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.

A stochastic model for assessing Chlamydia trachomatis transmission risk by using longitudinal observational data

Abstract: Bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis causes genital chlamydia infection. Yet little is known about the transmission efficiency of this organism. Ethical constraint against exposing healthy subjects to infected partners precludes the possibility of quantifying transmission risk through controlled experiments. This research proposes an alternative strategy that relies on observational data. Specifically, we present a stochastic model that treats longitudinally observed infection states in a group of young women as a Markov process. The proposed model explicitly accommodates the parameters of C. trachomatis transmission, including per-encounter sexually transmitted infection (STI) acquisition risks, with and without condom protection, and the probability of antibiotic treatment failure. The male-to-female transmission probability of C. trachomatis is then estimated by combining the per-encounter disease acquisition risk and the organism's prevalence in the male partner population. The proposed model is fitted in a Bayesian computational framework.

How Do Social Networks Influence the Employment Prospects of People with Disabilities

Abstract: We explore the role of social networks used by people with disabilities for finding employment. In addition, we outline obstacles to network building for those with a disability. We contend that this group is often constrained and they underutilize their networks during job searches. Both factors are likely to result in negative employment outcomes and contribute to the employment gap between those with and without a disability. We outline how key network characteristics such as homophily, tie strength, and centrality influence job search outcomes for those with a disability differently than for those without a disability. Furthermore, we propose that although individuals with disabilities develop and rely upon networks that are comprised of close bonds with similar individuals that are either unemployed or underemployed in lower status positions, optimal networks for employment purposes should consist of diverse acquaintances that occupy central positions and higher status jobs within organizations. Finally, we outline propositions to guide future research on this neglected topic and also suggest practical implications.

The Role of Mobile Payment Technology in Sustainable and Human-Centric Development: Evidence from the Post-Demonetization Period in India

Abstract: Mobile payment technology has aided in socio-economic development through financial inclusion and protective security during crises. However, there is a gap in understanding whether this technology has the potential for sustainable development that encompasses individual emancipation and environmental growth beyond social and economic change. To evaluate mobile payments role in sustainable human-centric development, we develop a framework based on the theories by two influential development economists—Schumacher and Sen (Schumacher 2011; Sen 2001). The framework includes features like the low-cost technology, easy implementation and operability, usefulness to local people, and scope for creative appropriation. We conducted an in-depth field study through interviews with merchants and consumers to evaluate the framework. We triangulate our findings with publicly available secondary survey data. Our findings indicate that along with the features like low-cost, easy installation and operability, users reported that the mobile payment technology, unlike cash transactions, can also afford creative uses such as reflection on past expenses. The paper contributes to the field of ICT4D with the framework that can be used by future studies. The investigation reveals developmental implications towards the need for greater inclusion of local small-scale vendors.

Productivity and technical changes in the Indian pharmaceutical industry

Abstract: We study the productivity change and factors driving this change in the Indian pharmaceutical industry during 1994–2003, in the backdrop of economic liberalization and change in regulatory norms. We use a non parametric Data Envelopment based-methodology to estimate productivity change and decompose it into technical and relative efficiency changes. We find that, the long-term strategic measures by a section of innovative firms that foresaw the implications from competitive forces of globalization and a change in the regulatory environment have sphereheaded the technical change. Consequently, few innovative firms, characterized by greater R&D investments, transition into higher value-added products and businesses as a step towards more technically sophisticated new drug development have pushed the production frontier, increasing the technical and productivity gains. The higher technical and R&D capabilities and wider new product portfolios of multinational companies also have contributed to the positive technical and productivity changes in the Indian pharmaceutical industry.