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.

Reviving business history in India – The way forward

Abstract: In order to revive the focus on business history, a group of eminent scholars discussed the contribution and importance of business history, the status of business history in India, the interesting research questions and methodologies, the challenges in pursuing business history research and the adoption of business history into the business education curriculum, in a panel discussion held at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore This paper revisits the discussion by presenting the key ideas and directions that emerged, and seeks to stimulate further research and interest in business history

Risk Perceptions of TMTs: Impact on Strategic Change and Conformity

Abstract: Research on how managers influence strategic change and conformity has largely ignored the role of risk perceptions in strategic choices as they have focused on some notions of ‘objective’ risk. Drawing on the psychology literature on risk, prospect theory and the threat-rigidity thesis, we argue that strategic change and conformity are influenced by the risk perceptions of top management teams (TMTs), which may or may not have a direct relationship with the ‘real’ situation at hand. We develop a framework which differentiates between risk perceptions based on potential loss of resources and loss of control, and show that these two dimensions affect strategic change and conformity differently. Further, we argue that risk attitude of TMTs and ambiguity in the organization’s environment moderate the relationships between perception of risk and strategic change and conformity. The hypothesised relationships were tested on data from two industries. Our results broadly confirm our hypotheses and show that risk...

Early Indian initiatives in e-democracy

Abstract: E-democracy involves the harnessing of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to improve electoral processes and political representation. India is witnessing a range of e-democracy initiatives launched by political activists. These include: e-registration of voters; formation of new political parties; provision of information about candidates; programs and services that improve the effectiveness of representatives. These initiatives perform well by the normative standards of pluralist, representative and direct democracy. However, in light of India's substantial digital divides, we suggest ways in which ICT applications for electoral purposes can be made more broad based through pro-active government intervention.