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.

Engendering Poverty Alleviation: Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract: This article discusses the diversity of concepts and the uniformity of strategies in poverty eradication and highlights some aspects of the context and challenges in anti-poverty strategies. A new agenda that emphasizes the importance of market-led growth itself is the most valuable strategy for addressing poverty. Assessment of the context that surrounds anti-poverty strategies reveals that there have been both positive and negative changes. One of the challenges to poverty eradication may be seen in existing gender systems which are oppressive to women. These unequal gender systems can hinder the formulation implementation and impact of anti-poverty strategies. The challenge that institutions present are present at several different levels--global national and local. There are three challenges to poverty eradication at the local level: 1) overcoming the assumption that gender power relations at this level are rooted in conjugal intra-household relations alone 2) improving access to information and 3) strengthening the capacity among women and womens organizations.

Obstacles to Success in the Workplace for People With Disabilities: A Review and Research Agenda

Abstract: Our objectives in this article were to summarize research relevant to obstacles that people with disabilities face in the workplace and to identify directions for future research on the topic. We included review, theoretical, and empirical articles in management journals and those in psychology or rehabilitation journals if they had clear workplace implications. We argue that obstacles identified in prior research may only partially reflect organizational reality. This is because of the heavy reliance on laboratory studies, which we urge researchers to replicate in organizational settings. A better understanding of obstacles will lead to more evidence-based solutions for human resource development (HRD) practitioners to create a less exclusionary workplace wherein all employees are provided opportunities to use their talent.

Research productivity in management schools of India during 1968-2015: A directional benefit-of-doubt model analysis ☆

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.

Overqualification, mismatched qualification, and hiring decisions: Perceptions of employers

Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how employers define overqualification and mismatched qualification and whether they are willing to hire applicants whose educational and work experience credentials do not match job requirements. Design/methodology/approach – This paper draws from qualitative interview data from 24 hiring managers across a wide range of US public sector and private industries. Data were analyzed and coded to identify themes related to managers’ perceptions of overqualification, matched, and mismatched qualification, and how these were related to selection decisions. A typology is proposed for categorizing applicant qualification levels and their potential human resource outcomes such as hiring decisions. Findings – Hiring managers report that they are willing to interview and hire individuals whose education or experience exceed a job’s requirements as well as applicants with less than required education, but only if they possess sufficient compensatory experience. Resear...

ICT4D research: a call for a strong critical approach

Abstract: ICT for development ( ICT4D) research seeks to examine the social and economic changes in developing countries brought about by the deployment and use of ICT. This intent of ICT4D research parallels that of the critical research paradigm in IS, since both focus on transformation and change. The overall goals of this paper are to( 1)understand the extent of critical research in ICT4Dand ( 2)propose an approach, the“strong critical” approach, to conduct critical research in ICT4D. The proposed approach is based on the writings of two social theorists, Arturo Escobar and Gayatri Spivak, and consists of four concepts– the nature of the post-colonial state, provenience or local history of the ICT phenomena, the influence of the Washington Consensusand the issues of representation and subjectivity of subaltern subjects. A review of ICT4D papers showed that only about 20% follow the critical research approach. In-depth reviews ofeight papers that follow the critical approach showed that the“strong critic...