Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

About: Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad is a education organization based out in Ahmedabad, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Emerging markets & Population. The organization has 1828 authors who have published 4011 publications receiving 59269 citations. The organization is also known as: IIMA & IIM Ahmedabad.

Personality and Biographical Differences between Male and Female Managers in the United States and India

Abstract: Cette recherche fut faite sur deux echantillons composes de cadres des deux sexes poursuivant des etudes a l'Institut Indien de Management ou dans une “business school” americaine. On a recueilli des informations sur la personnalite et la biographic des sujets. Elles ont ete soumises a une analyse de variance pour eprouver l'hypothese selon laquelle les cadres feminins americains sont plus proches de leurs collegues masculins (quant a leur personnalite, leur salaire et leur statut professional) que ne le sont les cadres indiens masculins et feminins. Pour ce qui est de la personnalite, les femmes des deux pays sont plus exigeantes que les hommes et davantage victimes de conflits. Les Americaines sont aussi plus naives. Les elements biographiques montrent que les cadres des deux sexes ne different pas significativement quant au niveau hierarchique, au nombre de subordonnes ou a l'importance du budget mis a leur disposition. Les femmes sont plus instruites, mais gagnent significativement moins. Le cadre americain gagne 41,8 % de plus que la femme, mais en Inde l'homme ne gagne que 8,7 % de plus que sa collegue. This study was conducted on a sample of male and female managers studying at the Indian Institute of Management and a sample of male and female managers studying at an American business school. Personality data and biographical characteristics were collected. They were analysed by an ANOVA to test the hypothesis that American female managers are nearer in personality, salary, and job status to American managers than the Indian male and female managers. From the personality data we found that the females in both countries are more hard-driving and conflicted than the males. The American female manager is also more naive. The biographical data indicate that the male and female managers do not differ significantly on job level, number of subordinates, or size of budget controlled. The females are better educated and earn significantly less. Furthermore, the American male manager earns 41.8% more than the female and in India the male earns 8.7% more than the female.

Megaprojects in India: Environmental and Land Acquisition Issues in the Road Sector

Abstract: Megaprojects attract around 10% of the gross fixed capital formation in India. These projects suffer from both time and cost overruns primarily because of environmental and land acquisition controversies and poor project management. With increasing proportions of private sector investments and a growing focus on efficiency in the public sector, the central government has taken many steps towards making the process of environmental clearances faster and smoother, thus reducing land acquisition controversies. We briefly describe the evolution of the regulatory framework related to environmental and land acquisition aspects in India and also discuss two megaprojects implemented in the road sector.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural wholesale prices in India: A comparative analysis across the phases of the lockdown

Abstract: This paper attempts to analyse the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on wholesale prices of the agricultural commodities particularly fruits and vegetables in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. This study is based on the daily data collected from AGMARKNET of all major agricultural markets under the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC). The difference in weighted wholesale prices has been analysed before and during COVID-19 and across various phases of the lockdown. The analysis of the difference in the weighted average wholesale prices across markets and commodities has shown a mixed response. The most hydrating perishable fresh fruits and vegetables with high water content have faced a significant decline in wholesale prices during the lockdown. On the contrary, other perishable fruits and vegetables have realized a gain in the average wholesale prices. The weighted average wholesale price has also declined over the phases of the lockdown. This study provides timely feedback for preparing all the stakeholders of the agricultural marketing chain to understand and formulate coping strategies to make the system resilient.

Chronic Self-Destructiveness and Locus of Control in Cross-Cultural Perspective

Abstract: Chronic self-destructiveness and external locus of control were significantly correlated in student samples in Hong Kong, India, and the United States. Responses to the Chronic Self-Destructiveness Scale (Kelly et al., 1985) evinced high levels of internal reliability in these samples. The data from Venezuela were the only exception to this pattern of results. The results demonstrate some generalizability of the Chronic Self-Destructiveness Scale across three diverse cultural boundaries.