this paper is to understand consumers’ intention to adopt internet banking. The study
adopted the technology acceptance model with additional constructs (i.e. consumer innate
innovativeness (II), domain-specific innovativeness (DSI) and perceived security risk (PR)).
Design/methodology/approach – The data were collected through a questionnaire-based survey (487
usable responses) from Indian consumers. A two-step SEM approach (i.e. measurement model and
structural model) was used to analyze the data
Despite the growing popularity of green hotels, there remains a dearth of research examining travelers’
intentions to choose green hotels. The study addresses this research gap by developing and testing an
integrated model of green hotel behavior in an emerging market of India. We use a sequential approach
of SEM and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis on 347 responses collected from Indian
travelers to gain a more in-depth understanding of the role of biospheric value, green trust, willingness
to pay premium, attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control in determining green
hotel intentions. The findings show that presence of green trust is a significant and necessary condition
for green hotel choice. Additionally, absence of willingness to pay premium, biospheric value, attitude,
and subjective norm were found to deter travelers from choosing green hotels. These findings offer
unique insights for managers in developing marketing strategies to enhance travelers’ green hotel
adoption.
Name : Shantanu Kumar Bagchi Title :Simultaneous Optimization of Capacity Decision and Pricing Policy of a Hotel in
Stochastic Demand Environment Authors:Shantanu Kumar Bagchi Journal:International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences, Volume:Vol 10, Issue 1, Jan-Mar 19 pp 10-22 URL:https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/european-journal-of-operational-research/vol/269/issue/3
Spare parts supply chains are highly dependent on the dynamics of their installed bases. A decreasing
number of capital products in use increases the nonstationary supply-side risk especially towards the
end-of-life of capital products. This supply-side risk appears to present itself through varying lead
times coupled with supply disruptions. To model the nonstationary supply-side risk, we consider an
exogenous Markov chain that modulates random lead times and disruption probabilities. Assuming
that order crossovers do not occur, we prove the optimality of a state-dependent base stock policy.
Later, we conduct an impact study to understand the value of considering stochastic lead times and
supply disruption risk in spare parts inventory control. Our results indicate that the coupled effect of
random lead times and disruptions can be larger than the summation of individual effects even for
moderate lead time variances. Also, the effect of nonstationarity on total cost can be as large as the
summation of all risk factors combined. In addition to this managerial insight we present a procedure
for supply risk mitigation based on an empirical model and our mathematical model. Experiments on a
real business case indicate that the procedure is capable of reducing costs while making the inventory
system more prepared for disruptions
Spare parts supply chains are highly dependent on the dynamics of their installed bases. A decreasing
number of capital products in use increases the nonstationary supply-side risk especially towards the
end-of-life of capital products. This supply-side risk appears to present itself through varying lead
times coupled with supply disruptions. To model the nonstationary supply-side risk, we consider an
exogenous Markov chain that modulates random lead times and disruption probabilities. Assuming
that order crossovers do not occur, we prove the optimality of a state-dependent base stock policy.
Later, we conduct an impact study to understand the value of considering stochastic lead times and
supply disruption risk in spare parts inventory control. Our results indicate that the coupled effect of
random lead times and disruptions can be larger than the summation of individual effects even for
moderate lead time variances. Also, the effect of nonstationarity on total cost can be as large as the
summation of all risk factors combined. In addition to this managerial insight we present a procedure
for supply risk mitigation based on an empirical model and our mathematical model. Experiments on a
real business case indicate that the procedure is capable of reducing costs while making the inventory
system more prepared for disruptions
Name : Rambalak Yadav Title :Application of consumer style inventory (CSI) to predict young Indian consumer’s
intention to purchase organic food products Authors:Gyan Prakash, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Rambalak Yadav (2018), Journal:Food Quality and Preferences, Volume:Vol 68, September 2018 pp 90-97 URL:https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/food-quality-and-preference/vol/68/suppl/C
The present study attempts to investigate the consumer decision making styles (CDMS) in the organic
food category. Sproles and Kendall’s Consumer Styles Inventory (CSI) instrument (1986) was
modified and applied in the organic food-product context. Further, two additional constructs identified
from the literature were included, namely; environmental consciousness and health consciousness.
Responses were collected from 527 young consumers using convenience sampling approach and
analyzed with the help of Exploratory Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modelling. Out of eight
CDMS, five styles, namely perfectionism (high quality consciousness); brand consciousness;
recreational (hedonistic shopping consciousness); price consciousness and brand loyalty reported
significant influences on consumers’ organic food purchase intention. Further, both the additional
constructs (environmental consciousness and health consciousness) were also found significant. The
finding of the study will help the organic food marketers in identifying the factors important for
organic food purchases.
Name : Steven Raj Padakandla S Title :A Post Crisis Analysis of Market Interdependence and Integration among India and
Select Asian Markets Authors:Steven Raj Padakandla & Sudarshan Bhattacharjee Journal:The Empirical Economic Letters, Volume:Vol 17, No 12, December 2018 pp 1421-1431 URL:http://www.eel.my100megs.com/volume-17-number-12.htm
Integration of financial markets enables the convergence of risk adjusted returns on similar maturity
across different markets and helps investors gauge the risk befalling their portfolios. Studies on Indian
stock market integration with rest of Asia provide inconclusive results over different periods of time.
This study analyzes the degree of stock market integration of India and selected Asian countries during
the post crisis period of 2013-16 using Vector autoregressive model and Error correction Mechanism.
Results report that there is no cointegration relation between India and the selected Asian economies in
either the long run or the short run. Though there is an uptick in India‟s trade and financial integration
with other Asian economies, policy reforms undertaken at a relatively low pace and magnitude is
hindering India playing a major role
Name : Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi Title :Range effect on extremeness aversion Authors:Pravesh Kumar Padamwar, Jaagrook Dawra & Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi Journal:Decision Official. Journal of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Volume:Vol 45 Issue 4, Dec 2018 pp 345-355 URL:https://ideas.repec.org/a/spr/decision/v45y2018i4d10.1007_s40622-018-0197-5.html
Extremeness aversion is the tendency of choice makers to avoid extreme options and choose an
intermediate option. This leads to an increase in the relative choice share of an extreme alternative (target) by the
introduction of a new extreme alternative that makes the target an intermediate action. This paper examines the range
effect, which is the impact of the increase in the perceived distance between the target alternative and the new extreme
alternative, on extremeness aversion. TO examine the research question, an experimental study is conducted in a class-
room setting using four product categories. The results show that extremeness aversion is the highest when the distance
between the new extreme alternative and the target alternative is such that the target alternative is placed exactly at the
center in the trinary choice set. This paper validates the existing models of extremeness aversion. The findings of this
paper support the reference-dependent model, which is based on the principle of loss aversion. The findings of this paper
have not noteworthy practical implications for the designs
Name :Tulika Sharma Title :Capturing the Policies of the Place: Nadine Gordimer’s A World of Strangers Authors:Tulika Sharma Journal:Glimpses (A Peer-Reviewed BI-Annual Refereed International Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research Volume:Vol 7 Issue 2 pp 12-25, June 2018 URL:
In A World of Strangers Gordimer unveils the inherent discrimination in South African society through
the portrayal of excruciating living conditions of blacks which gets intensified by the depiction of
comparatively luxurious lives of the whites. The novel bears stark similarities with South African
socio-political realities of the time when compared historically. Besides, the novel also offers a critique
on the inefficacy of the white liberal attitude in bringing about any change in the society.
Name : Nikhil Rastogi Title :Qualified Institutional Placement Vs Preferential; Allotment: Choice of Seasoned Offering for Private
Equity Placement in India Authors:Nikhil Rastogi & Chakrapani Chaturvedula Journal:International Research Journal of Finance and Economics Volume:Issue 170 pp 92-97, Nov 2018 URL:http://www.internationalresearchjournaloffinanceandeconomics.com/ISSUES/IRJFE_Issue_170.htm
Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) and preferential allotment are two ways in which firms
privately place equity in India. The paper looks at the private placements made between 2010 to2017
and finds that information asymmetry plays a role in one method of placement being chosen over the
other. The variables of Size of the firm, institutional and promoter shareholding are a key determinant
of one method being chosen over the other. Issue size in QIP is likely to be higher than that of
preferential allotment. Further levered firms are more likely to choose preferential allotment over QIP.
Name :Chakrapani Chaturvedula Title :The Effectiveness of Price Bands on Emerging Markets: Evidence from India Authors:Chakrapani Chaturvedula & Nikhil Rastogi Journal:Accounting and Finance Research Volume:Vol 7, No 4, pp 195-199Nov 2018 URL:http://doi.org/10.5430/afr.v7n4p195
We study the impact of price bands in the Indian capital markets and following the methodology of
Kim and Rhee (1997) we do not find evidence in support of the volatility spillover hypothesis. Our
evidence that price limits does not hinder the price discovery process and may play an important role
in reducing the volatility of stock prices in the emerging markets like India
Name :Pooja Kumari Title :Value relevance of earnings and book value in India: significance of accounting reforms and
intangible-intensity in an emerging market Authors:Pooja Kumari & Chandrashekar Mishra Journal:Int J Accounting Auditing and Performance Evaluation Volume:Vol 14, No 4, 2018 pp 364-387 Dec 2018 URL:
In this paper, we present evidence in favour of the overconfidence bias and its persistence in pre-,
during and post-global recession sub-samples in China and India. The Chinese and Indian investors
follow past market returns for the longer duration and trade excessively, which is posited as
overconfidence bias. The global recession is facilitated as a structural break to examine the
endurance of the overconfident trading activities. The Chinese investors are found to be more
overconfident than the Indian investors in each sub-sample. We also explore that the Chinese and
Indian investors are more overconfident in up than in down market states and overconfident
trading behavior of the Chinese investors is more than that of the Indian investors in both market
states. The endogenous structure of vector auto regression also considers liquidity as one of
the drivers of overconfident trading behavior.Besides trading volume, market liquidity also follows
market returns for a short duration, but not vice versa. The lead–lag relationship of
volume–volatility and liquidity–volatility is also explored by considering volatility as the exogenous
variable.
Name :Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi Title :Overconfidence. trading volume and liquidity effect in Asia’s Giants: evidence from
pre-, during –and post-global recession Authors:Suman Gupta, Vinay Goyal, Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi and Sankarshan Basu Journal:Decision Official. Journal of Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Volume:Vol 45, Issue 3, Sept 2018 pp 235-257 URL:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40622-018-0185-9s
In this paper, we present evidence in favour of the overconfidence bias and its persistence in pre-,
during and post-global recession sub-samples in China and India. The Chinese and Indian investors
follow past market returns for the longer duration and trade excessively, which is posited as
overconfidence bias. The global recession is facilitated as a structural break to examine the
endurance of the overconfident trading activities. The Chinese investors are found to be more
overconfident than the Indian investors in each sub-sample. We also explore that the Chinese and
Indian investors are more overconfident in up than in down market states and overconfident
trading behavior of the Chinese investors is more than that of the Indian investors in both market
states. The endogenous structure of vector auto regression also considers liquidity as one of
the drivers of overconfident trading behavior. Besides trading volume, market liquidity also follows
market returns for a short duration, but not vice versa. The lead–lag relationship of
volume–volatility and liquidity–volatility is also explored by considering volatility as the exogenous
variable.
Name :Tumpa Dey Title :Union and Organizational Commitment: Are The Two Linked Authors:Tumpa Dey Journal:Global Journal of Business Management Volume:Vol 12 No 1, June 2018 pp 13-20 URL:http://globalvisionpub.com/journal-detail.php?journals_id=1
This paper explores whether there is a link between Union Commitment and Organizational
commitment and also understand the attitude of workers, managers and trade union leaders towards the
HR practices and the union management relationship. Unions are believed to serve the equity interests
of their members better than employees could achieve by acting alone. This paper has tried to
understand if trade unions raise the utility of their members. This paper has followed the following
trajectory: Firstly it introduces the subject; secondly, it talks about emotional attachment of
organizational members to the organization, thirdly it discusses the different kinds of organizational
commitment, fourth, it discusses the Union –management relationship, fifth, it talks about whether
Union membership gives job satisfaction, finally the conclusion and the way forward.
Name :Rambalak Yadav Title :Energy saving behavior among individuals in two different contexts: analyzing the Individuals ‘energy
saving behavior at home and workplace Authors:Rambalak Yadav, Vikas Chauhan, Ankur Srivastava Journal:Int J Environment, Workplace and Employment Volume:Vol 8, No. 4 July 2018 pp 347-363 URL:https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=93438
The present research attempts to study the energy saving behaviour among individuals in two different
contexts: at home and at the workplace. The study proposed and tested a model in which, value
orientation, environmental concern, perceived consumer effectiveness (PCE) and personal norm to
have an influence on the energy saving behaviour. A total of 359 usable responses was collected via an
online survey in India. The data were analysed using structural equation modelling. The findings
reported that the altruistic value positively influences the environmental concern, PCE and personal
norm which further influences the energy saving behaviour at home (SBH). However, PCE was not
found to have any significant impact on individuals energy saving behaviour in the workplace.
Further, a significant difference between individual energy saving behaviour at two different contexts
was also reported. Based on the findings of the study, implications for energy savings are also
discussed.
Name :Pooja Kumari Title :Equity Values and Prediction of Earnings with Disaggregation of Earnings in India Authors:Pooja Kumari & Chandrashekar Mishra Journal:Global Business Review Volume:Vol 21, No 3 pp 1-21, June 2018 URL:https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/gbr/0/0
This article examined the relative performance of aggregated and disaggregated earnings for valuation
of equity and prediction of earnings in India. We measured three levels of earnings disaggregation:
aggregate earnings, total accruals and cash flows, and four major constituents of accruals, then we
estimated pooled as well as individual industry-wise regressions. We adopted Barth, Beaver, Hand and
Landsman’s (1999, Review of Accounting Studies, 4(3, 4), 205–229; 2005, Journal of Accounting,
Auditing Finance, 20(4), 311–345) linear information structure grounded on generalized version of
Ohlson (1999) model. We compared our results with the studies based on developed market. Our
findings say that aggregated earnings and its disaggregated components are value relevant, and the
adjusted R-squares of every next disaggregated systems are higher than aggregated systems, but in
varying range across industries. We also find that the investors are not capable of judging total accruals
and cash flows separately for investment decisions in this emerging market
This paper presents the review of the literature focussed on Ohlson, J.A., 1995. (Earnings, book values
and dividends in security valuation. Contemporary Accounting Research 11, 661—687). Firstly an
overview then theoretical and empirical research directly related to this work are presented, based on
articles cited this work. Further, some bibliometric factss about the study are added. The bibliometric
analysis is based on twelve reputed journals of accounting: Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of
Accounting and Economics, The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, Review of
Accounting Studies, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Accounting Horizons, The
European Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance, Accounting and Business
Research, A Journal of Accounting, Finance and Business Studies and The International Journal of
Accounting. Our findings of bibliometric facts come up with most influenced author, university and
country by Ohlson (1995) and followed by keyword analysis
Human Behaviour is a very complex phenomenon. Focus is shifting towards study of human factor
since human resource can be a decisive factor for an organization to sustain in cut throat competition.
But human behaviour is very difficult to predict because it is very subjective in nature and
comparatively hard to quantify for comparisons. This is when the role of HR Analytics comes to the
picture. HR Analytics is the art of gathering Big Data and quantifying the qualitative as well as
quantitative parameters which may help the organisations in predicting future trends and forming
proper strategies. HR Analytics contain enormous amount of raw data. The raw data is both qualitative
as well as quantitative. This raw data is analyzed using Data Mining and meaningful information is
extracted out of it. This information is processed using advanced statistical techniques like regression
analysis, Time Series Analysis, Cluster Analysis and many more.
Name :Tumpa Dey Title :Public Private partnerships in urban solid waste management: A Review Authors:Tumpa Dey Journal:International Journal of Advance Research and Management Volume:Vol 3 No 6 June 2018 pp 68-79 URL:https://www.ijarnd.com/manuscripts/v3i6/V3I6-1170.pdf
This paper is on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in Solid waste management. After the bubonic
plague in 1994, India tried to improve on its Solid Waste Management. The magnitude of funds
required for in this area cannot be financed by the public sector alone. The private sector, therefore, has
to play a major role in this sector. This paper followed the following trajectory in the understanding
PPP in Solid Waste Management. First, it gives an overview of SWM in India, Second it talks about
how the concept changed over time. Third, it gives the rationale for PPP in SWM. Fourth, it also issues
and the different kinds of projects under SWM. Finally, it discusses the key considerations and
conclusion
Name :Sivagnanasundaram Title :Sustainability Practices in Indian Retail Industry: A Comparison with Top Global Retailers Authors:Sivagnanasundaram Journal:Emerging Economy Studies Volume:Vol. 4, No 1, June 2018 pp 102-111 URL:https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2394901518770025
Globally retail industry has significant impact on economy and in the lives of the people. With fast
deteriorating environmental conditions and widespread awareness of the consumers about it, retail
industry is taking necessary steps to prove its concern for the environment. This article explores the
sustainable practices adopted by the retail industry to protect the environment. Since the retail industry
is growing at a faster pace in India, it is necessary to understand where the retail industry in growing
economies such as India stands in comparison to global retailers in adopting sustainable practices. For
the purpose of this study, secondary data was obtained from sustainability reports, annual reports, and
policy documents published by the retailers available in the public domain besides their own websites.
Indian retailers were compared with global retailers based on the key sustainable practice indicators.
The results of the study show that sustainable practices in retail industry in India are still in ascent
stage. The results also indicate that Indian retailers have to go a long way in sustainability reporting
and leveraging it as a marketing tool.
Name :Mahesh Ramalingam Title :Evaluation of Service Quality Attributes in Public Bus Transport Corporation Using Importance‐
Performance Map Analysis Authors:Mahesh Ramalingam Journal:International Journal of Advanced in Management, Technology and Engineering Sciences Volume:Vol.8, No 5, May 2018. pp 65-70 URL:http://www.ijamtes.org/gallery/12.%20may%20ijamtes%20-%20455.pdf
The aim of this research paper is to evaluate how service quality attributes are important to predict the
customer attitudinal loyalty using PLS-SEM (Partial Least square structural equation model). Data
were collected from 631 long distance bus travellers using a crosssectional survey. The research
outcome of importance-performance map analysis (IPMA) revealed that the service quality attributes
significantly important to increase the performance of customer attitudinal loyalty. Practitioners can be
benefited using the present study findings and they may use the method adopted in the present study to
evaluate the service performance of the bus transport
Name :Shabnam Priyadarshini Title :Technology and The Management Workforce Management Authors:Shabnam Priyadarshini Journal:Journal of Human Resource and Social Sciences Volume:Vol.5, No 5, May 2018. pp 47-55 URL:http://aarf.asia/hr.php
Changes in technology have affected businesses across the globe enormously and the workforce has
had to adapt to these changes quickly. When utilized well, technology makes HR practices more
efficient. However, when misused, it can have serious implications for managing the company’s HR.
The present paper focuses on how advancement in technology has brought about the changes in the
way HR departments operate in the organizations. It discusses both positive and negative impacts that
advancement of technology has brought with it on the table.
Name :Pavan Kumar Balivada Title :Shareholder Activism & Whistle Blower Protection: Governance Issues in Public
Companies in India Authors:Pavan Kumar Balivada Journal:Asia Pacific Journal of Research in Business Management Volume:Vol 9 Iss 5 May 2018 pp 1-16 URL:http://skirec.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/APJ1May18-5010-1.pdf
The article reveals that the current state of whistle blower protection and the nature of shareholder
activism in India. The law against whistle blower lacks uniformity and leaves the private sector
employee exposed. It discusses the need to standardize the protections granted to both public and
private sector whistle blowers through comprehensive legislation. It further suggests that in addition to
legislation, organizational policy on whistle blowing is needed. The article also argues about the role
of shareholder activism in organizational governance. This article suggests activists may recoup
expenses through informed trading of target firms' stock when stocks are liquid. We show that stock
liquidity increases the probability of activism but does less so for potentially overvalued firms. We also
document that activists accumulate more stocks in targets when stock is more liquid
Name :Sridhar Vaithianathan Title :Fresh look at understanding Green consumer behavior among young Urban Indian Consumers through
the lens of Theory of Planned Behavior Authors:Kahn Md. Raziuddin Taufique & Sridhar Vaithianathan Journal:Journal of Cleaner Production Volume:Vol. 183, No 1, May 2018. pp 46-55 URL:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652618304098
Rapid economic growth and resulting overconsumption have accelerated environmental deterioration
worldwide, prompting escalated consumption-related environmental concerns. This study attempts to explore the
antecedents of ecologically conscious consumer behavior (ECCB) among young urban consumers in India – an emerging
market experiencing rapid economic growth with increased urbanization and changes in consumption patterns that are
contributing to environmental hazard. The empirical study including a literature review uses Theory of Planned Behavior
integrating environmental attitudes, subjective norms, perceived consumer effectiveness, and behavioral intention in the
model to investigate their influence on ECCB. The results suggest that attitudes and perceived consumer effectiveness
both have a significant direct and indirect positive influence on ECCB. In addition, it would appear that the subjective
norm, a measure of social demand, does not have any significant influence on behavioral intention leading to ECCB –
contrary to established findings in a collective society considered in this study. This paper concludes with policy
implications of the findings for marketers and policymakers, as well as potential directions for further research.
Name :Pavan Kumar Balivada Title :Sustainable Competitive Advantage through Employee Empowerment Authors:Pavan Kumar Balivada Journal:Journal of Advance Management Research Volume:Vol 6 Iss 4 April 2018 pp 360-363 URL:http://jamrpublication.com/uploads/72/5522_pdf.pdf
Many organizational change and development interventions have centered around the concept of
employee empowerment. Employee empowerment is usually understood as ‘getting workers to do
what needs to be done rather than doing what they’re told’. Organizations during the last few decades
have been propagating employee empowerment for organizational effectiveness through practices like
Participative management, Quality of work life, Profit sharing, the Quality circle movements etc.
Employee Empowerment is presently recognized as one means by which managers can effectively
manage organizations, which are characterized by a greater variety of influence channels, a growing
reliance on horizontal structures and peer networks, a blurred distinction between managers and
workers and a diminished attachment of employees to organizations. It has been established through
researches and studies that empowerment influences both satisfaction and performance of employees.
Employee Involvement and Empowerment has been used as a strategic business tool to enable fast
decision making for greater business results through decentralization of powers, building a salutary and
unified work culture and environment for peak employee and organizational performance. In a nut
shell, these are the factors which either individually or in combination are responsible for sustainable
competitive advantage.
The main objective of the current study is to empirically examine the nature of cointegration of Indian markets
with those of other developed markets. For the purpose of empirical estimation seven different economies have been
selected. These include India, Franc Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Turkey and the UK. The index considered for all the
countries is their respective Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) index. MSCI has been considered in order to
maintain the homogeneity across all the entire dataset. The time frame deployed is from January 5, 2009 to August 22,
2016. The results show the absence of cointegration of the Indian markets with the other markets considered. The only
exception is Germany for which cointegration equation is found to be significant
Purpose: To outline the significance of introduction of payment banks in India and to understand its
impact on the stock performance of commercial banks in India. Design/methodology/approach: The stock performance
of commercial banks is captured through abnormal returns using market model. Event study technique is employed to
understand the performance of stocks around the announcement period. For the present study, we considered daily
returns of 39 listed banks in NSE for the period of June 2014 till August 2015. Findings: The paper provides empirical
insights about the impact of introduction of payments banks on the stock performance of Indian commercial banks. It
was found that abnormal returns of Indian banking stocks were significantly negative on the date of announcement and
negative abnormal returns continued for the next day. This indicates that markets perceived announcement of payment
banks as a threat to the growth in the revenues of existing Indian banks. Research limitations/implications: Present study
can be extended to understand the influence of payment banks on the revenues, customer base and market share of
existing commercial banks. Practical implications: The paper includes implications for the banks, investors and
regulators to understand the degree of influence of the payments banks on the stock performance of Indian Banks
Originality/value: This paper fulfills an identified need to study how introduction of payment banks affect the stock
performance of Indian commercial banks
Name :Debendra P Kar Title :Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Job Satisfaction Authors:Debendra P Kar Journal:Journal of Advance Management Research Volume:Vol. 6, No 4, April 2018 pp 264-275 URL:http://jamrpublication.com/uploads/72/5496_pdf.pdf
The concept of Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) is comparatively new in the area of
behavioral research. However, very quickly it could manage to grab full attention of researchers and now is one of the
most studied aspect of organizational behavior. The concept basically talks about the extra-role behaviour of employees
which are helpful to maintain the overall effectiveness of the organization. This is much more critical to the organization
because these behaviors can not be managed or manipulated through any actions or sanctions of the organizational
processes. A lot of research works have been carried out on OCB since its inception in 1983. These research works deal
with identifying measures, designing a construct, evaluating the antecedents and consequences of OCB etc. However, a
lot many of those researches directly or indirectly are getting connected to the area of Job Satisfaction of employees. The
present paper tries to give a theoretical perspective of the relationship between Job Satisfaction and OCB
Name :Devi Prasad Ghosh Title :Application of linear Programming for Direct Marketing Media Mix Optimization Model: A Case
Study of a Company promoting its IT Training Services Authors:Devi Prasad Ghosh Journal:International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology Volume:Vol. 05, No 4 April 2018 URL:https://www.irjet.net/volume5-issue4
The paper conceptualized a Direct Marketing Media Mix Optimization Model by using Linear
Programming mathematical technique. Direct Marketing as part of communication mix is seen as an effective one-to-one
communication and with the advent of digital as an interactive media. But Direct Marketing usage suffers from its poor
responses. As a practice, direct marketing media is chosen as per ease of operation, lower cost and not on any
quantitative measurements. The optimization model is first of its type since it uses media effectiveness, media efficiency
and media impact quality as the basis for building the optimization model. The concept presented takes into account
complete cost of direct marketing that includes media operations cost, production cost and design cost. The other model
limits cost of Direct Marketing to media operations cost only and usually account for production cost and design cost as
a common marketing support cost, which may consume a large portion of resources and cost. The model also present a
case that if Direct Marketing Media Mix is chosen on basis mathematical calculation, the outcome can be enhanced
Name :Devi Prasad Ghosh Title :Application of Linear Programming for Developing Distribution Optimization model for Services:
A Case Study of Hospital Specialty Services Distribution Authors:Devi Prasad Ghosh Journal:Journal of Advance Research in Business Management and Accounting Volume:Vol. 4, No 4, April 2018 URL:https://jiaats.com/ojs31/index.php/bma/article/view/696
The objective of the paper was to extend the tangible goods distribution model to services and develop
a decision making tool that services distribution company such as hospital chain could use to derive a more efficient and
effective distribution of scarce and expensive resources of specialists to its hospitals. The paper attempts to optimize the
creation of specialty services infrastructure at a hospital location and planning for specialists resources. The paper
developed the problem definition, the formulation of Linear Programming Model, the procedure is designed as a solution
to the problem, and the outcome as benefits to the company is presented. Linear programming model is formulated that
can be solved using commercial software. This paper demonstrates the potential for using linear programming in
managing large-scale distribution problems for services. The model resulted in the creation of new metrics for
measuring the performance for services distribution, the model will help the company understand conditions that results
in hospital specialty services shortages, and the model lead to the discovery of inefficiencies in company specialty
services distribution strategy. The model is directly beneficial to any company in hospital services distribution
particularly specialty or super-specialty services. With a large proportion of specialty services sales is accounted by
referral of physicians direct to customers, the distribution of specialty procedure services not only defines the cost but
also customer satisfaction by managing services delivery quality & time and return-of-patients for post procedure check-
ups. The model is also applicable for cases in any other services industries which operates in multiple markets and have
large variety of Services Units
Abstract In this paper, an attempt is made to examine the relationship between inflation and stock returns in India using
spectral and time-frequency methods. Scale specific relation between inflation and stock returns is unraveled, allowing
us to capture the relationship at varying investment horizons. The results based on monthly data from 1994:5 to 2014:11,
obtained using spectral and wavelet techniques, reveal that there exist no significant pro-cyclical interdependencies
between inflation and stock returns, implying that stock returns is no longer an adequate hedge against inflation
Name :Avishek Bhandari Title :A Long Memory in Stock Returns; A Analysis using a Wavelet Based Semi-Parametric Estimator Authors:Avishek Bhandari Journal:The Empirical Economic Letters Volume:Vol. 17, No 2, February 2018 URL:https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3170917
The estimation and the analysis of long memory parameters have mainly focused on the analysis of
long-range dependence in stock return Volatility using traditional time and spectral domain estimators of long memory.
The definitive ubiquity and existence of long memory in the Volatility of stock returns is an established stylized fact. The
presence of long memory requires major revisions in the standard estimation procedures without which the estimated
results can be seriously biased. Therefore, a wavelet based semi-parametric estimator of long range dependence is
applied to test for the presence of long memory in the Indian stock returns and returns Volatility. We find the presence of
long memory in the Volatility of the stock returns as well as the returns themselves, when the analysis is performed using
rolling windows. The presence of long-memory implies that distant observations in each of the Volatility series are
related to each other. This implication leads to the rejection of efficient markets as long range dependence in returns
Volatility seems to be incompatible with market efficiency.
Name :Manoj Das Title :Engaging Employees for Quality of Life: Mediation by Psychological capital Authors:Manish Gupta, Musarrat Shaheen & Manoj Das Journal:The Service Industries Journal Volume:Vol. 17, No 2, April 2018 URL:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02642069.2018.1462799
The objective of this study is to examine the mediating role of psychological capital (PsyCap) between
work engagement and the six dimensions of quality of work life (QoWL). Data were collected from the employees
working in the accident and emergency department of tertiary hospitals in India involved in rendering emergency
healthcare services. Structural analysis showed that PsyCap fully mediates the relationship between work engagement
and control at work and partially between work engagement and the other five dimensions of QoWL. These results
augment broaden and build theory by explaining the role of PsyCap in channelizing the positive effect of work
engagement to improve employees’ QoWL. Hospitals with the accident and emergency department are encouraged to
recruit psychologically capable employees. Such employees can transfer the benefits of their personal resources and
engagement to the quality of life at work and be less prone to burnout
Name :Chakrapani Chaturvedula Title :The effect of ADR & GDR on Shareholder’s Wealth: Evidences from India Authors:Chakrapani Chaturvedula Journal:Accounting and Finance Research Volume:Vol. 7 No. 2, May 2018 URL:http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/afr/article/view/13199
During the period January 2000 to December 2007, seventy nine companies raised capital through the
ADR/GDR issues 99 times. This paper looks at the impact of ADR/GDR listing on shareholders wealth. Using an event
study methodology and for the sample consisting of 13 ADR and 86 GDR listings the present study finds that ADR/GDR
listing negatively effects shareholders wealth. The present study indicates that the potential drawbacks outweigh the
benefits in international listing in Indian markets in the short run
Designing an aggregate plan is essential for firms to improve the efficiency of their inventory
management as well as maintaining supplier relationships over a long run. Aggregate plan is primarily a function of
demand uncertainty and the inventory policy in place. Firms tend to follow either a periodic review model (system) or a
perpetual model (system) for managing inventory time to time; the former being more prevalent due to lower inventory
monitoring costs associated. The article proposes a mathematical model that incorporates the principles of inventory
model in deciding on the key components of an aggregate plan for each period in a multi-period stochastic demand
environment for both stationary and non-stationary demand scenarios. The article also provides numerical illustrations to
demonstrate the application of the model.
Name :Dinesh Jaisinghani Title :Capital expenditure and persistence of firm performance: an empirical study forth Indian
Automobile industry Authors:Dinesh Jaisinghani, Deepak Tandon & Dharminder Kumar Batra Journal:Int. J. Indian Culture and Business Management Volume:Vol. 16. No.1, 2018 URL:https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=88595
The purpose of the present work is to analyse the dynamic relationship between capital expenditure
(CAPEX) intensity and firm performance for the automobiles industry in India. A dynamic panel Consumer
behaviorethodology has been deployed. A sample of 95 listed automobiles firms in India for the period 2005 to 2014 has
been considered. The results show that there exists a negative and persistent relation between performance and CAPEX.
Also, a moderate level of persistence in the firm performance is observed for the sample companies. The results also
indicate a possible U-shape relationship between CAPEX and firm performance. The study highlights the need for
proper identification of the appropriate capital expenditure levels. This may lead to positive benefits for the Indian
automobiles firms in the long-run.
Name :Shantnu Kumar Bagchi Title :Optimization of postponement process for a two stage modular manufacturer Authors:Shantanu Shankar Bagchi, Jighyasu Gaur Journal:Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing Volume:Vol. 11, No 1, 2018 pp.39-54 URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/JGOSS-03-2017-0009
Firms have increasingly been using postponement as one of the supply chain strategies to
respond to rapid changes in customers’ demands. The purpose of this study is to identify the optimum level of
postponement in the context of two-stage modular manufacturing setting, given the information about trade-off
between level of postponement and associated cost is known.
Name :Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi Title :Overcoming the effect of low self-esteem on public speaking anxiety with mindfulness-based
interventions Authors:Mukesh Kumar, Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi Sanjeev Prashar Neelu Archana Parashar Journal:Decision Springer Volume:Volume 44, No 4 December 2017 pp 287–296 URL:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40622-017-0166-4
Although public speaking anxiety (PSA) is the most commonly experienced type of anxiety, the
effect of mindfulness-based interventions on PSA is not firmly established. To shed light on this relationship, the
present study proposes a model examining the mediating effect of self-esteem in explaining this link. The data for the
present study were collected from 227 executives pursuing a 2-year management education program. Public speaking
being an essential part of this program, the participants voluntarily completed the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale,
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety. Based on a quantitative approach, the
study demonstrates that the effect of mindfulness-based interventions on public speaking anxiety could be better
understood by taking into account the mediating variable—self-esteem. The study concludes by discussing conceptual
contributions, limitations and future research avenues
Name :Dhananjay Singh Title :Haats and Meals – Facilitating Rural Reach and Accessibility Authors:Dhananjay Singh Journal:International Journal of Marketing and Management Research Volume:Vol. 9, No 5 May 2018 URL:http://skirec.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IJMMR1May18-5007-1.pdf
This research paper examines the issue of effective and efficient reach of rural markets because of the
geographical spread and the low density population in the interior villages of the rural markets. Rural population is
scattered over a large land area and it is almost impossible to ensure the availability of products and brands all over the
country. Reaching rural consumers is the most difficult as it requires maximum time and resource to service these
markets, spread across 600,000 villages and a 3.3 million sq.km area, economically. The traditional multi-level channel
provides reach and breaks bulk but these too are not effective and efficient in reaching the interior rural markets.
Innovations to overcome the barriers of reach and volume include the use of Haats and Melas to facilitate rural reach and
accessibility. This research paper understands the important role played by Haats and Melas in rural way of life and
examines their critical distribution role in facilitating rural reach and accessibility.
Name :Dhananjay Singh Title :Reaching out to Rural Consumer: A Study of FMCG Sector Authors:Dhananjay Singh Journal:Journal of Marketing Strategy Volume:Vol. 5, No 3 December 2017 URL:http://jmspublication.com/uploads/104/4602_pdf
India’s vast rural market offers a huge potential for Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) marketers
facing stiff competition in the urban markets. The opportunities in the rural market are unprecedented and humongous.
As per a study, two-thirds of the middle-income households are in rural India and if the rural income goes up 1 percent,
purchasing power of rural India will go up by Rs.10,000 crore. There are nearly 42,000 rural supermarkets (haats) in
India which exceeds the total number of retail stores in U.S (35,000). Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) in rural India far
exceeds credit and debit cards in urban India. Though the rural market potential for FMCG goods is huge, reaching out to
600,000+ villages remains the biggest challenge. Issues concerning rural distribution include fragmented markets, poor
road connectivity, dispersed population and trade, high credit-driven market and low investment capacity of retailers.
The challenge lies with FMCG companies in innovating with their reach and delivering their market offerings to the rural
masses at their place. The paper analyzes, studies, and suggests innovative distribution channels that corporate India is
and will be using to tap rural hinterland. The focus is on studying innovation by corporate in other sectors and their
effectiveness in FMCG Sector. An attempt has been made to analyze the role of small time entrepreneurs in enhancing
distribution capabilities of FMCG majors
Name :Manoj Das Title :Destination Marketing-A Conceptual model for decision making Authors:Manoj Das Journal:Journal of Advance Management Research Volume:Vol. 5, No 5 December 2017 URL:http://jamrpublication.com/uploads/72/4500_pdf.pdf
There is a widely held view that the marketing of places requires “a special type of marketing” and that
the branding of places as destinations requires more complex managerial activities than product brands. The marketing
of places has been receiving increased interest and has become more sophisticated over the last three decades. However
there is a lack of a conceptual model integrating the various strand of literature. Our paper attempts to propose a
conceptual model linking destination marketing efforts and its allied components
With the emergence of service economy the focus of companies is slowly changing from being good
quality service provider to excellent experience providers. In fact in India primary healthcare is one of the most dominant
forms of healthcare accessed by around 50-60% of population. But so far no study has tried to look at the behavioral
outcome of patient experience. We propose a moderated mediation conceptual model wherein patient experience
mediates to behavioral outcomes such as word of mouth, gratitude patient adherence moderated by benevolence.
This paper examines the relationship between Indian equity prices other developed markets, in the
time-scale domain, using wavelets based multiscale analysis and cross wavelet analysis. Stock markets are analyzed at
different levels of resolution which makes it possible to perform a scale by scale analysis enabling us to detect the
correlation and cross-correlation structures at time periods with high frequency oscillations and also the relatively low
frequency structures. There seems to be a weak integration between BSE and other developed markets at almost all
levels of time-scale resolution and a strong relationship between French and German Markets. Analyzing the stock
returns at different multiscale resolution makes it easier for agents dealing with different trading horizons
Name :Nitin Gupta Title :Consumer behavior towards Purchase of Green Products vis-à-vis Ayurvedic Products Authors:Supratim Kundu & Nitin Gupta Journal:Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research Volume:Vol. 3, No 7, 2017 URL:https://www.onlinejournal.in/IJIRV3I7/096.pdf
The objective of this paper is to understand the reasons that motivate people to buy ayurvedic products.
The paper also tries to understand if the reasons for purchasing green products and ayurvedic products are same, since
there are similarities between these two categories of products.
Name :Debadutta Kumar Panda Title :Entrepreneurial Orientation, Intermediation Services, Microfinance,and Microenterprises Authors:Debadutta Kumar Panda Journal:Managerial and Decision Economics Volume:Vol. 38, No 7, 2017 URL:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/mde.2900
This study was conducted to examine the influence of intermediation services on
microfinance‐supported microenterprises. Information was collected by using a structured pretested questionnaire from a
random section of 366 respondents (from 366 enterprises) from 2 Indian states. Econometric models were used to test the
hypotheses, and reliability and validity testing and data analysis were also performed. It was noticed that proactiveness
and risk‐taking ability of microenterprises were enhanced when intermediaries emphasize more on the business
development services, financial intermediation services, and social intermediation services. Intermediation services of
intermediaries impacted on entrepreneurial orientation of microenterprises where networking of micro entrepreneurs
positively moderated the relationship
In the present paper a restaurant recommendation system has been developed that a recommends a list
of restaurants to the user based on his preference criteria. There are two kinds of data files that have been used: restaurant
master and customer master. Restaurant master consists of restaurant specific data and customer master consists of
customer specific data. We have used decision tree algorithm to classify the customers into high, medium and low
budget buckets based on customer demographics and purchase behaviour variables. Similarly, restaurants are also
classified based on price category. The rules given by the decision tree algorithm are fed into a dashboard designed using
MS Excel. The user can use this dashboard to get a list of restaurants based on his individual preference. The restaurant
list is sorted based on users location details with the closest restaurant coming at the top of the list
Name :Dinesh Jaisinghani Title :Testing dynamic trade-off theory of capital Structure: an empirical study for the textiles industry in
India Authors:Dinesh Jaisinghani, Barnali Chaklader Journal:Afro-Asian J. Finance and Accounting Volume:Vol. 7. No.4 2017 URL:https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=87516
The prime objective of the current study is to compare the dynamic behaviour of capital structure across firms
operating in the textile industry in India and China. The study has been conducted by analysing 92 publicly listed textiles
firms in India and 33 publicly listed textiles firms in China. The time period from 2005 to 2016 for Indian firms and from
2004 to 2015 for the Chinese firms has been considered. The Arellano and Bond (1991) and Blundell and Bond (1998)
based dynamic panel estimation techniques have been deployed to generate the results. The empirical results confirm the
applicability of the dynamic trade-off theory for the textile industry in India and China. Further, the results show that the
speed of adjustment towards the targeted debt level is very low for the Indian textile companies as compared to that of
the Chinese textile companies. The results strongly convey that Indian firms bear significant costs while moving from
their observed leverage to their target leverage. The overall results support partial applicability of dynamic trade-off
theory for the Indian firms and strong applicability of the theory for the Chinese firms
Name :Debadutta Kumar Panda Title :Impact assessment of group-based credit-lending projects with controlled project placement bias and
self-selection bias Authors:Debadutta Kumar Panda Journal:Decision Official Journal of Indian Institute of Management Calcultta Volume:Vol.44, No 3, Sept 2017, pp 227–238 URL:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40622-017-0148-6
A large number of microfinance impact assessment studies were conducted in different parts of the
world in last two decades, but most of the impact assessment methods were put to questions. There were methodological
concerns associated with both external validation and internal validation. Many microfinance impact assessment studies
have suffered from issues related to counterfactual selection, project/ programme placement bias and self-selection bias.
To address those problems, this paper studied some of the important impact assessment frameworks. This study involved
extensive literature scanning. Important impact assessment models were analysed and discussed focusing on unit of
analysis, selection of impact variables, selection of comparison group and control of self-selection bias and project
placement bias. The study concluded that a methodical analysis of counterfactual would help in avoiding self-selection
bias and project placement bias
Name :Shabnam Priyadarshini Title :Missing women in the boardrooms: across the board Authors:Shashi Kartikeyan, Shabnam Priyadarshini Journal:Human Resource Management International Digest Volume:Vol. 25, No 5, 2017 pp.4-6 URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/HRMID-04-2017-0062
This paper highlights the under-representation of women in leadership positions across the world and
reveals that the rest of the world has an opportunity to leapfrog in getting their women the rightful place they
deserve without wasting further time.
Name :Dinesh Jaisinghani Title :Non-linear dynamics of size, capital structure and profitability:Empirical evidence from Indian
manufacturing sector Authors:Dinesh Jaisinghani, Kakali Kanjilal Journal:Asia Pacific Management Review Volume:Vol. 22, No 3, 2017 pp.4159-165 URL:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1029313215302281
The identification of optimal level of capital structure has been a topic of research for many years now.
Yet, none of the theories on capital structure has been able to provide a convincing answer to this optimum debt problem.
The current study aims at advancing the research on non-linear relationship between capital structure and firm
performance for manufacturing sector in India. This has been accomplished by analyzing the non-linear associations
among firm size, capital structure and profitability. The study deploys panel threshold regression methodology as
proposed by Hansen (1999) to find out the different regimes in which capital structure differentially impacts profitability
of firms based on their respective sizes. The study is based on a sample of 1194 publicly traded manufacturing firms in
India. The time frame considered is from 2005 to 2014. The results confirm the significance of a single threshold for
size, thereby indicating the presence of two separate regimes in which capital structure differentially impacts
profitability. This threshold or cut-off size level is estimated to be around 148 million rupees. It is found that firms which
exceed the threshold size are positively impacted by the use of debt in their capital structure and vice versa. The findings
have useful implications for small size firms as they can reduce their overall costs of doing business by reducing the debt
in their total capital. The empirical evidence supports both trade-off and asymmetric information theories of capital
structure
Name :Pradeep Kumar Mohanthy Title :Measuring Farmer’s satisfaction and brand loyalty toward Indian fertilizer brands using
DEA Authors:Pradeep Kumar Mohanty & N Senthil Kumar Journal:Journal of Brand Management Volume:Vol. 24, No 5, 2017 pp.467-488 URL:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41262-017-0039-3
The present study has attempted to identify Indian farmers’ level of satisfaction and loyalty
pertaining to the purchase and use of different fertilizer brands. Fertilizer brands have to operate under certain
prevailing constraints, such as uncertainty in weather conditions, the nature of the product and its usages. Added to
this, there has been a reduction in the subsidy offered by the government of India, resulting in the escalation of
complex fertilizer prices from INR 500 per bag to more than INR 1200 per bag. In order to gain competitive
advantage through larger market share and increased profitability under the aforementioned constraints, retention of
existing customers and strengthening brand loyalty have become significant preferences for fertilizer-selling firms.
The study has employed data envelopment analysis as a tool to measure farmers’ satisfaction and brand loyalty
efficiency toward existing fertilizer brands. The European Customer Satisfaction Index model has been used as a
reference for the paper. The data analysis reveals that Paradeep Phosphates Limited featured as the most preferred
brand. The study has several implications. Managers can use these findings for their self-assessment of the fertilizer
brands and then improve upon or manage the farmers’ satisfaction and loyalty patterns
This article is in the context of a call centre whose agents possess a heterogeneous skillset. The
significant challenge for such a call centre would be skills based call routing: to match an inbound customer call to a call
centre agent possessing the relevant skillset. This article will present an alternative to the usual Interactive Voice
Recording (IVR) menu based approach to skill based call routing. This article will also make use of a multi-label
classification techniques to predict the purpose of the customer call in advance and route it to the appropriate call centre
agent without the customer's intervention. This hassle-free call routing technique produces efficient interactions and
helps enhance customer experience, resulting in higher customer satisfaction and better cross-sell opportunities.
Name :Rambalak Yadav Title :Patanjali Ayurveda Limited: Attraction of Ayurveda Products Authors:Rambalak Yadav Journal:South Asian Journal of Business Management Cases Volume:Vol. 8, No 6, June 2017. URL:https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2277977917698300
Patanjali Ayurved Limited (PAL) is a company in India that deals in Ayurveda and herbal products in
food, personal care and home care categories. The company started with an aim to link the rising destiny of millions of
rural masses on the one hand and many more suffering and leading an unhealthy lifestyle on the other. The company
within a very short span of time had succeeded in getting its foothold in the competitive Indian fast-moving consumer
goods(FMCG) market and has reached a gross revenue of ₹25,000 million (about US$380 million) in the fiscal year
2015. The case discusses the marketing mix strategy adopted by PAL and how it helped the firm get a competitive
advantage over other players in the industry. Further, the case also discusses the challenges and road ahead for the PAL
Name :Tumpa Dey Title :A Cultural Perspective on Wisdom and Leadership - A Literature Review Authors:Tumpa Dey Journal:Global Journal of Business Management Volume:Vol. 11, No 1, June 2017, pp 17-27. URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/author/Bhattacharya%2C+Sourabh
This study is a literature review of a cultural perspective in the understanding of wisdom and
leadership. Specifically, it seeks a comparison between the understanding of wisdom and leadership
literatures taking into account both the eastern and western concepts of wisdom. In the initial section, a
literature review of wisdom and leadership has been undertaken. A critical analysis of studies linking
wisdom and leadership has been put forth. Limitations of the study and directions for future research
have been addressed.
Name :Dhananjay Singh Title :Marketing Innovations for Inclusive Growth-A Study of LIC OF India Authors:Dhananjay Singh Journal:International Journal of Marketing and Management Research Volume:Vol. 8, No 6, June 2017. URL:http://skirec.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IJMMR1June17-4276-1.pdf
India accounts for 16% of the world population, but only about 1.68% of the world insurance market.
In terms of insurance penetration and density, the figures are even more disappointing. Though life insurance sector was
opened to private players in the year 2000 with the prime objective of taking insurance to the large disadvantage rural
masses of India, the results have been disappointing. Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (IRDA)
has prescribed certain rural obligations on all life insurance companies. These regulations are however being followed as
obligations only. Life insurance firms in India do not focus on rural markets as servicing costs are high. The
unavailability of life insurance products for rural population breeds insecurity and inhibits growth and initiative.
However Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has brought in many product and process innovations to address
insurance needs of rural masses. This paper is an attempt to study marketing and service delivery innovations of LIC in
the last decade (2000 -10) to reach rural hinterland of India
Name :Shantanu Bagchi Title :A Content Analysis of the Leadership Styles of Steve Waugh and Sourav Ganguly: Leadership
Lessons from the Game of Cricket Authors:Pratyush Banerjee & Shantanu Bagchi Journal:TQR The Qualitative Report Volume:Vol. 22, No 5 2017 URL:https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol22/iss5/8/
In this study, the researchers focus on the leadership styles of two of the game of Cricket’s most
charismatic leaders of the twenty-first century – Steve Waugh of Australia and Sourav Ganguly of India in a bid to relate
their styles with classic leadership theories. Both Waugh and Ganguly have been arguably recognized as the most
successful cricket captains of their respective countries and have earned accolades from cricket pundits as brilliant
leaders of men. In this study, a content analysis of the articles about these two legendary captains published in the
highly-acclaimed Wisden almanac, electronic media such as Sportstar, Cricinfo Magazine and standard newspapers of
India, Australia and other neutral countries was undertaken. The content analysis of eighty-seven articles spreading over
a page length of 127 A-4 size papers revealed Waugh to be a more result-driven autocratic leader who led more by
example, while Ganguly showed traits of a transformational leader who led by motivating his teammates. The study is
expected to contribute to the existing body of leadership research with some new knowledge of the construct of
leadership, which have been discussed at length in this paper
This study examines the random walk behavior of Indian bond market. Bond indices published by
Clearing Corporation of Indian (CCIL) were used in this study. The hypothesis is tested with multiple variance ratio tests
from daily and weekly data, from 3-Jan.-2011 to 30-Dec.-2016. This paper also applies the bootstrap procedure on all the
tests used because it shows desirable small sample properties under conditional heteroscedasticity. Variance test ratios
show that Indian bond market does not follow random walk behavior.
Name :Shantanu Bagchi Title :Optimal Order split between local and global suppliers under stochastic yeild and demand Authors:Shantanu Bagchi & PS Sundararaghavan Journal:Int. J. of Mathematics in Operational Research Volume:Vol. 11, No 2 May 2017 URL:https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=86288
Consider a firm facing an infinite horizon inventory problem with two suppliers, a local one with zero
lead time and a global one with positive lead time. Assume that both suppliers have variable yields with known mean
and standard deviation of yields, but no assumption made about the distribution of yield. Order cycle length is assumed
to be a given industry standard supply window of unit length. Depending on the lead time taken t by the global supplier,
the unit period is divided into two segments, 0 to t and t to 1. Demand is independent and uniform with different
parameters for each of the two segments. The firm also has different holding and shortage costs in each segment and has
the same selling price per unit for the entire period. We solve the problem of finding the optimal order quantities for each
supplier that maximises the expected discounted profit for the entire horizon. We also solve an extension of this problem,
where the length of the period along with order quantities are decision variables by proposing a robust heuristic
procedure
Name :Mahesh Ramalingam Title :A Hierarchical Model of Service Quality of Indian Railways website: Mediating Role of
Customer Satisfaction Authors:Mahesh Ramalingam Journal:International Journal of Research in Finance and Marketing Volume:Volume 7, No 5, May 2017 URL:
CThe aim of this research paper is to reassess the multiple-item scale (E-S-QUAL) for measuring the
service quality delivered by the Indian Railways Web site. Conceptually, we studied service quality as a hierarchical,
reflective construct, incorporating efficiency, fulfillment, privacy, and system availability. The data was collected from
151 participants using an online questionnaire. To assess the parameters of a hierarchical, reflective model with
mediating effects, we used the partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) with bootstrap method.
The results showed that service quality is a second-order, reflective construct that has a significant direct and indirect
effect on customer loyalty. It also confirms that customer satisfaction plays the key, mediating role between service
quality and customer loyalty. Finally, we conclude by discussing theoretical contributions, managerial implications,
limitations, and future research directions of the study
Name :Debendra P Kar Title :Development and Implementation of an Employee Empowerment Plan for Sustainable
Competitive Advantage Authors:Debendra P Kar Journal:An International Multidisciplinary Research Volume:Vol. 7, No 5 May 2017pp:15-22 URL:http://www.indianjournals.com/Mobile/Home.aspx
Many organizational change and development interventions have centered around the concept of
employee empowerment. Employee empowerment is usually understood as ‘getting workers to do what needs to be done
rather than doing what they’re told’. Organizations during the last few decades have been propagating employee
empowerment for organizational effectiveness through practices like Participative management, Quality of work life,
Profit sharing, the Quality circle movements etc. Employee Empowerment is presently recognized as one means by
which managers can effectively manage organizations, which are characterized by a greater variety of influence
channels, a growing reliance on horizontal structures and peer networks, a blurred distinction between managers and
workers and a diminished attachment of employees to organizations. It has been established through researches and
studies that empowerment influences both satisfaction and performance of employees. Employee Involvement and
Empowerment has been used as a strategic business tool to enable fast decision making for greater business results
through decentralization of powers, building a salutary and unified work culture and environment for peak employee and
organizational performance. In a nut shell these are the factors which either individually or in combination are
responsible for sustainable competitive advantage. The present paper is a combination of review of literature available in
the area of empowerment research and the insight of the author as a practicing professional. The author has tried to
suggest a step by step designing and implementation approach for employee empowerment in any organizational context.
Name :Shabnam Priyadarshini Title :Effect of Personality on Conflict Resolution Styles Authors:Shabnam Priyadarshini Journal:IRA-International Journal of Management & Social Sciences Volume:Vol. 7, No. 2, May 2017 pp. 196-207 URL:https://research-advances.org/index.php/RAJMSS/article/view/819
The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between personality and conflict
handling styles. The study was conducted using a sample of 270 post graduate business students in the Chandigarh
region. While NEO-FFI was used to measure the big five dimensions of personality, ROCI II was used to measure the
scores of students on the five conflict handling styles. The findings show a strong relationship between the big five
personality dimensions and the five conflict handling styles.
Name :Rambalak Yadav Title :Determinants of Consumer’ Green Purchase Behavior in a developing Nation: Applying and
Extending the theory of a Planned behavior Authors:Rambalak Yadav & Govind S Pathak Journal:Ecological Economics Volume:Vol. 134, April 2017, pp 114-122 URL:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800916307613
The green consumption among individuals can be an effective way to minimize the negative impact of
consumption on the environment. The research related to green consumption behavior in developing nations such as
India is few and far between. Considering this, researchers in the present study have attempted to understand the
consumer behavior to buy green products in context of a developing nation; India. The study has used the Theory of
Planned Behavior (TPB) and further extended the TPB including additional constructs namely; perceived value and
willingness to pay premium (WPP) and measured its appropriateness in determining consumer green purchase intention
and behavior. A total of 620 usable responses were collected with the help of a questionnaire survey using the
convenience sampling approach. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to evaluate the strength of relationships
among constructs. The findings reported that TPB fully supported the consumers' intention to buy green products which
in turn influences their green purchase behavior. Inclusion of additional constructs was supported in the TPB as it has
improved the predicted power of the TPB framework in predicting consumer green purchase intention and behavior. At
the end, discussion and implications have been discussed.
Name :Sourabh Bhattacharya Title :The dominant influence of Logistics capabilities on integration: Empirical Evidence from Supply
Chain resilience Authors:Sourabh Bhattacharya Journal:International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment Volume:Vol. 8 No. 4, 2017 pp. 357-374 URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/author/Bhattacharya%2C+Sourabh
Using dynamic capabilities theory, this paper aims to posit logistics capabilities (namely
information, demand, supply, cooperation and coordination) when integrated at the supply chain level gives rise
to supply chain resilience. The current investigation explores further on the inter-relationship among dominant
logistics capabilities and integrated logistics capabilities.
Name :Dinesh Jaisinghani Title :Business Groups in Emerging Markets: Empirical Evidence on Strategy and Performance in the
Indian Context Authors:Dinesh Jaisinghani & Neena Jain Journal:Zeinth International journal of Multidisciplinary Research Volume:Vol. 7, No 4, April 2017, pp98-107 URL:http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:zijmr&volume=7&issue=4&article=009
Business groups are an important component of the overall economic setup in the emerging markets. There are
similarities as well as differences in business groups around the world. In the current study, we have tried to compare
performance of affiliate firm‟s vis-à-vis firms that are non-affiliates in the Indian context and have tried to give some
managerial insights related to strategy formulation and implementation. We observed that group and standalone firms
differ in a host of firm and market specific parameters. More specifically group firms on an average underperform their
independent counterparts. The results vary across industries and in some industries group firms over-perform standalone
firms. Thus the current work highlights the differential impact of group firms on corporate performance in the Indian
context. The current work also highlights the gaps which can be further explored in the said area
Name :Devi Prasad Ghosh Title :Distribution Optimization Model: A Case Study of Mobile Handset Distribution System Authors:Devi Prasad Ghosh Journal:Journal of Advances in Business Management and Accounting Volume:Vol. 3, No 4, April 2017, pp 23-36 URL:https://jiaats.com/ojs31/index.php/bma/article/view/74
The objective of the paper was to develop a decision making tool that mobile handset distribution
company could use to derive a more efficient and effective distribution of handsets to its channel. The paper developed
the problem definition, the formulation of LP model, the procedure is designed as a solution to the problem, and the
outcome as benefits to the company is presented. Linear programming model is formulated that can be solved using
commercial software. This paper demonstrates the potential for using linear programming in managing large-scale
transportation and distribution problems. The model resulted in the creation of new metrics for measuring the
performance, the model will help the company understand conditions that result in inventory shortages, and the model
lead to the discovery of inefficiencies in company distribution strategy. The model is directly beneficial to any company
in Mobile Handsets distribution. With a large proportion of handsets sales is accounted by online retailers direct to
customers, the distribution of handsets not only defines the cost but also customer satisfaction by managing delivery time
and return-of-handsets offer. The model is also applicable for cases in other industries which operates in multiple
markets and have large variety of Stock Keeping Units (SKUs).
The main objective of the current study is to analyze the perception of Indian consumers about
smartphones. A questionnaire was designed and circulated, both offline and online, in order to obtain the responses of
the customers. A final sample size of 325 responses was obtained. The data collected has been analyzed by deploying the
technique of factor analysis. The results reveal that there are four most important factors that are relevant in shaping the
perception of Indian customers towards smartphones. These factors include aesthetic appeal, add-ons, economy and
eliteness. Thus, marketers of smartphones in India should focus on these factors. Further, managerial implications and
study limitations have also been presented
A well planned and better organized training activities is very vital for the overall effectiveness of
training programs. It aims at providing the participants with real-time experience about the constraints and external
forces that influence the work efficiency, eventually equipping them with leadership competencies, namely, self-
awareness, building others, building and maintaining relationships which is helpful for leadership development. Proper
planning and execution of pre and post training activities in corporate companies plays a vital role in grooming the
personalities of the employees by helping them use the learned skills for leadership development. A total of 265
responses were collected from 4 organizations relating to manufacturing sector. All the respondents were from the junior
to middle level managerial positions. The results of the study reveal that trainees were significantly more likely to have
leadership competencies with proper pre and post training activities. The reason can be that the trainees are more likely
to apply the learnt knowledge or skill when the situation which demands them for leadership development. The practical
and research implications of these findings are discussed for making effective leadership development.
Name :Devi Prasad Ghosh Title :Digital Media a Mix Optimization Model: A Case Study of Digital Agency promoting its E
Training Services Authors:Devi Prasad Ghosh Journal:International Journal of Research in IT and Management Volume:Vol.7, No 3, March 2017, pp 127-137 URL:http://euroasiapub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/15IMMarch-4703-1.pdf
The paper conceptualized a Digital Media Mix Optimization Model by using Linear Programming
mathematical technique. The optimization model is first of its type since it uses media effectiveness, media efficiency
and media Impact Quality as three dimensions of the optimization model. The concept presented also take into account
complete cost of digital media that includes media space cost, production cost and designing cost. The other model limits
cost to media space cost and usually account for production cost and design cost as a common marketing agency cost
which may consume a large portion of resources and cost.
Name :Shabnam Priyadarshini Title :Attribution of Success and Failure by Sales Force Authors:Shabnam Priyadarshini Journal:International Research Journal of Human Resources and Social Sciences Volume:Vol. 4, No 2, Feb 2017 pp. 52-70 URL:http://euroasiapub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/15IMMarch-4703-1.pdf
Research suggests that salespeople’s attribution processes affect their expectancies for success and
future behaviour. This research investigates the interpretation and behavioral intentions of insurance sales representatives
following their successful and unsuccessful sales calls using a sample of 174 insurance sales representatives
Name :Chakarapni Chaturvedula Title :The Effectiveness of Trade Segment as Surveillance Effort to Prevent Price Manipulation:
Evidence from India Authors:Kanaiyalal Santilal Parmar, & Chakrapani Chaturvedula Journal:Accounting and Finance Research Volume:Vol. 6, No. 1; Feb 2017 URL:http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/afr/article/view/10694
Indian Stock Exchanges use trade for trade segment as part of surveillance activity to restrict the
unwanted growth in prices to safeguard the interest of the investors. This paper studies the impact of the announcement
to shift securities to trade for trade segment on stock returns and Volatility of the stock returns using event study
methodology. It was found that the securities have generated exorbitant positive average abnormal returns during 30
days in the pre event period, which led the exchanges to shift these stocks to trade for trade segment. The event is found
to be significantly impacting average abnormal returns during 30 days in the post event period showing the negative
price reaction. Also Volatility of the stocks returns is found to be increasing post the announcement.
Name :Preeti Sharma Title :Helical Insight: Changing the Business Intelligence Landscape Authors:Shawnell Godinho & Preeti Sharma Journal:International Journal of Management Research and Business Strategy Volume:Vol. 6, No. 1, January 2017 URL:http://www.ijmrbs.org/ijmrbsadmin/upload/IJMRBS_588aefe9463d3.pdf
Business Intelligence (BI) continues to be a fairly new and developing field that presents numerous
opportunities for future developments that can change the way companies operate. Data is the new buzz word today as it
come to be widely known that actionable insights from data can have a significant impact on businesses and hence has
become a part of strategy for many businesses. The applications of BI are so vast that BI can transform any business or
organisation. Helical Insight is a business intelligence tool or rather a framework that offers business users a simplified,
innovative and customizable approach that helps fulfil their business intelligence needs. It was developed after taking
into account the lack of developer friendly and business friendly tools available in the market.In this demonstration, we
shall have a look at the need for BI, overview of the current BI industry and discuss about the unique selling proposition
(USP) and functionalities of Helical Insight as well as present a brief description of a simple use case using helical
insight.
Name :Sriharsha Reddy Title :Risk Tolerance, Personal Financial Knowledge and Demographic Characteristics-Evidence From
India Authors:Sriharsha Reddy & Mousumi Singha Mahapatra Journal:The Journal of Developing Areas Volume:Vol. 51, No.3 2017 URL:https://muse.jhu.edu/article/662340
Risk tolerance has a great impact on every individual’s portfolio decision. It is a very important factor
to be considered to achieve long term financial goals. The low level of risk tolerance may put back the individuals from
investing in stocks or other long term investment avenues which will result in a shortfall of income in the retirement
period. Individuals with extremely high risk tolerance may suffer losses of wealth by considering short term investment
with high return portfolios. The purpose of the paper is to find out the influence of demographic characteristics and
personal financial knowledge on risk tolerance levels among working adults in India. Six demographic variables namely
gender, age, education, income, marital status and occupation have been studied in relation to risk tolerance level. Study
also analyzes the influence of personal financial knowledge on risk tolerance level. The study is based on primary data
collected through structured questionnaire to capture various dimensions of risk and personal financial knowledge. To
capture various dimensions of risk tolerance level of individuals study used structured questionnaire of Grable.J and R.H.
Lytton (1999). Personal financial knowledge has been measured based on five dimensions i.e. money management,
investment planning, insurance planning, retirement planning and tax planning. Regression analysis was employed for
297 responses to assess which of the variables influence the levels of risk tolerance. It is observed in the present study
that male are more risk tolerant than female. The result suggests that the risk tolerance of a respondent generally
increases as income increases. The results also suggest that higher education indicates an increased risk tolerance.
Demographic characteristics such as occupation, age and marital status were found to be significant. Level of financial
knowledge has significant positive relationship with risk tolerance indicating that individuals with higher personal
finance knowledge will be willing to take informed higher risks. Present study brings out the age, education and personal
financial knowledge as the important antecedents to risk tolerance level of Indian individuals which highlights the
necessity to involve basic finance course in different levels of education curriculum. Present study will assist financial
service providers in asset management industry in manufacturing better financial products. More risky and high yielding
products can be designed for more educated male who are employed in service
The objective of this paper is to outline an approach towards a Classification Problem using R. To
combine the data on loans issued and loans declined and build model that replicates Lending Club Algorithm closely.
Using Lending Club’s published data on loans issued and its various attributes, build model that can accurately predict
probability of delinquency.
Name :Tumpa Dey Title :Employee Creativity: The Role of Harmonious Passion in a Supportive Context Supervisory and Co-
Workers Support Authors:Tumpa Dey Journal:Global Journal of Business Management Volume:Vol. 10, No 2, December 2016 URL:
The present study examines the role of harmonious passion as a novel motivational mechanism
affecting creativity and the mediational role of work engagement in a relationship between harmonious passion and
creativity in a supportive environment. The process that was expected to unfold was: (a) Harmonious Passion leads to
work engagement, which in turn has a positive effect on creativity (boss rated creativity and employee rated harmonious
passion and work engagement), and (b) moderation by supervisory support and coworker support. This study advances
harmonious passion as an important antecedent, and work engagement as an important mediational process explaining
individual creativity in an environment of support. Dyadic data (345 data points) has been collected from various
manufacturing and engineering organizations in and around Jamshedpur. Results indicate confirmation of 4 out of the 5
hypothesized relationships. Reasons for non-confirmation of the hypothesized relationship have been discussed in detail
Name :Nitin Gupta Title :Measuring Consumer Acculturation – Discussion on a Prospective Approach Authors:Nitin Gupta Journal:Marketing Sciences and Inspirations Volume:Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 33-41. URL:
This paper discusses how globalization brings in cultural change among consumers and why this
phenomenon can be studied under the aegis of consumer acculturation. The discussion is initiated with the explanation of
what globalization is and what factors entailing it bring in specific changes in consumer culture. This is followed by a
brief introduction to culture and how its components form the base for consumer acculturation. Subsequently, two
comprehensive approaches to measure consumer acculturation – Acculturation to Global Consumer Culture (AGCC )
approach and Acculturation of Consumer Culture (ACC ) approach – are introduced. In comparison, contrast and critique
of these approaches are presented. The final section of the paper discusses various propositions which could be
incorporated to make the measurement of consumer acculturation more comprehensive and robust than what it is in its
current form. It is proposed that both AGCC and ACC approaches should be simultaneously used to measure consumer
acculturation. Also, the survey based process which both these approaches follow should be further supplemented with
observational and in-depth interview mechanisms of data collection. Hence, an amalgamation of both quantitative and
qualitative approaches of data collection is expected to be the ideal manner of comprehensively measuring consumer
acculturation.
Name :Sourabh Bhattacharya Title :Achieving supply chain resilience The contribution of logistics and supply chain capabilities Authors:Santanu Mandal, Rathin Sarathy Venkateshwar Rao Korasiga, Sourabh Bhattacharya and Surajit
Ghosh Dastidar Journal:International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment Volume:Vol. 7, No. 5, 2016 pp. 544-562. URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/IJDRBE-04-2016-0010
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the inter-relationship among dominant supply chain
capabilities of collaboration, flexibility, velocity and visibility and how the same influence supply chain resilience
(SCRES) and supply chain performance. Further, the aim is to explore the relationship between integrated logistics
capabilities and supply chain capabilities
Name :Rambalak Yadav Title :Altruistic or egoistic: Which value promotes organic food consumption among young consumers? A
study in the context of a developing nation Authors:Rambalak Yadav Journal:Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services Volume:Vol. 33, Nov 2016 pp 92-97. URL:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969698916302181
The present research attempts to understand the importance of altruistic and egoistic value in
determining the young consumers’ intention to buy organic food. Environmental concern was considered as the altruistic
value, whereas health concern as egoistic value. Using the convenience sampling method, a total of 304 usable responses
was collected from young consumers, with the help of self-administered questionnaire survey approach. Data analysis
was done using two step structural equation modeling (SEM) approach, i.e. measurement model and structural model.
Findings indicated that, both altruistic as well as egoistic value influences the intention to buy organic food among young
Indian consumers. However, egoistic value was found to have more impact on the consumers’ organic food purchase
intention. The present research is one of the initial attempts in the Indian context to understand the importance of values
(altruistic and egoistic) organic food consumption among young consumers
Name :Rambalak Yadav Title :Young Consumers’ intension towards buying green products in a developing Nation Extending
the theory of planned behavior”, Authors:Rambalak Yadav & Govind S Pathak Journal:Journal of Cleaner Production Volume:Vol. 135, Nov 2016 pp 732-739 URL:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652616307971
The present research attempts to understand the young consumers' intention toward buying green
products in a developing nation; India. The study has used the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) as its theoretical
framework and further attempted to extend the TPB by incorporating additional constructs (environmental concern &
environmental knowledge) in it. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaire survey and analyzed with the
help of structural equation modeling (SEM). The finding reported the usefulness of TPB in predicting young consumers'
intention towards purchasing green products. The result also supported the applicability of including additional
constructs in TPB, as it has improved the predictive utility of the proposed model (from 27.1% to 37.7%). At the end, the
implications for policy makers and scope for further research have been discussed
Name :Debadutta Kumar Panda Title :Coevolution and coexistence of cooperation and competition in interorganizational collaboration:
evidences from Indian management consulting industry Authors:Debadutta Kumar Panda Journal:Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing Volume:Vol. 10, No 1. URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JGOSS-03-2016-0009
This study aims to understand the coevolution and coexistence of cooperation and competition in
the interorganizational collaboration of management consulting firms (MCFs) in India.
Name :Debadutta Kumar Panda Title :Microfinance Spurs Microenterprise Development: An Exploration of the Latent Processes Authors:Debadutta Kumar Panda Journal:Strategic Change Volume:Vol. 25, No 5, Sept 2016, pp 25: 613–623 URL:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jsc.2084
Intermediation services, entrepreneurial finance, peer support, personal attributes, family attributes,
and locational attributes led to microenterprise development in Indian microfinance programs
Name :Dhananjay Singh Title :Indian Retailing Perspective: Challenges and Opportunities Authors:Dhananjay Singh & Pavan Kumar Balivada Journal:South Asian Journal of Marketing and International Journal of Marketing and Management Volume:Vol. 7, No.4, pp 66-82. URL:http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:sajmmr&volume=7&issue=4&article=007
The market or the buyers are continuously changing the way they shop. Buying at the organized retail is an
enjoyable experience for buyers. The shopping centers are becoming Family Entertainment centers. Some are enticing
customers with taglines like “Shop, Eat and Celebrate”. Shopping centers with a number of cineplexes are now emerging
which are called as “Hybrid centers”. Organized retailing in India accounts for less than two percent of the total retiling
market. However with aggressive investments, organized retailing is set for expansion. The Indian government is also
likely to spend USD 150 billion over the next few years to develop world class infrastructure, thereby, aiding growth in
the retail sector. A common element of the expansion plans of different players appears to be the hypermarket. All
leading Indian retail players are either already present or have plans for Hypermarkets. It will be foolhardy to adopt
internationally successful retail formats to India conditions. One such factor could be the rural - urban difference. Hence,
ITC is experimenting with a rural hypermarket through its Choupal Sagar format, which combines the grain procurement
and storage centre with the mall. A key aspect of the model is to capture the farmer's visit to a mandi to sell his produce
and offer a range of products and services to leverage the availability of cash with him/ her post the sale.
Indian market is one of the most important market for most of the multinationals all over the world. The country
with its vast diversity has undergone a tremendous change in last decade or so. This research paper has focused on the
perceptional change in the taste of Indian consumers and how luxury which was perceived differently a decade ago has
redefined itself in the Indian market. This study concluded that the Indian consumers’ definition of luxury has changed.
The consumption class has also undergone a tremendous change. This paper will help multinationals to redefine their
products for Indian market and gives them a glimpse of taste of Indian consumers. This will also help them set a
competitive price for the market which is still a driving force in Indian consumers to buy a product.
Name :Manoj Das Title :Private Label Brands: Conceptual Framework Authors:Manoj Das Journal:International Journal of Research in IT and Management Volume:Vol. 7, No 4, pp 17-23 URL:
Research on private label brands has been increasing over the past few decades. This may be attributed
to the growth of retail industry, increasing proliferation of private label brands at stores due to their advantages such as
higher margins etc. for retailers. In this article we seek to propose a framework for understanding the decision making
model influencing the purchase of private label apparel brands.
Healthcare is one of the most personalized service a consumer experiences. With the rapid growth in the sector,
a renewed focus has emerged among healthcare managers to gauge how to manage the quality of care and the associated
experience so that they can remain competitive. We wish to approach this sector from a strategic perspective by
identifying trends which are worthy of future research. For this purpose, we analyzed 115 articles and identified relevant
themes for further research, which would help practitioners as well as researchers in understanding the complexities in
this emerging area.
Name :Preeti Sharma Title :Helical Insight: A Self Service Business Intelligence Tool Authors:Shawnell Godinho & Preeti Sharma Journal:International Journal of Science, Engineering and Management Volume:Vol. 1, No 4, August 2016 URL:https://www.technoarete.org/common_abstract/pdf/IJSEM/v1/i4/5.pdf
A new trend of self service is catching on, in the world of business intelligence. Self-service business
intelligence (SSBI) is an approach to data analytics that enables business and non-technical users to access and work
with data even though they do not have a background in statistical analysis, business intelligence (BI) or data mining. BI
software vendors and industry experts recognize self-service reporting as a key feature of BI because it eliminates
obstacles to timely insight and decision making and lowers the costs of reporting, analysis, and metrics-driven
management by putting data directly in the hands of those who need it
Name :Chakrapani Chaturvedula Title :The impact of derivatives listings in Indian Stock Markets Authors:Chakrapani Chaturvedula Journal:IUP Journal of Applied Economics Volume:Vol. XV, No. 3, July 2016, pp. 77-87 URL:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1042444X15300128
This paper investigates a proprietary dataset of insider trades for Indian listed firms, where controlling
ownership and business groups dominate. We show that the information content of insider trading is an inverted U-
shaped function of controlling ownership. Further, we find that the information content of insider trading is lower when
firms are affiliated with a business group. We also show that information production depends on the degree of
information asymmetry between insiders and outsiders. Finally, we find that insider trades that occur prior to an earnings
announcement have a larger impact on stock prices
Name :Chakrapani Chaturvedula Title :Information Asymmetry and Information Content of Insider Trades: Evidence from Indian Stock
Market Authors:Chauhan, Y., Kumar, K. K., & Chaturvedula, C Journal:Journal of Multinational Financial Management Volume:Volume 34, March 2016, Pages 65-79 URL:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1042444X15300128
This paper investigates a proprietary dataset of insider trades for Indian listed firms, where controlling
ownership and business groups dominate. We show that the information content of insider trading is an inverted U-
shaped function of controlling ownership. Further, we find that the information content of insider trading is lower when
firms are affiliated with a business group. We also show that information production depends on the degree of
information asymmetry between insiders and outsiders. Finally, we find that insider trades that occur prior to an earnings
announcement have a larger impact on stock prices
Name :Debadutta Kuamr Panda Title :Resource based view of internationalization: evidence from Indian commercial banks Authors:Panda, D.K. and Reddy, S Journal:Journal of Asia Business Studies Volume:10(1): 2016 pp 41-60. URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JABS-10-2014-0082
The purpose of this paper is to understand the influence of internal resource drivers on
internationalization of commercial banks
Name :Sarath Babu Title :Banking Performance and Risks Measurement Using CAMELs Framework Authors:A Sarath Babu and Ruchi Mehrrotra Journal:Indian Institute of Finance Volume:Vol XXIX No 4, December 2015, pp-1237-1244 URL:
A sea change has taken place in the banking environment since the initiation of reform process in
1992-93. The period of little more than one and half a decade, witnessed remarkable changes in perceptions, policies and
practices of banks. In the light of changes in banking policies various studies were undertaken to assess the performance
of banks in India. There are a multitude of measures used to assess bank performance, with each group of stakeholders
having its own focus of interest. A popular framework used bv regulators is the CAMEL framework, which uses sorne
financial ratios to help evaluate a bank's performance. The sixth factor, narnell' sensitivity to market risk, was added to
these former factors in order to make this method more comprehensive. The CANIELS factors are based on the idea that
each represents a major element in a bank's financial statements.
Name :Sarath Babu Title :Exchange Rate Forecasting using ARIMA, Neural Network and Fuzzy Neuron Authors:Babu AS, Reddy SK Journal:J Stock Forex Trad Volume:Vol 4 No 2 August 19, 2015 URL:
Prediction of Exchange rates has been a challenging task for traders and practitioners in modern
financial markets. Statistical and econometric models are extensively used in the analysis and prediction of foreign
exchange rates. This paper investigates the behavior of daily exchange rates of the Indian Rupee (INR) against the
United States Dollar (USD), British Pound (GBP), Euro (EUR) and Japanese Yen (JPY). This paper attempts to examine
the performance of ARIMA, Neural Network and Fuzzy neuron models in forecasting the currencies traded in Indian
foreign exchange markets. Daily RBI reference exchange rates from January 2010-April 2015 were used for the analysis.
Name :Nikhil Rastogi Title :Order Imbalance and Speed of Efficiency: Evidence from India Authors:Nikhil Rastogi, k. Kiran Kumar and V Nagi Reddy Journal:International Research Journal of Finance and Economics Volume:Issue 136 June, 2015 URL:
We check for the speed of efficiency for the Indian market pre and post the introduction of compulsory
rolling settlement using the variables of lagged returns and order imbalance at the daily as well as intra-day intervals in
the post rolling settlement period. As measured by lagged returns we find that the market has turned weak form efficient
in the intra-day intervals of 120 minutes and 60minutes. We also find that the persistence in order imbalance is getting
neutralized at daily interval such that it does not have any significant effect on returns. This brings out the ability of the
Indian market in terms of absorbing imbalances at daily interval. At the 60 minutes and 120 minutes intervals we find
that lagged imbalances continue to significantly impact the returns. Since order imbalance is not observable so this result
is more a comment on strong form of efficiency of the Indian market.
Name :Dinesh Jaisinghani Title :Impact of R&D on profitability in the pharma sector: an empirical study from India Authors:Dinesh Jaisinghani Journal:Journal of Asia Business Studies Volume:Vol 10 No 2 2016 pp 194-210 URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JABS-03-2015-0031
The purpose of the current paper is to examine the nature of profit persistence and to estimate the
dynamic relationship between research and development (R&D) intensity and firm profitability in the Indian
pharmaceutical industry.
Name :Dinesh Jaisinghani Title :Group affiliation, R&D and firm performance: empirical evidence from Indian
manufacturing sector Authors:Dinesh Jaisinghani Journal:Int. Journal of Business and Emerging Markets Volume:Vol 8 No 1 2016 URL:https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=73398
The purpose of the current study is to compare the performance of firms affiliated to business groups
with that of independent (stand-alone) firms in the Indian context. Specifically, the study tries to find out the differences
in research and development (R&D) intensity, between the two categories of firms, and its impact on profitability. The
analysis has been carried out for firms from three industries in the Indian manufacturing sector. The time period
considered is from 2004 to 2013. The findings reveal that group-affiliated firms generally overspend on R&D activities.
This spending, however, does not translate into higher profitability. The panel data analysis also shows that there exist a
nonlinear relationship between R&D intensity and profitability. Thus, it can be concluded that group firms, which
overspend on R&D activities generally do not perform as efficiently as the stand-alone firms. Therefore, firms affiliated
to business groups should reconsider their R&D strategy in order to enhance their profitability.
Name :Dinesh Jaisinghani Title :An empirical test of calendar anomalies for the Indian securities markets Authors:Dinesh Jaisinghani Journal:South Asian Journal of Global Business Research Volume:Vol 5, No 1, 2016 pp 53-84 URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/SAJGBR-07-2014-0050
The purpose of this paper is to test prominent calendar anomalies for Indian securities markets
those are commonly reported for advanced markets.
Name :Dinesh Jaisinghani Title :Vertical Integration in Manufacturing Sector: A Case of Indian Liquor Industry Authors:Dinesh Jaisinghani and Dr.Deepak Tandon Journal:Asian Journal of Research in Business Economics and Management Volume:Vol 5, No 7, July 2015, pp 17-25 URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/SAJGBR-07-2014-0050
With the launch of “Make in India” campaign by the government of India, the manufacturing sector in
India had once again became the center of attention. Indian manufacturing sector had played an important role in giving
a boost to the national GDP post the reforms by Indian government during the early 1990s. Manufacturing sector roughly
contributed 15% to the GDP of Indian during the fiscal year ending 2014*.The manufacturing sector in India was highly
diversified and included industries and sub-sectors such as automobiles, textile, electronics, distilleries and breweries,
pharma, and machinery manufacturing among others. Indian manufacturing witnessing rapid consolidation and
integration post 2010. It is always interesting to analyze on particular industry in the Indian manufacturing sector. This
case deals with analyzing the nature of vertical integration in the Indian liquor industry.
Name :Nitin Gupta Title :Cross-National Applicability of a Parsimonious Measure of Acculturation to Global
Consumer Culture Authors:Nitin Gupta Journal:Psychological Reports Volume:Vol: 118, Iss: 2, pp: 527-531 URL:https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0033294116637731
Durvasula and Lysonski’s paper presented a shorter version of the Acculturation to Global
Consumer Culture Scale (hereafter AGCC), which was developed by Cleveland and Laroche to address scarcity of
measurements that determined how individuals acquired and became a part of the emerging global consumer culture.
The following critique discusses a few concerns and three major shortcomings of the paper, including skewed sample
frame and incorrect choice of countries for assessing cross-national applicability of the scale, not discussing the
differences in the means of the seven distinct dimensions of AGCC across the four nations studied by the authors, and
absence of any critical review of existing consumer acculturation scales vis-à-vis AGC
Name :Nitin Gupta Title :Trust, Social Capital, and Intermediation Roles in Microfinance and Microenterprise
Development Authors:Panda, D.K Journal:VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations Volume:27 (3): 1242-1265 URL:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11266-015-9678-8
This study examines the role of trust and intermediation functions in microfinance and
microenterprise development. Fifteen Self-help Groups (SHGs) were selected from three different locations
in India for Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and in-depth personal discussions. The peer trust was found
higher than the intermediation trust during the microfinance group formation as well as group operations.
The level of intermediation trust was higher than the peer trust during microenterprise development. The
entry level trust was cognitive in nature, and transformed to ‘affective peer trust’ and ‘affective
intermediation trust’ at the operational level. Trust was found to be the causality of social capital in SHGs.
Intermediation trust was higher for early adopters of entrepreneurship than that of the late adopters. In case
of microentrepreneur, the cognitive intermediation trust was transformed to affective intermediation trust
with the passage of time.
This study was conducted to understand the various causalities and consequences of the hybrid
structure and governance under public private partnerships (PPPs). Narrations pertaining to the central question
of the research were collected from senior officials from PPPs in India, including executives from public
agencies and private agencies. The grounded theory approach was used to analyze the narrations. Classical
content analysis, selective coding and axial coding methods were used for data analysis.Complementary assets
and capabilities among organizations, and inability to carry out project as a stand alone organization were the
major casualties of the PPP structure. There were two dimensions of governance complexity, i.e. (i)
Uninterpretable rules, policies, systems, and (ii) unexpected actions/decisions in uncertainty, in the PPP
structure. The causalities in the complexity of the governance of the hybrid PPP structure were (i)
organizational attributes, (ii) stakeholders’ expectations, (iii) power of control, (iv) institutional logic, (v)
strategic decision making, and (vi) contract management. The attributes to the complex PPP governance system
were, trust, ego, interpretation of complex operational phenomenon, mechanism to address risks and uncertainty
and Interdependencies and reciprocity
Name :Debadutta Kumar Panda Title :Public Private Partnerships and Value Creation: the Role of Relationship Dynamics Authors:Panda, D.K Journal:International Journal of Organizational Analysis Volume:Vol 24 No 1 2016 pp 162-183 URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/IJOA-12-2014-0830
The purpose of this study is to investigate on what is value and value creation in Public–private
partnerships (PPPs)? How coordination and trust among project partners is created in PPPs? In which
way coordination and trust among project partners are related to organizational governance and success?
How risk management is related to the success or failure of PPP project implementation? How
organizational attributes can influence the PPP project implementation?
Name :Steven Raj Pedakandla Title :Climate Sensitivity of Crop Yields in the former state of Andhra Pradesh, India Authors:Padakandla, S. R Journal:Ecological Indicators Volume:Volume 70, November 2016, Pages 431-438 URL:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X16303077
Observed meteorological data demonstrates that temperature has increased by 0.74 °C in the last
hundred years with the bulk of the warming occurring in the last 50 years. This paper examines the impact of climate
change on five major crops in the former state of Andhra Pradesh using district level panel data for the period
1981–2010. Analysis of data shows that crop yields are significantly impacted by climate for rice, tobacco and
groundnut. Crops grown in rabi are more susceptible to changes in climate than those in kharif, while drought crops like
jowar are found to withstand changes in climate better than others
Name :Sridhar Viathianathan Title :Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) Approach to Identify Critical Success Factors of
Technology Transfer: an Empirical Analysis from Indian Context Authors:Purushotham, H., Sridhar, V., and Shyam Sunder, Ch. Journal:Advances in Industrial Engineering and Management Volume:vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 123-146 URL:http://sciencealerts.org/aiem/index.php/article-details?did=90
The aim of the present study is to identify the critical success factors for successful technology transfer
across the technology transfer project life cycle. The study analyzed the critical factors influencing successful technology
transfer from Indian publicly funded R&D institutions to the industry. Through content analysis, 27 influencing variables
were identified. The perceptions of 734survey respondents were obtained through questionnaire survey on the relevance
and importance of these 27 variables on a Likert scale. The conceptual model was proposed that included five factors
which were considered to influence successful technology transfer. The survey data was analyzed using structural
equation modeling (SEM) technique. The model fit indices were found to be significant for both the measurement model
and structural model. The results of the SEM analysis showed that among the five factors, technology transferor factors,
market factors and financial factors play a major role in successful transfer of technology. Based on these findings,
recommendations to technology transferors, technology receivers and government were proposed in order to ensure and
facilitate the successful technology transfer
Name :Shabnam Priyadarshini Title :Self-serving bias in Sales Force Authors:Shabnam Priyadarshini. Journal:Journal of Research in Management & Social Science Volume:Vol.3, 3(1), 56-61. URL:http://sciencealerts.org/aiem/index.php/article-details?did=90
Past researchers have established that sales persons through their cognitive process tend to become a
victim of self-serving bias. They attribute success to their ability and effort while failures are often attributed to bad luck
or situations. This self-serving bias was investigated on a sample of 110 sales persons selling financial products in the
state of Punjab. The study confirmed the tendency of salespersons to present themselves favourably by assigning internal
factors to their success and external factors to their failure.
Name :Tumpa Dey Title :Passionately Curious:How passion affects creatitvity in the context of supervisory
support Authors:Tumpa Dey,Munish Thakur &E.S.Srinivas. Journal:International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change Volume:Volume 2 , Issue 2, Novemebr 2015 URL:
In a sample of 400 employees working in 7 different large as well as moderately-sized manufacturing and engineering
companies in and around Jamshedpur, India, I plugged a research gap recognized by creativity experts in the form of
identifying a motivational mechanism other than intrinsic motivation that could affect creativity. Building on self-
determination theory, I developed and tested a model in which harmonious passion (HP), identified as a novel
motivational mechanism affects employee creativity with work engagement playing an important role in translating HP
into employee creativity especially in an atmosphere of support from the supervisors. As hypothesized, HP positively
related to employee creativity, work engagement partially mediated this relationship in a supportive atmosphere. Same-
source common method bias was reduced by employing dyadic data, both from the employees as well as their
supervisors.
Name :Avishek Bhandari Title :Co-movements and Volatility spillover in Asian Forex Market: A Multivariate
GARCH and MRA Approach Authors:Avishek Bhandari, Yazir P. and Hafsal K. Journal:The Empirical Economics Letters Volume:15(4): (April 2016) URL:
This paper analyzes the co-movements and integration of some select Asian foreign exchange
markets using both time series and time-frequency approaches. The correlation structure between forex markets, and the
time domain information on varying correlations, is captured using the multivariate dynamic conditional correlation
GARCH method whereas the time-horizon specific information on the dynamics of correlation is captured using
methods from wavelet analysis. Results from time domain volatility models reveal significant volatility transmission
between most of the countries. On the other hand, the use of time-scale methods from the wavelet domain, which makes
it possible to detect the correlation dynamics in varying time horizons, reveals the existence of a strong correlation
between all the seven markets with evidence of a nearly perfect integration of markets in the long run time horizon
Name :Chakrapani Chaturvedula Title :Price Manipulation, Front Running and Bulk Trades Evidence from India Authors:C Chaturvedula, NP Bang, N Rastogi, S Kumar. Journal:Emerging Markets Review Volume:Vol 25, No 2: June 2015 pp 26-45 URL:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1566014115000138
We analyze the stock price effects of bulk trade in India over the period 2004–2012. Using an
event study model we note significant impact of bulk trades on the share prices with cumulative returns being very high
around the trades for both BSE and NSE. Buy trade has significant positive cumulative abnormal returns, indicating that
buy trades on average increases firm value. Next, we regress cumulative average abnormal returns of different windows
on different independent variables. The effect of all the variables considered is found to be higher in the case of buy
trades than that of the sell trades
Name :Sriharsha Reddy Title :Non-Performing Loans in Emerging Economies - Case Study of India Authors:Reddy K S Journal:Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting Volume:Vol 7, No.1, June 2015, pp 183-206. URL:http://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ajfa/article/view/7687
Recovery of non-performing assets is considered as one of the biggest problems for the entire
banking industry as the earning capacity and profitability of many banks are adversely affected by the high level of
NPAs. In this paper an attempt is made to outline the problem of NPAs in Indian banking system. The objectives of the
paper are to observe the trends in the incidence of NPAs in Indian banking system, to understand the problem of NPAs
in India in comparison with select economies in the world and to outline the policy measures to curtail incidence of
NPAs in India. It is observed that the public sector and to some extent the private banks accounts for the bulk of the NPA
problem during recent years due to global financial turmoil. Thus, while the policies that have been implemented to
address the NPA problem may have been largely successful, there are further steps that can be taken by the RBI as well
as by the banks themselves to tackle the problem of NPAs.
Name :Steven Raj Padakondla Title :Biofuel Production through Food and Fodder Crops: Is it a viable option for sustainable energry
security? Authors:M. Gopinath Reddy, B. Suresh Reddy &Steven Raj Padakandala Journal:Decision Springer Volume:Vol. 42 No 2, June2015, p173-190 URL:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40622-015-0085-1
With self-sufficiency levels of crude oil being a distant dream and given India's growing
energy demand, biofuels has emerged as an important option for policy makers. This paper reviews the experiences of
biofuels' cultivation and its impact on land use, environment, and livelihoods of rural communities in the light of
emergence of jowar and bajra as alternative feedstocks. Empirical data collected during 2013 in the Indian state of
Madhya Pradesh is used to analyze the present economics and future implications for success of these crops as viable
alternatives. Findings indicate that use of major staple food crops such as jowar and bajra for biofuel production might
not be feasible given the economies of scale, even as they would have a lasting impact on the food and fodder security.
Name :Sridhar Vaithianathan Title :Customer personality and relationship satisfaction: Empirical evidence from Indian
banking sector Authors:M. Mishra, Vishal, Vaithianathan, Sridhar Journal:The International Journal of Bank Marketing Volume:Vol.33 No 2, June 2015, pp 122-142 URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/IJBM-02-2014-0030
The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of customer personality and
customer relationship proneness (CRP) on customer’s relationship satisfaction (CS) with the firm in emerging
economies context. In the study, the authors state that the relationship proneness of the customer (CRP) would be
influenced by personality trait of the customer. To examine the argument on personality trait, the authors have
adopted Big Five personality trait theory in this study. The authors also argue that CRP would influence CS.
Furthermore the authors put forth that customer’s perception of marketer’s relationship orientation (RMO) would
mediate the relationship between CRP and CS
Happiness (FGNH) Index is taken as a national sentiment score as the people of a country
post comments reflecting their moods status. Initial analysis of national sentiment and NSE index return
confirmed that there is no significant impact. Further analyzing the impact of negative sentiment on NSE index
return and the impact of positive sentiment on NSE index return revealed that negative sentiments have greater
bearing on NSE index return than positive sentiments. The stock returns and national sentiments are
characterized by complex systems. In this study, ANFIS method is employed to understand the relationship
between sentiments and stock returns. Comparing the performance of VAR and ANFIS, ANFIS better explains
the relationship than VAR, and ANFIS also makes it possible to infer linguistic interpretations about the
relationship more concretely.
Name :Sarath Babu Title :Dividend Distribution can be a tool to make undue profit in information asymmetry market Authors:Sarath Babu A Journal:Indian Journal of Journal of Applied Research Volume:Vol 5 No 4 April 2015, pp 388-390. URL:
Dividend policy involves extremely important financial decisions which serve as a basis of
numerous theories.However, these theories have been developed in different fields, and according to some evidence
dividend policy remains a kind of dilemma in the financial cycles of corporations. This paper analyses the price reaction
to cash dividend distributions by firms listed on the National Stock Exchange on both the announcement and the ex-
dividend day. As per the signaling effect, dividend distributions are indicators of future cash flow of the company.
However, this paper established that how companies take advantage of the effect to boost share price in the short run
and information asymmetry can lead to undue profit for inside traders.
Name :Dinesh Jaisinghani Title :Wholesome learning about self and others through sensitivity training Experiences of Indian MBA
students Authors:Richa Awasthy, Dinesh Jaisinghani, and AJEN k Gupta Journal:Journal of Indian Business Research Volume:Vol 7, No.4, 2015, pp 338-359 URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JIBR-07-2014-0049
The purpose of the present paper is to examine the role of sensitivity training (ST)
methods at higher education institutions as a service provider for future managers’ qualifications.
Name :Dinesh Jaisingani Title :R&D, profit persistence and firm performance: empirical evidence from Indian food processing
industry Authors:Dinesh Jaisingani Journal:Int. J. Business Competition and Growth Volume:Vol 4, Nos 3/4, 2015 pp 169-191 URL:https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJBCG.2015.075283
The present work analyses the dynamic relationship between research and development
(R&D) intensity and performance for the firms operating in the food processing industry in India. The study also
analyses the incidence of profit persistence among Indian food processing firms. The current study deploys dynamic
panel methodology. A sample of 157 publicly listed firms operating in the food processing industry in Indian for the
period 2005 to 2014 has been considered. The results show that there exists a positive and persistent relation between
profitability and R&D intensity. Also, a moderate level of persistence in the profitability was found for the sample
companies. The results also indicate a possible inverted U-shape relationship between R&D intensity and profitability.
The current results bear several implications for the managers of the food processing firms in India. The study highlights
that these firms may be overspending in R&D. This may yield negative returns in the long-run. Thus, food processing
firms should try and find out the optimal level of R&D investments.
Name :Dinesh Jaisinghani Title :Predicting Non Performing Assets (NPAs) of Banks: An Empirical Analysis in the
Indian Context Authors:Dinesh Jaisinghani and Dr.Deepak Tandon Journal:Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities Volume:Vol 5, No 1, January 2015, pp 26-35 URL:http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ajrssh&volume=5&issue=1&article=003
The purpose of the present work is to predict the non performing assets (NPAs) of the Indian
Banks. Binary response models including Logit and Probit models have been applied to estimate the relationship
between several factors and NPAs. Also, censored technique of Tobit analysis is applied to validate the results. A sample
consisting of 37 Indian banks for the period 2005 – 2013 has been considered. The study revealed that there exist certain
patterns in NPAs in the Indian Banks. Private sector banks have consistently lower NPAs as compared to public sector
banks. The study also finds out that several firm level factors such as capital adequacy ratios, profitability, and size are
helpful in predicting NPAs for the Indian Banks
The purpose of the current paper is to examine the incidence of profit persistence among
Indian banks. The study also aims at analysing the dynamic relationship between firm wide factors and profitability in
the Indian Banking Industry. Advance dynamic panel models have been deployed to estimate the relationship between
various bank-wide factors and performance. The Arellano and Bond (1991) and Blundell and Bond (1998) estimation
techniques have been used to generate the results. A sample of 51 banks operating in India during the period 2005–2013
has been considered. The results confirm incidence of positive profit persistence among Indian banks. The results are
also robust while utilising two different measures of profitability including return on assets and net profit margin. The
results also display that, government ownership, lending to sensitive sectors, and non-performing assets are negatively
associated with profitability. On the other hand fund-based income, and tier-two capital adequacy ratio is positively
associated with profitability. The results lend support to resource-based view and indicate that banks create valuable
resources to sustain their competitive advantage
This study is an effort to understand the impact of cannibalization on product return under
different demand scenarios during product life cycle. A system dynamic model is used to estimate product return for a
hypothetical product P. The results of the study reveal that product return increases with increasing product demand
during growth stage under the exposure of cannibalization, and product return decreases with increase in
cannibalization during maturity stage. Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) can venture into remanufacturing
during growth stage and it can lead to capital investment saving at initial product life cycle stage. However, during
maturity stage venturing is not recommended.
Determining the optimum number of suppliers and the optimum quantities to order from each
of them is a critical problem for any supply chain. This paper has mathematically arrived at conditions to identify the
appropriate sourcing strategy in a multi-period scenario for a stochastic supply and a stochastic demand environment. It
has also obtained the total order quantity, optimum number of suppliers and order allocation to each of the suppliers
under both uncertain demand and supply in the multiple-period context. Through a numerical analysis this work could
bring interesting managerial insights about the sourcing strategies.
Name :Debadutta Kumar Panda Title :Managerial Network Impacts Firm Performance Authors:Panda, D.K. Journal:Performance Improvement Quarterly Volume:Vol 27 No ,1 2014 pp 5-32 URL:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/piq.21164
Determining the optimum number of suppliers and the optimum quantities to order from each
of them is a critical problem for any supply chain. This paper has mathematically arrived at conditions to identify the
appropriate sourcing strategy in a multi-period scenario for a stochastic supply and a stochastic demand environment. It
has also obtained the total order quantity, optimum number of suppliers and order allocation to each of the suppliers
under both uncertain demand and supply in the multiple-period context. Through a numerical analysis this work could
bring interesting managerial insights about the sourcing strategies.
Climate response function has been estimated using regression model to examine the impact
of climate change on crop productivity. Response of crop productivity of rice has been captured utilizing panel data for
the period 1981-2010, using a production function. Impact of changes in mean maximum, mean minimum temperature
and actual rainfall during crop growing period on yield of rice has been estimated at the overall state level in Andhra
Pradesh. As climate is not the only variable influencing yield, other influencing input variables like irrigation, fertilizer
consumption and labor inputs have been taken in to consideration to examine their relative effect.
Name :Chakrapani Chaturvedula Title :Insider Trading, Market Efficiency, and Regulation: A Literature Review Authors:Yogesh Chauhan, Chakrapani Chaturvedula, & VIswanathan Iyer Journal:The Review of Finance & Banking Volume:Vol 6, No. 1 June 2014, 07-14. URL:http://rfb.ase.ro/vol6-2014/june1a.asp
The paper reviews the existing studies on insider trading, market efficiency, and regulation.
We suggest that insider trading information is useful to escalate the price discovery. However, most of studies on insider
trading are concentrated on developed markets. Hence, the paper identifies areas where research is needed. We show that
insider trading issue should be evaluated on emerging markets so that proper regulation on insider trading can be framed
category are those which exist from the initial stage of CRM adoption and when left unattended, affect the further
addition of channels for CRM purposes. The contemporary challenges are reflected primarily when there are multiple
channels provided to the customers for various services. The findings of this study would assist the formulations of a
road map for pre-preparation, selection and adoption of technological solutions for extending CRM services on multiple
channels
The paper explores the lead-lag relationship between the variables of order imbalance and
return in futures and spot markets. Order imbalance is defined as the difference between buyer and seller initiated
trades. Using tick test, the trades have been classified as buyer and seller initiated. The paper finds positive correlation
between the variables of order imbalance in the futures market and the returns in the spot market. This relationship is
further explored using a VAR framework for daily as well as a shorter interval of 120 min. The results reveal that even
after controlling for lagged futures and spot returns, the futures market imbalance has a significant effect on spot market
returns
Name :Sriharsha Reddy Title :Riskiness of Commercial Banks and Basel II norms – Evidence from India Authors:Reddy K.S Journal:Asia Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation Volume:Vol.10 No 2, June 2014 pp 1-11 URL:http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2319510X14536115
The objective is to understand the riskiness of Indian banks using risk index and probability of
insolvency across bank groups and also to understand the impact of Basel II norms on riskiness of banks in India.
Overall risk of the Indian banks is captured through risk index suggested by Hannan and Hanweck (1988). The risk index
is often referred to as the distance-to-default and the Z-score incorporates net income volatility, the level of returns and
the amount of capital held in a single measure. Inclusion of capital in the measure is important as it serves as a buffer
against failure. The article provides empirical insights about the impact of Basel II norms on riskiness of Indian banks. It
is found that foreign banks have least riskiness followed by state bank group, nationalised banks and private banks. The
riskiness of Indian banking industry has decreased the probability of insolvency after implementation of Basel norms.
The article includes implications for the banks to understand degree of riskiness for a bank with reference to a bank
group and entire banking industry. This article fulfils an identified need to study how Basel II norms affected riskiness of
Indian banks and relative riskiness of the bank groups
Name :Sourabh Bhattacharya Title :Impact of Supply Chain Collaboration on Value Co-creation and Firm Performance:
A Healthcare Service Sector Perspective Authors:Chakraborty S., Bhattacharya S., Dobrzykowski D Journal:Procedia Economics and Finance Volume:11 ( 2014 ) 676 – 694 URL:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212567114002330
The healthcare sector is facing spiralling cost burden and the hospitals are finding tough time
to provide quality care at affordable cost. The focus has shifted from managing procurement to managing relationships.
This study conceptualizes supply chain collaboration (SCC) and its components in the context of healthcare service
sector (hospital supply chain). The theoretical base of this paper lies in the relational view and the service dominant logic
theory. Using a service dominant logic (SDL) lens, the study aims at establishing SCC as an antecedent to value co-
creation (VCC); where VCC acts as a mediator in the relationship between SCC with firm performance. The study also
aims at introducing the conceptual construct of relationship complexity level and attempts at investigating its influence
on the framework relationships. The study by establishing parallels between the relational view and the SD logic view
rationally converges to show that collaboration is the final prescribed outcome. The study logically puts forth a set of
propositions that offers an enticing scope of further empirical investigation through testable hypotheses.
This study measures the impact of managerial networks on firm growth. A simple random
technique was used to select 680 firms and a top manager from each firm. A structured pretested questionnaire was
designed to collect information. The sample firms were further stratified into subgroups based on size of firms (small
firms and large) and business sectors (manufacturing and service firms). Statistical tests and multivariate models were
formulated for data analysis. The managerial networking intensity was found to be a positive and significant determinant
of firm growth regardless of type of business and size. Managerial networking with buying firms or buyers, competitors,
and government officials were found positive and statistical significant determinants of firm growth.
Name :Sarath Babu Title :Comparison of Effectiveness of Conventional, OLS and Bivariate Hedging
Techniques in Indian Futures Market Authors:Vijayarghavan.R & Sarath Babu Journal:DBJC Journal of Business Research Volume:1 (10) 96-99 URL:
Hedging means making an investment to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in an
asset. Normally, a hedge consists of taking an offsetting position in a related security, such as a futures contract. Stock
index future is a derivative where the underlying asset is an index, meaning gain and loss of the future contract is a
reflection of movement in the stock index price. The contract onto entered between two parties. One party takes a long
position, meaning he has to take delivery of the underlying asset and the other party takes a short position, meaning he
has to deliver the underlying asset. In Indian futures market the actual delivery is rare and thus . only the price
movements affect the profit/loss of the parties.
Name :Manoj Das Title :Using Social Networking Sites (SNS): Mediating Role of Self Disclosure and Effect on Wellbeing Authors:Agarwal, A & Das, M Journal:Indore Management Journal Volume:Vol 6 No 1, July –Dec 2014 pp 17-32 URL:
Social networking sites (SNS) have acquired the fascination of academicians for quite some
time now due to its unique advantages and outreach. This research aims at examining the antecedents of SNS usage from
the perspective of people who fear or prefer avoiding face-to-face communication as well as those who lack meaningful
relations in their life. Drawing upon uses and gratifications theory (U & G) and self-determination theory, we identify the
motives for SNS usage and its impact on individual's well-being
Name :Preeti Sharma Title :Contemporary Challenges in CRM Technology Adoption A Multichannel View Authors:Preety Awasthi, Neeraj Dubey, Purnima S. Sangle, Journal:International Journal of Electronic Customer Relationship Management Volume:January 2014 URL:
The importance of multichannel Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is gaining
interest due to the increasing demands of customer and their changing preferences. The challenges also have changed
due to the technological developments. This study was conducted to identify the technological challenges influencing
CRM adoption in multichannel environment. It mainly identifies the contemporary challenges of multichannel CRM
implementation. In-depth case analysis and interviews of implementation experts were used in analysing the
implementation of a leading financial services organisation. The study found that the key issues impacting multichannel
CRM implementation fall into two categories: classical and contemporary challenges. The challenges kept in classical
category are those which exist from the initial stage of CRM adoption and when left unattended, affect the further
addition of channels for CRM purposes. The contemporary challenges are reflected primarily when there are multiple
channels provided to the customers for various services. The findings of this study would assist the formulations of a
road map for pre-preparation, selection and adoption of technological solutions for extending CRM services on multiple
channels
Name :Tumpa Dey Title :A New Lok at the Antecedents and Consequences of Organizational Commitment Authors:Tumpa Dey Journal:International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Volume:Vol 2(2); Jan 2014 Page 23-40. URL:http://www.ijhssnet.com/journal/index/2250
Commitment is said to be one of the most widely researched topic in the area of
Organizational Behavior. Various desirable consequences come to pass as results of commitment. Commitment has also
been linked to performance but this has been found to be one of the most under-researched variables linked to it. Another
variable that has not been researched vis –a- vis commitment is competence. This article addresses these gaps and has
tried to relate both performance and competence to commitment. Specifically, this article has focused on continuance
commitment. This article has been divided into various sections. The first section is a literature review on commitment.
The second section discusses competency, what it means, and a resource based view of competencies has been discussed.
Finally a link between competency and commitment and between commitment and performance has been established.
Two propositions have been put forward to this end. The article concludes with a brief discussion on implications for
research and practice.
Name :Pavan Kumar B Title :Relationship among cognitive biases, risk perceptions and individual’s decision to start a venture Authors:M. Kannadhasan S. Aramvalarthan B. Pavan Kumar Journal:Decision Volume:Vol 41, No 1, 2014 pp 87–98 URL:http://www.ijhssnet.com/journal/index/2250
The study examines the relationship among the cognitive biases (viz., overconfidence,
illusion of control, optimism and planning fallacy), risk perception and individual’s decision to start a venture. To
understand the relationship, this study developed and tested a model by partial least square—structural equation
modelling. The study collected responses from 136 post graduate students after teaching discussion of a Harvard
Business School case titled ‘Optical Distortion, Inc (Clarke 1988)’.This study found that planning fallacy and illusion
of control have direct as well as indirect influence on new venture formation. Conversely, overconfidence and
optimism have influenced new venture formation through risk perception. The study also indicates the overall
preparation of management graduates for being an entrepreneur. It would act as an indicator of entrepreneurial
orientation. All these understandings would be used as a base for the teaching of business skills as well as increasing
the understanding the potential Indian entrepreneur’s minds towards the entrepreneurship and risk perception in
particular
Name :Surajit Ghosh Dastidar Title :A DEA-investigation of Efficiency of the Indian General Insurance during Recession Authors:Mandal S. and Dastidar S.G Journal:Journal of Advances in Management Research Volume:Vol 11 No 1 2014; Page 115-136 URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JAMR-07-2012-0030
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the efficiency analysis of the Indian general
insurance sector using data envelopment analysis (DEA) and subsequently assess the impact (if any) of the global
slowdown on the performance of the allied sector
Name :Preeti Sharam Title :The Importance of value and context for mobile CRM services in banking Authors:Preety Awasthi, Purnima S. Sangle Journal:Business Process Management Journal Volume:2014 Vol 19 Issue 6 URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/BPMJ-06-2012-0067
The aim of the paper is to identify interactions existing among the identified factors and
understanding how they impact adoption intention so that better CRM strategies for mobile channel can be
orchestrated
Name :Nikhil Rastogi Title :Efficiency of S&P CNX Nifty Option of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), India
using Box-spread arbitrage strategy Authors:Girish, GP and Nikhil Rastogi Journal:Gadjah Mada International Journal of Business Volume:Vol 15, No. 3, Sept-Dec 2013 269-285 URL:https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/gamaijb/article/view/5473
Box spread is a trading strategy in which one simultaneously buys and sells options having
the same underlying asset and time to expiration, but different exercise prices. This study examined the efficiency of
European style S&P CNX Nifty Index options of National Stock Exchange, (NSE) India by making use of high-
frequency data on put and call options written on Nifty (Time-stamped transactions data) for the time period between 1st
January 2002 and 31st December 2005 using box-spread arbitrage strategy. The advantages of box-spreads include
reduced joint hypothesis problem since there is no consideration of pricing model or market equilibrium, no
consideration of inter-market non-synchronicity since trading box spreads involve only one market, computational
simplicity with less chances of mis-specification error, estimation error and the fact that buying and selling box spreads
more or less replicates risk-free lending and borrowing. One thousand three hundreds and fifty eight exercisable box-
spreads were found for the time period considered of which 78 Box spreads were found to be profitable after
incorporating transaction costs (32 profitable box spreads were identified for the year 2002, 19 in 2003, 14 in 2004 and
13 in 2005) The results of our study suggest that internal option market efficiency has improved over the years for S&P
CNX Nifty Index options of NSE India.
Name :Manoj Das Title :Green Marketing Authors:Agarwal, A & Das, M Journal:Indira Management Review Volume:Vol 6 No 1, 2013 pp 17-32 URL:
Green marketing is a phenomenon which is rapidly gaining importance in the modern market.
It has redefined the way of marketing as well as packaging products; also there is an increasing trend among companies
to adopt this concept for portraying an environment friendly as well as a socially responsible organization. Even
consumers are becoming increasingly concerned about the effect of environment by the products being used by them,
leading to an integration of environmental issues in their purchase decisions. Hence corporates are facing the double
dilemma of balancing the consumer needs, using environmentally friendly material& keeping the costslow.
Name :Sridhar Vaithianathan Title :Management of Technology Transfer from Indian Publicly Funded R&D Institutions
to Industry-Modeling of Factors Impacting Successful Technology Transfer Authors:H. Purushotham, V. Sridhar, and Ch. Shyam Sunder Journal:International Journal of Innovation, Management and Technology Volume:Vol. 4, No. 4, Aug 2013 pp. 422-428 URL:http://www.ijimt.org/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=46&id=715
The major objective of this research was identifying and modeling of factors impacting
successful technology transfer from Indian publicly funded R&D institutions to industry. Through a content analysis 27
variables have been identified, which are likely to impact a successful technology transfer. A conceptual technology
transfer (TT) model and the hypotheses in terms of the identified variables were formulated. Through a questionnaire
survey we have obtained the perceptions of 734 respondents from the concerned stakeholders on the relevance and
importance of 27 variables in achieving successful technology transfer. The survey data was analyzed using factor
analysis and regression analysis. The results of the empirical studies not only confirmed the conceptual model consisted
of five TT facilitating factors and one outcome factor of successful technology transfer but also identified 10 critical
variables that the stakeholders need to manage to achieve successful technology transfer
Name :Preeti Sharma Title :Concerns vital for mobile CRM in banking a qualitative study Authors:Preety Awasthi, Purnima S. Sangle Journal: International Journal of Electronic Customer Relationship Management Volume:Vol. 7, No. 1, Aug 2013 URL:https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJECRM.2013.054075
For the past few decades the technology acceptance model (TAM) has dominated the research
on factors affecting the acceptance of new technology. The two fundamental constructs, ease of use and usefulness, in
the model may not, however, fully explain the consumers’ behaviour in an emerging environment. This research paper
primarily aims to examine a framework for mobile-customer relationship adoption process. In this paper TAM has been
extended to analyse the factors for successful adoption of mobile application used for CRM purposes. The key elements
that emerged are perceived value, compatibility, and security and privacy concerns. Interestingly profound combined
effect of factors like risk, trust, security and privacy was found in the case of mobile CRM.
Name :Mahesh Ramalingam Title :Service Quality in Public Bus Transport Services: Weighted Gap Score Approach Authors:Mahesh Ramalingam and B. Raja Shekhar Journal:International Journal of Applied Management Research Volume:Vol 2(2); Page 23-40. URL:https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJECRM.2013.054075
This paper investigates discrepancy between passengers’ expectations and perception towards
the quality of services provided by Public Bus Transport Corporation using weighted Service Quality scores by loadings
derived from factor analysis. This study uses a convenience sampling method to collect data from 585 passengers of the
Public Transport Corporation. The results showed that ‘bus service’, bus stand service’ dimensions are, the important,
while ‘ticket booking’ is the least important element of the quality. Finally, managerial implications for the public
transport corporation and suggestions for future research are provided
This paper aims to study the relative information shares of spot and futures market at the
individual stock level to measure the price discovery in spot and futures market in the Indian capital markets. We find
that the spot and futures prices are co-integrated and mutually adjusting. Building on Information Share approach of
Hasbrouck, the price discovery share of futures segment is about 36% compared to that of spot segment is 64%. It is
expected that futures market contribute more towards price discovery given huge trading volumes and they carry the
natural advantage of cost-effectiveness in terms of leverage benefit. However, the empirical result (or the fact) is spot
market leadership in price discovery and this fact is reconciled by probing the clientele of futures market and is
consistent with very active participation of retail traders in futures segment.
Name :Nikhil Rastogi Title :Order imbalance and returns: Evidence from India, Authors:Nikhil Rastogi, Nagi Reddy, & Kiran Kumar Kotha Journal:International Journal of Managerial Finance Volume:Vol 9 . No 1,2013 pp 92-109 URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/17439131311307538
The purpose of this paper is to study the empirical relationship between order imbalance
and returns in the backdrop of structural changes in the Indian market.
Name :Nitin Gupta Title :Country of Origin vs. Consumer Perception: A Literature Review, Authors:Saran, Rashmita and Nitin Gupta Journal:The IUP Journal of Marketing Management Volume:Vol. 11 No 4, 2012 pp 66-75. URL:
The concept of Country of Origin (COO) has been used by many researchers in order to study the
context of purchasing products made in the home country vis-a-vis products that are available globally. The concept of
COO is viewed as an important cue which would impact consumer decision-making process. This paper presents an
extensive literature review of COO. The study has been done from a marketing perspective, and it also tries to draw a
relationship between COO and Brand Origin (BO), and considers the role of COO in purchase decision making. A
holistic approach has been adopted to understand all the related attributes of COO
Name :Nitin Gupta Title :Customer perceptions of services based on SERVQUAL dimensions: A study of Indian commercial
banks, Authors:Bose, Sunny and Nitin Gupta. Journal:Services Marketing Quarterly Volume:Vol 34 No 1, 2013 pp 49-66. URL:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15332969.2013.739941
This article studies the difference in service quality between public sector banks and new generation
private sector banks based on the SERVQUAL dimensions as perceived by Indian customers. It also compares banks
within these sectors on the given parameters. The authors also develop a perceptual map considering the SERVQUAL
dimensions as attributes. The results suggest that the new generation private sector banks are perceived to provide better
quality services as compared to public sector banks. In addition, the perception about the quality of services also varies
between banks within the same sector
Name :Nitin Gupta Title :Understanding Acculturation of Consumer Culture in an Emerging Market – An Analysis of Urban,
Educated, Middle-class Indian Consumers, Authors:Nitin Gupta Journal:International Journal of Emerging Markets Volume:Vol 8, No 1, pp 24-40 URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/17468801311297264
The purpose of this paper is to study the extent of behavioral acculturation of consumer culture
(B‐ACC) and attitudinal acculturation of consumer culture (A‐ACC) among the urban, educated, middle class
Indian consumers. It also aims to test if B‐ACC and A‐ACC among various demographic segments of Indian
consumers differ on the basis of their ownership/usage of foreign brands vis‐à‐vis Indian brands
Name :Sourabh Bhattacharya Title :Supply Risk Structural Equation Model of Trust, Dependence, Concentration,
Information Sharing and Strategies Authors:Mondal S.,& Bhattacharya S Journal:International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management Volume:Vol 2, No 2, pp 24-40 URL:https://www.igi-global.com/article/supply-risk-structural-equation-model/77906
The purpose of the paper was to formulate a framework for supply side risk and empirically validate
the same in the Indian context. A framework was developed for supply side risk by starting with a structured literature
review complemented with theoretical underpinnings from the principles of Resource Based Value, Transaction Cost
Economies and the Relational Capital Theory. The study validated the framework through a survey of 164 purchasing
and supply chain managers in India. The study used confirmatory factor analysis to develop the measurement model.
Structural equation modeling was deployed for testing the proposed structural relationships and hypotheses. The findings
clearly indicated that factors such as supplier concentration, supplier dependence, sourcing strategies and trust towards
customers enhanced the supply side risk situation for the organization. In contrast to this, trust towards suppliers and
high level of information sharing among the supply chain partners created undesired risk
This paper is the first to explore the impact of culture on the acceptability of workplace bullying and to
do so across a wide range of countries. Physically intimidating bullying is less acceptable than work related bullying
both within groups of similar cultures and globally. Cultures with high performance orientation find bullying to be more
acceptable while those with high future orientation find bullying to be less acceptable. A high humane orientation is
associated with finding work related bullying to be less acceptable. Confucian Asia finds work-related bullying to be
more acceptable than the Anglo, Latin America, and Sub-Saharan Africa country clusters and finds physically
intimidating bullying to be more acceptable than the Anglo and Latin America country clusters. The differences in the
acceptability of bullying with respect to these cultures are partially explained in terms of cultural dimensions.
Name :Tumpa Dey Title :Wisdom & Leadership A conceptual study o the link between the two literatures Authors: Journal:The IUP Journal of Organzational Behaviour Volume:Vol. XI, No. 3, July 2012, pp. 64-75 URL:
This paper addresses the link between wisdom and leadership literature previously unaddressed by
studies linking wisdom and leadership. Specifically, it seeks to find a relationship between wisdom and transformational
leadership literature and also takes into account both the eastern and western concepts of wisdom in its explicit and
implicit form. In the initial section, a literature review of transformational leadership and wisdom leadership has been
taken up, and in the later section, a link between the two literatures have been proposed. Limitations of the study and
directions for future research have also been addressed
Name :Debadutta Kumar Panda Title :Determinants of dropout of members from thrift and credit groups: an empirical
examination in India Authors:Panda, Debadutta Kumar. Journal:Journal of Poverty Alleviation and International Development Volume:Vol 3 No 1, June 2012 pp 59-72 URL:
This quantitative study is conducted in the state of Orissa in India to understand the
determinants of dropout of members from women self-help groups. Stratified random sampling method
was employed to select 40 sample SHG members from 16 self-help groups from 6 villages. Descriptive
statistics and t-significance test was used to understand the difference between active borrowers and
dropout members across a set of selected variables. The logit regression model was used to analyze the
possible predictors of dropout of members from self-help groups. The hypothesis testing was done
through the logit regression. From the analysis, the possible determinants of members’ dropout from
their respective self-help groups were observed to be loan size, group size, group meeting, group
savings, total loans received, number of loans received, literacy position of the members and interest
rates on the loans
Due to the nature of banking and the important role of banks in the economy in capital formation,
banks should be more closely watched than any other type of economic unit in the economy. The CAMEL supervisory
system in banking sector is a substantial improvement over the earlier systems in terms of frequency, coverage and
focus. In the present study an attempt is made to evaluate relative performance of banks in India using CAMEL
approach. It is found that public sector banks have significantly improved indicating positive impact of the reforms in
liberalizing interest rates, rationalizing directed credit and Investments and increasing competition
Name :Nitin Gupta Title :Impact of Globalization on Consumer Acculturation: A Study of Urban, Educated, Middle Class
Indian Consumers Authors:Gupta, Nitin Journal:Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics Volume:Vol 24, No 1, 2012 pp41-58. URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/13555851211192696
This paper seeks to explore whether predisposition towards foreign brands and consumer
acculturation would differ across demographic segments in an emerging market (India). Further, the paper aims to
investigate if predisposition towards foreign brands (acting as a proxy for forces of globalization) would lead to
consumer acculturation among consumers in India
Name :Sivagnanasundaram Title :Behavioral intention towards mobile banking in India: The case of State Bank of India (SBI) Authors:Thamaraiselvan.N, Senthil Arasu.B, Sivagnanasundaram, M Journal:International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications Volume:Vol 3 No 4, 2012 pp 37-56. URL:https://www.igi-global.com/article/behavioral-intention-towards-mobile-banking/59966
The rapid growth of mobile technologies and devices makes it possible for the customers of banking
services to conduct banking at any place and at any time. Today, most of the banks in the world provide mobile access to
its customers for banking as mobile banking systems improve their efficiency and reduce transaction costs. Banks
invested heavily in the mobile banking system hoping that its customers would embrace it with open arms. Contrary to
the expectation, the lukewarm patronage to mobile banking makes it crucial to understand the factors that contribute to
users’ intention to use mobile banking. This study extends the applicability of technology acceptance model (TAM) to
the mobile banking context. Based on the review of literature, few additional constructs were added to the TAM.
Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the casual relationships proposed. Findings of the study support the
proposed model’s ability of explaining the users’ intention to adopt mobile banking.
Name :Debadutta Kuamr Panda Title :Production Efficienceies of Micro, Small and Meduim Enterprises in India:Empirical Evidences from
Orissa State in India Authors:Panda, Debadutta Kumar Journal:Journal of Economic Policy and Research Volume:Vol 7 No 2, Apr – Sept 2012 pp 136-148. URL:http://www.ipeindia.org/microsites/data/JEPR/JEPR_7_2_7.pdf
The present study attempted to analyze the impact of capital and labour on gross firm
output in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). A cross-section sample size of 20 MSMEs were
selected from Orissa state in India to understand firm efficiency in the perspective of labour and capital. The
relationship of labour and capital with gross firm output was analyzed through linear production function
model, Cobb-Douglas production model and surmounting logarithm production function model. Both labour
and capital were found significant predictors of gross firm output in the selected MSMEs. Also MSMEs had
registered decreased return to scale. The MSMEs in the service sector were likely to be labour-intensive to
increase gross output, while capital is held as the stronger determinant of gross firm output in the
manufacturing sector
Name :Sivagnanasundaram Title :Snapshot of Personnel Productivity Assessment in Indian IT Industry Authors:Thamaraiselvan.N, Senthil Arasu.B, Sivagnanasundaram, M Journal:International Journal of Information Technology Project Management Volume:Vol 2 Nol , 2011 pp 48-61 URL:https://www.igi-global.com/article/snapshot-personnel-productivity-assessment-indian/50542
Measuring the productivity of employees has been one of the concerns of IT organisations globally. It
is indispensable to calculate the cost of the project vis-a-vis the time estimate. While calculating the lines of coding (Loc)
has generally been the common criteria for programmers, it is not always considered an effective measure of the actual
work done. The time spent on activities like attending training programmes, participating in meetings, co-coordinating
with colleagues, or conceptualising, is presumably unaccounted. Questions lurking unanswered relate to the effective
criteria and international benchmarks. Amusingly most companies have their own home-grown productivity calculators
to track the progress of their projects. Productivity measurement is equally important for an organisation as well as an IT
worker. Awareness of productivity paves way-for mutual progress-self and the organization. This paper, through
illustrative-case examples, provides a holistic perspective of personnel productivity assessment methods used in Indian
IT industry.
Name :Sivagnanasundaram Title :Role of existing channels on customer adoption of new channels: A case of ATM and Internet banking Authors:Thamaraiselvan.N, Senthil Arasu.B, Sivagnanasundaram, M Journal:The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries Volume:Vol 45 No 1 2011 pp 1- 15 URL:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2011.tb00317.x
Banks harness the technological platforms known as Self Service Technologies (SSTs) to the
maximum extent to deliver their services. Barring ATM the patronage to other channels is not overwhelming. Customers
do need different level of skills and competence to create the services for them on the different types of SSTs. Hence it is
necessary to identify the factors that influence the adoption of these SSTs. In this research through a structural equation
model the adoption issues of internet banking as an SST was analyzed. The findings indicate that both trust in
technology and self efficacy have a direct impact on attitude towards SSTs in general and the findings support the
existence of hierarchy of attitudes that overall attitude have an effect on attitude towards internet banking. Further the
results indicate that, though the satisfaction with existing channel does not have an impact on the attitude of SSTs in
general, but it indirectly affects through trust in technology.
Name :Sourabh Bhattachaya Title :Consumer Attitude Towards Green Marketing in India Authors:Sourabh Bhattachaya Journal:The IUP Journal of Marketing Management Volume:Vol. X, No. 4, November 2011, pp. 62-71.. URL:
Maintaining ecological balance is a major issue confronting the corporate world today. The damage
done to the environment has already crossed the threshold and reached alarming limits. Non-replenishable natural
resources are getting depleted at a rapid pace. Generation of waste, including biodegradable pollutants, is increasing
enormously. All these negative developments have forced mankind to think more seriously about conserving the
environment. Green marketing is one such initiative towards environment protection, which is gaining popularity. Many
people believe that green marketing refers solely to the promotion or advertising of products with environment-friendly
characteristics. Various terms such as recyclable, refillable, ozone-friendly are related to green marketing, however,
green marketing is a much broader concept and it can be applied even to the services. Thus, green marketing
incorporates a broad range of activities which include but are not limited to product modification, changes to the
production process, packaging changes, etc. Different groups of consumers have different levels of environmental
concerns and thus different attitudes towards green marketing. The objective of the present study is to identify the factors
representing consumers’ attitude towards green marketing in India. The paper also focuses on the review of prior
research works done in the area of green marketing and identifies attitudinal dimensions relevant to the Indian context.
Name :Nitin Gupta Title :Extent of Susceptibility to Interpersonal Influence and Price Sensitivity among
Indian Youth. Is there a Relationship between these Two Constructs? Authors:Gupta, Nitin Journal:TYoung Consumers Volume:Vol 12 No 4, 361-369. URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/17473611111185904
The purpose of this paper is to estimate the extent of susceptibility to interpersonal influence and
price sensitivity prevalent among Indian youth, to test if there is a relationship between these two constructs and
identify the reason for the same
Name :Sourabh Bhattcharya Title :The Relationship of Financial ad Inventory Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Indian Context Authors:Jighyasu Gaur and Sourabh Bhattacharya Journal:California Jounal of Operations Management Volume:Vol 1 No 2, October 2011 URL:
The extant literature on supply chain performance identifies two contradictory views about the
relationship between inventory performance and financial performance of supply chains. While there are studies that
suggest a positive association between inventory turnover and financial performance, few studies {Tunc & Gupta (1993),
Vastag & Whybark (2005)} found that inventory turnover has no relation with financial performance. In addition, most
of the studies considered total inventory value as a proxy of inventory performance. Capkun et al. (2009) suggested that
inventory performance can be divided into its discrete components such as Raw material inventory (RMI), Work-in-
progress inventory (WIPI), and Finished goods inventory (FGI). India is fourth largest economy, by Purchasing power
parity, of the world and almost all global firms have started their operations in India. Hence, it is important to study
about Indian firms’ performance. It is noteworthy that there is not a single study, with respect to relationship between
inventory performance and financial performance of supply chains, has been conducted for Indian firms. This paper is an
attempt to study the relationship between the performance of the discrete components of inventory (RMI, WIPI, and
FGI), and financial performance of Indian manufacturing firms
This study was carried out to understand the social performance of deposit taking and deposit non-
taking MFIs, the determinants of MFIs' personnel size and their predictions, the possible determinants of women
borrowers of MFIs and their consequences, and the determinants of the transformation of MFIs from deposit nontaking
to deposit taking. For this study, a sample size of 90 MFIs i.e. 10 MFIs each from 9 countries, were randomly selected
from the MIX Market data set. Descriptive statistics and econometric models were engaged in the study. It was found out
that the MFIs staff strength is positively and significantly related with the size of active borrowers. The numbers of
women borrowers in MFIs are significantly and positively determined by external borrowings of MFIs and their gross
loan portfolio. The probability of transformation of MFIs from non- deposit taking to deposit taking is significantly
determined by loan portfolio, borrowings, assets and number of active borrowers of MFIs
Name :Sridhar Vaithianathan Title :A Quality Framework for Online Management Education in India: Stakeholder’s Perspective Authors:Vaithianathan, Sridhar and Chakrabarti, Diganta Journal:The FedUni Journal of Higher Education Volume:Vol VI, No 2, May 2011 pp 7-25. URL:
At present, the online education market in India generates about $200 mn in revenue, and industry
experts expect it to touch $1 bn by the end of the decade. A report by National Knowledge Commission (NKC)'s
working group on management education foresees threefold increase in demand for management graduates over the next
10-15 years. As the market opportunities for Online Management Education (OME) keeps increasing, there are concerns
about the quality of education offered and level of learning achieved by the students. Based on the literature review, the
paper outlines the quality issues and concerns associated with OME from stakeholder's (students, instructors and
administrators) perspective, particularly from the Indian context. Further, it suggests a framework to assess the quality of
OME in India.
This study was conducted with the objective of finding significant determinants of selection of
livelihood options by the rural households. A multi-stage stratified random sampling technique was employed to select
40 cross-sectional sample households from 4 villages. Pretested structured household schedules were engaged to collect
data. Descriptive statistics, multinomial logit model and multivariate model were used to analyse the data. The
significant determinants for selection of livelihood options (i.e. farm based or micro-enterprise based) were found to be
individual characteristics (innovativeness and risk taking ability, exposures, availability of micro-credit, participation in
village based institutions and beneficiaries in Govt. sponsored programmes), household characteristics (literate members,
traditional occupations and presence of old aged members in the family), and village characteristic (presence of forest,
distance from block head quarter, presence of basic institutions and presence of market).
Name :Sriharsha Reddy Title :A Study on Awareness of E-Banking Services in Hyderabad - An Empirical Analysis Authors:Reddy K.S & Sagar Renuka Journal:Journal of Venture capital and Financial Services Volume:Jan-Jun, 2011 URL:
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Name :Surajit Ghosh Dastidar Title :Efficient Partitioning and Routing of Shipments in a Time-Schedule Network Authors:Dastidar S.G Journal:AIMS International Journal of Management Volume:Vol 5, No. 1 Jan 2011, pp 63-73 URL:http://www.icmis.net/aims-international/AIMSijm/5-1-5-a.pdf
The paper addresses the problem of partitioning and transporting a shipment of known size from a single source node to
a single destination node using an n node time schedule network. In a time-schedule network every node in the network
has a list of pre-specified departure times and departure from a node may take place only at one of these departure times.
The objective of this paper is to develop heuristics to minimize the total transportation cost subject to a total time
constraint.
Name :Sridhar Vaithianathan Title :Determinants of Global E-Commerce Diffusion – A Cross-Country Analysis Authors:Sridhar Vaithianathan Journal:The IUP Journal of Systems Management Volume:Vol. IX, No. 1, February 2011 pp 7-34 URL:https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1808762
This study attempts to find the interplay of cultural factors along with the technological and
socioeconomic factors with regard to global diffusion of e-commerce. Many of the past studies on e-commerce diffusion
have focused mainly on technological factors, very few studies have considered the effect of cultural and socioeconomic
factors. This research examines how far the cultural and socioeconomic factors have a role to play in the country’s
widespread adoption to e-commerce. A cross-country regression model analyzes the determinants of e-commerce
diffusion to find the impact of cultural and socioeconomic factors along with technological factors. The results will
throw light on the interplay of these factors in e-commerce diffusion, and could provide strategic insight for the firms
implementing e-commerce. In this paper, e-commerce is defined as “the use of the Internet and other networking
technologies for conducting business transactions” (Turban et al ., 2004).
Name :Preeti Sharma Title :Consumer's expections from mobile CRM Services a banking context Authors:Purnima S. Sangle and Preety Awasthi Journal:Business Process Management Volume:Vol. 17 No 6, 2011 pp.898-918 URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/14637151111182684
The purpose of this paper is to develop an understanding of the primary concerns of a customer
when they use mobile banking services and identify factors that can be used for making better mobile customer
relationship management (mobile CRM) services in banking
Name :Romina Mathew Title :Influence of Corporate Citizenship on Employee Job Attributes Authors:Romina Mathew, Pradee Krishnatray Journal:Journal of Creative Communications Volume:Vol 6, No 3, 2011 URL:
The study is an investigation of the influence of an organization’s citizenship practices on its
employees, in the Indian context. The major objective of the research is to explore and empirically investigate whether
the perception of being a responsible company leads to increased employee commitment. Primary data for the study was
collected through a web-based questionnaire survey of a cross-sectional sample of business executives working in the
Indian service industry. The results of the regression analyses show that the employee perception of corporate citizenship
has a positive and significant influence on an employee’s affective commitment and the relationship is mediated by
organizational identification. Providing empirical support to the social identity theory, the study indicates that employees
identify more with a company when they believe it to be a good corporate citizen and this identification translates into
increased commitment. This study thus provides insights into the employee outcomes that organizations can hope to
achieve from their citizenship investments
Name :Chakrapani Chaturvedula Title :Information Content of Credit Rating Changes for the Indian Equity Markets Authors:Chakrapani Chaurvedula, &Nikhil Rastogi Journal:Alato Academic Studies Volume:Vol 6, No2, 2011 pp 220-228 URL:
This paper investigates the impact of credit rating downgrades, reaffirmations, withdrawals and
initiations, on the stock prices of all the stocks listed on the National Stock Exchange of India, from 1997 to 2008. Event
study methodology has been used and it was found that apart from downgrades, no other actions under study, by the
credit rating agencies, had any impact on the stock prices. While for downgrades, we find statistically significant
negative impact after the change. Our results support the Information Hypothesis for the downgrades. The results are
also contrary to the Efficient Market Hypothesis, according to which there should be no impact on the share prices due to
upgrades or downgrades. Upgrades have not been studied due to the small sample size in that category
The paper studies the efficiency of the Indian equity and futures markets by applying statistical
techniques to returns and volatility during trading and nontrading hours. Returns have been decomposed into trading and
non-trading period returns by taking close to open, open to close and close to close prices. We find the presence of a
weekend effect during the non-trading period in the spot index market, while, there is no day of the week effect in the
index futures market. Also, the volatility in both the markets is higher during the trading period than during the non-
trading period. Most of the studies on day of the week effects in the futures markets have focused on developed markets.
India, even though is an emerging market, is one of the largest derivatives markets in the world. The study throws light
on the efficiency of the futures market in the country and also presents a comparison with the spot market. It is also one
of the first papers in the Indian context to look at trading and non-trading period returns separately
Despite advances in technology and major shifts in economy, people remain an organizations most
valuable resource. Human capital and intellectual assets make a difference to the competitive advantage of the firm in a
knowledge based industry. Employer Attractiveness (EA) is the prerequisite to attract and retain superior quality talent.
Employer attractiveness can be defined as the envisioned benefits that a potential employee sees in working for a specific
organization. This study empirically examines the elements of employer attractiveness in Information Technology (IT)
industry from the perspective of current employees and determines the most attractive employer in the Indian IT
industry. Results show that Indian IT employees valued economic factors, global opportunities, development factors, and
application factors. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) was the most attractive employer, followed by Infosys, Wipro,
Polaris Software Lab and Hexaware
This paper examines empirically the impact of Self-help Group based microfinance on the social-
economic characters like income, employment, literacy and migration of the rural households of Orissa state of India An
attempt is made to carry out a quantitative study to supplement a large number of past qualitative researches, and to find
out how self-help microfinance programs impacts households under different livelihood portfolios. A multi-stage
stratified random sampling is employed and data collection is made through structured household’s schedules. Impact
assessment is made by comparing a control group with the target group, and the test of significance is done through the
paired i-test. Econometric models like logistic regression and probit model are used to analyse the data. The study came
out with the result that the Self-help Group based microfinance has appositive impact on increasing the income,
employment days and number of literate family members of the participating households; and decreased in the number
of family members migrating and number of migrating days. Also the Self-help Group based microfinance programs
have higher impact on households under the primary occupation of micro-enterprise & trading activity than that of the
agriculture & allied activity across various households characteristics
Name :Surajit Ghosh Dastidar Title :Dynamics of Indian Growth: A Study of Some Selected Indian States Authors:Roy H. & Dastidar S.G. Journal:Asian Journal of Economics and Business Volume:Vol.1, No.1, 2011 URL:
This paper makes an attempt to analyze the pattern of economic growth of North Eastern (NE) States of India and
comparative levels of growth in other advanced Indian states. The North Eastern states are lagging far behind the
advanced Indian states in terms of economic development. So it is interesting to study the comparative levels of growth
of these two groups of states. The reason for analyzing growth of NE states is that the rate and pattern of economic
growth of these states are quite different from the other advanced Indian states. Growth curves were estimated by using
the Gompertz growth equation and plotted using Gompertz software to see the comparative growth levels of these two
groups of states.
Name :Nikhil Rastogi Title :Information Role of Options Open Interests and Volume in forecasting Future Prices: A Study
on Indian Market Authors:Rajesh Pathak& Nikhil Rastogi Journal:IUP Journal of Journal of Financial Economics Volume:Vol 2 No 3 Sept 2010 URL:
This study investigates the informational role of options open interests and volume in predicting the
future stock prices in Indian market. Most of the time, the uninformed traders lose to informed traders because they
neither have private information nor the sophisticated knowledge to process the publicly available information. The most
closely watched data are also the least informative. This study is an attempt to find out if the daily published and publicly
available options data are informative and can be used to forecast the future stock price at maturity. Then the retail
traders and investors will be able to minimize their loss to informed traders and enhance their portfolio performance. The
sample of this study is 17 highly traded Nifty 50 index stocks from different sectors having significant share in the index.
Predictors based on options price and options volume have been estimated, following Bhuyan and Williams (2004), and
then used in the regression model as predictor variables of price at maturity both jointly and in isolation. The period of
study covers stock options contract of three months (July-September 2009). Only near month contract is considered for
the study because of liquidity concern. The coefficients of predictors are found to be significant and not statistically
different across the study period. Consistent with the results of the previous studies, the results show thatoptions open
interest and volume are relevant in forecasting future prices
Name :Sriharsha Reddy Title :Impact of Financial Sector Reforms on Indian Commecial Banking Sector: A Review Authors:Sriharsha Reddy K Journal:Journal of Managerial Finance and Research Volume:Vol.6 No2, Jul –Dec 2010, pp URL:http://www.ipeindia.org/data/JMFR/JMFR_6_2_6.pdf
There are various studies evaluating the performance of banking sector after reforms were initiated in
1991. Researchers attempted to evaluate the performance of banking sector from equity (societal) angle and efficiency
(economic) angle. From ‘Equity’ viewpoint the assessment would be based on measures such as rural penetration of
banks, distribution of funds to various sections of population or regions or sectors, extent of employment generation.
From ‘Efficiency’ viewpoint, the assessment would be based on profitability, earnings efficiency, cost efficiency and
assets quality of the various banks. Specific methods that are required to measure performance of banking units from
‘Efficiency ‘viewpoint are broadly of two types, viz., accounting measures and economic measures. Accounting
measures refer to various financial ratios that focus on one or more outputs and their relevant inputs to measure the
performance or productivity of a banking unit. Efficiency, being a normative concept, could be measured by comparing
the bank’s performance as evaluated using these ratios against the best practices within or outside the country. In the case
of accounting measures, various ratios are computed and each of them refers to a particular aspect of bank activity. Since
the banking industry uses multiple inputs to produce multiple outputs, a precise inference may not always be possible.
Further accounting ratios cannot identify factors influencing the performance of the banks. In order to overcome this
limitation, alternative techniques are employed to capture all aspects of banking operations. These techniques, which are
commonly referred to as ‘economic measures’ are broadly of two types – parametric regression approach (Multivariate
regression analysis) and alternatively, the non-parametric approach (Data Envelopment Analysis)1 .There were studies in
assessing the impact of ownership of banks and competition on the performance of Indian banking sector. The sections
in this article deal with review of literature on various studies to evaluate the performance of Indian banking sector using
various criteria
In the retail banking context, convergence of technologies has given birth to different channels of distribution like
Automatic Teller machines (ATM), internet banking, and mobile banking. This enables the customer to avail the banking
services at any time and any where. These technological interfaces are known as self service technologies (SSTs).
Customers availing banking services through these SSTs get more benefits in terms of time, cost and energy. Despite
these benefits the customer trial, adoption and repeat usage of SSTs vary among banking customers. Although the kinds
of service one can avail from these SST are similar, the patronage among the SSTs differs. The SST channel choice
could be attributed to various factors viz., Nature of service to be availed or purpose, Perceived risk, Requirements and
Benefits. When it comes to predicting customer priority among alternatives, Analytical hierarchy process (AHP) has
been proved as an effective technique. This paper explores the factors influencing customer choice of SSTs by
employing AHP technique
Name :Sridhar Vaithianathan Title :A reivew of e-commerce literature on india and research agenda for the future Authors:Sridhar Vaithianathan Journal:Electron Commer Res earch Volume:Vol 10 No 1, March 2010: 83–97 URL:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10660-010-9046-0
Firms across the globe have adopted e-commerce (EC) in their operations and have reaped benefits
thereof. While firms in technologically developed countries like US and UK has deployed EC to its advantage, whereas
firms in developing countries like India failed to follow the suit. Though it has been widely acknowledged by the
researchers that the adoption of EC by businesses in developing countries is an important economic indicator of growth;
many firms in India still have not realized the potential benefits of EC. This study examines the existing status of EC in
India and reviews the available literature on E-commerce adoption in India and puts forth opportunities for future
research. The study might serve as a starting point for further research in e-commerce in India
Name : Indranil Ghosh Title : Time -varying relationship between geopolitical uncertainty and agricultural investment Authors: Rabin K Jana, & Indranil Ghosh Journal: Finance Research Letters Volume: Volume 52, March 2023 URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2022.103521
This paper explores the relationship between Geopolitical Uncertainty (GPU) and agricultural investment. We apply wavelet-based techniques to capture the relationship at different time dimensions and explore the causal structure between the GPU and select indices from the agricultural market of the USA. We find that the GPU influences investment in agricultural spot markets in the medium run. The futures market investment is less susceptible to GPU than the spot counterparts. A clear shift in interplay is visible during the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. The results can offer diversification benefits and mitigate risk in distress and volatile periods.
Name : Indranil Ghosh Title : Do travel uncertainty and invasion rhetoric spur Metaverse financial asset? -Gauging the role of media Influence Authors: Indranil Ghosh, Esteban Alfaro-Cortes, Matiz Gamez & Noelia Garfa Journal: Finance Research Letters Volume: Volume 51, January 2023 URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2022.103434
The recent emergence and development of Metaverse platform have resulted in creating digital niche assets, which are argued to exert disruption in the global financial market. The dearth of dedicated research to demystify the dependence of Metaverse financial market on external factors is apparent. The current research endeavors to exemplify the dynamic nexus of select Metaverse coins on the prevailing media chatter pertinent to travel uncertainty and invasion rhetoric using wavelet-driven test for association, predictive modeling, and time series clustering technique. A long-run synergy between the Metaverse coins and the explanatory features is detected.
Name : Indranil Ghosh Title : Financial Sector Development and Retail Sector Growth- Association, Spillover and Causality during Pre-Covid and Coved Regimes Authors: Tamal Dutta Chaudhari & Indranil Ghosh Journal: FACTA UNIVERSITATAS Series: Economics and Organization Volume: Vol. 19, No 4, 2022, pp. 229 - 251 URL: https://doi.org/10.22190/FUEO220110017C
In this paper, we propose an alternative approach to understanding the relationship between financial sector development and real sector growth in India. We use stock market sectoral indices available on National Stock Exchange (NSE) like Capital Goods Index, FMCG Index, Energy Index, Infra Index, Metal Index, Realty Index, and Auto Index to represent the real sector. To represent the financial sector, we consider Bank Index and Financial Services Index separately. The proposed framework examines the relationships at a granular level to understand the extent of association, spillover, and causality. We also analyze the relationship between the financial sector and the real sector in Pre COVID and COVID periods separately. Our research methodology includes the use of Detrended Cross-Correlation Analysis (DCCA), Wavelet Multiple Correlation (WMC), Wavelet Multiple Cross Correlation (WMCC), Diebold-Yilmaz spillover Framework, and Non-Linear Causality Test. Our granular approach has enabled us to examine the relationships in different periods and we observe that the results change. The intensity of the relationships also is different during the COVID period as compared to Pre COVID period.
Name : Indranil Ghosh Title : Can financial stress be anticipated and explained? Uncovering the hidden pattern using EEMD-LSTM, EEMD-prophet, and XAI methodologies Authors: Indranil Ghosh & Pamucar Dragaan Journal: Complex and Intelligent Systems Volume: Published online 26 December 2022 URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40747-022-00947-8
Global financial stress is a critical variable that reflects the ongoing state of several key macroeconomic indicators and financial markets. Predictive analytics of financial stress, nevertheless, has seen very little focus in literature as of now. Futuristic movements of stress in markets can be anticipated if the same can be predicted with a satisfactory level of precision. The current research resorts to two granular hybrid predictive frameworks to discover the inherent pattern of financial stress across several critical variables and geography. The predictive structure utilizes the Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (EEMD) for granular time series decomposition. The Long Short-Term Memory Network (LSTM) and Facebook’s Prophet algorithms are invoked on top of the decomposed components to scrupulously investigate the predictability of final stress variables regulated by the Office of Financial Research (OFR). A rigorous feature screening using the Boruta methodology has been utilized too. The findings of predictive exercises reveal that financial stress across assets and continents can be predicted accurately in short and long-run horizons even at the time of steep financial distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. The frameworks appear to be statistically significant at the expense of model interpretation. To resolve the issue, dedicated Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)methods have been used to interpret the same. The immediate past information of financial stress indicators largely explains patterns in the long run, while short-run fluctuations can be tracked by closely monitoring several technical indicators.
Name : Kalyana Chejarla Title : Ease of Doing Business Performance comparison of G20 countries using Grey MCDM Authors: Kalyana Chejarla & Omkarprasad S Vaidya Journal: International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making Volume: Publication date 11 November 2022 URL: https://doi.org/10.1142/S021962202250078X
The ubiquity of data, and in particular in MCDM situations, makes it challenging for the Decision Makers (DM) to figure out a way of making proper use of data. This paper presents a three-stage decision framework for DMs to consider the performance range of alternatives holistically. The framework consists of (i) data preparation, (ii) two distance-based Gray Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM-G) methods using gray interval data to rank the alternatives and (iii) a decision analysis template. For comparison, gray Evaluation based on Distance from Average Solution (EDAS) and gray Multi-Attributive Border Approximation area Comparison (MABAC) methods that rely on arithmetic and geometric mean respectively are used to generate the ranks. The mean-based ranking methods produce stable and efficient ranks in comparison to extremum-based comparison methods, due to their innate nature. The correlation of ranks is analyzed to conclude that the stability of ranks is better when gray interval data is considered. As an example, this paper considers performance range of the 10 criteria used in computing Ease of Doing Business (EDB) index as the gray interval. The sample performance of the G20 countries during the period 2004 to 2020 was used to illustrate the calculations. Further, a general analytic template based on the rank deviation on account of differences in upper and lower bounds of performance helped in classifying the economies as stable leaders, predictable middle and volatile followers. The paper contributes a suitable MCDM and analysis approach when the DM is presented with a gray interval as the alternatives’ performance.
Name : Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi Title : Barriers to Circular Supply Chain: the case of unorganized tire retreading in India Authors: Sourabh Bhattacharya & Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi Journal: International Journal of Logistics Management Volume: Publication date: 3 November 2022 URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-04-2022-0162
To understand the role of the unorganized sector in the push toward a circular economy (CE), the authors consider the case of the unorganized tire retreading industry in India and examine the barriers it faces in contributing to a circular tire supply chain in India.
Name : Sourabh Bhattacharya Title : Barriers to Circular Supply Chain: the case of unorganized tire retreading in India Authors: Sourabh Bhattacharya & Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi Journal: International Journal of Logistics Management Volume: Publication date: 3 November 2022 URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-04-2022-0162
To understand the role of the unorganized sector in the push toward a circular economy (CE), the authors consider the case of the unorganized tire retreading industry in India and examine the barriers it faces in contributing to a circular tire supply chain in India.
Name : Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi Title : Deliberation does not make attraction effect disappear: The role of induced cognitive reflection Authors: Parvesh Kumar Padamwar, Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi & Jagrook Dawra Journal: Journal of Business Research Volume: Volume 154, January 2023 URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.113335
The human brain is known to process information using fast and intuitive processing (System I) and deliberative or reflective processing (System II). Both these systems work simultaneously and complementarily to aid decision-making and preference construction. The attraction effect is a choice anomaly that occurs when consumer preference between two alternatives polarizes toward one of the alternatives upon the inclusion of a third (asymmetrically dominated) option. Past studies have shown that suppression of System II magnifies the attraction effect and, thereby, concluded that the attraction effect is a result of System I. In our experimental studies, contrary to these past studies, we find a robust attraction effect when the reflective processing (System II) is induced using a priming procedure. We rule out several possible alternative explanations of our findings and discuss potential research implications.
Name : Indranil Ghosh Title : Modelling Predictability of Airbnb Rental Prices in Post Covid-19 Regime: An Integrated Framework of Transfer Learning, PSO based Ensemble Machine Learning and Explainable AI. Authors: Indranil Ghosh, Manas K Sanyal, & Dragon Pamucar Journal: International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making Volume: 24 September 2022 URL: https://doi.org/10.1142/S021962202250060
In this research, an effort has been put to develop an integrated predictive modeling framework to automatically estimate the rental price of Airbnb units based on listed descriptions and several accommodation-related utilities. This paper considers approximately 0.2 million listings of Airbnb units across seven European cities, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Geneva, Istanbul, London, and Milan, after the COVID-19 pandemic for predictive analysis. RoBERTa, a transfer learning framework in conjunction with K-means-based unsupervised text clustering, was used to form a homogeneous grouping of Airbnb units across the cities. Subsequently, particle swarm optimization (PSO) driven advanced ensemble machine learning frameworks have been utilized for predicting rental prices across the formed clusters of respective cities using 32 offer-related features. Additionally, explainable artificial intelligence (AI), an emerging field of AI, has been utilized to interpret the high-end predictive modeling to infer deeper insights into the nature and direction of influence of explanatory features on rental prices at respective locations. The rental prices of Airbnb units in Geneva and Brussels have appeared to be highly predictable, while the units in London and Milan have been found to be less predictable. Different types of amenity offerings largely explain the variation in rental prices across the cities.
Name : Mahesh Ramalingam Title : Why do you look familiar? Exploring the role of Employee-Customer identification in adopting the service offering Authors: Manoj Das and Mahesh Ramalingam Journal: International Journal of Bank Marketing Volume: Published 8 Sept 2022 URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBM-01-2022-0049
This study aims to explore employee-customer identification and its consequences in the banking, financial service and insurance (BFSI) sector. We also look at the mediating role of psychological ownership and work orientation (calling) between employee-customer identification and the adaptability of service offerings.
Name : Manoj Das Title : Why do you look familiar? Exploring the role of Employee-Customer identification in adopting the service offering Authors: Manoj Das and Mahesh Ramalingam Journal: International Journal of Bank Marketing Volume: Published 8 Sept 2022 URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBM-01-2022-0049
This study aims to explore employee-customer identification and its consequences in the banking, financial service and insurance (BFSI) sector. We also look at the mediating role of psychological ownership and work orientation (calling) between employee-customer identification and the adaptability of service offerings.
Name : Indranil Ghosh Title : Integrating Navier-Stokes Equation and Neotic iForest-BorutaStap- Facebook's prophet Framework for Stock Market Prediction: An Application in Indian Context Authors: Indranil Ghosh and Tamal Dutta Chaudhari Journal: Expert Systems with Applications Volume: Recorded Version 12 August 2022 URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2022.118391
The paper presents a framework for forecasting stock prices for normal time and pandemic period and tests its forecasting efficacy. It is based on the specification of dependent and independent variables drawn from the Navier-Stokes equation, which defines the relationship between velocity and kinematic viscosity, density, pressure, and external force field. We define stock market proxies for the variables used in the equation in modeling stock price behavior and extend our framework to build in aspects of behavioral finance like hindsight bias, representative bias, and anchoring bias. The predictive exercise has been carried out on stock prices of Indian companies belonging to different industrial verticals to test whether our framework can handle diversity. AI framework comprising Isolation Forest (iForest), BorutaShap, and Facebook's Prophet Algorithm has been used for automatic anomaly elimination, dedicated feature screening, and forecasting future stock price movements. The results reveal interesting insights into the varied response of stock prices of different companies to macroeconomic shocks and would be quite useful for fund managers, regulators, and policymakers. Several numerical and statistical checks indicate the efficiency of our proposed framework in yielding superior quality forecasts, both in normal and challenging times.
Name : Esha Saha Title : Assessing impact of consumer perceived CSR on consumer attitude and purchase behaviour in retail segment: a stakeholder theory perspective Authors: Pradeep Rathore, Esha Saha, Sayan Chakraborty, & Aviral Kumar Tiwari Journal: Society and Business Review Volume: Published 18 August 2022 URL: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/SBR-10-2021-0207/full/html
This study aims to examine the relationship between the perception of consumers about corporate social responsibility (CSR) and consumers’ purchasing behavior in the retail sector. Specifically, this study investigates the impact of perceived CSR on consumer attitude and behavior and the influence of attitude on the relationship between perceived CSR and purchase behavior
Hospital pharmacies are experiencing significant rise in demand for medicines for treatment and care of patients admitted to hospitals. Nevertheless, inefficient processes continue to be a problem in hospital pharmacy management, resulting in mismatch between demand and supply, time-consuming manual tasks, out-of-stock situations, medicine expiration, and excessive operating costs. Prior research has addressed various aspects of hospital pharmacy management, but limited studies have focused on discovering hidden patterns and knowledge from large volume of data stored in hospital information systems, which can help improve pharmacy operations. Primary goal of this research is to extract meaningful knowledge from hospital databases to improve pharmacy operations. Hospital pharmacy database from multispecialty hospital in India is used to examine associations among medicines prescribed to hospitalized patients using Apriori approach, which is one of the algorithms of Association Rule Mining. Data comprising 745,176 pharmaceutical item order records were gathered, processed and analyzed. Around sixty-three association rules were discovered. Different measures like support, confidence, and lift are used to evaluate the rules. Rule comprising medicines Atracurium, Febuxostat, and Multivitamins achieved the highest confidence of 87.35%. Discovered rules can help pharmacists to anticipate demand, develop better inventory system, improve operational efficiency and lead to effective healthcare system.
Name : Indranil Ghosh Title : The asymmetric impact of oil price uncertainity on emerging market financial stress: An quantile regression approach Authors: Indranil Ghosh, Anupam Dutta, Rabin K Jana Journal: International Journal of Finance and Economics Volume: Published 6 th June 2022 URL: DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.265
This study investigates the effects of the crude oil implied volatility index (OVX) upon emerging market financial stress (EMFS). We resort to a quantile regression framework as this approach is a better alternative to disentangle the relationship under different market conditions. Besides, we also examine how EMFS responds to the lags and asymmetries in the OVX. The empirical results show significantly positive impacts of OVX upon EMFS. Further, the effects of OVX become more assertive in the upper quantiles of EMFS, implying higher sensitivity to OVX when stress levels are high. In terms of the lagged effects, the relationship is transient as the OVX coefficients become weaker with increasing lag sizes. We further find that only positive impulses in OVX can significantly predict EMFS. Lastly, we report evidence that the Credit market stress is a crucial driver of EMFS.
Name : Chakrapani Cheturvedula Title : Delisting and its impact on Shareholders wealth: Evidence from India Authors: Chakrapani Cheturvedula & Soumya Malhotra Journal: International Journal of Management Volume: Publication date June 8 2022 URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-022-04744-x
This study examines the impact of the delisting of shares from the stock exchanges on shareholders' wealth. We study a sample of 127 stocks delisted from the National Stock Exchange(NSE), India, during the period 2002 to 2018. We find that shareholders of delisted stocks get a negative return of 13.89 % over the car window (-30,-1).O'Donnell (1969) and Jarrell (1984) and Sanger and Peterson (1990) found an average decline of 9% and 8.5% on the stock returns around delisting. Our results are consistent with the existing literature, which show a significant loss of shareholders' wealth. The study’s finding points out the decline in shareholders' wealth and provides an evidence from the Indian Capital markets. The study's seeks the attention of regulators, policymakers and stock exchanges to manage or come out with better regulations and policies in delisting of Stocks. It also helps to provide suggestions to regulators to reduce the losses incurred to the minority shareholders
Name : Mahesh Ramalingam Title : What drives product involvement and satisfaction with OFDs amid Covid-19 Authors: Manoj Das and Mahesh Ramalingam Journal: Journal of retailing and Consumer Services Volume: Publication date available online June 20 2022 URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2022.103063
Online food delivery services (OFDs) have gained the attention of researchers due to the rapid growth of society. With COVID-19 wreaking havoc on markets worldwide, it compelled retailers and service providers to adjust their way of doing business drastically. OFD’s emerged as an option either due to consumers’ inability to cook, fear of exposure to Covid if they leave the house, monotony of eating home-cooked meals, and safety measures practiced by them. Hence, during this pandemic, the OFDs created a win-win situation for restaurant owners and consumers. However, the current literature does not clearly picture the factors influencing customers’ behavioural intentions while using hospitality services in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The primary objective of our study is to understand the factors influencing customer satisfaction during the pandemic. In addition, explore the mediating role of consumer resilience and consumer attitude to strengthen the relationship between product involvement and customer satisfaction in the OFDs context. We have used the social cognitive theory as the theoretical framework for framing our hypotheses. The present study focuses on Indian consumers who have used OFDs during the pandemic. We employed a cross-sectional survey method to test the proposed research model. Two hundred forty valid questionnaires were collected to empirically test the research model using tools like confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) using AMOS-28, direct and indirect relationships were tested using SPSS PROCESS macro. The results indicate that all the proposed hypotheses were supported. Theoretical and Practical implications of the study along with limitations are discussed.
Name : Manoj Das Title : What drives product involvement and satisfaction with OFDs amid Covid-19 Authors: Manoj Das and Mahesh Ramalingam Journal: Journal of retailing and Consumer Services Volume: Publication date available online June 20 2022 URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2022.103063
Online food delivery services (OFDs) have gained the attention of researchers due to the rapid growth of society. With COVID-19 wreaking havoc on markets worldwide, it compelled retailers and service providers to adjust their way of doing business drastically. OFD’s emerged as an option either due to consumers’ inability to cook, fear of exposure to Covid if they leave the house, monotony of eating home-cooked meals, and safety measures practiced by them. Hence, during this pandemic, the OFDs created a win-win situation for restaurant owners and consumers. However, the current literature does not clearly picture the factors influencing customers’ behavioural intentions while using hospitality services in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The primary objective of our study is to understand the factors influencing customer satisfaction during the pandemic. In addition, explore the mediating role of consumer resilience and consumer attitude to strengthen the relationship between product involvement and customer satisfaction in the OFDs context. We have used the social cognitive theory as the theoretical framework for framing our hypotheses. The present study focuses on Indian consumers who have used OFDs during the pandemic. We employed a cross-sectional survey method to test the proposed research model. Two hundred forty valid questionnaires were collected to empirically test the research model using tools like confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) using AMOS-28, direct and indirect relationships were tested using SPSS PROCESS macro. The results indicate that all the proposed hypotheses were supported. Theoretical and Practical implications of the study along with limitations are discussed.
Name : Indranil Ghosh Title : Coivd 19 news and the US equity market interactions: An inspection through econometrics and machine learning lens Authors: Indranil Ghosh, Rabin K Jana, Fredj Jawadi, Gazi Salah Uddin & Ricardo M. Sousa Journal: Annals of Operations Research Volume: Publication date June 8 2022 URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-022-04744-x
This study investigates the impact of COVID-19 on the US equity market during the first wave of Coronavirus using a wide range of econometric and machine learning approaches. To this end, we use both daily data related to the US equity market sectors and data about the COVID-19 news over January 1, 2020-March 20, 2020. Accordingly, we show that at an early stage of the outbreak, global COVID-19s fears have impacted the US equity market even differently across sectors. Further, we also find that, as the pandemic gradually intensified its footprint in the US, local fears manifested by daily infections emerged more powerfully compared to its global counterpart in impairing the short-term dynamics of US equity markets.
Name : Indranil Ghosh Title : New Business capacity of developed, developing and least developing economies: inspection through state-of-the-art fuzzy clustering and PSO-GBR frameworks Authors: Indranil Ghosh, Rabin K Jana, Paritosh Pramanik Journal: Benchmarking: An International Journal Volume: Publication date June 7 2022, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print URL: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/BIJ-09-2021-0528/full/html
It is essential to validate whether a nation's economic strength always transpires into new business capacity. The present research strives to identify the key indicators to the proxy new business ecosystem of countries and critically evaluate the similarity through the lens of advanced Fuzzy Clustering Frameworks over the years.
Name : Esha Saha Title : The interplay of emerging technologies in pharmaceutical supply chain performance: An empirical investigation for the rise of Pharma 4.0 Authors: Esha Saha, Pradeep Rathore, Ratri Parida, & Nripendra P Rana Journal: Technological Forecasting and Social Change Volume: 181 available online June 3 2022 URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121768
The impact and the relevance of the emerging technologies on the supply chains have attracted researchers and practitioners alike worldwide. Based on the resource-based view and organizational information processing theory, this study attempts to investigate how emerging technologies influence supply chain performance, particularly pharmaceutical supply chain in regards to the rise of Pharma 4.0. The pharmaceutical supply chain processes are considered as the mediators and the emerging technology adoption barriers are proposed as the moderators. The study is evaluated using a survey of pharmaceutical companies in India. The findings indicate that manufacturing, distribution and consumption processes in the supply chain mediate the effects of emerging technologies on supply chain performance; however, mediating effects are weakened due to the presence of intricate barriers. This study thereby empirically investigates the interplay between emerging technologies in pharmaceutical supply chain performance and provides managerial insights with a proposed research framework on how to incorporate and encourage Pharma 4.0 for achieving sustainability in the supply chains.
Name : Indranil Ghosh Title : A hybrid approach to forecasting futures prices with simultaneous consideration of optimality in ensemble feature selection and advanced artificial intelligence Authors: Indranil Ghosh, Tamal Datta Chaudhuri, Esteban Alfaro-Cortes, Matias Gamez,& Noelia Garcia Journal: Technological Forecasting and Social Change Volume: 181 available online June 3 2022 URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121757
The paper presents a framework to forecast futures prices of stocks listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in India during normal (unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic) and new normal times (affected by COVID-19 and a macroeconomic slowdown). The model leverages a structural model that determines the relevance of the explanatory features used in the study; namely, spot prices, market sentiment, sectoral outlook, historic and implied volatility, crude price volatility, and exchange rate volatility. The proposed Ensemble Feature Selection (EFS) methodology comprising Boruta and Regularized Random Forest (RRF) algorithms is used to screen the explanatory features. Two advanced Artificial Intelligence techniques—Regularized Greedy Forest (RGF) and Deep Neural Network (DNN)—are used in conjunction with Kernel Principal Component Analysis (KPCA) and Autoencoder (AE) for forecasting. To understand the extent and nature of the influence of the explanatory variables, the Explainable Artificial Intelligence (AI) approach has been used. Statistical checks confirm that our hybrid framework is effective. The results indicate that the relative importance of the explanatory variables in forecasting futures prices differs depending on the company concerned and the period under consideration.
Name : Saikat Banerjee Title : Imprinting effects of exposure to the Indian independence movement on export intensity of firms Authors: Saikat Banerjee, Amith Karna & Sunil Sharma Journal: Journal of Business Research Volume: Vol 149 October 22 pp 548-557 URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.05.033
Extending the concept of historical imprinting and organizational learning, we propose that the prior exposure to the Indian independence movement negatively influences the export intensity of firms. Firm-specific characteristics such as business group affiliation and entrepreneurial orientation act as dynamics of amplification and encourage to utilize the organizational learning gained from the historical imprinting. Business group affiliation strengthens the negative relationship between prior exposure to the Indian independence movement and export intensity. Entrepreneurial orientation strengthens the moderating effect of business group affiliation and prior exposure to the Indian independence movement on export intensity resulting in a three-way interaction effect. We test the hypotheses using panel data of 1,817 Indian firm-year observations for 309 firms from 2007 to 2016. We also discuss the theoretical and managerial implications of our findings.
Name : Manoj Das Title : Its too Much to Handle: Effect of Advertisement Overload and its impact on satisfaction Authors: Manoj Das Journal: Emprical Economic Letters Volume: Vol 20 No 4 URL: http://www.eel.my100megs.com/volume-21-number-4.htm
Name : Indranil Ghosh Title : Spillover Nexus of Financial Stress during Black Swan Events Authors: Rabin k Jana, Indranil Ghosh, & Vijay Goyal Journal: Finance Research Letters Volume: Volume 48, August 2022 URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2022.102892
This research investigates the dynamic volatility spillover among the financial market stress of the US, Other Advanced Economies (OAE), and Emerging Markets (EM) during the two Black Swan events - the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and Global Financial Crisis (GFC). We conduct the spillover analyses on short, medium, and long runs. The findings suggest that during the GFC, the US financial market received the highest spillovers from OAE in the medium run. During the COVID-19 pandemic, financial stress in the US has induced maximum spillovers to the EM market in the long run
Name : Avishek Bhandari Title : Multivariate Long Memory Structure in the Cryptocurrency Markets: The Impact of COVID-19 Authors: Ata Assaf, Husni Chariff, Avishek Bhandari, & Dr Ender Demir Journal: International Review of Financial Analysis Volume: Vol 82, July 2022 URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2022.102132
In this paper, we study the long memory behavior of Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Monero, and Dash with a focus on the COVID-19 period. Initially, we apply a time-varying Lifting method to estimate the Hurst exponent for each cryptocurrency. Then we test for a change in persistence over time. To model the multivariate connectivity, the wavelet-based multivariate long memory approach proposed by Achard and Gannaz (2016) is implemented. Our results indicate a change in the long-range dependence for the majority of cryptocurrencies, with a noticeable downward trend in persistence after the 2017 bubble and then a dramatic drop after the outbreak of COVID-19. The drop in persistence after COVID-19 is further illustrated by the Fractal connectivity matrix obtained from the Wavelet long-memory model. Our findings provide important implications regarding the evolution of market efficiency in the cryptocurrency market and the associated fractal structure and dynamics of the crypto prices over time.
This article collated various findings on consumers' impulse buying, specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic. A detailed literature review revealed interesting facts about the pre-studied antecedents of impulse buying. It is found that perceived risk, which is known to hinder consumers' impulse buying earlier, surprisingly appeared to facilitate consumer impulse buying during the infamous global pandemic. The shift happened due to the various psychological changes that consumers experienced during the pandemic. This research monograph is interested in documenting the findings on impulse buying during the pandemic because it is essential to understand consumer changes. The post-pandemic world of consumers' buying behavior and the pattern is likely to change. Researchers correctly pointed out to this concern that whether the changes that the pandemic has caused will sustain or not. Moreover, scholars have also estimated what changes are probable to appear in the consumers' buying process. This study extensively puts forward the detailed findings, facilitating researchers and practitioners to devise their course of action post the COVID-19 pandemic.
Name : Shabnam Priyadarshini Title : It’s nice to be nice at work: role of interpersonal skills for career success Authors: Shabnam Priyadarshini Journal: Strategic HR Review Volume: Publication date 7 April 2022 URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/SHR-03-2022-0013
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the role of interpersonal skills in getting ahead in one’s . career. With the changing workplace from traditional to virtual office and now to work-from-home, the role of interpersonal skills has become even more critical. Across sectors, if you want to have a successful career, interpersonal skills are vital for getting ahead. The author emphasizes the need for continuous upskilling and reskilling of employees with respect to soft skills.
Name : Preeti Sharma Title : Block Chain Adoption: Global and Indian Scenario Authors: Preeti Sharma Journal: Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research Volume: Volume 9 Issue 4 April 2022. URL: https://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2204248.pdf
The objective of this article is to assist readers and academics understand block chain adoption in the global scenario and India, together with the opportunities and challenges present for adoption of this nascent technology. Block chain, one of the most significant breakthroughs of the contemporary world, is poised to help us achieve new heights of development in nearly every industry in the world of globalization, where automation and technology have altered our lifestyles and the way businesses conduct business. However, Block chain, like all other technology, presents several problems that must be overcome before widespread adoption happens internationally. Mitigating these challenges and removing barriers to Block chain adoption will have a favorable impact on the economy. The aim of the research is to explore the opportunities and challenges India may encounter when it comes to implementing block chain technology.
Name : Shabnam Priyadarshini Title : People Analytics: Data-Driven Appraoch to Manage People at Work Authors: Shabnam Priyadarshini Journal: International Journal of Novel Research and Development Volume: Vol 7, Issue 3, pp.603-606, March 2022 URL: http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2203073.pdf
The paper is an attempt to understand the importance of analytics in the field of Human resource management and how data impacts and changes our traditional frameworks and understanding of concepts. The paper covers the current structure of analytical tools that facilitate decision-making on both micro and macro level in organizations. Also, how analytics is providing insights into every process by collecting data, extracting information, and then utilizing the information to make appropriate decisions and thus improving these processes. The paper also demonstrates how HR Analytics connects the people metrics with data from businesses to help create subsequent strategies. To conclude, some of the most popular tools used for HR Analytics have also been discussed.
Name : Sriharsha Reddy Title : Does the Cashless transaction work? An analysis of policy challenges in an emerging economy Authors: Debadutta K Panda, Sriharsha Reddy & Sridhar Viathianathan Journal: Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance Volume: ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. 14 March 2022. URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/DPRG-01-2021-0007
This paper aims to study the adoption of a public policy (cashless transaction system by implementing demonetization) from the institutional and technology adoption theories.
Name : Debadutta Kumar Panda Title : Does the Cashless transaction work? An analysis of policy challenges in an emerging economy Authors: Debadutta K Panda, Sriharsha Reddy & Sridhar Viathianathan Journal: Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance Volume: ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. 14 March 2022. URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/DPRG-01-2021-0007
This paper aims to study the adoption of a public policy (cashless transaction system by implementing demonetization) from the institutional and technology adoption theories.
Name : Manoj Das Title : Look at me: Exploring Phubbing in Organizational Contexts- Implications for Practice Authors: Manoj Das Journal: International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews Volume: Vol 9 No 1 March 2022 URL: https://www.ijrar.org/papers/IJRAR22A2301.pdf
This paper explores the phenomenon of phubbing in the organizational context, its implications, and potential remedies beneficial to the organization. This viewpoint is prepared by the author to offer practical suggestions to counter the phenomenon of phubbing by highlighting relevant academic studies. Phubbing is phenomenon which is rapidly increasing as a menace. Organizations need to put in place measures to help clearly set the norms of expected behaviour, leading to positive work culture. This article helps managers and researchers by condensing the knowledge to date in an easy-to-understand way, thereby saving time.
Name : Indranil Ghosh Title : Taming energy and electronic waste generation in bitvoin mining: Insights from feedback prohet and deep neural network Authors: Rabin K Jana, Indranil Ghosh. & Martin W Wallin Journal: Technological Forecasting and Social Change Volume: Vol 178 No 1 24 February 2022 URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121584
The Bitcoin mining hosted in the blockchain network consumes enormous amounts of energy and generates electronic waste at an alarming rate. The paper aims to model and predict the future values of these two hazardous variables linked to conventional Bitcoin mining. We develop two predictive models using Facebook’s Prophet algorithm and deep neural networks to identify and explain energy consumption and electronic waste generation patterns. The models rely on several explanatory features linked to the blockchain microstructure and the Bitcoin marketplace. We assess the predictive performance of the two models based on daily data of energy consumption and electronic waste generation and eleven key input features. We use local interpretable modelagnostic explanation (LIME) and Shapley additive explanation (SHAP) for explaining how these inputs can predict and control energy consumption and electronic waste generation. The findings assist in accurately estimating the future figures of energy discharge and electronic waste accumulation in the present Bitcoin mining setup. The study also reveals the block size to be the major driver.
Name : Devi Prasad Ghosh Title : E-Service Experience as the Antecedent of E-Trust & E Loyalty: An integration of Behavioral and Technology Perspective Authors: Devi Prasad Ghosh Journal: International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Volume: Vol 7 No 2 February 2022 URL: https://kalaharijournals.com/resources/FebV7_I2_70.pdf
The study investigated e-service experience dimensions and their relationship with e-trust and e-loyalty by integrating behavioral and technology models. The paper integrated attitude formation theories in consumer behavior (TRA, TPB) and Information Technology theories (TAM, UTAUT) for building the proposed theoretical framework and conceptual model. The study developed that e-service experience is a multi-dimensional construct. The study categorized e-service experience into a tangible component as website functional experience, intangible component as service delivery experience, and emotional component as relational experience with the service provider. The paper also distinguished between user relational characteristics and user personal characteristics. Relational factors acted as an emotional component of the e-service experience, while users personal factors acted as control variables in the relationships. Therefore, the e-service experience is a holistic representation of the consumer-service provider encounter on the internet and is conceptualized as a value creation process. The paper also discussed applying the concept for developing digital strategies for managers and a conceptual model for future researchers in the internet space.
Name : Steven Raj Padakandla Title : Testing the safe-haven properties of Gold and Bitcoin in the backdrop of Covid-19: A wavelet quantile correlation approach Authors: Anoop S Kumar & Steven Raj Padakandla Journal: Finance Research Letters Volume: Publication available from 31 January 22 URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2022.102707
We test the suitability of Gold and Bitcoin as safe-haven instruments in the backdrop of the Covid-19 related equity market meltdown by implementing the newly proposed Wavelet Quantile Correlation. We employ daily returns of Bitcoin, Gold, DJIA, CAC40, NSE50, S&P 500, NASDAQ, and EUROSTOXX from 05–01–2015 to 31–12–2020. Our results show that Gold consistently exhibits safe haven properties for all the markets except NSE in the long and short run, while Bitcoin provided mixed results. We find that Gold can act as an effective hedge and diversifier as well.
Name : Indranil Ghosh Title : A residual driven ensemble machine learning approach for forecasting natural gas prices: analyses for pre-and during-COVID-19 phases Authors: Indranil Ghosh and Rabin K Jara Journal: Annals of Operations Research Volume: Publication date 23 January 22. URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10479-021-04492-4
The natural gas price is an essential financial variable that needs periodic modeling and predictive analysis for many practical implications. Macroeconomic euphoria and external uncertainty make its evolutionary patterns highly complex. We propose a two-stage granular framework to perform predictive analysis of the natural gas futures for the USA (NGF-USA) and the UK natural gas futures for the EU (NGF-UK) for pre-and during COVID-19 phases. The residuals of the previous stage are introduced as a new explanatory feature along with standard technical indicators to perform predictive tasks. The importance of the new feature is explained through the Boruta feature evaluation methodology.
Organizations stress on the productivity of their employees. Therefore, they are in quest of finding means and methods that can augment employees ‘performance and efficiency. Organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) is said to be one of them. Among the variables that could affect the level of OCB, the differences in gender on OCB could be one of them. Just as personality differences could affect various job attitudes, so could differences in gender perceptions. Hence it is critical to investigate the significance of gender differences in OCB amongst employees. However, studies in this area are negligible. Hence this research proposes to minimize the gap identified. We got a total of 60 valid responses out of 100 to whom the survey was sent, from employees working in the government sector. The results revealed that there are no significant gender differences on both dimensions of OCB, namely OCBI and OCBO. Future research could look investigate the same with larger sample size as well as with longitudinal data.
Name : Devi Prasad Ghosh Title : Barriers and Facilitators of B2B Degree of Digital Use in Travel Services Supply-Chain: An integration of Operational and Behavioral perspective Authors: Devi Prasad Ghosh Journal: International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management Volume: Vol. 27, Iss. 4, December 2021, 383-398. Doi.org.10.46970/2021.27.4.5 URL: http://www.ijoqm.org/v27no4.asp.
The paper aimed to develop a conceptual model of determinant factors as barriers and facilitators of B2B degree of digital use in the travel services supply chain by applying operational and behavioral theories. Based on the field study, we identified five facilitators and three barriers and added two new interorganizational barriers lack of supplier support and lack of offering flexibility in the travel services supply chain. The perceived cost was identified as an organizational factor and a facilitator. This study considered buyer firm size as a contingency variable and conceptualized it as a moderator. The study contributed to the understanding of the B2B digital usage domain in intermediary-supplier relationships. The study suggested practical implications for the industry.
Name : Sarath Babu Title : Algorithmic Trading Efficiency and its Impact on Market-Quality Authors: Ritesh Kumar Dubey, Sarath Babu, Rajneesh Ranjan Jha & Urvashi Varma Journal: Asia-Pac Financ Markets Volume: Publication date 21 October 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10690-021-09353-5 URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10690-021-09353-5
Algorithmic Trading (AT) has been despised by retail traders and market regulators for its speed. AT has taken the hit for creating un-intended volatility and hampering the market quality due to skepticism of quote-stuffing and front-running, however in reality the evidence pertaining to ill impacts of AT are yet to be found. This study takes a step in the direction to decriminalize algorithmic trading and give AT it’s due towards improvement in market quality. This study uses direct identification of AT from Indian Stock Market (National Stock Exchange, NSE) and uses Order-to-Trade Ratio (OTR) as a measure of AT efficiency and paves the way for regulators and traders to come forward and appreciate the positive impact of AT on market quality.
Name : Rambalak Yadav Title : How does dataveillance drive consumer online payment resistance Authors: Rambalak Yadav, Amit Shankar, Abhishek Behl & Manish Gupta Journal: Journal of Consumer Marketing Volume: Publication date28 December 2021. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCM-03-2021-4555 URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/JCM-03-2021-4555
This study aims to examine the effect of dataveillance on resistance towards online payment. Using a moderated-mediation framework, the study also investigates the mediating effects of perceived privacy and security concerns and how these mediating effects are moderated by corporate credibility, consumer skepticism and consumer empowerment
This study examines (1) how grant-seeking nonprofit organizations (NPOs) position themselves and (2) whether the positioning of NPOs has any connection with their grant acquisition. A content analysis of 100 websites of Indian NPOs (phase 1) helped in generating 9 hypotheses. Furthermore, 380 websites of Indian NPOs were studied using a statistical model (phase 2). NPOs were found with two different positioning strategies: (1) reliability positioning and (2) customer orientation positioning. The reliability positioning elements were recognition, transparency, collaboration, and resources. The customer orientation positioning elements were length of service, geographic spread, service variety, depth of service, and service impact. Recognition, transparency, collaboration, resources, and service variety positively and significantly influenced NPOs' grant acquisition, and length of service and geographic spread negatively and significantly influenced NPOs' grant acquisition.
Name : Mahesh Ramalingam Title : Does Impact of Campaign and Consumer Guilt help in exploring the role of National Identity and Purchase Decisions of Consumers Authors: Gunjan Malhotra and Mahesh Ramalingam Journal: Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services Volume: Available online 30 November 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2021.102839 URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0969698921004057
Extant research emphasized the role of consumer guilt and the importance of campaigns in consumers' willingness to buy domestic-made products. The antecedents of willingness to buy domestic-made products have not been well understood in literature. This is because the experience of national identity vis a vis the understanding of the consumers' guilt feeling has partly been explained. To address these concerns, we developed a survey in the context of Indian cities. We note that consumers' experience with foreign-made products is negative when they feel uncomfortable buying them, and thereby develop a feeling of guilt. Marketing managers are more likely to prepare consumers' experiences with their products by emphasizing the high or low impact of the campaign on consumers’ willingness to buy domestic-made products.
Name : Debadutta Kumar Panda Title : The green identity and green strategy: an interplay Authors: Panda DK Journal: Technology Analysis and Strategic Management Volume: Publication date 3 December 2021 https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2021.2009796 URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09537325.2021.2009796
This study examined the complex interplay between ‘green identity’ and ‘green strategy’. A longitudinal case research method was applied to study a mining organization in India. The study identified the three dimensions of ‘green identity’ and conceptualized four types of green identities. The green identities were the center of strategic thinking and resource planning. It enhances cognitive interplay to strategies. The ‘green strategy’ and ‘green identity’ were interdependent. The ‘green identity’ as the organization’s central phenomenon was affected by ‘green strategy’, ‘organizational attributes’, ‘personal attributes’, and ‘external environment’. At the same time, ‘green identity’ also influences ‘green strategy’. There were four types of green strategy based on organizational identity and strategic expectation. Also, there were four types of employee sense making in the ‘green strategy-making’ based on employee identity and leader identity. The ‘green identity’ influenced the green strategy sense making process and vice-versa..
Name : Rambalak Yadav Title : Does gamified interaction strong consumer-brand connection? A study of mobile applications Authors: Deepak Sangroya, Rambalak Yadav, & Yatish Joshi Journal: Australasian Journal of Information Systems Volume: Vol 25 November 2021 doi: https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v25i0.3105 URL: https://journal.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/view/3105
In recent times gamification has increasingly been used by brands through smartphones to interact effectively with their consumers. The core assumption for creating gamified environment is that it will develop engagement with the consumer and motivate them to use their product or services. However, beyond this assumption, there is dearth empirical evidence regarding how much effective these gamified features are in engaging consumers. Therefore, this research analyses the relationship between flow, brand engagement, self-brand connection and brand usage intent among consumers (N = 360) of two gamified mobile applications. The findings show that the multidimensional construct flow formed by five dimensions i.e. challenge, feedback, autonomy, immersion, and interaction positively associates with cognitive brand engagement and emotional brand engagement. Additionally, both these forms of brand engagement further strengthen consumers’ brand connection and motivate them for further use. These results imply that gamified environment can augment consumer engagement with brand and further increase usage intention. Therefore, gamification can be an effective technique in brand management and brand managers can use it to strengthen relationship with consumers and increasing possibility of using their brands.
Name : Rambalak Yadav Title : Linking brand personality to brand equity: measuring the role of consumer-brand relationship Authors: Anees Ahmad, Swapnarag Swain, Pankaj Kuamr Singh, Rambalak Yadav & Gyan Prakash Journal: Journal of Indian Business Research Volume: Vol. 13 No. 4, pp. 586-602. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIBR-01-2021-0017 URL: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JIBR-01-2021-0017/full/html
This study aims to examine the relationship between brand personality and customer-based brand equity (CBBE) by investigating the mediating role of consumer-brand relationship (CBR), which is represented through three variables, namely, brand trust, attachment and commitment.
The study examines the effects of corruption activities on new product development of firms. The roles of senior managers in the relationship between corruption activities and new product development are also studies.
Name : Kalyana Chejarla Title : MCDM application in logistics performance evaluation: A literature review Authors: Kalyana Chejarla, Omkarprasad S. Vaidya & Sushil Kumar Journal: Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Volume: Publication date Nov 1, 2021 pp1-24. https://doi.org/10.1002/mcda.1774 URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mcda.1774
This paper presents a literature review of performance evaluation of logistics, and the use of multi-criteria decision-making methods (MCDM) in this area. For this purpose, we covered more than 120 research articles published from 2010 to 2019. The study identifies popular research methodologies, commonly used MCDM methods and 13 research themes that are likely to continue into the coming decade. The study highlights future research opportunities in each of the identified trends. The review comprehensively covers the descriptive and analytical papers providing a 360-degree view of the developments in the area.
Name : Debadutta Kumar Panda Title : Perceived government initiatives: Scale development, validation and impact on consumers' pro-environmental behaviour Authors: Pradeep kumar Mohanty, Archana Patro, R.M. Harindranatha, N. Senthil Kumar, Debadutta Kumar Panda & Ritesh Dubey Journal: Energy Policy Volume: Volume 158,November 2021, 112534. doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112534 (A) URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301421521004043
Recent Government Initiatives towards popularising energy efficient appliances in India have created public consciousness about energy efficiency and cost-saving. This study examines the public perception towards energy policy and the subsequent consumer purchase behaviour towards energy efficient appliances. The study developed a new scale on perceived government initiatives from consumers' perspective by exploring the social and psychological behaviour and subsequently operationalizing the construct. The reliability and validity of the developed construct, and their impact on consumers' pro environmental behaviour were estimated using maximum likelihood estimation. Public expectations from such government initiatives have been broadly categorized into four dimensions such as social influence, optimism, purchase preferences, and overall attitude. Overall findings reveal that the perceived government initiatives positively influences consumers' pro environmental behaviour. The study emphasizes the need for coordinated planning between manufacturers and the policy makers to further popularize energy efficient appliances among the public.
Name : Neetu Mohammed Title : Tacit knowledge sharing and creative performance: A transformative learning perspective Authors: Neetu Mohammed & TJ Kamalanabhan Journal: Development and Learning Organization Volume: 24 October 2021 doi/10.1108/DLO-09-2021-0161 URL: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/DLO-09-2021-0161/full/html
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between tacit knowledge-sharing and creative performance of employees from a transformative learning perspective.
Name : Steven Raj Padakandla Title : Does climate impact vary across time horizons? A time–frequency analysis of climate-crop yields in India Authors: Steven Raj Pedakandla & Avishek Bhandari Journal: Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment Volume: Publication date: 12 Sept 2021 doi.org/10.1007/s00477-021-02088-9 URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00477-021-02088-9
Climate change is a major concern the world over more so for a predominantly agrarian country like India. In this paper we analyze the time horizon dynamics of crop and climate variables at the regional level in India. We also analyze the co-movements of crop yields with temperature and rainfall to observe the coherence across heterogenous time horizons. We employ Bai-Perron structural break and Continuous wavelet transform methods on yearly data of seven crop yields and climate variables. Observed variables are analyzed from 1956 to 2010 for the un-divided state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Breakpoint analysis shows an increase of around 1.0° temperature with two observed break points. Rainfall depicts no systematic change with fluctuations being largely random. The framework of wavelets-based time–frequency analysis employed in this study captures climate and crop dynamics at heterogeneous time horizons, allowing one to study the impact of climate and crop yields at both short and longer time-horizons. Wavelet based coherence analysis exhibited significant co-movement between climatic and crop variables. Given shifts in climate patterns and subsequent shifts in co-movements across time horizons at the regional level, policy makers and crop scientists should design time specific and locally viable adaption and mitigation policies to tackle the impact of climate change on crops and livelihoods.
Name : Rambalak Yadav Title : The interplay of emotional value, trend affinity and past practices in sustainable consumption: An application of theory of reciprocal determinism Authors: Yatish Joshi, Rambalak Yadav Journal: Journal of Strategic Marketing Volume: Published online 18 August 2021. DOI:10.1080/0965254X.2021.1914133 (A) URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0965254X.2021.1914133?journalCode=rjsm20
This study aims to examine the role of trend affinity, emotional value, and past sustainable practices on consumers’ sustainable consumption behaviour. The research employed a survey approach to collect responses; 282 usable responses were received. Results established trend affinity, emotional value, and supportive behaviour towards environmental organizations as significant determinants of individuals’ sustainable consumption practices. Using Theory of Reciprocal Determinism (TRD) framework and integrating personal, behavioural and social factors, the study provides a novel perspective to understand sustainable consumption behaviour. Policymakers and practitioners can use the outcome of the study to promote sustainable consumption behaviour among individuals to minimise damage to the environment.
Name : Indranil Ghosh Title : Determinants of electronic waste generation in Bitcoin network: Evidence from the machine learning approach Authors: Rabin K Jana, Indranil Ghosh, Debojyoti Das & Anupam Dutta Journal: Technological Forecasting and Social Change Volume: Online available, 15 August 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121101 (A)Vol 173 December 2021 URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0040162521005345?dgcid=coauthor
Electronic waste is generating in the Bitcoin network at an alarming rate. This study identifies the determinants of electronic waste generation in the Bitcoin network using machine learning algorithms. We model the evolutionary patterns of electronic waste and carry out a predictive analytics exercise to achieve this objective. The Maximal Information Coefficient (MIC) and Generalized Mean Information Coefficient (GMIC) help to study the association structure. A series of six state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms - Gradient Boosting (GB), Regularized Random Forest (RRF), Bagging-Multiple Adaptive Regression Splines (BM), Hybrid Neuro Fuzzy Inference Systems (HYFIS), Self-Organizing Map (SOM), and Quantile Regression Neural Network (QRNN) are used separately for predictive modeling. We compare the predictive performance of all the algorithms. Statistically, the GB is a superior model followed by RRF. The performance of SOM is the least accurate. Our findings reveal that the blockchain's size, energy consumption, and the historical number of Bitcoin are the most determinants of electronic waste generation in the Bitcoin network. The overall findings bring out exciting insights into practical relevance for effectively curbing electronic waste accumulation.
Name : Rambalak Yadav Title : Food waste and out-of-home-dining: antecedents and consequents of the decision to take away leftovers after dining at restaurants Authors: Shalini Talwar. Puneet Kaur, Rambalak Yadav, Rajat Sharma & Amandeep Dhir Journal: Journal of Sustainable Tourism Volume: Published date: 28 July 2021, doi.org/10.10108/09669852.2021.1953512 URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09669582.2021.1953512
The rising trend of eating out has contributed noticeably to the increase in food waste generated by the hospitality sector. Therefore, it is essential to understand the drivers of food waste generation and the mitigation intentions of diners. Academic research in the area so far is fragmented, with particularly limited insights regarding the intentions to take away leftovers after dining out. The present study addresses this gap by using the theoretical lens of Behavioral Reasoning Theory (BRT) to examine the antecedents of diners' intentions to take away leftovers and how these are associated with their food overs-ordering and leftover reuse routine. The hypothesized associations are tested by analysing data collected from 426 diners using a mixed-method approach. The findings suggest that moral norms are associated with reasons for and attitude towards taking away leftovers; these are further associated with intentions, which, in turn, associate positively with over-ordering behaviour. In comparison, the reasons against are negatively associated with attitude. The results also confirm the mediation effect of reasons for, attitude, and intentions on the proposed relationships and moderation effect of leftover reuse routine.
Name : Rambalak Yadav Title : What drives diners’ eco-friendly behaviour? The moderating role of planning routine Authors: Shalini Talwar. Puneet Kaur, Rambalak Yadav, Anil Bilgihan, & Amandeep Dhir Journal: Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services Volume: Volume 63, November 2021 doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2021.102678 URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969698921002447
Research focusing on diners' intentions towards leftovers, which are considered one of the main sources of consumer food waste in restaurants, is still at a nascent stage and requires further investigation. The present study attempts to address this gap by investigating the antecedents of diners' intentions to take away leftovers and thereby mitigate food waste in an out-of-home setting. Towards this end, we examined the role of personal and social norms as antecedents of the facilitators, inhibitors, and intentions of taking away leftovers. Using the theoretical lens of the Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) paradigm, we tested the proposed hypotheses by analysing data collected from 281 diners residing in the United States through a cross-sectional survey on Prolific Academic. The findings indicate that personal norms are positively associated with facilitators and intentions. In comparison, social norms are positively associated with facilitators but negatively associated with inhibitors. The results also confirmed the mediation effect of facilitators and inhibitors and the moderation effect of planning routine to provide valuable insights into the drivers of pro-environmental/eco-friendly behaviour in out-of-home dining to thus aid strategy formulation and future research.
Name : Nitin Gupta Title : Influence of consumer cosmopolitanism on purchase intention of foreign vs local brands: a developing country perspective Authors: Ankur Srivastava, Nitin Gupta & Nripendra P Rana Journal: International Journal of Emerging Markets Volume: publication date: 20 July 2021, doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-01-2021-0057 URL: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJOEM-01-2021-0057/full/html
This study investigates the role of consumer cosmopolitanism on consumer attitudes and purchase intentions (PIs) towards foreign and local brands.
Name : Indranil Ghosh Title : Estimating the relative effects of raw materials prices, sectoral outlook and market sentiment on stock prices Authors: Indranil Ghosh, Tamal Datta Chaudhuri, Esteban Alfaro-Cortes,Matias Gamez Martinez & Noelia Garcia Rubio Journal: Resources Policy Volume: Volume 73, October 2021, doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102158 URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301420721001720
Identification of key determinants responsible for driving stock prices across the world is of paramount practical importance. The task is extremely arduous owing to sensitiveness of financial markets to macroeconomic shocks, external chaos, political instability and natural calamities. In this work, effort has been made to critically evaluate the influence of raw material prices, sectoral outlook, and market sentiment on stock prices at a granular level in the Indian context. The research resorts to wavelet analysis and machine learning models to estimate time varying dependence and explanatory capabilities of respective constructs. Wavelet coherence and correlation analyses have been conducted to decode the interaction bond of three determinants i.e., raw material prices, sectoral outlook, and market sentiment with stock prices of a sample set of Indian companies during short, medium, and long run scales. Boruta feature selection algorithm has been applied in conjunction with three dedicated machine learning approaches namely, Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, and Genetic Algorithm for ranking the three features based on their explanatory capabilities across different time intervals. Overall findings suggest that the influence of respective features varied across different time horizons which can be leveraged for portfolio management.
Name : Indranil Ghosh Title : Tobins’ q and firm performance: MCDM and clustering-based approach for Indian companies Authors: Roma Kumari, Tamal Datta & Indranil Ghosh Journal: International Journal of Business Information Systems Volume: Forthcoming, DOI.org/10.1504/IJBIS.2021.10039238 URL: https://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthcoming.php?jcode=ijbis
Tobins q has been interpreted as a forward looking indicator of firm performance. In this paper, we use it as a lead indicator in period t to find out its effect on firm performance in period t + 2. The conceptual framework used in the paper has Tobins q as the indicator of expected firm performance which is manifested through asset turnover ratio, gross profit margin, enterprise value/EBITDA, incremental output capital ratio, returns on retained earnings and free cash flow. Further, we do a size class analysis for the relationships. For a sample set of Indian companies, we seek answers to whether did Tobins q could predict business efficiency, business effectiveness, innovativeness and sustainability. After identifying the partial effects, to improve our understanding of the relationship between the realised variables and Tobins q in one go, we apply a clustering driven multi criteria decision-making model on the realised variables.
The use of electric vehicles has received popularity as alternative fuel vehicles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy cost, which are expected to perform a crucial role in the near future of emerging mobility markets. The purpose of this empirical study is to analyse the role of electric vehicle knowledge in predicting consumer adoption intention directly and indirectly in the backdrop of an emerging market.
The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of organizational culture on strategic planning and the role of leadership effectiveness in the association between organizational culture and strategic planning in Indian nonprofit organizations (NPOs).
Based on the cognitive-motivational-relational (CMR) theory, this study empirically investigates the mechanisms through which consumers' online engagement impacts their channel switching intention. The present study examines the mediating effects of perceived value and the ways in which these mediating effects are moderated by online risk perception. Data were collected from 428 online Indian consumers using systematic random sampling. The results of the structural and process macro analyses indicated that consumer online engagement has a significant impact on consumer online search benefits which in turn leads to webrooming intention. Also, perceived value mediated the effects of online search benefits and offline purchase benefits on webrooming intention. The results advance the theory of CMR by explaining consumer channel switching behaviour and are expected to help multi-channel retailers to identify the key drivers that help engage consumers online.
Name : Arun kumar Biswal Title : Product subsidy and expected consumption with inventory inaccuracy: Implications of RFID adoption in Indian Public Distribution System Authors: Arun kumar Biswal, Jenamani M & Krishna Kumar S Journal: Computers and Industrial Engineeringss Volume: Vol 159 September 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2021.107527 URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360835221004319?dgcid=author
In countries that fight malnutrition and hunger, governments and international agencies sponsor subsidy programmes to improve consumption of staple food among the poor. Although the donors in such programmes provide product subsidy to make it affordable and accessible, the supply chain used to deliver these products to the end beneficiary is prone to losses and diversion. Intervention of advanced technologies like RFID, GPS, and GIS are likely to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of such systems. However, considering budget limitation, a key concern for the donors is to investigate how diversion of fund in favour of technology would impact the product subsidy and expected consumption. We model the situation as a price-taking and price-setting newsvendor who implements the subsidy programme, and a donor who provides funding, to investigate the issue. We perform numerical analysis using actual data concerning to the food security system of India and our results show that, for both the price-taking and price-setting situation, the system with RFID generates more consumption as compared to that of the non-RFID situation at same donor budget. We also find that, fixing the price at suitable level the donors could control the profit of the implementing firm, and could generate more consumption as compared to that of the price decontrol situation
Organizational inequality is the differences faced or perceived by the members in terms of power, opportunities, security, work, control, monetary benefits, respect, etc., in work. Despite growing awareness regarding the effects of discrimination in the workplace on individuals and organizations, and the growing policies to tackle it, the data suggests that inequality is still deep-rooted in the organization and society. The study aims to present lenses to the readers on how 'doing gender' continues to be a common phenomenon. This article examines the research gaps in the studies of inequalities, discrimination (especially gender inequality) faced by employees. Apart from analysing research gaps, the investigation takes a turn-by-turn approach to understand why, where such atmosphere is present. The study uses a text analytics approach to understand areas of problems and, finally, who can possibly fix them. The overall understanding of this issue and the factors involved enables us to realize better research gaps. It concludes to give a better perspective to approach this ongoing issue and provides a direction to proceed further.
Name : Sriharsha Reddy Title : Asset Quality of Commercial Banks in India: An empirical Analysis Authors: Sriharsha Reddy & Sarath Babu Journal: The IUP Journal of Applied Economics Volume: Vol XX No 2 2021
Non-performing Assets (NPAs) have termed out to be a major stumbling block affecting the performance of Indian Banks. Several measures were initiated by the Reserve Bank of India to reduce incidence of NPAs. For the first time in the last several years, public sector banks in India witnessed decline in gross NPAs for the year 2018-2019. In this paper, an attempt is made to understand the reasons for the incidences of NPAs during 2006 to 2019 by studying the public sector and private sector banks in India. Dynamic regression model was developed to understand the influence of past NPAs on incidence of current NPAs. Surprisingly, the influence of previous year asset quality is not significantly influencing current year asset quality. Size of the bank, profitability, credit growth, priority sector lending, accretion of NPAs and economic growth continue to have significant impact on the asset quality of the banks in India.
Name : Sarath Babu Title : Asset Quality of Commercial Banks in India: An empirical Analysis Authors: Sriharsha Reddy & Sarath Babu Journal: The IUP Journal of Applied Economics Volume: Vol XX No 2 2021
Non-performing Assets (NPAs) have termed out to be a major stumbling block affecting the performance of Indian Banks. Several measures were initiated by the Reserve Bank of India to reduce incidence of NPAs. For the first time in the last several years, public sector banks in India witnessed decline in gross NPAs for the year 2018-2019. In this paper, an attempt is made to understand the reasons for the incidences of NPAs during 2006 to 2019 by studying the public sector and private sector banks in India. Dynamic regression model was developed to understand the influence of past NPAs on incidence of current NPAs. Surprisingly, the influence of previous year asset quality is not significantly influencing current year asset quality. Size of the bank, profitability, credit growth, priority sector lending, accretion of NPAs and economic growth continue to have significant impact on the asset quality of the banks in India.
Name : Rambalak Yadav Title : Adoption of Electronic Banking services in India: an Extension of UTAUT2 Model Authors: Vikas Chauhan, Rambalak Yadav & Vipin Choudhary Journal: Journal of Financial Services Marketing Volume: Published on 30 April 2021 URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41264-021-00095-z
Indian banks have paid sufficient attention to recent innovations in banking services delivery such as e-banking, mobile banking, mobile payment, e-wallet, and e-money services, still the acceptance of these services among consumers is sluggish. Therefore, the present study aims to identify the intention of consumers to adopt various e-banking services. The study adopted the UTAUT2 model (Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology) and extended it with constructs such as consumer innovativeness, perceived risk, and security information availability. The extended research model was tested using a questionnaire-based response collected from 721 consumers. CB-SEM (Covariance-based structural equation modeling) was used to examine the hypotheses. An empirical examination of the model helped explain the impact of the UTAUT2 model's constructs in predicting adoption intention toward e-banking services. The study also revealed the importance and impact of newly incorporated variables in explaining consumers' adoption intention toward e-banking services. The study has provided some useful insight into the factors influencing consumers' intention to adopt e-banking services to shed new light.
The companies integrate their operations with their supply chain partners and align their technological resources with that of their workforce resources on a global scale. In the wake of which Big data analytics (BDA) presents new capabilities and opportunities for Operations Management (OM). All such integrations in the companies result in the creation of a large amount of real-time data, including the different formats of storage, which could be used to optimize operational decisions. This work aims to figure out current industry trends and future implementation of BDA in OM and summarize the research gaps in the domain using Text analytics.
Name : Chakrapani Chaturvedula Title : Under-Pricing of Initial Public Offerings in Indian Capital Markets Authors: Chakrapani Chaturvedula Journal: International Journal of Management Volume: Volume 12, No 5 May 2021 pp 112-116 URL: https://iaeme.com/Home/article_id/IJM_12_05_010
This study looks at the underpricing of IPO in the Indian stock exchanges. We look at a sample of 186 stocks listed in the National stock exchange between the year 2010 to 2020 for evidence of Underpricing in the Indian capital markets. Our Findings provide evidence that underpricing continues in the Indian stock market. On an average the underpricing in the IPO’s is 19.7% on the listing day and the underpricing persists for the next 30 days and even after 30 days the underpricing is 17%.
The process of open innovation is examined in the context of government organizations using the case study of “MyGov” platform of Government of India. In “MyGov” platform, both ministries of government of India and citizens of India actively participate in various discussions; do multiple tasks and share creative ideas relevant to contemporary policies. In this process, the amount of open innovation increases the quality of governance in the policy formation and implementation, and subsequently contributes to the social welfare of the country
Recent developments in the financial inclusion policy of government of India confirm the importance of financial inclusion as a necessary criterion for inclusive growth. The aim of the paper is to analyze the supply side and demand side issues related to financial inclusion in India and find the gaps of the institutional mechanism in supply side and issues in demand side with the help of various theoretical and practical studies carried out in past literature. The paper also examines the comprehensiveness of existing indicators of financial inclusion in India
Extending existing literature on entrepreneurial orientation of firms, the paper theoretically explains the effects of the external ties of top management team members on entrepreneurial orientation–firm performance relationship. The intra-industry and extra industry ties of top management team members strengthen the positive relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance. Future research directions in the field are also discussed
Based on theoretical discussions, the paper proposes that the self-leadership of strategic leaders helps to take strategic decisions, and influences innovation performance of firms. Entrepreneurial orientation of firms encourages the leaders to take risky entrepreneurial decisions, and positively influences the relationship between self-leadership and innovation performance of firms. The paper also discusses research gaps and future research directions
Name : Tulika Sharma Title : Self Image, Attitude Formation and Mall Revisit Intentions: A Propositional Model and Research Agenda Authors: Mahesh.M, and Tulika Sharma Journal: Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research Volume: Volume 8, No 3 March 2021 pp 367-374 URL: http://www.jetir.org/view?paper=JETIR210305
Modern shopping malls serve dual needs of shopping and entertainment. Modern shoppers are provided with choice, be it for shopping or entertainment. Mall visits are becoming more purpose driven than earlier times. Malls have to sustain their relevance and importance to induce shoppers to visit again and regularly. Novelty factors may not be adequate to sustain a competitive advantage. There is a need to understand the factors influencing mall revisit intentions, especially with respect to shoppers’self-image. This paper explores the need for such research and sets out a propositional agenda for research into the relationship between self-image and mall revisit intentions, especially in an emerging economy such as India where there has been a proliferation of shopping malls over the last two decades. Research agenda herein proposed may lead to new knowledge for academicians and practitioners alike.
Name : Manoj Das Title : The impact of COVID on Tourism and Hospitality Sector Authors: Manoj Das Journal: International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews Volume: Volume 8, No 1 March 2021 pp 278-281 URL:http://www.ijrar.org/papers/IJRAR21A1369.pdf
Covid-19 has fundamentally altered our life with people and businesses slowly limping back to normalcy. One of the worst hot sectors due to covid-19 was the hospitality sector and tourism. Our paper attempts to shed light on these effects and what the future holds
Name : Tulika Sharma Title : Towards A Conceptual Linkage between Transvections and Mall Patronage Behaviour: Exploring New Research Directions Authors: Mahesh.M, and Tulika Sharma Journal: Journal of Interdisciplinary Cycle Research Volume: Volume XIII, Issue No 1, January 2021 URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gUNWKK_wTHX1889VHCt_PvmziwEpDuUg/view
This study attempts to explore the conceptual linkage between the construct of transvections sand mall image. Alderson (1965) proposed transvections as a set of sorts and transformations that enable the finished product to be made available to the consumer. Modern day malls provide benefits of shopping and entertainment to their consumers. This study examines the possibility of relating an old concept, namely transvections to a contemporary concept, such as mall patronage and initiates future research propositions for application of such a conceptual understanding for building sustainable competitive advantage in a retailing context.
Name : Rambalak Yadav Title : The impact of Shopping motivation on sustainable consumption: A Study in the context of green apparel Authors: Sushant Kumar, and Ramblak Yadav Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production Volume: Publication date: 10 February 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126239 Early Cite URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652621004595
The study aims to investigate the impact of shopping motivation on consumers’ intention to buy green apparel. The study adopted the theory of shopping motivation (utilitarian and hedonic motivation) as a framework. Further, the moderating roles of gender and family income were also examined in all the studied relationships. Data were collected through a questionnaire survey and analyzed using structural equation modeling. The findings indicate a significant impact of information availability and customized offerings on utilitarian motivation, along with a significant impact of adventure, authority, and status on hedonic motivation. Both shopping motivations, utilitarian and hedonic, influence purchase intention regarding green apparel. Gender was found to have a moderating relationship for information availability with utilitarian motivation and for authority and status with hedonic motivation. The moderating effect of income was also confirmed. The findings will help managers and practitioners promote sustainable consumption through green apparel. This may, in turn, foster the cleaner production and practices of sustainable consumption, which is beneficial for the planet and people.
Name : Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi Title : The impact of range extension on the attraction effect Authors: Pravesh Kumar Padamwar, Jagrook Dawra & Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi Journal: Journal of Business Research Volume: Volume 126, pp 565-577, March 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.12.017 URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0148296319307830
Using a series of three corroborative studies, this paper reconciles the conflicting results on the relationship between range extension and the attraction effect in extant literature. Prior seminal works on the attraction effect, including those of Huber, Puto, and Payne, have not found any impact of range extension on the intensity of the attraction effect. Some explanatory models of the attraction effect in the extant literature (e.g. the value-shift model), however, predict an amplification of the attraction effect upon range extension. In this work, we resolve this conflict by showing that range extension does significantly change the preference between core alternatives and that it systematically amplifies the attraction effect both in stylized and natural settings. In doing so, this paper furthers the conceptual understanding of the attraction effect. It also contributes to the growing literature exploring the boundary conditions of the attraction effect and provides relevant managerial insights.
Name : Rambalak Yadav Title : The impact of the institutional environment on green consumption in India Authors: Naman Sreen, Rambalak Yadav, Sushant Kumar & Mark Gleim Journal: Journal of Consumer Marketing Volume: Publication date: 1 December 2020, doi.org/10.1008/JCM-12-2019-3536 URL: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JCM-12-2019-3536/full/html
This paper aims to develop an institutional framework to examine the role of governmental and social pressures on green product purchase intentions. Because of the increased focus on environmental issues in emerging markets, an examination of the institutional environment in India can provide unique insights into the drivers of green consumption.
Name : Rambalak Yadav Title : Understanding the impact of CSR domain on brand relationship equity Authors: Amit Shankar & Rambalak Yadav Journal: Marketing Intelligence and Planning Volume: Publication date:, 25 December 2020 doi.org/10.1008/MIP-10-2020-0442 Early Cite URL: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/MIP-10-2020-0442/full/html
The study investigates the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) domain on millennials' brand relationship quality (BRQ). It also attempts to understand how the relationship between CSR domain and millennials' BRQ is moderated by consumer moral foundation and skepticism.
This paper seeks to understand global equity returns' long memory behavior using novel methods from wavelet analysis. We implement the wavelet-based multivariate long memory approach, which is the first application of wavelet-based multivariate long-term memory techniques in finance and economics. In doing so, long-run correlation structures among global equity returns are captured within the framework of wavelet-multivariate long memory methods, enabling one to analyze the long-run correlation among several markets exhibiting both similar and dissimilar fractal structures.
Name : Tumpa Dey Title : A Study on The Relation between Music and Academic performance Authors: Tumpa Dey & Manish Khayani Journal: International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews Volume: Vol 7 No 2, July 2020
Experimental study on effect of music on student’s academic performance” aims at determining the influence of music on the academic performances of college students. Many people claim that music has a significant effect on behaviour and development. Only limited research has been conducted to verify the effect of music on academic performance. Evidence has shown a connection between phonological awareness and competencies in literacy. It was proposed that a formal curriculum of music events could be used to help children build a multi-sensory perception and response to sounds. The study will also be helping to analyze students who lack concentration while studying in silence tend to have an increased efficiency in studying with the music on. A study that showed an association between rhythmic ability and reading examined the relationship between musical ability and literacy skills. Another study showed that music skills training is available additional strategy to help students with reading difficulties. Musical instruction has arisen as a potential technique owing to the parallels between the non-verbal language of musical performance and the verbal vocabulary itself. The research methodology adopted for this project will be experimental.
Name :Steven Raj Padakandla Title : Climate sensitivity of rice yields: An agro climatic zone analysis in the undivided state of Andhra Pradesh, India Authors:Steven Raj Padakandla Journal: Journal of Public Affairs Volume: Published in 16 Sept 2020 URL:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pa.2261
Observational data shows that there have been significant regional variations in climate change patterns across India. This study examines the effects of climate change on yields of rice across different climatic zones in the former state of Andhra Pradesh. The study uses district level panel data for 30 years (1981–2010) to analyze the influence of climatic variables like rainfall, maximum temperature and minimum temperature on rice yields at the agro‐climatic zone level. Analysis of data shows that the degree of impact of climate on yield of rice is varied across different climatic zones in the former state of Andhra Pradesh. Climatic zones which have traditionally higher temperature and lesser rainfall are more susceptible to variations in climate than others. Though the negative impact of temperature is similar among all the zones, there are observable spatial variations and differences in the degrees of impact. The study also found that the impact of irrigation is significantly higher in traditionally drier zones than others. Given significant regional variations on climate change impact, policy makers, administrators and crop scientists have to design micro‐level mitigation and adaptation techniques.
Name :Ritesh Kumar Dubey Title : Employee Review Websites as Source of Recruitment Communication: The Role of Source Credibility, Realistic Information, and Specific Information Authors:Tavleen Kaur & Ritesh Kumar Dubey Journal:Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organization Volume: Vol 18 No 3, July-Sept 2020 pp 74-94 URL:https://www.igi-global.com/article/employee-review-websites-as-source-of-recruitment-communication/257196
Persuasive research shows that more credible sources of information are more influential in changing the attitude and gaining behavioral compliance. In this article, the authors examine whether perceptions regarding source credibility, realistic information and specific information in the web recruitment context differs on three different recruitment media. The three different recruitment media taken in this study are employee review website (www.glassdoor.com), professional networking website (www.linkedin.com) and the company's own webpages. The employee review website and professional networking website belong to the company independent website category since they are not controlled by a particular organization. The company's own webpages belong to a company dependent website category as every organization has its own website. This study compares and investigates company independent websites versus company dependent websites as a tool for providing recruitment communication on three different parameters, namely source credibility, realistic information, and specific information. The study is conducted in India and the results are based on responses obtained from 283 students actively looking for jobs. The results suggest that job seekers perceive company independent websites (employee review website and networking website) to be more credible. These websites provide more realistic and specific information than the company dependent website. The authors also examine the role of realistic information, source credibility and specific information as antecedents to organizational attractiveness. How social media can be instrumental in employee engagement is also discussed.
This case can be used in introductory operations management courses for the first year of a graduate-level program to discuss single-period inventory models. Specifically, the case can help students appreciate real-world challenges in estimating the cost of overstock and understock issues. The case is also suitable for services operations management courses in the second year of a graduate- or executive-level program to discuss time-perishable capacity problems in the service industry.
This case can be used in introductory operations management courses for the first year of a graduate-level program to discuss single-period inventory models. Specifically, the case can help students appreciate real-world challenges in estimating the cost of overstock and understock issues. The case is also suitable for services operations management courses in the second year of a graduate- or executive-level program to discuss time-perishable capacity problems in the service industry.
Name : Sarath Babu Title : Pikku Kidswear: Developing an ABC Model Authors: Sarath Babu & Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi Publisher: Case Centre Reference No: 122-0115-1 URL: https://www.thecasecentre.org/products/view?id=187321
The student is put in the position of an entrepreneur undertaking an ABC Model development project at a company in the kidswear business. The students are required to analyze the cost data of the simple production process provided and develop an ABC model.
Name : Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi Title : Pikku Kidswear: Developing an ABC Model Authors: Sarath Babu & Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi Publisher: Case Centre Reference No: 122-0115-1 URL: https://www.thecasecentre.org/products/view?id=187321
The student is put in the position of an entrepreneur undertaking an ABC Model development project at a company in the kidswear business. The students are required to analyze the cost data of the simple production process provided and develop an ABC model.
Name : Surajit Ghosh Dastidar Title : Tazzo Bikes: Tackling Competition Authors: Surajit Ghosh Dastidar Publisher: Emerald Emerging Market Case Studies Reference No: Published 13 October 2022 URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-06-2021-0208
The key learning objectives are mentioned as follows:▪ analyse the attractiveness of the bike rental market using Michael Porter’s five forces model;▪ apply the TWOS framework to analyse the strengths and weaknesses of Tazzo;▪ evaluate various competitive strategies of Tazzo; and▪ identify the unique value proposition for such a service in an emerging market such as India.
Name : Chakrapani Cheturvedula Title : Titan Company Limited: Hedging Loss Authors: Chakrapani Cheturvedula Publisher: The Case Centre Reference No: 122- 0110-1 & 122-0110-8s Published 10 October 2022 URL: https://www.thecasecentre.org/products/view?id=187150
The case gives insights as to how jewellery companies manage price fluctuations in gold prices. Gold being the primary raw material in making jewellery, companies engaged in sales of jewellery need to manage the price risk of gold. The case brings about the practical difficulties in carrying out the hedge. From a theoretical perspective hedging always mitigates risks. The Covid pandemic has caused severe disruptions in the operations of the companies. This case highlights how hedging is impacted when expected sales come to a halt and results in ineffective hedges.
Name : Nikhil Rastogi Title : Lackey Capital: Evaluation of Term Sheet Authors: Nikhil Rastogi Publisher: The Case Centre Reference No: 122-0108-1 & 122-0108-8 Published 30 Sept 2022 URL: https://www.thecasecentre.org/products/view?id=186827
Three founders, Mr Anirudh, Mr Vaman and Ms Palki, of Virtuora Ltd wish to raise funding from Lackey Capital LLP for their startup in the augmented reality business space. The founders are unsure if they should go ahead with the terms stated in the term sheet, or if they should seek an alternate source of funding.
Name : Nitin Gupta Title : ZIPAIR’s Peculiar Brand Elements Issue Authors: Nitin Gupta Publisher: The Case Centre Reference No: 522-0080-1 & 522-0080-8 Published 10 October 2022 URL: https://www.thecasecentre.org/products/view?id=186979
ZIPAIR, a low-cost airline operating from Japan, had designed its logo to encapsulate the airline's attitude, which was to infinitely pursue those services that met the needs of its passengers. However, an unlikely event in another part of the world had made people question the airline's logo as a symbol of support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022. Due to this, the airline decided to change its livery to avoid future complications in the highly competitive international airline industry, where the planes would traverse across multiple nations. However, the airline was yet to convince many experts that it was taking a correct decision by changing it livery and this change would not have any adverse impact on its brand imagery.
Name : Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi Title : Nukkad-the teaf’e Authors: Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi, Sneha Kadam, Mohit Jetti Publisher: The Case Centre Reference No: 622-003-1 & 622-003-7 URL: https://www.thecasecentre.org/products/view?id=186166
Nukkad is a cafe located in Raipur, an up and coming city in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. The most unique aspect of Nukkad cafe is that it is run entirely by deaf and mute staff. This case presents the context in which this cafe exists and the story behind its conception. Further, the case deals with how the target market, operating strategy and the service delivery system had to be woven around the unique service concept that was a brain child of the entrepreneur. The case also discusses possible options for future expansion and current barriers to explain the same.
The case aims to identify issues particular to COVID-19 vaccination in India, revisiting conventional business models developed for high-income countries and established big players, and recommending a course of strategic action to increase vaccination rates in the Indian context. The goal is to enhance students’ analytical skills, as well as multidisciplinary approach and strategic decision-making skills.
Name : Surajit Ghosh Dastidar Title : Forecasting Railways Passenger Volume Authors: Surajit Ghosh Dastidar Publisher: The Case Centre Reference No: 622-0074-1, Revision date 29 July 2022 URL: https://www.thecasecentre.org/products/view?id=185505
Philip was looking at the data for the period January 1991 to March 2004. He had monthly details of the US Railways (Amtrak ) passenger volume. He was tasked to forecast the passenger volume for the next 6 months. Apparently, it seemed an easy task of running the numbers through the standard forecasting model. However, the implications of an incorrect forecast were expensive. Additionally, Philip and his team did not have any additional source of data which might be useful in forecasting
Name : Sourabh Bhattacharya Title : Manangath Tyre Retreading: Process Analysis Authors: Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi and Sourabh Bhattacharya Publisher: The Case Centre Reference No: 622-0024-1, Version 24 May 2022 URL: https://www.thecasecentre.org/products/view?id=185003
The student is put in the position of a B-school student undertaking a project at a company in the tyre retreading business. The students are required to analyze the design of the simple production process and evaluate useful performance metrics. The case also provides a context to discuss the product-process matrix and strategic implications of process characteristics
Name : Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi Title : Manangath Tyre Retreading: Process Analysis Authors: Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi and Sourabh Bhattacharya Publisher: The Case Centre Reference No: 622-0024-1, Version 24 May 2022 URL: https://www.thecasecentre.org/products/view?id=185003
The student is put in the position of a B-school student undertaking a project at a company in the tyre retreading business. The students are required to analyze the design of the simple production process and evaluate useful performance metrics. The case also provides a context to discuss the product-process matrix and strategic implications of process characteristics
Name : Sourabh Bhattacharya Title : HiEnd Fashions: Managing the Supply Contract (B) Authors: Sourabh Bhattacharya Publisher: The Case Centre Reference No: 622-0018-1B, May 2022 URL: https://www.thecasecentre.org/products/view?id=184217
This is part of a case series. Karthikeyan Murthy, the founder of the HiEnd Fashion company, contemplates designing an innovative supply contract with his regular apparel retailers. As the regular products are produced in the make-to-stock environment in anticipation of the demand, HiEnd runs the risk of overstocking. To avoid overstocking, HiEnd produces much lesser than the predicted demand. This practice creates frequent stock-out situations leading to unsatisfied demand at the retailers. Karthikeyan is contemplating introducing a payback supply contract with his retailers wherein he would receive an agreed-upon payback price for every unit he produced, but the retailer could not purchase. By doing so, HiEnd would have a lower risk of overstocking and, therefore, would be encouraged to produce more and avoid understocking.
Name : Sourabh Bhattacharya Title : HiEnd Fashions: Managing the Supply Contract (A) Authors: Sourabh Bhattacharya Publisher: The Case Centre Reference No: 622-0018-1, May 2022 URL: https://www.thecasecentre.org/products/view?id=184215
This is part of a case series. Karthikeyan Murthy, the founder of the HiEnd Fashion company, is contemplating designing innovative supply contracts with his fashion apparel retailers. By being products with a short life cycle, the fashion apparel posed a significant risk of overstocking for the retailers forcing them to limit their order quantities to HiEnd. Karthikeyan believed that by introducing buyback or revenue sharing contracts, he would be able to share their risk and, in turn, encourage them to place higher order quantities resulting in higher profits for him and the retailers. The design parameters of both contracts will determine whether the contracts would be successful or not
Name : Romina Mathew Title : Bigbasket: Hyperlocal or Inventory-Led E-commerce mode Authors: Romina Mathew Publisher: The Case Centre Reference No: 622-0016-8 1, May 2022 URL: https://www.thecasecentre.org/products/view?id=183916
The case traces the evolution of Big Basket and focuses on the operational processes and approaches it took to become one of the leading online food and grocery businesses in India. The case highlights the challenges of an online grocery business and how Bigbasket has worked to overcome some of them. The case examines the business model of Big Basket and explores the business imperatives that made it follow an inventory model when its competitors were focusing on a hyperlocal model. Despite the fact that the company is yet to make profits, it has witnessed phenomenal growth within a brief time. Has the inventory model been instrumental in the company’s growth? As bigger players enter the market, will Big Basket’s existing model help it to survive and grow in the future? Does it need to change to meet the challenges of the changing food retail landscape?
The Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, faced a unique challenge in the manufacture and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to its major stakeholders. SII had COVID-19 vaccine manufacture and supply commitments to COVAX, a joint initiative ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for all countries and a transfer technology (licensing) agreement with AstraZeneca PLC to supply its COVID-19 vaccine. However, a sudden surge of COVID-19 cases in India during the second wave of the pandemic sharply increased demand for COVID-19 vaccines in the country, forcing the government of India to temporarily ban the export of vaccines from India. At the same time, a ban imposed by the United States on the export of critical raw materials and components used for vaccine manufacturing threatened to bring the vaccine production process at SII to a halt. SII’s chief executive officer had to now juggle meeting domestic demand within India and fulfilling SII’s international supply commitments. Failing to deliver on the commitments would not only spell legal trouble but also pose long-term reputational and business risks for his company. He had few options to navigate the situation.
The Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, faced a unique challenge in the manufacture and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to its major stakeholders. SII had COVID-19 vaccine manufacture and supply commitments to COVAX, a joint initiative ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for all countries and a transfer technology (licensing) agreement with AstraZeneca PLC to supply its COVID-19 vaccine. However, a sudden surge of COVID-19 cases in India during the second wave of the pandemic sharply increased demand for COVID-19 vaccines in the country, forcing the government of India to temporarily ban the export of vaccines from India. At the same time, a ban imposed by the United States on the export of critical raw materials and components used for vaccine manufacturing threatened to bring the vaccine production process at SII to a halt. SII’s chief executive officer had to now juggle meeting domestic demand within India and fulfilling SII’s international supply commitments. Failing to deliver on the commitments would not only spell legal trouble but also pose long-term reputational and business risks for his company. He had few options to navigate the situation.
The Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, faced a unique challenge in the manufacture and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to its major stakeholders. SII had COVID-19 vaccine manufacture and supply commitments to COVAX, a joint initiative ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for all countries and a transfer technology (licensing) agreement with AstraZeneca PLC to supply its COVID-19 vaccine. However, a sudden surge of COVID-19 cases in India during the second wave of the pandemic sharply increased demand for COVID-19 vaccines in the country, forcing the government of India to temporarily ban the export of vaccines from India. At the same time, a ban imposed by the United States on the export of critical raw materials and components used for vaccine manufacturing threatened to bring the vaccine production process at SII to a halt. SII’s chief executive officer had to now juggle meeting domestic demand within India and fulfilling SII’s international supply commitments. Failing to deliver on the commitments would not only spell legal trouble but also pose long-term reputational and business risks for his company. He had few options to navigate the situation.
Name : Romina Mathew Title : Meeta Dutta: Leading the Transition to a Trans- Inclusive workplace at Vitesse Infotech Authors: Romina Mathew Publisher: The Case Centre Reference No: 422-0014-1, 08 March 2022 URL: https://www.thecasecentre.org/products/view?id=182583
As Head of Human Resources, Meeta was proud of the initiatives her team had taken in making Vitesse Infotech, an inclusive workplace. The team had made significant progress in their goal towards making Vitesse a gender inclusive workplace. But Meeta realized that their definition of gender was incomplete as they had focused only on a binary categorization of male and female. The passing of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights Act) 2019, had opened up conversations regarding the issue in the mainstream. Societal prejudice and a lack of recognition in the Indian legal framework had led to the widespread discrimination of the community of transgender persons in the society and workplaces. Deprived of their basic human rights of education and employment, the transgenders were left marginalized and vulnerable to harassment. As Meeta discussed and understood more about the issue of transgender employment, she felt the need to correct the injustice. Despite reluctance from her team and a grudging nod from the board, she decided to go ahead. Starting with some preparation in terms of changes in the anti-discrimination policy, and recruitment applications, she sourced a few candidates and shortlisted one. While Meeta was hopeful of having the candidate on-board, the background checks revealed several red-flags. From document verification issues to criminal charges, there were multiple issues which were difficult to ignore. Was this a dead-end? Should she consider it is an experiment which many hoped would fail and it did? How could she build a spirit of inclusiveness in the organization, especially for a community that had been ostracized for centuries in the society?
The case relates to Lackey Ltd, a company in the retailing of consumer durables. The company has entered into long-term leases for its retail stores and warehouses. The company has availed debt from banks for the purpose of expanding its stores. The debt covenants from the banks specify that the company should cap its debt to equity ratio at 1.5:1. Till 2018-19 the leases were recognized as operating leases. A new leasing standard IND AS 116 has been made applicable for all Indian companies effective from the financial year 2019-20. The company wishes to determine if it would be able to limit its leverage within the limit specified by the debt covenants.
After working through the case and assignment questions, students will be able to: understand how product markets in a given global region are to be analyzed and assessed; assess various dimensions of consumer behaviour that would impact the strategies of a firm under consideration; identify how a firm can create its brand image and value proposition in a given international market; and evaluate and categorize various threat dimensions that a firm would experience in an international market
Name : Nitin Gupta Title : Bajaj Auto (B) Challenges in a LATAM and Southeast (SEA) Asian Markets Authors: Nitin Gupta Publisher: Emerald Emerging Market Case Studies Reference No: Publication 10 March 2022 doi/10.1108/EEMCS-11-2021-0378/full/html URL: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/EEMCS-11-2021-0378/full/html
After working through the case and assignment questions, students will be able to critically analyze a firm's international partnership strategies for its export market; assess international markets and a firm's entry strategies in them; identify various problems that a firm can face in international markets; and recommend strategies for growth in international markets.
Rain Industries Limited (Rain), through its wholly owned subsidiary Rain Carbon Inc., produced upcycled carbon products from the by-products of steel and petroleum and other industries. The demand- and supply-driven shifts and various sustainability initiatives by industries both downstream and upstream in Rain’s existing supply chain could prove to be disruptive, requiring strategizing and future-proofing. When the Government of India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry banned the import of green petroleum coke, also called petcoke, in 2018, Rain’s chief financial officer had to decide whether it was the right time to identify and implement different supply chain risk mitigation measures
Rain Industries Limited (Rain), through its wholly owned subsidiary Rain Carbon Inc., produced upcycled carbon products from the by-products of steel and petroleum and other industries. The demand- and supply-driven shifts and various sustainability initiatives by industries both downstream and upstream in Rain’s existing supply chain could prove to be disruptive, requiring strategizing and future-proofing. When the Government of India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry banned the import of green petroleum coke, also called petcoke, in 2018, Rain’s chief financial officer had to decide whether it was the right time to identify and implement different supply chain risk mitigation measures
Rain Industries Limited (Rain), through its wholly owned subsidiary Rain Carbon Inc., produced upcycled carbon products from the by-products of steel and petroleum and other industries. The demand- and supply-driven shifts and various sustainability initiatives by industries both downstream and upstream in Rain’s existing supply chain could prove to be disruptive, requiring strategizing and future-proofing. When the Government of India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry banned the import of green petroleum coke, also called petcoke, in 2018, Rain’s chief financial officer had to decide whether it was the right time to identify and implement different supply chain risk mitigation measures
Name : Tulika Sharma Title : Staying Ahead of Competition: Zoomcar Authors: Vaibhav Shekhar, Ramendra Pratap Singh and Tulika Shamra Publisher: The IUP Journal of Management Case Studies Reference No: Vol 21 No 4 December 2021 URL: https://iupindia.in/Case_Folio.asp
Zoomcar, a self-drive car rental company, was founded in 2013 with a view to filling the gap of transportation challenges in Indian market. Making use of the emerging innovative technology solutions such as Internet of Things (IoT) the company aimed to provide a superior driving experience to its customers. Backed by several rounds of funding, Zoomcar targeted to expand its fleet size to 8,000 cars operating pan India. In order to achieve the objective, the company shifted its business model from ‘asset heavy’ to ‘market place model,’ which indicated a shift from owning the cars to letting individuals rent their car for use. Through its Zoomcar Associate Program (ZAP), it further expanded its fleet size. However, the car rental market witnessed an increase in competition with the entry of players like JustRide and Myles. In the above scenario, would Zoomcar be able to sustain its growth in a market which was becoming increasingly competitive? How would it differentiate itself from its competitors? Would the modifications in its business model enable Zoomcar to achieve its targeted growth?
Name : Kalyana C.Chejarla Title : GoUNESCO: achieving strategic growth Authors: Kalyana C.Chejarla & Sandeep Chaterjee Publisher: Emerald Emerging Market Case Studies Reference No: Vol 11 No 2, 2021 pp 1-20, DOI:10.1108/EEMCS-06-2018-0146 URL:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/EEMCS-06-2018-0146/full/html
On the last leg of his Sunday long run, on 23rd February 2019, Ajay Reddy (Founder of GoUNESCO) reflected on the journey of his organization in the previous eight years. He felt that the bright morning was almost indicative of the shining brand image his organization made, since the time they organized their first Go Heritage Runs (GHR) test run held at Hampi in July 2014, with just 50 runners. GHR was the commercial arm of GoUNESCO whose objective was to create avenues for people to engage with heritage in fresh, fun ways and draw attention to underappreciated heritage sites. Apart from a few donations received from well-meaning sponsors, revenues from GHR were the main source of funds for GoUNESCO’s operations. Organizing runs demanded the time and resources of his lean organization. He wondered about the scalability of GoUNESCO in the years to come, given this bottleneck. As he reached the parking lot, he thought of the collaboration idea proposed by Kishen Prasad, a regular GHR runner and a founder of Beyonder Experiences [1], a boutique travel firm. He wondered if and how the ‘Runcation’ (Running + Vacation) idea of taking GHR to international heritage sites fit into his vision for GoUNESCO. He also worried if this pursuit augmented or distracted the yet to be piloted franchisee model for domestic runs. He decided to drop by at Kishen’s office on Monday morning to discuss a few open questions about the ‘Runcation’ idea.
On the last leg of his Sunday long run, on February 23rd 2019, Ajay Reddy (Founder of GoUNESCO) reflected on the journey of his organization in the previous eight years. He felt that the bright morning was almost indicative of the shining brand image his organization built, as the time they organized their first go heritage runs (GHR) test run held at Hampi in July 2014, with just 50 runners. GHR was the commercial arm of GoUNESCO whose objective was to create avenues for people to engage with heritage in fresh, fun ways and draw attention to underappreciated heritage sites. Apart from a few donations received from well-meaning sponsors, revenues from GHR were the main source of funds for GoUNESCO’s operations. Despite the steadily increasing number of events and participants, the left-over inventories and shortage of some material or other at each of the runs troubled him. He was painfully aware of the fact that the left-over material is of no use for the future runs, and the shortages have resulted in less than satisfactory experience for a few runners. He knows that the poor runner experience means poor word-of-mouth and possibly fewer runner registrations for future runs. He was committed to mastering the art of inventory management in the coming six months, just in time for their next big city run on June 16th 2019 in Nizam heritage city of Hyderabad in Telangana state, South India. The problem was particularly acute for the t-shirt and the finishers’ medals, given their unique design for each run. As he took a turn toward the last leg before he reached home, he decided to ask his operations-in-charge, Ashwin Alexander, to compile all the relevant data from past runs.
Name : Nitin Gupta Title : Zolostays: competing in Indian co-living space Authors: Nitin Gupta, Surajit Ghosh Dastidar & Damini Raichandani Publisher: Emerald Emerging Market Case Studies Reference No: Vol 11 No 2, DOI:10.1108/EEMCS-06-2020-0231 URL:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/EEMCS-06-2020-0231/full/html
The key learning objectives are mentioned as follows: to understand the attractiveness of the co-living sector using Michael Porter’s five forces model; to do competitive analysis of ZOLO by understanding its objectives, strengths and weaknesses; to understand various competitive strategies which ZOLO’s competitors could apply against it; and to understand application of various defense strategies, which ZOLO would follow to retain its market leader position
Name : Surajit Ghosh Dastidar Title : Zolostays: competing in Indian co-living space Authors: Nitin Gupta, Surajit Ghosh Dastidar & Damini Raichandani Publisher: Emerald Emerging Market Case Studies Reference No: Vol 11 No 2, DOI:10.1108/EEMCS-06-2020-0231 URL:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/EEMCS-06-2020-0231/full/html
The key learning objectives are mentioned as follows: to understand the attractiveness of the co-living sector using Michael Porter’s five forces model; to do competitive analysis of ZOLO by understanding its objectives, strengths and weaknesses; to understand various competitive strategies which ZOLO’s competitors could apply against it; and to understand application of various defense strategies, which ZOLO would follow to retain its market leader position
Name : Kalyana C.Chejarla Title : Aggregate Planning at Hercules Values Limited Authors: Sourabh Bhattacharya and Kalyana C.Chejarla Publisher: The Case Center Reference No: 621-0013-1 URL:https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=175873
Ranganath Gootypalle, plant in-charge of two of HVL's plants in Hyderabad, India was concerned about the rising inventory costs at his plants. He believed that the cost could be contained if he had a better way of planning the production in his plants. The customer orders varied in terms of product specifications, order size and showed seasonal fluctuations. His managers’ ability to understand the demand patterns and plan the production capacity accordingly was the key challenge in containing the costs. He decided to give this problem as an internship project to one of the recently joined interns Venkata Sairam and asked him to create aggregate plans for products produced in one of the cells of a plant in Hyderabad.
Name : Sourabh Bhattacharya Title : Aggregate Planning at Hercules Values Limited Authors: Sourabh Bhattacharya and Kalyana C.Chejarla Publisher: The Case Center Reference No: 621-0013-1 URL:https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=175873
Ranganath Gootypalle, plant in-charge of two of HVL's plants in Hyderabad, India was concerned about the rising inventory costs at his plants. He believed that the cost could be contained if he had a better way of planning the production in his plants. The customer orders varied in terms of product specifications, order size and showed seasonal fluctuations. His managers’ ability to understand the demand patterns and plan the production capacity accordingly was the key challenge in containing the costs. He decided to give this problem as an internship project to one of the recently joined interns Venkata Sairam and asked him to create aggregate plans for products produced in one of the cells of a plant in Hyderabad.
Kia Motors India (Kia) had tasted success in India within a year of the launch of its product Seltos. Kia’s managing director and chief executive officer was quite happy with the sales figures for Seltos, the mid-sized sport utility vehicle (SUV) launched in August 2019, and was fairly confident that Kia’s compact SUV Sonet would follow the same path. Kia’s positioning strategies had worked very well thus far, and the company had been able to cultivate a brand image of a premium automaker whose products were considered aspirational.
After working tirelessly for months, Bharat Biotech International Limited, an Indian pharmaceutical company, successfully developed a COVID-19 vaccine - Covaxin. The firm had also received approval for the emergency use of this vaccine. This was a great accomplishment by the firm under the leadership of Dr Krishna Ella. However, despite this successful endeavour, instead of getting due recognition, the vaccine was looked at with suspicion by many. The predominant reason for the same was that the approval had been given to the vaccine without the completion of the phase III trial. This had led to a positioning crisis for this vaccine. Many people were not confident about the efficacy of this vaccine. Bharat Biotech had to accomplish the formidable task of building a credible positioning strategy for Covaxin.
Name : Nikhil Rastogi Title : Ashiana Housing Ltd: The Right Time to invest Authors: Nikhil Rastogi Journal: IVEY Publishing, Publication date: 25 Sept 2020 Reference No: 9B20N040 URL: https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=112732
Ashiana Housing Ltd. (Ashiana) was a small real estate developer in India, specializing in mid-priced domestic housing. The company was tightly run and had attracted investment interest from large reputable firms, but its financial performance had recently deteriorated—a state that was reflected in the company’s declining share price. The industry was also undergoing change with far-reaching reforms, which was leading to consolidation and the exit of smaller players. Did Ashiana have the right business strategy for the market and was this the right time to invest in the company?
Name : Romina Mathew Title : Juhi Warrier: Driving the Diversity Agenda to Revital Pharma Inc Authors: Romina Mathew, Rajita Singh, Anjali Bhole Desai, Sudhanshu Bhatt Journal: IVEY Publishing, Publication date: 28 Oct 2020 Reference No: 9B20C047 URL: https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=112229
Juhi Warrier was a successful human resources (HR) professional with almost two decades of work experience across various industries. She had recently joined the Indian unit of Revital Pharma Inc. (Revital), a leading healthcare manufacturer based in the United States. Heading talent acquisition (TA), Warrier was hired to bring in a fresh perspective and drive change. As only the third female among the 200 leaders in senior management roles, gender diversity was among the top goals on her agenda. However, she was in for a shock, as not only did her ideas for revamping the TA process find no takers but she also had a hard time gaining acceptance as a woman who was a senior leader on the team. The case describes the challenges faced by Warrier in championing the diversity agenda at Revital, while navigating the personal battles of gaining acceptance as a leader. Various incidents described in the case reveal the gaps in the system and the ingrained biases in the company culture. As Warrier works through the system, she is often forced to compromise on her diversity goals. Warrier now faces the dilemma of whether she should re-evaluate her goals or keep striving for equal opportunities in the TA process. What can Warrier do to succeed as a leader and build an inclusive workplace?
This case can be used in graduate-level courses on manufacturing or operations strategy while discussing growth through alternative forms of value chain configurations. It can also be used by graduate- or executive-level students in courses on strategic management, management control systems, or outsourcing. The focal organization is at a strategic juncture, and it needs to critically review its value creation process in an attempt to understand the relative benefits of handling tasks in-house or by external partners in order to best capture growth opportunities
This case can be used in graduate-level courses on manufacturing or operations strategy while discussing growth through alternative forms of value chain configurations. It can also be used by graduate- or executive-level students in courses on strategic management, management control systems, or outsourcing. The focal organization is at a strategic juncture, and it needs to critically review its value creation process in an attempt to understand the relative benefits of handling tasks in-house or by external partners in order to best capture growth opportunities
The learning outcomes are as follows: to understand the different options available for funding; to illustrate the growth of the food services industry in India; and to understand a business model canvas.
Name : Nitin Gupta Title : ATHER ENERGY: MOTIVATING INDIA FOR SMART ELKECTRIC
SCCOTERS
Authors : Nitin Gupta Published : IVEY Publishing Reference No : 9B20A013 Feb 2020 URL : https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=108375
In June 2019, the Indian government's think tank, Niti Aayog, mandated that all new motorized two-wheelers with an engine capacity of up to 150 cubic centimetres (cc) would need to be electric-powered by 2025. The chief executive officer and co-founder of Ather Energy wholeheartedly supported this mandate, as his firm's objective was to develop India's first smart electric scooter. Despite his confidence in revolutionizing the concept of two-wheeler driving in India, the task ahead was challenging and complex. How could the company encourage consumers to purchase Ather Energy’s products? What personality types should the company cater to? What roles did Indian consumers' requirements and psychology play in motivating them to purchase Ather Energy’s products?
Name : Sourabh Bhattacharya Title : Selecting a Transportation Vendor at LANDT Authors: Sourabh Bhattacharya Published: The Case Center Reference No: 619-0022-1 June 2019 URL:https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=162229
Rahul Sharma, the Procurement-in-charge of the Eastern region for LANDT Construction
Company was concerned about the challenges of selecting vendors for transportation of plants,
machineries and other equipment to company’s project sites. Selecting a transportation vendor with
accurate rate was especially difficult as the rates were decided by the truck owners and seldom was it
determined by the market forces. This practice led to large variations in the rates quoted by different
vendors for the same route and distance. Sharma wanted Sarad Das, an intern from a premier B-
school, to dig the historical data and design a decision support system that could be used to
determine the most appropriate range of rates for a given route and distance.
Name : Sourabh Bhattacharya Title : Six Sigma at Jobs4U Authors: Sourabh Bhattacharya and k Padmanabhan Kannan Published: The Case Center Reference No:619-0021-1 June 2019 URL:https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=162227
Jobs4U.com is one of India's first online blue / grey-collar job portal. It was founded in 2007
and ever since received two rounds of funding. Jobs4U’s employee strength grew from 50 to 567 in
the last 10 years and it has 5 million subscribers for its services. Jobs4U.com is a digital marketplace
where job seeker and recruiters get connected. Despite the constant increase in its revenues the
company has struggled to contain its operating costs. One of the reasons the senior management
attributes to the growing cost is the high employee strength. They believed that by laying off few
employees the cost could be contained. However, Atul Das, the Revenue Manager at Jobs4U.com
believed that laying off employees may reduce the cost in a short run but it would not be an
appropriate long term approach. Besides, it will have negative impact on the morale of the existing
employees. In Atul’s opinion improvements in the existing process of lead-to-sale conversion might
create sustainable solution to the problem. Keeping this in view, Kannan, the intern at Jobs4U was
asked to study the current process of lead-to-sale conversion and suggest improvement
opportunities. On completing his study Kannan concluded that the operating cost could be reduced by
improving the quality of leads and the cost to generate each lead. He recommends that use of Six
Sigma quality improvement methodology may help in improving the quality of leads and the costs
associated with it.
After 12 long years of planning, IKEA opened its first store in India in August 2018. Despite
hugely popular opening of IKEA’s maiden store, there was caution as to how things would proceed for
IKEA in this new market as it was entering into a distinct socio-cultural zone. Indian consumers
depicted substantial variations in their consumption patterns from their Western counterparts due to
various social and cultural factors. With the growing Indian middle-class population, the Indian market
for IKEA was a very lucrative, but tough market to crack. Though IKEA had taken many steps to
adjust its offerings to the requirement of the Indian market, sceptics were still not convinced that IKEA
has done enough to understand and cater to the socio-cultural dilemma which it would face in the
Indian market.
One of the challenges faced by companies is to figure out the best way to organize their
procurement departments. This entails a clear assessment of the skill sets, number of manpower and IT
systems requirements. Key input in making this assessment would be the categories and characteristics of
inventory that the company procures. This case not only introduces to students a few such methods of
inventory classification but also provides opportunity to practice hands-on.
Name : Sriharsha Reddy Title : Modified CAMEL Approach- Performance Evaluation of Public Sector Banks
in India Authors:Sriharsha Reddy Published: The Case Center Reference No:119-0041-1 URL:https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=161791
Due to the nature of banking and the important role of banks in the economy in capital
formation, banks should be more closely watched than any other type of economic unit in the economy. The
CAMEL supervisory system in banking sector is a substantial improvement over the earlier systems in terms
of frequency, coverage and focus. In the present case an attempt is made to understand various methods of
evaluating relative performance of banks and apply modified CAMEL approach to evaluate public sector
banks in India. This case can be used to analyze performance of banks in courses such as Financial
Statement Analysis and Banking and Financial Services
Name : Nitin Gupta Title : CCL's Market Foray- Catering to the Right Consumer Segment Authors:Nitin Gupta & Debipriya Roy Published: The Case Center Reference No:519-0066-1 URL:https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=1616681
CCL Products (India) Ltd (CCL) was an instant coffee manufacturing firm based in India. It operated as
an Export Oriented Unit (EOU), whose focus had been on the export of instant coffee from India. However, in 2018, the
firm wanted to enter the Indian retail market by introducing its 3-in-1 coffee sachets. In order to understand the consumer
behaviour displayed by the Indian consumers while purchasing coffee, CCL had hired services of a leading marketing
research agency. The agency gave CCL a detailed report on the Indian consumers' coffee consumption behaviour. The
task in front of CCL was to use the insights provided in this survey and formulate strategies for introducing its 3-in-1 coffee
sachets in the Indian retail market
Name : Sourabh Bhattacharya Title : NILAGAI FOODS: Positioning Packaged Coconut Water in India Authors:Sourabh Bhattacharya, Romina Mathew and Rambalak Published: IVEY Publishing Reference No:9B19A011 URL:https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=101097
This case can be used in a graduate-level course on operations management, or a strategic capacity
management module. The case examines various operational, tactical, and strategic levers available to a company
looking for creative options to increase production capacity while faced with constraints such as an inability to scale up
manual operations, a lack of capital, and pricing flexibility. The case is deliberately light on quantitative data but
emphasizes a number of intuitive, qualitative, and hierarchical aspects of capacity management decisions.
Name : Kalyana C.Chejarla Title : Butterfly Edufields: Different Shades of Capacity Authors:Kalyana C.Chejarla, Sourabh Bhattacharya & Siddhartha Published: IVEY Publishing Reference No:9B19D003 URL:https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=101064
This case can be used in a graduate-level course on operations management, or a strategic capacity
management module. The case examines various operational, tactical, and strategic levers available to a company
looking for creative options to increase production capacity while faced with constraints such as an inability to scale up
manual operations, a lack of capital, and pricing flexibility. The case is deliberately light on quantitative data but
emphasizes a number of intuitive, qualitative, and hierarchical aspects of capacity management decisions.
Name : Sourabh Bhattacharya Title : Butterfly Edufields: Different Shades of Capacity Authors: Kalyana C.Chejarla, Sourabh Bhattacharya & Siddhartha Published: IVEY Publishing Reference No:9B19D003 URL:https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=101064
This case can be used in a graduate-level course on operations management, or a strategic capacity
management module. The case examines various operational, tactical, and strategic levers available to a company
looking for creative options to increase production capacity while faced with constraints such as an inability to scale up
manual operations, a lack of capital, and pricing flexibility. The case is deliberately light on quantitative data but
emphasizes a number of intuitive, qualitative, and hierarchical aspects of capacity management decisions.
POSCO (Pohang Iron and Steel Company) is the world’s fourth-largest steelmaker with an installed
capacity of 41.4 MTPA and revenue of US$58.38bn in 2014. POSCO produces hot-rolled, cold-rolled and stainless steel
at Pohang Works, the largest single steel mill in the world, and Gwangyang Works. As of 2014, the company had 17,877
employees working at POSCO. POSCO aimed to attaining sustainable growth which it defined as achieving economic
performance based on environmental and social responsibilities.
The case titled “Implementing IND AS 109 at Motely Ltd” brings out the impact of IND AS 109 on
the net profits of Motely Ltd, an Indian company. Ms. Rhunjhun Kalki, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Motely Ltd
should assess the impact on profits by accounting for the existing financial assets as per the new accounting
standard. A significant negative impact on profits would lead to renegotiation of the debt covenants entered by the
company which in turn could increase the financial risk of the company.
Name : Sourabh Bhattacharya Title : Trina Solar in India: Sunny Past Cloudy Future Authors:Sourabh Bhattacharya Published: CEIBS Case Centre Reference No:GC-17-030-CE
The case presents the decision dilemma faced by the management of Trina Solar Limited, one of
the largest Solar Cells and Module Manufacturer in China in the wake of Anti-Dumping-Duty
investigations initiated by Government of India on solar cells and modules exported from china,
Taiwan and Malaysia. Trina, which commands almost 20 percent of market share of Indian solar
industry, has plans to invest about $430 million to build a 1.2 GW manufacturing plant in the
state of Andhra Pradesh in India. If the anti-dumping –duties are levied will Trina be able to
maintain its leadership position in India? Should it use the next 8 to 14 months (expected time
for the anti-dumping investigation results to come out) to set up a manufacturing plant in India
and eventually start exporting from India? Or should it for nothing hoping that the anti-dumping
–duty would not be imposed as there is such precedence in the past.
The case traces the journey of its founder Chandra Shekhar Ghosh from being a small time
entrepreneur in microfinance to being the owner of a universal bank named Bandhan. Bandhan
bank started its operations on August 23, 2015 with 501 branches, 2022 service center and 50
ATMs across 24 states. It had 14.3 million accounts, around 105 billion loan book and 19,500
employees. The founder of Bandhan bank, Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, an Ashoka fellow had won numerous awards such as Entrepreneur with Social Impact Award by Forbes (2014),
Entrepreneur of the Year by Economic Times (2014), Skoch Financial Inclusion Award (2011),
Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2014) by AIMA to name a few. In 2014, Bandhan was also
recognized as Global Growth Company by World Economic Forum.
Name : Nitin Gupta Title : Mahindra Electric Mobility Limited: The Electric Vehicles Dilemma Authors:Nitin Gupta Published: IVEY Publishing Reference No:9B18A062 URL:https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=98778
In September 2018, Mahindra Electric Mobility Limited (MEM), the pioneer of electric vehicle (EV)
technology in India was quite optimistic about the Indian government’EV endeavor in order to shift 30
percent of the country’s transport fleet to electric by 2030; the Indian government had launched
multiple programs to promote the usage of hybrid and EVS in the country. It has also provided various
fiscal and non-fiscal incentives, worth 87.3 billion to EV firms until 2020
Name : Romina Mathew Title :A Multinational’s Corporate Responsibility in a Developing Country: Monsanto in
India Authors:Romina Mathew Published: The Case Center Reference No:718-0073-1 URL:https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=157237
This case loots at an increasingly demanding society which expects corporations to be accountable and
responsible for its action, failing which they continue to be on the receiving end of criticism. It
examines why a global multinational giant continued among the world’s most innovative companies is
constantly in the news for the wrong reasons
Name : Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi Title :KAPS FOODS INDIA PVT. LTD.: DAT A MISMANAGEMENT Authors:Ritu Singh and Vinay Kumar Kalakbandi Published: IVEY Publishing Reference No:9B18D021 URL:https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=98232
Kaps Foods India Private Limited (Kaps), a privately held company, was one of the leading
manufacturers of ice cream in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, in Central India. The company’s manufacturing
unit had the capacity to produce 20,000 litres of ice cream per day in 65 different stock keeping units.
In December 2016, Kaps was dealing with an issue of demand and supply mismatch. Seasonality in the
demand of ice cream created an imbalance between demand and supply for some variants of ice cream,
and this situation has created dissatisfaction among customers. The shortage of some ice cream
variants has resulted in a loss of sales and goodwill. The company’s sales and marketing head became
aware of the issue while reviewing customer feedback forms. He needed determine how the problem
was affecting Kaps’ performance and what needed to be done to solve it.
Name : Dhananjay Singh Title :Pro Kabaddi League- leveraging Secondary Brand Associations to Build Brand
Equity Authors:Dhananjay Singh Published: The Case Center Reference No:518-0101-1 URL:https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=155140
The case presents elements of conceptualizing the leveraging process to create new brand associations
and study its impact on existing brand knowledge. The case study helps learners appreciate the importance of secondary
associations like country of origin, celebrity endorsements, channels of distribution, and others in building brand equity.
The case provides multiple sources of information that bendable an understanding of strategic brand management. Pro
kabaddi league (PKL) has an Indian context but its principles and practices find wide relevance
Name : Sourabh Bhattacharya Title :Power Cutter India Private Limited-Transforming the Transportation Authors:Sourabh Bhattacharya and Kalyana C.Chejarla Published: The Case Center Reference No:618-0029-1 URL:https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=152537
This is part of a case series. In this case, Sanghvi Mehta the VP-Operations of PCIPL is concerned
about the frequent overstocking and understocking of HDPE pipe cutter machines at different customer cities leading to
potential erosion of market share especially post 2011 scenario. He hires Ritu Khanna as a management intern to look
into this problem and provide recommendations so that the product is appropriately delivered to the customer cities at the
minimum transportation cost
Name : Sourabh Bhattacharya Title :Power Cutter India Private Limited-Transforming the Transportation Authors:Sourabh Bhattacharya and Kalyana C.Chejarla Published: The Case Center Reference No:618-0029-1B
This is part of a case series. Sanghvi Mehta the VP-Operations of PCIPL is concerned about the
frequent overstocking and understocking of HDPE pipe cutter machines at different customer cities leading to potential
erosion of market share especially post 2011 scenario. He hires Ritu Khanna as a management intern to look into this
problem and provide recommendations so that the product is appropriately delivered to the customer cities at the
minimum transportation cost.After having gathered few relevant information from various departments Ritu develops a
transhipment model to complete her analysis and provide recommendations in terms of shipping quantities between
different nodes of the supply chain of PCIPL to the top management. In the quarterly review meeting attended by the
CEO, COO and the VP-Operations of PCIPL, Ritu was provided with additional inputs that she could include in her
analysis. These inputs were related to the production capacities, fixed cost of operating facilities and companies plans to
focus more on the production of HDPE pipe cutter and possible shutting down of its copper pipe cutter line
Mr VP Reddy was tasked with preparing a report for his manager. The report should answer specific
questions as given by his manager. It seemed like creating simple pivot tables and pivot charts using MS-Excel.
However, the challenge lied in synchronizing all the pivot charts with selective filters. This meant the user can
selectively identify specific customers or month or call center representatives and the chart would automatically change
and reflect the changes
After tasting success in the Indian market with their Ayurvedic and herbal personal-care products,
many prominent players in the Indian market like Dabur, Patanjali, Himalaya and others were planning to aggressively
foray into the international markets. Cultural factors had played a major role in making these products popular in the
Indian market. The contemporary Indian consumers perceived Ayurvedic products to be in the same league as herbal,
natural and organic products and as an alternative to 'harmful chemical-laden products'. However, winning consumers in
various international markets would be a different ball-game altogether. While consumers there knew what herbal,
natural and organic products meant, they were completely unaware about Ayurvedic products and how would these
products be beneficial to them. Added to this, Ayurvedic medicine in many Western markets was considered to be
pseudoscientific and had also received a lot of bad press. Considering these constraints, convincing foreign consumers to
purchase Ayurvedic personal-care products being offered by leading Indian firms would be a challenging task
Shiwani Pal (Shiwani), CEO of Pal Cosmetics (PC), a leading manufacturer and seller of herbal
cosmetic products for women, wanted to expand her business to other countries beyond India. PC wanted to enter
multiple countries within a short duration of time by entering into a multinational market region (MMR) in emerging /
developing markets. For the first five to seven years, complete concentration of PC’s international venture would be on
this MMR. Hence, it had to be selected with utmost care and consideration. Using various criteria relevant for her
business, Shiwani was attempting to select the MMR, which would be the most viable option for her.
The case study pertains to the challenge of hiring for niche skill sets. When Priya the Talent
Acquisition (TA) head at NLT India gets the brief for filling a newly envisaged technology division, she recognizes the
roles would be difficult to fill. As days stretch to months there seems to be no headway in filling the vacancy. Analyzing
the job requisition in context of the market realities helps the team understand the issues. After renewed efforts, things
seem to be working out but will the team be able to fill the position that had been vacant for over a year?
The hundred year banana giant Chiquita has many stories which have been told again and again. Some
talking about how such a powerful brand came into existence, and some about the darker side revealing the crimes it had
perpetrated. The case looks at how a battered Chiquita, is driven by the market forces to rebuild its image, which
changed from that of a powerful monopoly to that of devious mammoth involved in political, legal, labor, environmental
and economic controversies. Chiquita used Corporate Responsibility as a tool to regain the trust it had lost over the
years. While the efforts seem to be taking root, allegations keep on coming which again casts the suspicion over the
beleaguered giant. The case looks at how Chiquita Brands International Inc came into existence, the strategies it used to
gain markets, the darker aspects and the efforts at bringing about a transformation. While Chiquita persists in its efforts
to be a responsible corporate citizen, its shady past and the recent revelations, cast a doubt whether its initiatives are
genuine or merely a charade.
Name : Rambalak Yadav & Pallavi Pandey Title :Bakeys Cutlery; An Innovative Sustainable Product Authors:Rambalak Yadav & Pallavi Pandey Published:IVEY Publishing Reference No:9B18A022 URL:https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=95049
Bakeys Cutlery was launched in India in 2010, after the founder had spent years researching how
edible cutlery could counteract the damaging effects of plastics on our health and the environment. In 2017, the
challenges the founder faced in the domestic market included the high prices of the cutlery, compared with plastic
cutlery, and low environmental awareness. Response to the company was positive in international markets, but how
could the founder become successful in his home country?
Mr Puneet Luthra, CEO of City Developers Ltd, an urban development company, is keen to acquire
Mantrust Ltd, one of the leading companies into the business of building and leasing business and Industrial parks.
Mantrust Ltd has quoted an acquisition price which is at much premium to its current market price. The CEO of City
Developers Ltd, Mr Puneet Luthra, needs to convince the board about acquiring the company at the price being offered
by the management of Mantrust Ltd by quantifying the synergies that the company stands to gain with the acquisition.
Further he should also decide whether this should be cash or stock acquisition
Mr Puneet Luthra, CEO of City Developers Ltd, an urban development company, is keen to acquire
Mantrust Ltd, one of the leading companies into the business of building and leasing business and Industrial parks.
Mantrust Ltd has quoted an acquisition price which is at much premium to its current market price. The CEO of City
Developers Ltd, Mr Puneet Luthra, needs to convince the board about acquiring the company at the price being offered
by the management of Mantrust Ltd by quantifying the synergies that the company stands to gain with the acquisition.
Further he should also decide whether this should be cash or stock acquisition
The case study pertains to the challenge of hiring for niche skill sets. When Priya the Talent
Acquisition (TA) head at NLT India gets the brief for filling a newly envisaged technology division, she recognizes the
roles would be difficult to fill. As days stretch to months there seems to be no headway in filling the vacancy. Analyzing
the job requisition in context of the market realities helps the team understand the issues. After renewed efforts, things
seem to be working out but will the team be able to fill the position that had been vacant for over a year?
Name : Dinesh Jaisinghani Title :Overcoming the HR Challenge: a case of merger of Kotak Mahindra Bank and ING Vysa Bank Published:Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies Authors:Neena Rohit Jain, & Dinesh Jaisinghani Reference No:Volume 7 Issue 2 pp 1-16 URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/EEMCS-09-2016-0187
The current case deals with human resource (HR) issues in the merger of Kotak Mahindra Bank
(KMB) and ING Vysya Bank (IVB). The case discusses various aspects of the merger process and focuses on the
key challenges that firms face while integrating the employees of the merged entities. The case also highlights the
steps taken by KMB to ensure that the merger process is smooth and employees are adequately motivated. The
case also discusses the process adopted by the merged entity to efficiently integrate the employees
In this case, Robert Fernandes, the Vice President - Operations of SewDirect (middle scale company
involved in fabric cutting services) is concerned about increasing wastage's from SewDirects cutting operations. Since
the size of the bolt is not an exact multiple of the fabric width required by the customers, some wastage occur each time a
bolt is cut into pieces. He hires Amit Roy as an intern in the production department and asks him to identify ways to
reduce the wastage. Being interested in number crunching and creating mathematical models to solve complex problems,
Roy collects a sample of customer order data to create a model that would help Fernandes to reduce the waste below the
existing 10%
Indian consumers have fascination for light-coloured skin. The gloomy repercussion of this
phenomenon is that in India dark skinned people, whether they are native or foreigner, feel a prejudice from Indian
people towards them. Socio-cultural factors have played big roles in making Indian consumers go head-over-heals in
their fascination towards fair skin. Though there are many voices trying to develop a contrarian view to the existing mind
set, changing consumer attitude pertaining to such deeply held beliefs is a complex and a difficult task
Name :Romina Mathew Title :Sadhana: Sustainability Challenges For a Women’s Handicraft Enterprise Published:The Case Center Authors:Romina Mathew,Sourabh Bhattacharya and Ranjana Mohan Reference No:317-009-1 URL:https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=140478
Set up as an enterprise to socially and economically empower women, Sadhna has completed a decade
since its establishment as an independent entity. Providing employment to the women of tribal communities in the rural
areas of Rajasthan, the goal of this organization has been to make the women self-sufficient and help them earn a social
status. The organization’s efforts towards developing a sustainable business model are visible in its practices right from
the choice and sourcing of material, preservation of traditional crafts to fair employment models and social
empowerment. Being a small enterprise, Sadhna has grown with a single strategic buyer, which accounted for most of its
orders, promising a constancy of order every year. However, built with a vision to provide continued employment to the
artisans and help empower more women, the organization needs to grow. Faced with a stagnating production and sales,
the challenges for the small enterprise are many. On one hand there are problems in procurement of raw materials, higher
lead times and production costs and on the other managing its relationship with its long term partner. Can Sadhna run
sustainably while balancing social and economic goals? As Sadhna gears for scaling up, what should its strategy be?
Would going with alternate buyers impact its relation with its existing buyer?
Name :Surajit Ghosh Dastidar Title :Youth for Action: Recognising “Women” Farmers for Poverty Alleviation Published:The Case Center Authors:Dastidar S.G. and Bisht S.S., Reference No:716-0017-1 URL:https://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=134036
Youth for Action (YFA) was a reputed organization patronized by Late Shri Baba Amte. Since last 25
years, the organization is working with rural women and men and has brought perceptible change, YFA had worked in
the districts of Mahbubnagar in Telangana (earlier Andhra Pradesh), Beed district in Maharashtra, Gulbarga district in
Karnataka and many other villages across India. The impact of YFA had been tremendous. The people living in these
villages had a noticeable change in their lives owing to the awareness and opportunities provided by YFA in their lives.
YFA was particularly focused on highlighting women farmers' and agricultural labour's contribution in various forums.
However, Venkat Ramnayya, President of YFA, was concerned about what should be the way forward. Several
questions ran in his mind. 'How can women farmers' agricultural contribution be recognized and added to the national
GDP? What can be an effective strategy? What will be the repercussions if their contributions are added to the national
GDP? What if their contributions aren't added?
In May, 2012 Abhijeet Chatterjee, Marketing Director of L-One Retail was asked by the senior
management of the company to design a plan for the pilot launch of L-One smart card. L-One Retail wanted to convert
its existing L-One membership card from the paper card to the smart card format. The launch plan should include\
recommendations on process changes, system requirements, training, the promotional campaign and its duration and the
venue of the pilot launch. If the pilot launch was successful, L-One smart card would be launched across India in all of
the L-One Retail stores. Abhijeet knew the importance of this project for L- One Retail. The entire success of the L-One
smart card conversion relied on successful execution of this pilot launch. He was quite confident of taking L-One loyalty
program to the next level of customer engagement. However, several questions ran across his mind. What happens if
there was a system failure? What if the staff was not properly trained? Will the target market respond and meet his
expectations?
This case describes the dilemma faced by an HR executive in evaluating the performance of new
joinees. The case encourages the participants to develop a simple dashboard to analyze and decide. The dashboard also
helps us to look at what-if scenarios.
Name :Sourabh Bhattacharya and Srividya Raghavan Title :Bajaj RE60: The Branding Challenge of Disruptive Innovation Published:The Case Center Authors:Sourabh Bhattacharya and Srividya Raghavan Reference No:9B16A014 URL:https://www.iveycases.com/ProductView.aspx?id=78311
Bajaj Auto Limited (BAL), the world’s largest manufacturer of three-wheel vehicles, was about to
launch India’s first quadricycle, built indigenously for applications that were uniquely useful for urban
transportation in developing markets such as India. The four-wheel vehicle was being launched as a completely
new category in the Indian market by BAL’s Commercial Vehicle division. The dilemma facing the BAL team
was whether to brand the new product as an extension of the company’s three-wheel market leader or as an
independent brand. Furthermore, what degree of endorsement would be required from the master brand,
“Bajaj”? The potential success of this vehicle would have a profound effect on BAL’s ability to develop its
brand image and carve out a leadership position in a new category of commercial vehicles in India
Name :Surajit Ghosh Dastidar Title :Avtar I –WIN: creating flixi-careers Published:Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies Authors:Srividya Raghavan and Surajit Ghosh Dastidar Reference No:DOI10.1108/EEMCS-05-2014-0142 URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/author/Dastidar%2C+Surajit+Ghosh
Saundarya Rajesh, was the founder-president of AVTAR Career Creators (ACC) a talent
consulting firm that offered solutions in training, hiring, selection process outsourcing and human
resource information studies to over 400 clients. The case describes the progressive journey of Saundarya
as an entrepreneur in discovering and exploiting opportunities as they arise at different points of her
career. Saundarya did pioneering work for creating flexi-career opportunities that included tools for
Flexidizing® and Unbundling® of jobs. She has won many accolades for her work that included Tie
Stree Shakti Awards 2011 for excellence in entrepreneurship, Cavinkare's Chinnikrishnan Innovation
Award for Outstanding Entrepreneurship 2011 and India Today's Business Wizards of Tamil Nadu, 2011.
Saundarya was happy with the fact that there were 23,000 women currently on the AVTAR I-WIN
network and there were 13-15 lakh more women whose talent could be harnessed. She dreamt of ensuring
that 1.2 million Indian women, who had dropped out of the workforce in the past 10-15 years, could be
brought back to contribute productively. While there appeared to be an acceptance of the flexible
working concept among the potential employees and employers, several questions about the future
potential of such a work-force needed to be answered
Rajeev is the Director of Marketing at FIAT India. The company has decided to launch its compact
four-wheel drive off-road sport utility vehicle (SUV), Jeep Wrangler. Rajeev is not sure as how to price it. The
car is targeted at the affluent higher middle class consumers who are adventure oriented and have a passion for
off-road driving. The major dilemma is to decide the pricing and position it appropriately. If it is priced more,
then the consumers may switch to different product categories altogether from other manufacturers. However, if
it is priced at the lower end, then the brand image and personality takes a beat. Rajeev has been called by Amol
who is the VP-Marketing at FIAT, India. Rajeev needs a solution to the situation
Naveen Jindal is the Vice President of the Indian low cost carrier SpiceJet. The company was about to
go bankrupt at the end of 2014. Since then it had been on a roller-coaster ride to this day. Recently the company
has posted profit. However, Naveen is not sure if the company can sustain this. The aviation sector in the
country is highly competitive. There is no scope for error. Also for some time the international oil prices were
low which contributed to the financials of SpiceJet. Naveen is also not sure how long this advantage of low fuel
prices would be prevalent. Naveen has been called by the CEO S Natrajhen to present the path of action for
SpiceJet. Naveen knows that along with strategic moves some tactical marketing decisions are also required to
make changes in the ground and to be attractive to the consumers.
This case study talks about India’s largest homegrown cookie manufacturer and seller brand Britannia
and its challenges over the years. Britannia enjoyed monopoly in the biscuit industry till 1990’s. Later increased
competition in the industry made the giant to give away its position. Though it pioneered in various segments in
the cookie industry; its market share remained dwindled for various reasons
The Hotel California case celebrates the Eagle's hit single 'Hotel California'. The case presents Hotel
California, a hypothetical boutique hotel situated in Downtown Los Angeles. The hotel was founded Glenn
Henley and Bernie Meisner, alumni of the Anderson School of Management in University of California Los
Angeles (UCLA). The case is divided into two parts set at two different times. The first part of the case is set in
December 1976 where the hypothetical Hotel California comes into limelight due to the recent release of the
Eagles' hit single, 'Hotel California'. During this time, the protagonist duo faces the challenge of balancing the
needs of walk-in customers and customers who pre-book their rooms. They call upon Prof. Yinakbank Adilav
who happens to be their Operations Management faculty at UCLA for some help. Prof. Adilav does not answer
their questions right away but points them to a certain classroom incident 10 years ago and asks them to look for
clues on how to manage the situation. The second part of the case, depicts the reversal of Hotel California's
fortunes due to the breakup of the Eagles band and a steady decline in service quality over the years. The case
protagonists once again come across Prof Adilav who gives them further inputs on how prioritize the
improvement activities going forward.
The case presents the situation of a young Indian entrepreneur, Hardajit Singh (Hardy), who upon
returning from a trip to Japan, bounces upon the idea of adopting a Japanese style conveyor belt sushi restaurant
model for an Indian restaurant. He pitches his idea to his MBA friends, each of whom have different inputs to
give him about the configuration, ambience and service design of the restaurant. Hardy finds that thinking
through all the elements of service design is not as easy as he thought it would be.
Collateralized Borrowing and Lending obligation (CBLO) was introduced in the Indian money market
in 2003 by Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL). Within a period of two years the product came to dominate
the turnover in the Indian market far surpassing the combined turnover of call and repo market. The product
also filled the gap in Indian market for a relevant benchmark of interest rate in the money market in comparison
to the rates provided by MIBOR/MIBID rate disseminated by National Stock Exchange (NSE). However the
turnover in CBLO was concentrated in the overnight maturity. A need was felt for benchmark rates for higher
maturity of 15-days to 3-months. The case brings out the conditions in the Indian money market leading to the
introduction of the CBLO in the Indian market and would help the students in understanding the creation of and
role of benchmarks. In addition it helps the students to understand the way an emerging market goes about
creating innovative products to meet its need.
The case can be introduced in the information technology (IT) strategy course. The case can also
fit well in courses like emergent technologies where the case forms the vehicle to show how cloud-based
solutions can provide leverage to an organization.
Name :Sridhar Vaithianathan Title :Meru Cabs: past perfect and future tense Published:Emerging Market Case Studies Authors:Sridhar Vaithianathan, Karthikeya P. Bolar Reference No:ISSN 2045-0621 URL:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/EEMCS-08-2012-0150
Business/technology strategy. The purpose of the case is to enable the students to
understand the following: how technology implementation can change the face of
business like cab service? How information technology deployment can influence
competition? How investment in company's IT infrastructure affects the bottom line.
The case is suitable for analysis in an MBA level marketing communication course
where the theories of hierarchy of effects (HoE) models, push vs pull strategies as well
as positioning strategies can be introduced. The case is suitable for analysis in an MBA
level marketing course for the module on marketing communications/advertising and
promotions
The case is suitable for analysis in an undergraduate/graduate entry level course on entrepreneurship. It
may also be taught in a course for non-business majors who are unfamiliar with basic business concepts.
The case is suitable for analysis in an MBA level marketing communication course
where the theories of hierarchy of effects (HoE) models, push vs pull strategies as well
as positioning strategies can be introduced. The case is suitable for analysis in an MBA
level marketing course for the module on marketing communications/advertising and
promotions
This case is suitable for all levels of students, undergraduate MBA to Executive MBA
classes and practitioners. Assignment questions are designed from the perspect