Marketing literature has identified task definitions as one of the important situational influences. Task definition features of a situation include an intent or requirement to select, shop for, or obtain information about a general or specific purchase. Researchers have tried to define planned...

Quotas for weaker sections in private schools have been one of the most controversial and contested instruments introduced as part of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009. In this paper, we conduct critical discursive analysis of the debate around the RTE quotas...

In this paper we look into the factors that support the career advancement of People with Disability (PWD) and trigger the breaking of the glass ceiling. We explore the Social Cognitive Career Theory and examine the organisational initiatives for PWD to understand their advancement into the...

Blowouts are nancially damaging for drilling companies and are ecological hazards. Hence blowout prevention equipment is critical infrastructure for drilling companies. Blowout preventer valves are important components of blowout prevention equipments and need to be checked regularly. However,...

Structuring Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in railways is a challenge, given its technology base, and obligation as a public and affordable mode of transportation. The sector provides strong incentives for vertical integration due to economies of scope. However, it is evident from the...

A new large railway project offers opportunity for structuring in a manner that best value can be delivered towards transportation. This is more so in the context of an existing large integrated railway system (Indian Railways (IR)) directly under the Government. The structuring issues include...

In this paper we empirically investigate the role of inter-sectoral terms of trade in determining the growth performance of agriculture in Gujarat and All India during the period 1960-2011. Terms of trade reflects price signals and economic incentives for producers and hence could be a...

Store formats exist in three forms of convenience, variety and experience. Shopping involvement tends to change across these formats. This current study (a) establishes the role of store formats on shopping involvement, (b) understands the change in the nature of involvement as the shopper moves...

Optimizing operational plans of a classification yard is very important for freight management as it helps fully utilize the limited resources of its rail network. Typical yard planning performance measures are the number of inbound/outbound trains received/assembled, the number of blocks made,...

Dubai Metro is the city railway transport under the Road and Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai. It is operated as a cyclic schedule on fixed O-D pairs and two lines. The two lines are (i) the Red line which runs between Rashidiya and Jebel Ali and (ii) the Green line which operates between Al...