The credibility of implementers and acceptance by target groups are critical for the success of any administrative reform, says Analyst Mukesh Bisht .

Research by Professor Manish Gangwar shows why we need to be wary of unregulated celebrity endorsements in India.

Differential pricing by pharmaceutical companies could be an answer to affordable medicines in emerging markets, according to Professor Patricia M Danzon.

High intensity sensory consumption or HISC activities like dressing up or listening to loud music can be a better fix than binge eating or a shopping spree for a feeling of low self-worth, research by ISB Professors Rishtee Batra and Tanuka Ghoshal shows.

Big data and analytics are now delivering insights that are being translated to deliver better, cheaper and more transparent health care, says Ravi Chawla.

Professor AJ Chauradia analyses firms that pursue both make and buy strategies for better human capital. The results suggest a firm possessing slack resources is more likely to pursue building compared to acquiring strategies.

Professors Milind G Sohoni and Sripad Devalkar study innovative and emerging models in the NPO marketplace.

Professors Snehal Awate, Marcus M Larsen and Ram Mudambi, investigate the determinants of knowledge transfers to and from newly acquired subsidiaries in emerging economies.

Ashish S Galande, Prakash Satyavageeswaran and Professor Sudhir Voleti, suggest a novel manner of better understanding the effects of strategy on firm performance.

Geetika Shah and Priyank Arora along with Professors Kannan Srikanth and Sonia Mehrotra present a case study published and distributed as part of ISB’s Case Collection in the Harvard Business Publishing catalogue.

Professor Jaya Dixit and Professor M V S Kumar explain the behavioural and psychological aspects behind decision-making in acquisitions.

Ram Nidumolu and Professor Sanjay Kallapur outline a strategic approach to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) which will enable companies to fulfill their social responsibilities as well help them to improve their business performance.

The paper takes a close look at what sets apart a successful entrepreneur from one who is not.

Kavil Ramachandran and Navneet Bhatnagar explore the multi-dimensional and transient concept of family togetherness.

Kavil Ramachandran and Navneet Bhatnagar discuss mechanisms to facilitate survival and growth of family business.

Tarun Jain, Lata Gangadharan, Pushkar Maitra and Joseph Vecci examine behavioural barriers to women’s leadership at the grassroots.

Utpal Bhattacharya exposes the dark side of the Personal Finance Industry.

Subodha Kumar throws light on how can competitors share data in a mutually beneficial manner.

Professor Raveendra Chittoor highlights the key strategies of internationalisation of Indian companies.

Professor Amitava Chattopadhyay offers insights to succeed in the emerging markets by citing the stories of those who cracked the code.

Pranai Agarwal examines the Indian government’s decision to move from wholesale price index (WPI) to the consumer price index (CPI), to measure inflation in India.

Professor Raveendra Chittoor and Bibhu Prasad Kar present the results of the 2014 ranking of India’s largest transnational corporations based on the Transnationality Index (TNI).

Siva Sakthiraj Rajamani and Professor S. Ramakrishna Velamuri highlight the distinct features of corporate venture capital and examine its growing relevance in China and India.

Professor Karan Bhanot cites lessons from recent international pilot programmes that promote public-private participation in the effective running and delivery of social services.

Professors Satish Joshi and Ranjani Krishnan underscore the importance of investments in more detailed costing systems that capture hidden costs including the cost of complying with regulations.

Professors Gireesh Shrimali, Charles Dhanaraj and Kirti Madhok Sud explore alternate models to fully operationalise Husk Power Systems, an enterprise that creates energy from waste material.

Professors Rajeev Dehejia and Arvind Panagariya examine India’s services-led growth trajectory in the post-reform period and the impact of economic reforms on the socially disadvantaged.

Professor Raj Raghunathan investigates how selective information seeking behaviour of do-it-yourself online investors can result in poor decisionmaking and lower return on investments.

Professor Sudipta Sarangi examines whether and how winning strategies differ in the 20 over and 50 over cricket match formats.

Professor Radhika Lunawat analyses how disclosure and financial reporting can serve to repair reputations and rebuild investor confidence in the aftermath of the global economic recession.

Professor Deepa Mani and Geetika Shah, explore the context and evolution of Sony Music India, in a fast evolving digital music space.

Ekta Selarka examine a sample of companies to gauge the extent of female representation on their boards.

Professors Pushkar Maitra, et al., describe the results of a new approach that seeks to make microcredit work for the agrarian poor.

Focusing on the Indian family business behemoth, the GMR Group, Professor Kavil Ramachandran, Professor John L Ward, Rachna Jha and Sachin Waikar highlight the multifarious issues that underpin family businesses.

Arjun Venkatraman of the Mojolab Foundation describes new avenues for social and economic impact emerging in the tribal areas of central India.

Deepti Goel and Sonam Gupta present the findings of their study on the effect of the Delhi Metro on air pollution.

Professor Nimmi Rangaswamy shares the findings of her study on mobile Internet usage among teenagers from the slums of India.

In a case study of Krishna Bhima Samruddhi Local Area Bank (KBSLAB), a microfi nance institution, Puran Singh, Nupur Pavan Bang, Kaushik Bhattacharjee and Rajesh Chakrabarti take us through the journey of microfinance in India.

“Unhealthy = tasty,” and “healthy = not tasty”: these beliefs guide poor food choices, suggests Professor Raj Raghunathan’s research on consumer behaviour.

Professor Rohit Prasad contrasts the regulatory approaches in traditional media and the Internet.

Dr Pavan Mamidi explains the fi ndings of a pioneering ethnographic study of Naxal recruitment strategies.

A case study by Professor Rajesh Chakrabarti highlights the impact of currency rate fluctuations on the profitability of an export oriented textile manufacturing firm, TT Textiles.

The perceptions of Indian consumers differ from those of American consumers on sustainability issues. Professors Tonya Boone and Rishtee Batra discuss why.

This article evaluates GHIS within the framework of Universal Health Coverage in India.

Summary of a case study that highlights the recent patent struggles of Novartis.

Professor Baba Prasad describes how the concept of intelligence opens up a new frontier for strategy.

Professor Tarun Jain shares his findings from a novel experiment on mitigating corruption.

Professor Viral V Acharya explains why governments service their external debt even when it may benefit them to default.

What is the carbon footprint of an Indian Thali dinner? Professor Ram Ganeshan traces the carbon footprints of different entities.

In this case study summary, Nokia India considers whether they can proceed with the national roll-out of a new service based Kirti Madhok Sud. Featires in ISBInsight on a successful pilot.

Professor Amitava Chattopadhyay explores the key components of innovative Indian organisations.

Contrary to popular belief, we can work on increasing our happiness and Professor Rajagopal Raghunathan explains how.

Senior Researcher Nupur Pavan Bang elaborates on the need for SME Exchanges.

Professor Chris Dellarocas explains how companies can tap into social media.

Professor Raveendra Chittoor presents highlights from a joint survey of Indian firms.

Summary of a case study that highlights a critical turning point in the life cycle of the Madras Craft Foundation (MCF).

Academicians collaborate for a study on the influence of web technologies on product returns.

Cultural differences in trust impact negotiation outcomes. Professor Amit Nandkeolyar writes from his research.

What are the implications of increasing IT capacity on firms and customers? Professor Subodha Kumar presents his findings.

Does “ethical” fashion have a place in India? Professor Tonya Boone provides an insight.

What was the dilemma Biocon faced with its latest breakthrough for diabetics?

Are companies better off hiring expensive CEOs from outside their organisations? Professor Nandini Rajagopalan discusses.

What are the post-merger implications on the acquired, as well as existing assets of a company? Professor N R Prabhala presents his findings

Professor Ram Gopal explains how companies can benefit from their employees’ blogging.

An award-winning case on conflict and collaboration.

An award-winning case on conflict and collaboration.

CFOs try very hard to meet analyst expectations. Professor Shivaram Rajagopal explains why.

Professor Sankar De proposes a policy initiative to promote the trade credit securitisation drive.

Shreedhar Kanetkar presents an overview of impact investing, with a focus on social impact bonds.

Professor Arun Periera, explores how computer based simulations can help SMEs gain business expertise.

From idea to product, how can we facilitate innovation? Krishna Tanuku, Executive Director, Wadhwani Centre for Entrepreneurship Development(WCED) offers suggestions.

N Vishwanadham, Clinical Professor at the ISB suggests an innovative solution to enable food security in India.

The ISB collaborates with Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to study its impact in the coming decade.

Indian companies can turn the climate change issue into an opportunity rather than a threat by understanding the issue completely, planning their approach, measuring their emissions and adapting a low-carbon business model.

Currently governments, planners and corporates do not have an awareness of “wicked problems” and how to deal with them. A paradigm shift in the decision making process is needed.

Arguing against conventional wisdom about the causes of the recession, the authors say that the inability of existing financial and legal institutions to cope with the huge increase in the world’s labour supply in a very short time period, led to the recession.

While the expected synergies from most M&As are similar to begin with, the ultimate success of the deal is determined by the implementation of marketing and business strategies for the combined entity, and the effective integration of the diverse organisation cultures.

Some individuals perceive knowledge acquired during the course of one’s job as their personal intellectual property and hence do not share it with others in the organisation. A look at the impact of incentives, personality types and gender on sharing this knowledge.

Sanjay Kallapur, Professor of Accounting at the ISB, co-authors this article addressing the issues affecting the independence of auditors

Paromita Goswami, Assistant Professor at Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar, co-authors this article on whether Indian Kirana stores will be able to survive in the face of competition from organised modern trade grocery retailers

An authority on environmental governance, Arun Agrawal, in conversation with Professor Milind G Sohoni

Nobel Laureate Lars Peter Hansen tells Professor Bhagwan Chowdhry.

The first ISB honorary distinguished Fellow, Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy, in conversation with ISB Dean Rajendra Srivastava.

Ajay Arora, Managing Director, D’Decor in conversation with Professor Rishtee Batra.

Reema Gupta in an exclusive interview with the President and CEO of the Ericsson Group.

R S Sodhi, Managing Director, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul), in coversation with C Chitti Pantulu.

The Nobel Laureate shares stories of his successful campaigns and explains how Corporate Social Responsibility is metamorphosing into Corporate Social Accountability.

Raj Raghunathan explains the science of positive psychology, describes science-based principles which can be practised for a happy and meaningful life.

An ISB alumnus from the Class of 2006, Neeraj Arora, Vice President, Whatsapp Inc. speaks to Reema Gupta.

Dr Vivek Goel, Chief Academic Strategist, Coursera speaks to Raj Raghunathan.

Amory Bloch Lovins, Physicist, Environmental Scientist, Writer and Chairman & Chief Scientist, Rockey Mountain Institute, speaks to Nalin Srivastava on managing financial risks in the energy sector.

Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Ltd speaks to Savita Mahajan on the drastic need for reforms to improve education levels for transforming the country’s youth

Rahul Johri of Discovery Channel in a tête-à-tête with Professor Siddharth S. Singh.

Y Subroto Bagchi, Chairman and co-founder, Mindtree Limited, speaks to Dr. Krishna Tanuku.

YC Deveshwar, the legendary Chairman of ITC Limited, speaks to Nalin Srivastava.

Eduardo Schwartz speaks about pricing real options.

Aditya Agarwal, the Country Manager of Morningstar India, speaks on the Indian mutual funds industry.

Vilas Gadkari, promoter, Nilgai group of companies discusses the global macro imbalances.

Purpose.com co-founder and CEO Jeremy Heimans talks about movement entrepreneurship and technology’s role in social movements.

Professor Douglas W Diamond speaks on the weaknesses in the financial system and the need for effective regulation.

Eminent economist and the Chief Economic Advisor to the Indian government, Raghuram G Rajan, speaks with ISB faculty.

A discussion on bancassurance and microinsurance in the Indian context.

Bank of Baroda Chairman M D Mallya discusses the spectacular turnaround of the bank with Professor Rajesh Chakrabarti.

Professor Rajesh Chakrabarti and Senior Researcher Kanchan M talk to Nitish Sengupta about reviving India’s PSUs.

In the second of this two part interview, Professor Krishnamurthy Subramanian talks to Anjan Thakor about role of research and faculty development.

Professor Anjan Thakor speaks on financial regulation in the emerging markets, in light of the recent crises.

What is data analytics and how is it relevant to the business world? Professor Galit Shmueli explains.

Shaheen Mistri, Founder, Teach for India, talks with the ISBInsight team about her vision for education in India and leadership in the classroom.

Cognizant, Global Head, Consulting, Mark Livingston answers queries from Professor Nishtha Langer.

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus talks about the merits of social businesses.

Rockefeller Foundation President, Dr Judith Rodin talks to ISBInsight about the Foundation and the impact of technology on education.

Arun Maira, Member, Planning Commission talks about innovation and the need to redefine research for the Indian context.

Dr R K Pachauri discusses the impending reality of climate change with ISB students.

Professor Ajay Bhalla, talks with Head of Merck E KG on challenges faced by family businesses.

Saniv Mital, CEO, National Institute of Smart Government , talks to Deepa Mani, Assistant Professor of Information Systems at the ISB about e-governance initiatives.

Professor Shyam Sunder of the Yale School of Management, talks to Tarun Jain, Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the ISB about accounting standards, experimental economics and education.

Rajesh Chakrabarti, Assistant Professor of Finance at the ISB, talks to V Nilakant, Associate Professor of Management at the University of Canterbury, and S Ramnarayan, Clinical Professor of Business at the ISB, about the transformation of Indian Railways.

Lakshmi Narayanan, Vice Chairman of Cognizant, talks to Deepak Chandra, Associate Dean, Centre for Executive Education and Amit Mehra, Assistant Professor, Information Systems, at the ISB, about leadership lessons, innovation and issues affecting the technology sector.

Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC, talks to Sanjay Kallapur, Associate Dean - Faculty Development and Professor of Accounting, ISB, about the lessons from the Satyam scandal, crisis management, and the state of the accounting profession in India

Health insurance and technology have emerged as the game changers, concludes a panel of leading healthcare industry honchos.

Professor Karthik Kannan analyses digitisation trends and how some of the digital platforms are going to play out.

To reveal or not to reveal becomes a critical supply chain management decision for companies given the dynamic market and informed competition, say Professors Aditya Jain and Milind Sohoni.

A report on global best practices in M&E shared at a symposium organised by Bharti Institute of Public Policy, ISB.

Jonathan Woetzel and Anu Madgavkar talk about the four forces that are transforming the global economy.

ISB’s Punj Lloyd Institute of Infrastructure Management conducted a two-day workshop to discuss various aspects of the Government of India’s 100 Smart Cities Plan. Gaurav Dubey reports on the proceedings of the workshop that was held at the Mohali Campus of ISB.

Mittu Chandilya shares his experiences and business philosophy.