ISBInsight is the Flagship Research Periodical of the Indian School of Business
Based on the dissertation research of Amit Chauradia Recruit on campus or hire from competitors? In other words, build human capital or buy it? According to Professor Amit Chauradia, an expert in the Strategy area at the Indian School of Business, most companies choose from these two options when it comes to hiring employees. Companies that choose to go the building …
Read More »Acquisitions by Indian firms, both domestic and foreign, have increased dramatically over the period from 2002 to 2010. What kinds of firms are more likely to make acquisitions? What factors encourage firms to make acquisitions across borders? Professor N.K. Chidambaram speaks about his research. N.K. Chidambaram, Visiting Professor, ISB and Associate Professor of Finance and Business Economics at Fordham University.
Read More »Economic liberalisation in 1991 triggered a spurt of entrepreneurial activities in the country, once it was freed from the shackles of the licence-quota raj. It became easier to raise capital through the stockmarkets and there was an influx of investment from venture capitalists. The rise of the services sector and the internet meant that people could start businesses with lower …
Read More »The publication of Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) annual report has rekindled the debate on the costs and benefits of demonetisation. The fact that more than 98% of the invalidated high value notes came back to the banking system is widely used as evidence supporting the view that demonetisation has failed to curb the black money menace. Supporters of demonetisation …
Read More »Unceremonious exits of Cyrus Mistry and Vishal Sikka have sparked the debate on whether it is difficult for the professional CEOs of firms with ‘legacy’ to perform and work.There are ample examples against it: AM Naik to SN Subrahmanyan at L&T, YC Deveshwar to Sanjiv Puri at ITC, KV Kamath to Chanda Kochhar at ICICI Bank and S Ramadorai to …
Read More »Based on the case study by Sridhar Seshadri, Arohini Narain and Meena Saxena. Customer and Company Meru Cabs was launched with a fleet of just 45 cabs in Mumbai in 2007 by Neeraj Gupta, a first-generation entrepreneur. Funding came from a Mumbai-based private equity firm -- India Value Fund Advisors. Meru’s ambition was to build a world-class radio-taxi services company and scale …
Read More »How can operations management concepts be applied to understand outcomes in healthcare settings such as the recovery of organs for transplantation or in environmental settings such as public dissemination of information on the relative hazards of chemicals? Professor Ravi Subramanian speaks about his research. Ravi Subramanian is Visiting Professor, ISB and Associate Professor of Operations Management, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Tech.
Read More »Based on the research of Shilpa Aggarwal, Eilin Francis, Jonathan Robinson Agriculture provided employment to 56% of the Indian workforce, according to data from earlier this decade. About 80% of total agricultural households were smallholders. However, these smallholders accounted for only 51% of total agricultural produce sales. What factors lie behind this disparity? According to the Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households …
Read More »The health of Indian public sector banks has come under intense spotlight in recent times. Professor Subramanian highlights findings from a critical analysis of the performance of public sector banks. His research raises several concerns about the health of Indian public sector banks and thereby the efficacy of the Indian banking system going forward. Krishnamurthy V Subramanian is Associate Professor of Finance …
Read More »How does corporate social responsibility (CSR) impact shareholder value? Drawing on the results of one of his studies, Professor Hariom Manchiraju explains that shareholders of companies that are required by regulation to spend on CSR tend to experience negative stock-market reaction. Regulation that makes CSR compulsory tends to make shareholders view CSR as being burdensome and not in their best …
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