ISBInsight is the Flagship Research Periodical of the Indian School of Business
To start with a market metaphor: policy wonks, journalists, lawyers, bureaucrats and sundry other stakeholders are ‘bullish’ on the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) that was recently passed by the Lok Sabha. The Code has been variously credited as being game-changing, excellent and as being able to save the lenders. This piece will ‘play the bear’ as it were …
Read More »Could consumers stop buying products from countries even when the product quality is very good? Drawing from his research, Professor Durairaj Maheswaran explains that consumers have emotional associations with a country. Thus, negative and positive consumer emotions about countries could influence purchases regardless of product quality. Watch Prof. Maheswaran discuss country of origin effects and nation-equity. Professor Durairaj Maheswaran is Paganelli …
Read More »In 2007, during his doctoral studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT), Manish Bhardwaj and his colleagues won the “MIT Yunus Challenge” for their innovation on improving adherence of patients to tuberculosis (TB) treatment. After completing his Ph.D. Bhardwaj decided to work full-time in the public health sector and, along with his colleagues, launched Innovators in Health, a non-profit organization …
Read More »Another real-world example would be the reality singing show, where the public votes on the participants' performances. Its significance lies in the fact that marketers rely on customer feedback for future experiences (deciding on elimination, for example). Similarly, the sales of video games depend on programmers enhancing the gaming experience largely on the basis of customer reviews. The experience of …
Read More »“Across the world, there are serious concerns about excessive CEO pay and CEO pay not being linked to performance,” says Professor Manchiraju. “Our study shows yet another instance where CEOs game the system. When dealing with complex financial instruments such as derivatives, CEOs are likely to attribute gains to their efforts and insights and thereby claim bonuses. On the other …
Read More »To understand the tightrope that is urban growth management, consider the case of Charlottesville, Virginia, seat of a metropolitan statistical area of under 200000 people at the beginning of the millennium. In 2004, Charlottesville found itself ranked on the top of a list of over 400 metropolitan areas in the United States of America and Canada. The result: housing prices boomed …
Read More »Chitti Pantulu: We have all grown up with Amul in many senses. The brand is identifi ed with Dr Verghese Kurien; so how has the change been since he passed away? R S Sodhi: Dr Kurien passed away about two and a half years back but he had retired from Amul in 2006, when he was about 75 years old. He …
Read More »The Bharti Institute of Public Policy organised a symposium on “International Experience with Monitoring and Evaluation in Government” where former bureaucrats and experts shared best practices. A report on the recommendations and proceedings. For governments to effectively serve citizens and to cultivate public confidence they must focus on performance management and become resultsoriented along with process orientation. It is in this …
Read More »“India needs a concerted policy directed towards scale-development and a central body to continuously address and resolve the problem of scale in Indian manufacturing,”says Professor Sridhar Seshadri. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/scale-in-india-a-must-for-make-in-india/article7430261.ece
Read More »Professor Kavil Ramachandran says, “Mistry has passed many tests since taking over the mantle of the Tata Group. He has, with quiet confidence, led the group through the current turbulence. He seems to be focused on consolidation and selective growth.” http://myimpact.impactmeasurement.co.in/impact/clip_new.php id=2a518d30cdcc784f59c70ca0cbc534a5&id2=9c058240ef2752e73d433eb4e246e2d6
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