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 & Corporate governance. The organization has 491 authors who have published 1254 publications receiving 23853 citations. The organization is also known as: IIMB.

Strategic thinking in a professional environment: a review of the literature

Abstract: Strategic thinking is significant for organisations to ensure sustainability in the competitive world. The understanding of its elements is yet limited. The theorisation of strategic thinking till date is insufficient for organisational complexities and limits the manner in which it can be harnessed for professional demands. This paper adopts a systematic method to review 125 papers on strategic thinking from 1978 to 2016. The themes identified across the available literature then served the basis for two individual models (elements and process of strategic thinking) proposed in paper. Based on discussion, several avenues for future research are suggested.

Empirical Analysis of Web 2.0 Implications on Collaborative Tool Usage and Team Interactions in Virtual Teams

Abstract: This paper presents the results of an empirical survey of habits with web 2.0 tool usage at home, on technology usage and team interactions in virtual team settings. Using existing instruments for the constructs, we find that habitual usage of specific web 2.0 tools at home leads to an increasing intention to use similar features in the workplace. However we do not find significant impact on the usage of the present set of collaborative tools with web 2.0 features on specific aspects of team interaction. We also explore the web 2.0 applications perceived to be most useful by the managers participating in the study. The implications for practice and research are then discussed.

Social reform as a path to political leadership: A dynamic model

Abstract: A political leader, aiming to replace a repressive regime, wishes to establish her credibility with citizens whose participation in her movement affects its success. If her perceived ability is in an intermediate range of values, her optimal strategy is to masquerade as a no-threat before announcing a movement directly against the regime. In this range, for low costs of repression, the regime finds it optimal to exert force even against a movement that has purely non-political motives. Interestingly, if the average ability of the political leader is low (high) relative to the non-political type, then the range where the regime exerts force against a non-political movement, increases (decreases) with the leader’s likelihood of being non-political.

Dynamics of Joint Ventures between Multinational Enterprises and Local Firms in Emerging Economies: The Case of Financial Services

Abstract: Emergingeconomiespresentthecaseofrapidchangesinmarketsandinstitutions.�Inthiscontext,� jointventuresbetweenmultinationalenterprises�(MNEs)�andlocalfirmsaresubjecttoagamutof� calculationsbetweenthepartnersforarrivingatmutuallybeneficialcontractualarrangements.�Inthis� note,�weanalyzetwocasestudiesutilizingacombinationoftheintangibleassettheoryofMNEs,� Williamson'sconceptsofassetspecificityandholdup,�andtheresource-basedtheoryofthefirm.�Both� casestudiesinvolvefinancialservices,�namely,�creditcardsandinsuranceproducts.�Inthesetwocases,� alargelocalbankprovidedthebrandname,�whiletheMNEsprovidedtheback-endtechnical-support,� whichisaseemingreversalofthenormalpatterninemergingmarkets.�Fromaresource-basedtheory� perspective,�attheinceptionofsuchjointventures,�investmentsinrelationtospecificassetsmaybe� smallandthepossibilityofholdupseemsremote,�butwhenmarketsbecomecomplexthepossibility�� ofholdupincreasesdramatically.�Inthiskindofcontext,�jointventurepartnershavetoadopta�� dynamicperspectiveandformulateexantestrategiesforaddressingtheholdupproblem,�eventhough� staticanalysismaysuggestthatthereisonlylimitedornopossibilityofsuchholdup.�Ouranalysisbrings� forthfreshinsightsontheissueofjointventures,�especiallyinthecontextoffinancialservices,�inan� emergingeconomy.