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The Bharti Institute of Public Policy organised a symposium on “International Experience with Monitoring and Evaluation in Government” where former...
Read moreA capacity building programme for building 100 smart cities needs to include training, education, research, funding, knowledge exchange and the creation of a national database. The programme also needs to lay down an approach for financing smart city projects with a clear understanding of area-based development and a process for stakeholder engagement.
Read moreSoft spoken, articulate and amiable, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Kailash Satyarthi, stresses responsive consumers and responsive industry would eventually lead to a responsive market and supply chain system. In an exclusive interview for ISBInsight the Nobel Laureate spoke to Pradeep Singh, CEO Mohali Campus and Deputy Dean, ISB, on the sidelines of the Class of 2015 Graduation Day, where he was the Chief Guest.
Read moreDecision makers become risk-seeking both when they have enjoyed greater gains in the past and when they have suffered losses...
Read moreAdoption of suitable impact assessment methodologies, which combine managerial insights with rigorous data analysis, are necessary for informed decision making and profitable results from the implementation of developmental projects. Four case studies are presented in this cover feature on Impact Assessment which shows that the results of such impact assessment exercises, themselves are inputs for future programmes.
Read moreThe success of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) schemes for healthcare utilisation is as much dependent on uniform incentivisation of beneficiaries and service intermediaries, as it is on the ability of the beneficiaries to utilise the scheme itself, reveals an assessment of CCT programmes by Professor Sisir Debnath of the Indian School of Business.
Read moreInfrastructure development could in many cases lead to unintended consequences, though not always negative in the short run, and hence it is important to create a macroeconomic environment conducive to growth along with creation of social infrastructure, says Professor Shilpa Aggarwal of the Indian School of Business, based on the findings of her study of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.
Read moreThe effects of trust in poverty reduction programmes may last well after the formal programme ends, thus adding to the long term value accruing from them, says Professor Tarun Jain of the Indian School of Business, based on the findings from a study conducted on the JEEViKA Programme in Bihar.
Read moreMaterial compensation in exchange for strictly monitored performance, particularly for complex and unstructured tasks, can undermine “intrinsic motivations” in sustainable development programmes, shows a study of the Mid-Himalayan Watershed Project by Professor Ashwini Chhatre, a visiting faculty at the Indian School of Business (ISB) and Arnab Dutta, Research Associate at ISB.
Read moreIn this paper, Ram Nidumolu, CEO of Innovastrat, USA, and Professor Sanjay Kallapur of the Indian School of Business, argue it is possible to treat CSR strategically while also complying with the new CSR provisions in the Indian Companies Act 2013. Without this strategic approach, CSR becomes only a compliance activity that may end up achieving neither corporate nor social purpose. They go on to suggest a new Responsible Business (RB) Framework, which if implemented properly, can enable companies to turn the new clause in the Indian Companies Act 2013, mandating them to spend at least 2 percent of the average net profi ts of the previous three years, into a driver for extraordinary business in India.
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