Showing papers by "Indian Institute of Management Bangalore published in 2017"
University of Wrocław1, University of Washington2, University of Social Sciences and Humanities3, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences4, King Saud University5, University of Ghana6, University of Milan7, The Chinese University of Hong Kong8, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru9, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro10, Russian State University for the Humanities11, Moscow State University12, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte13, Ankara University14, University of Coimbra15, Babeș-Bolyai University16, Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México17, İzmir University of Economics18, Charles University in Prague19, Saint Mary's University20, Akdeniz University21, Cumhuriyet University22, University of Zagreb23, Lviv University24, Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital25, University of Belgrade26, Central University of Finance and Economics27, University of Nairobi28, Norwegian University of Science and Technology29, National University of Entre Ríos30, Philadelphia University31, University of Granada32, University of Pécs33, Razi University34, University of Science and Culture35, University of Vienna36, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro37, Makerere University Business School38, Adekunle Ajasin University39, Universiti Utara Malaysia40, University of Nigeria, Nsukka41, University of Warwick42, University of Tartu43, University of Magdalena44, University of Karachi45, University of Constantine the Philosopher46, Dresden University of Technology47, University of Amsterdam48, South-West University "Neofit Rilski"49, Matej Bel University50, Indonesia University of Education51, Rio de Janeiro State University52, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore53, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati54, Kyung Hee University55
TL;DR: In this paper, an extensive analysis of interpersonal distances over a large data set (N = 8,943 participants from 42 countries) was presented, which attempted to relate the preferred social, personal, and intimate distances observed in each country to a set of individual characteristics of the participants, and some attributes of their cultures.
Abstract: Human spatial behavior has been the focus of hundreds of previous research studies. However, the conclusions and generalizability of previous studies on interpersonal distance preferences were limited by some important methodological and sampling issues. The objective of the present study was to compare preferred interpersonal distances across the world and to overcome the problems observed in previous studies. We present an extensive analysis of interpersonal distances over a large data set (N = 8,943 participants from 42 countries). We attempted to relate the preferred social, personal, and intimate distances observed in each country to a set of individual characteristics of the participants, and some attributes of their cultures. Our study indicates that individual characteristics (age and gender) influence interpersonal space preferences and that some variation in results can be explained by temperature in a given region. We also present objective values of preferred interpersonal distances in different regions, which might be used as a reference data point in future studies.
260 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the relationship between environmental uncertainty and supply chain risk and the moderating effect of supply chain flexibility and identify appropriate types of flexibility to mitigate the three major aspects of risk: supply risk, manufacturing process risk and delivery risk.
237 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a process model of how subsidiaries navigate identity duality over time is developed, where they use two modes of organizational identity work for this purpose: logic ordering and logic bridging.
Abstract: Multinational subsidiaries do not merely seek legitimacy within their dual institutional contexts; they also strive to articulate an organizational identity by drawing on institutional resources embedded in these dual contexts. We draw attention to the subsidiary’s identity duality and conceptualize it as a paradox, i.e., as the juxtaposition of the contradictory, interdependent, and persistent characteristics of the ‘global’ and the ‘local’ in the subsidiary’s identity. Using 57 years of archival data from Hindustan Unilever, the Indian subsidiary of Anglo-Dutch multinational Unilever, we observe changing patterns in the articulation of identity claims by subsidiary leaders and develop a process model of how subsidiaries navigate identity duality over time. We find that subsidiary leaders may use two modes of organizational identity work for this purpose – logic ordering (the articulation of identity claims that respond to contradictory institutional demands by privileging one and subordinating the other) and logic bridging (the articulation of identity claims that respond to contradictory institutional demands by effecting a Janusian integration of the said demands). Over time, and employing these modes of identity work, leaders at Hindustan Unilever sustained a dynamic balance between the dual cores of the subsidiary’s espoused identity.
70 citations
University of Wrocław1, Arizona State University2, University of Social Sciences and Humanities3, University of Washington4, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences5, King Saud University6, University of Ghana7, University of Milan8, The Chinese University of Hong Kong9, University of Zurich10, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro11, Russian State University for the Humanities12, Russian Academy of Sciences13, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte14, Ankara University15, University of Coimbra16, Babeș-Bolyai University17, Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México18, İzmir University of Economics19, Saint Mary's University20, Cumhuriyet University21, University of Warsaw22, University of Zagreb23, Akdeniz University24, Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital25, Central University of Finance and Economics26, University of Nairobi27, Opole University28, University of Granada29, University of Pécs30, Razi University31, University of Science and Culture32, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro33, Makerere University Business School34, Adekunle Ajasin University35, Universiti Utara Malaysia36, University of Nigeria, Nsukka37, Istanbul University38, University of Tartu39, University of Warwick40, University of Karachi41, SAS Institute42, University of Amsterdam43, South-West University "Neofit Rilski"44, Matej Bel University45, Indonesia University of Education46, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore47, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati48, Kyung Hee University49, Dresden University of Technology50
TL;DR: This paper measured marital satisfaction and several factors that might potentially correlate with it based on self-report data from individuals across 33 countries and introduced the raw data available for anybody interested in further examining any relations between them and other country-level scores obtained elsewhere.
Abstract: Forms of committed relationships, including formal marriage arrangements between men and women, exist in almost every culture (Bell, 1997). Yet, similarly to many other psychological constructs (Henrich et al., 2010), marital satisfaction and its correlates have been investigated almost exclusively in Western countries (e.g., Bradbury et al., 2000). Meanwhile, marital relationships are heavily guided by culturally determined norms, customs, and expectations (for review see Berscheid, 1995; Fiske et al., 1998). While we acknowledge the differences existing both between- and within-cultures, we measured marital satisfaction and several factors that might potentially correlate with it based on self-report data from individuals across 33 countries. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the raw data available for anybody interested in further examining any relations between them and other country-level scores obtained elsewhere. Below, we review the central variables that are likely to be related to marital satisfaction
69 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors outlined enablers of career transitions and sustainable careers for professionals who have experienced severe hea... through an interview-based study with 40 respondents in the United States.
Abstract: Through this interview-based study with 40 respondents in the United States we have outlined enablers of career transitions and sustainable careers for professionals who have experienced severe hea...
62 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a composite indicator (CI) of research productivity, using the directional-benefit-of-doubt (directional-BOD) model, and examined overall research productivity of the schools and their respective faculty members during the 1968-69-2014-15 and 2004-05-2014 -15 periods.
Abstract: Given the growing emphasis on research productivity in management schools of India over the years, the present authors developed a composite indicator (CI) of research productivity, using the directional- benefit-of-doubt (directional-BOD) model. Specifically, we examined overall research productivity of the schools and their respective faculty members during the 1968-69–2014-15 and 2004-05–2014-15 periods. There are four key findings. First, the relative weights of the journal tier, total citations, author h -index, number of papers, impact factor, and journal h -index varied from high to low in order for estimating the CI of a faculty member. Second, both public and private schools were seemingly similar in research productivity. However, faculty members at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) outperformed those at the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). Third, faculty members who had their doctoral degrees from foreign schools were more productive than those who had similar degrees from Indian schools. Among those trained in India, however, alumni of IITs were more productive than those of IIMs. Finally, IIMs at Ahmedabad and Bangalore and the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad have more names than other schools among the list of top 5% researchers during 2004-05–2014-15. These findings indicate a shift in the priority from mere training of managers to generating impactful knowledge by at least two of the three established public schools, and call further attention to improving the quality of doctoral training in India in general and IIMs in particular. Five suggestions for improving research productivity are offered.
53 citations
TL;DR: A Lagrangian-relaxation-based heuristics for dealing with feature selection in the Support Vector Machine (SVM) framework for binary classification is discussed, and a weighted combination of the L1 and L0 norm of the normal to the separating hyperplane is embedded into the objective function.
46 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate how the effect of failure of co-created products or services influences internal attribution and external attribution, including customers' expectancies of success and future motivation to co-create and contribute to recovery from failure.
46 citations
Proceedings Article•
07 Mar 2017
TL;DR: The 10th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV2017) took place in New Delhi, India, between 7 and 9 March 2017 as discussed by the authors, under the high patronage of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, and it was co-organized by Digital India: National e-Governance Division (NeGD), part of MeitY, and the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic governance (UNU-EGOV), the latter also serving as the ICEGOV Series Organ
Abstract: The 10th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV2017) took place in New Delhi, India, between 7 and 9 March 2017. The conference was held under the high patronage of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, and it was co-organized by Digital India: National e-Governance Division (NeGD), part of MeitY, and the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV), the latter also serving as the ICEGOV Series Organizer1. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) acted as a collaborator.
42 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the longitudinal relationship between ownership structure and firm internationalization, in a sample of Indian firms, drawing on principal-principal (PP) agency theory and the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm.
39 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a conceptual framework and provided theoretical understanding on the relationship between rituals and brand awareness for firms operating in international markets, and they proposed that internal ritualization leads to brand recall and external ritualization lead to brand recognition.
Abstract: Most brands today attempt to develop a self–brand connection with their customers. Multiple studies have proposed that a brand can achieve a sacred status through “rituals.” However, there is limited understanding of the mechanism through which rituals and customers’ ritualized behavior influence brand awareness. As firms in international markets face intense competition from local brands, understanding the impact of customers’ ritualization can help them enhance brand awareness. The authors develop a conceptual framework and provide theoretical understanding on the relationship between rituals and brand awareness for firms operating in international markets. Specifically, they propose that internal ritualization leads to brand recall and external ritualization leads to brand recognition. As customer–firm relationship can be affected by market, firm, and customer-specific factors, the authors argue that cultural orientation, competition, firms’ marketing spend, and customers’ personality moderate ...
TL;DR: A literature survey as mentioned in this paper traces the historical role of women in entrepreneurship and patenting endeavours, and the barriers to greater female participation in innovation in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields in emerging economies like India.
Abstract: While innovation, entrepreneurship, and science and technology activities are today increasingly being dominated by women in India, there still exist significant gaps before women can achieve parity with men. This paper traces, through a literature survey, the historical role of women in entrepreneurship and patenting endeavours, and the barriers to greater female participation in innovation in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields in emerging economies like India. The survey segues into a round table discussion with a distinguished set of women entrepreneurs, academics and scientists on the challenges to the participation of women in Indian innovation and entrepreneurship and how it could be facilitated.
TL;DR: Results show that insurance reduces out-of-pocket costs, particularly in higher quantiles of the distribution, and the value of financial risk reduction outweighs total per household costs of the insurance program by two to five times.
TL;DR: This article found that failure of co-created products differ from general situations of failure in that externally-directed emotions attain latency and customers experience selfdirected emotions such as guilt, shame, and self-pity.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate how suppliers adjust their relation-specific investments (RSI) in response to the different risk-taking incentives provided by the customer firm to its CEO, during normal and transition periods.
Abstract: This study explores how suppliers adjust their relation-specific investments (RSI) in response to the different risk-taking incentives provided by the customer firm to its CEO, during normal and transition periods. We investigate this relation using 17,553 customer–supplier transactions over the 1993–2013 period. We find strong evidence consistent with the risk-taking argument. Specifically, we find that an increase in the risk-taking incentives of customer CEOs leads to a decline in suppliers’ RSI in normal periods, but an increase in RSI during transition periods. We employ the FAS-123R mandate to show that an exogenous reduction in customer CEO's incentive pay increases suppliers’ RSI. We reaffirm the effect with the passage of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act as a secondary quasi-natural experiment. Finally, we examine several scenarios that either amplify or attenuate the observed relation, based on factors such as financial constraints, distress, growth opportunities, industry competition, and other firm characteristics. Our study contributes to the literature that examines the interplay between corporate policy and product market relationships.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors formulate a simultaneous game situation where a buyer allocates its sourcing requirements among two suppliers, and two upstream suppliers compete by investing in capacity to fulfill a buyer's requirement, and to serve their individual alternative markets.
TL;DR: The impact of cost heterogeneity on the optimal sourcing strategy of a client firm that outsources her service requirements to a set of outside vendors/service providers is investigated.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a three-step approach following the theories of a prescribed, adopted and enacted curriculum for entrepreneurship education in vocational schools in and around Bangalore and concluded that whereas the prescribed curriculum includes several elements of entrepreneurship education and teacher's understanding is in line with the prescription, the understanding is seldom translated into input in the day-to-day teaching.
Abstract: On the one hand, India is a growing economy that needs skilled labour, self-employed entrepreneurs and employees to tackle its economic and social challenges On the other hand, India faces high unemployment rates, especially among young people Graduates from industrial training institutes (ITIs) in particular are often facing difficulties in pursuing self-employment Entrepreneurship education is an essential element in preparing young people for self-employment This paper analyses how and to what extent entrepreneurship education has been conceived and implemented in vocational schools in and around Bangalore to face these challenges Methodologically the authors use a three-step approach following the theories of a `prescribed', `adopted' or `enacted' curriculum Qualitative interviews are used for the analysis of the adopted and enacted curriculum The authors conclude that whereas the prescribed curriculum includes several elements of entrepreneurship education and teacher's understanding is in line with the prescription, the understanding is seldom translated into input in the day-to-day teaching The plausible reasons for this gap are discussed in this paper
TL;DR: This paper investigated the validation of one's views by those of peers as an additional mediator and its relation with two previously known mediators of positive affect and trust, and found that validation mediated attitude similarity effects when measured alone and within sequential mediation patterns involving positive affect (Experiment 2A) and trust (Experiments 2B and 2C).
Abstract: Effectance motivation—an urge for certainty and a feeling of being able to know, predict, and control one's environment—was initially proposed as the mechanism underlying attitude similarity effects on attraction. However, this motivation was discarded as an explanation when positive affect was identified. The presence of alternative mechanisms did not deny a role for the validation of attitudes in attraction. Therefore, we investigated the validation of one's views by those of peers as an additional mediator and its relation with two previously known mediators of positive affect and trust. As hypothesized, validation mediated attitude similarity effects when measured alone (Experiment 1) and within sequential mediation patterns involving positive affect (Experiment 2A) and trust (Experiments 2B and 2C).
TL;DR: A unified scheme is built that covers many of the SM proposed in the literature, comprised some often overlooked features like projection and dynamic generation of variables, and shows that SM can be competitive with more sophisticated approaches when the tolerance required for solution is not too tight, which is the case when solving LDs of IPs.
Abstract: Subgradient methods (SM) have long been the preferred way to solve the large-scale Nondifferentiable Optimization problems arising from the solution of Lagrangian Duals (LD) of Integer Programs (IP). Although other methods can have better convergence rate in practice, SM have certain advantages that may make them competitive under the right conditions. Furthermore, SM have significantly progressed in recent years, and new versions have been proposed with better theoretical and practical performances in some applications. We computationally evaluate a large class of SM in order to assess if these improvements carry over to the IP setting. For this we build a unified scheme that covers many of the SM proposed in the literature, comprised some often overlooked features like projection and dynamic generation of variables. We fine-tune the many algorithmic parameters of the resulting large class of SM, and we test them on two different LDs of the Fixed-Charge Multicommodity Capacitated Network Design problem, in order to assess the impact of the characteristics of the problem on the optimal algorithmic choices. Our results show that, if extensive tuning is performed, SM can be competitive with more sophisticated approaches when the tolerance required for solution is not too tight, which is the case when solving LDs of IPs.
TL;DR: The most popular method for investigating the mediation of the similarity-attraction link by trust involved first the manipulation of attitude similarity between the partner and the participant and then assessments of trust before attraction as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The most popular method for investigating the mediation of the similarity-attraction link by trust involved first the manipulation of attitude similarity between the partner and the participant and then assessments of trust before attraction. Such correlational data precluded unambiguous inferences of causal flow of attitude similarity effects from trust to attraction. In the present study, we experimentally manipulated attitude similarity first and trust in the partner next, and measured trust in, and attraction toward, the partner after each manipulation. We found that similarity’s impact on trust remained stable over time but that on attraction declined substantially from the first to second assessment. Mediation analyses and structural equation modeling were consistent with a model in which causality flowed from attitude similarity to trust and then to attraction but not from attraction to trust. Findings also suggested that similarity can be expected to be secondary (or even redundant) when trust is ...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the top- mind views of three senior executives of new small finance banks and present the challenges of building low cost liability portfolio, technology management, and balancing the regulatory compliances.
Abstract: A recent innovation in the Indian banking structure has been the formation of a new banking institution—small finance banks (SFBs). These banks are expected to penetrate into financial inclusion by providing basic banking and credit services with a differentiated banking model to the larger population. In this context the new SFBs have multiple challenges in coming out with a new, differentiated business model. The challenges include building low cost liability portfolio, technology management, and balancing the regulatory compliances. This paper also presents the top of mind views of three senior executives of new small finance banks.
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TL;DR: The concept of digital distraction is defined, followed by a discussion of the factors that cause distraction and how users are suffering from it, and some suggestions on how to overcome digital distraction and overload are made.
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to explore the phenomenon of digital distraction. It starts with defining the concept, followed by a discussion of the factors that cause distraction and how users are suffering from it. Data is drawn from a sample population of students and certain inferences are drawn. A proposal has been made on how digital distraction can be measured. The paper concludes with some suggestions on how to overcome digital distraction and overload.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the performance of different types of Indian manufacturing firms for the 1999-2004 and the 2004-09 periods, before and after significant trade liberalization took place under the Export-Import (EXIM) policy of 2004 -09.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate how electoral competition affects the income distribution in society and find that close elections lead to lower inequality and polarisation indicating a larger middle class in India.
Abstract: We investigate how electoral competition affects the income distribution in society. We utilise a standard probabilistic voting setup where parties compete at two stages. Our model delivers that greater electoral competition in a district results in equalisation of incomes therein. We check for these relationships using data from Indian national elections which are combined with consumption expenditure data rounds from the National Sample Survey Organization (1987–8 and 2004–5) to yield a district level panel. Our OLS, 2-SLS and IIV analyses consistently inform that close elections lead to lower inequality and polarisation indicating a larger middle class.
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of maintaining exclusive relationships with Government Owned Banks (GOBs) on real investment by publicly traded companies in India was examined and the results showed that firms with exclusive GOB relationships are in worse financial condition relative to other firms.
TL;DR: The insights from analytical and numerical analysis show that when consumers are very picky and market uncertainty is low, the DFM strategy outperforms the PMD strategy, and the need for more customization, especially in small, but uncertain markets is demonstrated.
TL;DR: Kannan Devan Hills Plantation, a large tea estate in Munnar in Kerala, launched a spontaneous women workers' strike in 2015, demanding increased wages and bonuses as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: In September 2015, some 5000 women workers of the Kannan Devan Hills Plantation, a large tea estate in Munnar in Kerala, launched a spontaneous agitation demanding increased wages and bonuses. They...
TL;DR: The empirical findings suggest that an increase in the share of the privately provided health care results in higher inequality, and it is shown that the cross-section earnings inequality is non-decreasing in the private share of health expenditure.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors study financial management performance during 2008-2013 for the Spanish aerospace manufacturing value chain and the links with managerial decisions using Principal Component Analysis, Data Envelopment Analysis and an Artificial Neural Network.
Abstract: We study financial management performance during 2008–2013 for the Spanish aerospace manufacturing value chain and the links with managerial decisions. Data from company financial statements is analysed with Principal Component Analysis, Data Envelopment Analysis and an Artificial Neural Network. Top financial performers focus on liquidity management rather than on returns: both in the short term, by increasing levels of current assets and funding them with short-term liabilities, as well as increasing asset turnover; and in the long term, by aligning equity to non-current assets, while reducing asset and debt intensity levels. Only the manufacturing value chain is analysed, showing the potential for future research in related fields (e.g. value chain, country). Benchmarking and forecasting financial performance yields information and enables agility and accuracy in the strategy setting process. This study makes a unique contribution because it applies the scientific method where no previous relat...