Indian Institute of Management Indore

Abstract: Success is found relatively rare in the world of software projects. One possible reason may be the difference in the perception of the meaning of ‘success’ in the minds of people who evaluate the project performance. Usually, stakeholders external to the project organization use target cost and time for inferring ‘project success’ while those internal to project agree that the attainment of ‘scope’ of development decides the ‘project success’. Hence, project success criteria, as believed by different groups of stakeholders, do not match. In this study, we examine the views of one such internal set of stakeholders: Programmer/Developers, Project Managers and Customer Account Managers. We conducted an exploratory survey to determine their view of a successful project. We found surprising uniformity in different constituents of this particular group of stakeholders and all of them overwhelmingly considered meeting the ‘scope’ of software projects, which comprises the functionality and quality of the project outcome, as the highest determinant of success. We believe that this view of software project success in the eyes of software professionals should be studied further to build a comprehensive project evaluation framework and should be utilized effectively to achieve success in terms of external objectives like customer satisfaction and customer happiness.

Abstract: The aim of the present study was to find out the relationship between the human resources management practices and firm level performance. The study conducted on 82 Indian firms indicates that there is a significant relationship between the two human resources practices, namely, training and compensation, and perceived organizational and market performance of the firm.

Abstract: Content analysis has become a popular method for qualitative and quantitative analyses in management and international business (IB) research. It is increasingly used in literature reviews to assess extant knowledge and understand intellectual structures. However, it is often poorly understood and incorrectly applied. In this article, we identify benchmark criteria and develop coding schemes that IB scholars can use in review studies. We also demonstrate the application of content analysis through a review of content analysis–based articles, published in the top eight IB journals from 1991 to 2015.

Abstract: Anthropogenic emissions likely pose serious threat to the stability of our environment; immediate actions are required to change the way the earth’s resources are consumed. Among the many approaches to mitigation of environmental deterioration being considered, the processes for designing, sourcing, producing and distributing products in global markets play a central role. Considerable research effort is being devoted to understanding how organisational initiatives and government policies can be structured to facilitate incorporation of sustainability into design and management of entire supply chain. In this paper, we review the current state of academic research in sustainable supply chain management, and provide a discussion of future direction and research opportunities in this field. We develop an integrative framework summarising the existing literature under four broad categories: (i) strategic considerations; (ii) decisions at functional interfaces; (iii) regulation and government policies; and (iv) integrative models and decision support tools. We aim to provide managers and industry practitioners with a nuanced understanding of issues and trade-offs involved in making decisions related to sustainable supply chain management. We conclude the paper by discussing environmental initiatives in India and the relevance of sustainability discussions in the context of the Indian economy.

Abstract: Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to: identify the views of public sector employees towards the importance of Knowledge Sharing (KS); identify the barriers to KS; and identify initiatives that may encourage KS.Design/methodology/approach – The design employed in this research was mainly descriptive in nature. A survey‐based methodology employing a research questionnaire was used to elicit the views of public sector employees towards KS. A total of 320 questionnaires were randomly distributed and 170 were successfully collected, giving a response rate of 60 percent.Findings – The results showed that the respondents were very positive in their views towards “importance of KS” and they also strongly felt that knowledge was a source of competitive advantage. However, they were of the view that the importance of knowledge sharing was not clearly communicated and many of them were not sure whether KS strategy existed in their department. The public sector employees also showed self‐serving biases when...