Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

About: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore is a education organization based out in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Emerging markets & Context (language use). The organization has 491 authors who have published 1254 publications receiving 23853 citations. The organization is also known as: IIMB.

Reforms, Restructuring, and Infrastructure Sector: A Study of Initiatives in Orissa Power Sector:

Abstract: In 1994, the Government of Orissa initiated power sector reforms and restructuring. The reform programme resulted in vertical unbundling of the state-owned integrated electric utility, corporatizat...

Scarcity, exit, voice and violence: the state seen through egovernment

Abstract: This paper examines if, and how, the manner in which the state is viewed changes when an e-government system is implemented. The motivation for this paper lies in the fact that the nature of the state is under-theorised in e-government literature. The state, in a developing country context, is formulated as being scarce, presenting choices of exit and voice to citizens, and of having authority over violence. A specific grievance registration system from India, called Lokvani, is used as an example to show the effect of the system on how residents of that region view the state. Field data collected from participant interviews of those interacting with the system is analysed. The results show that the nature of the state changes when the system is used, however, for some aspects it remains the same. Further, the paper concludes that it is imperative to have a formal theory of the state for evaluating and designing egovernment systems.

MFI (Microfinance Institutes) Borrowers: Their Loans and Repayments – A Study in Ramanagaram, India

Abstract: The Indian Microfinance Institutes (MFI) Crisis has spawned several debates on the MFI movement. However, the clients’ perspectives are sorely missing. Using the financial diary methodology with 90 poor households in Ramanagaram, Karnataka, India, we analyze how the daily household cash flows get impacted with or without MFI loans. This methodology enables us to track the uses to which these loans are put, and we show that these loans are being used either for consumption smoothing or for recycling other debt. In the 11 month study period there was also an informal call for a ban on the MFI repayments, thereby bringing in a rare chance of collecting data from the same households with and without MFI loan repayment burdens. An analysis of their expenditure points to the genesis of the crisis - the loans were more a burden than help; several houses were indebted to multiple MFIs and their only focus was to repay the loans. Using Principal Component Analysis, we identify the primary variables that affect the expenses and conclude that the loan repayment often happened at the expense of food items. We believe our study to be unique in the sense that we look at the borrowers’ perspective with or without repayment burdens, and it shows that the microfinance movement in India still has a long way to go in being truly “bottom-up”.

Who controls the Indian economy: The role of families and communities in the Indian economy

Abstract: Research on the concentration of corporate control frequently highlights the role of a few families, who control large swaths of their economies. The prominent role of certain communities is also evoked in these discussions, but the extent of their influence is unclear. Public and scholarly debate is also divided on the meaning of this kinship-based control; whether it reflects entrenchment or entrepreneurship. This paper examines questions about the extent and meaning of family and community control in the context of India. The results show that three trading communities (the Marwaris, Gujaratis and Parsis) play a disproportionate role in the control and ownership of Indian publicly traded firms. However, their role is skewed towards smaller, younger, and lower market share firms, and there is significant turnover in the identity of the largest firm over time. The results are similar for family control and ownership. Overall, the results do not support the entrenchment perspective, and instead supports the view that these social groups are the primary vehicle for raising funds among smaller, younger, and low market share firms. However, neither do the results support the view that Indian firms are rapidly embracing a managerial model with diffuse shareholdings.

ICT and work–family balance: context of Indian software services

Abstract: While advances in information and communication technology (ICT) have diminished the constraint of location, created new outsourced models and show a promise of employee flexibility, it is not very clear how implementation of ICT affects the work–family balance for employees working in these new industries. In this conceptual paper, we explore the effect of ICT on employees in the context of the software services industry in India. We unpack the role of characteristics of service interaction in determining whether the use of ICT leads to improved or deterioration in work–family balance by investigating factors such as frequency and duration of interaction, and the temporal and cultural distance between the service provider employees and client. We argue that while the ICT media, geographical and temporal distance may enhance the need for longer customer interaction and work time, employee autonomy can potentially help harness the flexibility of the ICT advances to mitigate the detrimental impact on employ...