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Managing sustainable transition through farmer-owned enterprises: the case of Ram Rahim Pragati Producer Company Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Abhishek Saxena, Shambu C. Prasad
Purpose Food systems research is typically focused on productivity and efficiency. But in the face of impending challenges of climate, investment, markets, and incomes small holders may do well to shift to diversity and sufficiency. The transition requires institutions such as Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) to play the role of intermediaries. This paper aims to understand this challenging phenomenon
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Towards customer-centric sustainability: how mindful advertising influences mindful consumption behaviour Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Amir Shikalgar, Preetha Menon, Vaishali C. Mahajan
Purpose Though there is consensus that mindfulness induces mindful consumption (MC), empirical testing is needed to uncover the mechanism underlying temperance behaviour in the MC model proposed by Sheth et al. (2011). The role of mindful advertising in influencing MC needs deeper investigation. The purpose of this research paper is to bridge the gap. Design/methodology/approach The relationship between
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Burgeoning of co-living and co-working space for the Indian millennial – a quiver or a hunt for novel strategies! Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Premasish Roy, Deepa Nair, Rikhi Yadav
Purpose The purposes of this paper are to examine the factors persuasive in building competitive advantage strategies for the co-living and co-working service operators and study the sustainability of the business model for co-living and co-working space. Design/methodology/approach In this research, a structured literature review of journals, articles, reports, conference proceedings, websites published
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Understanding Indian ride-sharing consumers: the role of psychographics and perceived value Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Kedar Bhatt
Purpose This study aims to explain the influence of four socio-psychological variables: social comparison orientation, face saving (FS), status consumption (STC) and frugality (FGL) on consumers’ value perception toward ride-sharing services – one of the most widely used collaborative consumption models. Furthermore, it assesses how perceived value affects consumers’ intention to use (IU) the ride-sharing
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Ride-hailing services and vehicle ownership: evidence from Indian metropolitan cities Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2024-02-16 B. Ajay Krishna
Purpose This study aims to examine the differential impact of ride-hailing services (RHS) on private and commercial vehicle ownership from five metropolitan cities in India. Design/methodology/approach Using vehicle ownership data from five metropolitan cities over period 1991 to 2020, a panel corrected standard errors model was estimated to model the association between RHS and vehicle ownership.
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Readiness for green transformation process in healthcare organizations Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Albi Thomas, M. Suresh
Purpose Green transformation is more than simply a trend; it is a way of life, a set of habits, a field of knowledge and a dedication to resource conservation. Going green is surely a creative and transformative process for both individuals and organizations. This paper aims to “identify,” “analyse” and “categorise” the readiness factors for green transformation process in health care using total interpretive
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Climate change management in manufacturing industry: a greenhouse gas inventorisation and mitigation approach Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2024-02-15 M. Dwarakanath, Vidyadhar Gedam, Kadirvelu Krishna, Narassima M.S., P. Prabhu, Varman Nandi
Purpose Industries worldwide have been striving to serve the increasing demand of consumers alongside providing importance to environmental issues. Yet, there are concern-raising changes on the planet, such as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting in a temperature rise. India remains a vital party of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change. Henceforth, the paper aims to study the increased
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Evolving a conceptual framework for sustainable e-waste management: a consumer typology based on environmental behavior Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Nanjangud Vishwanath Vighnesh, Balachandra Patil, Deepak Chandrashekar
Purpose There is widespread consensus that unchecked growth of e-waste is a major challenge to global sustainability transition. Current research has failed to connect e-waste with principles of circularity and sustainability from the consumption perspective. This paper aims to answer the following questions: What kind of environmental behaviors (EBs) exist among consumers in relation to e-waste?;
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Revisiting brand performance metrics and its impact on customer loyalty in Indian banking sector: role of relational quality and duration Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2023-11-01 Hardeep Chahal, Renu Bala
Purpose The purpose of this study is to revisit brand performance metrics (BPMs) (brand affinity, brand content and knowledge, brand image, brand ethics and brand value) and evaluate the moderated mediation effect of relationship quality (mediator) and relationship duration (moderator) in brand performance and customer loyalty relationship in an Indian banking context. Design/methodology/approach The
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Do eco-labels trigger green product purchase intention among emerging market consumers? Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Anil Kumar, Rituparna Basu
Purpose This study aims to explore the effect of eco-labels on green product purchase intention among consumers of electrical/electronic products in an emerging market context. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted an extended theory of planned behaviour to assess the effects of eco-labels. To measure the key constructs, scales pertaining to the relevant literature were used to design a structured
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Selection determinants and value creation in private equity investment: a systematic literature review Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2023-07-24 Vrinda Rawal, Sheeba Kapil
Purpose This paper aims to review, systematize and map the extant literature on private equity (PE) and study the underlying research agenda for investment selection and value creation in portfolio firms of PE investors. The PE investment process entails the preinvestment stage, where PE investors screen the target firms, and the postinvestment stage, where PE investors monitor the funded firms. With
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Determinants of exit options of venture capitalists: evidence from India Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Richa Gupta, Padmasai Arora
Purpose A critical aspect in venture capital (VC) exiting is the choice of exit mode. This study aims to predict if venture capitalists (VCs) can take the venture capital undertaking public by identifying the impact of investment attributes, market timing and macroeconomic conditions on the choice of mode of exit for VCs. Design/methodology/approach The study uses logistic regression on a sample of
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The determinants of inward FDI in India in the 2000s Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2023-05-16 Chris Wagner, Andrew Delios
Purpose Unlike the traditional growth model of emerging markets after economic liberalization, India’s inward foreign direct investment (FDI) surged paralleling its strong economic growth in the 2000s, despite the failure to establish a strong secondary sector. This creates an opportunity to deepen the conceptual and contextual understanding of the pivotal mechanisms that impel foreign multinational
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Intellectual capital and non-performing assets: the role of knowledge assets in improving credit quality of Indian banking sector Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2023-03-15 Dolly Gaur, Kanishka Gupta
Purpose Intellectual capital (IC) is beneficial to the improved performance of businesses, irrespective of their industry. The present study proposes to check if the use of IC can also help in improving the asset quality of banks. Thus, this study aims to examine the impact of IC and its components on non-performing assets (NPAs). Design/methodology/approach The study has been conducted with a sample
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A systematic literature review: digital marketing and its impact on SMEs Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Gauri Girish Jadhav, Shubhangi Vitthal Gaikwad, Dhananjay Bapat
Purpose This study aims to analyze the available literature on the use of digital marketing and its impact on small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This study identifies the use of digital marketing practices and its impact on SMEs. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review has been conducted on digital marketing, and its implementation in SMEs. The impact of digital marketing
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Deliberate underpricing and after-market mispricing in Indian IPO market: Stochastic frontier approach Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2023-02-08 Poonam Mulchandani, Rajan Pandey, Byomakesh Debata
Purpose This paper aims to study the underpricing phenomenon of initial public offerings (IPOs) of 355 Indian companies issued from 2007 to 2019. The research question this paper empirically examines is whether Indian corporate executives deliberately underprice IPOs from its fair value to attract investors, thereby causing an abnormal spike in the prices on the listing day. The findings of this study
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Financial condition, working capital policy and profitability: evidence from Indian companies Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2023-02-01 Sakti Ranjan Dash, Maheswar Sethi, Rabindra Kumar Swain
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of working capital management (WCM) on profitability under different financial conditions (constraint/unconstraint) and WCM policy (aggressive/conservative). Furthermore, the study investigates the existence of optimal working capital levels under different financial conditions and WCM policy. Design/methodology/approach Two-step system generalized
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Predictive model for admission uncertainty in high education using Naïve Bayes classifier Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2023-01-10 Atul Rawal, Bechoo Lal
Purpose The uncertainty of getting admission into universities/institutions is one of the global problems in an academic environment. The students are having good marks with highest credential, but they are not sure about getting their admission into universities/institutions. In this research study, the researcher builds a predictive model using Naïve Bayes classifiers – machine learning algorithm
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Moderated mediation between organizational culture and employee performance: the role of similarities in religious teachings and high-performance managerial practices Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2023-01-06 Anant Deogaonkar, Sampada Nanoty
Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the moderated mediation between organizational culture (OC) and employee performance (EP), with a focus on how high-performance managerial practices (HPMPs) affect OC’s indirect effect via similarities in religious teachings (SRT), which was put to the test. Design/methodology/approach Data was collected from 275 working professionals. Partial least
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United we stand: the entrepreneurs network and its role in overcoming crisis situations Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2023-01-02 Subhalaxmi Mohapatra, Risha Roy
Purpose The present study aims to understand the role of the network of a woman entrepreneur in helping the business during a crisis with a focus on the stakeholders, namely, the suppliers and the customers. Design/methodology/approach Case study method is used to address the research objectives and a case of a woman entrepreneur based in India is selected for the same purpose. An interpretive approach
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A successful recipe for localization: a case of GIMP (GNU image manipulation program) Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-12-13 Snehalata Bhikanrao Shirude, Manish Ratnakar Joshi
Purpose Free Open Source Softwares (FOSS) witnessed the development of many very good alternatives to proprietary softwares. These free softwares can be localized in several local languages. This paper aims to illustrate a very interesting empirical investigation on FOSS. Several significant benefits of localization are described in introduction and subsequent sections. Design/methodology/approach
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Understanding platform strategies for consumer stickiness on OTT platforms Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-11-24 Gurpreet Kour, Bhavika Chhabria
Purpose Extant literature in Video on Demand (VoD) has taken the consumer perspective; however, the stakeholder perspective is largely neglected. This paper aims to fill this gap by understanding the strategies to enhance the experience and engage customers from the supplier’s point of view. The purpose of the study is to identify and analyse strategies adopted by over-the-top (OTT) platforms that
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Media synchronicity implications for Indian white-collar employees’ work-from-home wellbeing and preference, mediated by psychological needs satisfaction Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-11-15 Navya Kumar, Swati Alok
Purpose Work-from-home (WFH) gained ground with COVID and will now continue to be a part of India’s future of work. Under WFH information and communication technologies (ICT) media become the primary/sole mode of communication for employees, which holds several implications for employers and employees. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the impact of ICT media characteristics and usage frequency
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What influence the performance of banks? Evidence from public sector banks in India Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-11-15 Nirali Jagjivanbhai Kantharia, Jivan Biradar
Purpose Every shock, starting from the banking sector reform in 1992 to the global crisis due to Covid-19 pandemic, affects the performance of banks. The shocks and transformations jeopardise the bank’s performance. This study cover period of 30 years starting from 1992. So, the reason behind taking only public sector banks is that after 1991–92 many banking sector reforms took place, and many new
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COVID-19, local food system and digitalisation of the agri-food sector Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-10-25 Siti Fatimahwati Pehin Dato Musa, Mohd Hairul Azrin Haji Besar, Muhammad Anshari
Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the responses taken during the pandemic of COVID-19 in sustaining agricultural activities and safeguarding local food supply via digital platforms by applying the case study method. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses a case study approach due to its systematic way of collecting data, analysing information and reporting results to understand the particular
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Product as a service (PaaS) for traditional product companies: an automotive lease practice evaluation Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-10-11 Pradeep Kesavapanikkar, R.K. Amit, Palaniappan Ramu
Purpose Product as a service (PaaS) is a method of business innovation for traditional product companies to make their offerings more attractive, move up the value chain and find more customers. However, the customer acceptance of PaaS depends on the market in which it operates. The purpose of this study is to understand, through an automotive lease PaaS evaluation and from an outside-in user perspective
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Innovative strategies to tackle post-Covid-19 tourism: case of small tourism companies Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-10-11 Swati Sharma, Ankita Sharma
Purpose The Covid-19 pandemic adversely affected the tourism industry. The highly contagious coronavirus-19 has brought the whole industry to its knees, initiating catastrophic effects in terms of loss of jobs and revenue. The purpose of this qualitative study is to identify the innovative coping strategies adopted by small tourism companies (STCs) to revive business and cope with the pandemic. De
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An empirical study on the impact of corporate social responsibility in the manufacturing and service sector in India Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-10-11 Priyanka Gujrati
Purpose This study aims to understand the corporate social responsibility (CSR) perspective of the employees working in manufacturing sector and service sector and further investigates whether there is any significant difference in their opinion on the basis of their gender and their hierarchical position in the organization. Design/methodology/approach In total, 300 employees of manufacturing and
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability – a scientometric analysis of the interrelationship Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-10-10 Akshay Bhargava, Pallavi Ligade
Purpose Traditional economic systems have had serious detrimental effects on environmental development and unequal wealth distribution, culminating in ecological disasters and demographic imbalances. A study of the interrelationships between the principles of sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) would be advantageous, given the prevalence of unequal opportunities and access to resources
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An empirical investigation of customer characteristics on retail format selection – a mediating role of store image Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-10-05 Suvarna Hiremath, Ansumalini Panda, Prashantha C., Srinivas Subbarao Pasumarti
Purpose Food and grocery, which accounts for around 60% of the overall retail market in India, is the most promising area for launching a retail firm. The objective of this research paper is to conduct a thorough investigation of the impact of customers’ geographic, demographic and psychographic characteristics on the selection of retail store format choice behavior in the quickly growing Indian food
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Is relationship marketing investments–customer gratitude–customer loyalty linkage influenced by contextual and individual moderators? An emerging economy perspective Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-09-30 Saurabh Mittal, Moutusy Maity
Purpose This paper aims to explore the moderating impact of four moderators, namely, retailer brand strength, customer’s perceived purchase regularity, gender and purchase channel (online and offline) on the relationship between relationship marketing investments (RMIs) and customer gratitude, and customer gratitude and customer loyalty. The context of research is the purchase of a high-involvement
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Parental influence, financial literacy and investment behaviour of young adults Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-09-27 Deepak Chawla, Shikha Bhatia, Sonali Singh
Purpose Parents are the first and leading socialization agents for young adults. It is vital to recognize the influence of perceived parental financial behaviour in shaping the financial literacy and investment behaviour of their children. In this context, this paper aims to test the perceived parental influence on financial literacy. Additionally, the direct and indirect influence of financial literacy
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Impact of promoters’ ownership and competition on firm’s value: a study of listed SMEs Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-09-20 Kuldeep Singh, Shailesh Rastogi
Purpose The public listing of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is a recent phenomenon in India, started in 2012. Such a paradigm shift for SMEs has altered the ownership structure of these firms. In addition, the listing has provided a notable status to SMEs, leading to a shift in exposure to market competition. Literature signifies that these changing dynamics are likely to impact the firm value
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Dividend reduction and stock price reaction in Indian market: is there a role of share repurchase? Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-07-14 Chanchal Chatterjee, Sweta Tiwari
Purpose This paper aims to analyze the stock price reaction because of dividend reduction (DR) announcements in the Indian equity market, controlling for share repurchases. Design/methodology/approach The sample comprises National Stock Exchange (NSE) 500 companies listed in the NSE Ltd. covering a time span from year 2009 to 2019. Using the event study methodology, the authors measure the impact of
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Hostile takeovers, culture, and firm performance: a sensemaking and sensegiving perspective Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-07-11 Parijat Lanke, Abhishek Totawar, J. Raghuraman, Palanisamy Saravanan
Purpose Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are common in today's corporate world, yet nearly half of them fail. Among such failed M&As, hostile takeovers cover a large proportion. The purpose of this paper is to understand the puzzling evidence of a successful hostile takeover amid multiple red flags, including cultural clash. Towards that end, this study explores the case of a recent successful takeover
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Construction of a volatility index from exchange-traded dollar–rupee options Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-05-20 Aparna Prasad Bhat
Purpose This paper aims to propose the implied volatility index for the US dollar–Indian rupee pair (INRVIX). The study seeks to examine whether INRVIX truly reflects future USDINR (US Dollar-Indian rupee) volatility and signals profitable currency trading strategies. Design/methodology/approach Two measures of INRVIX are constructed and compared: a model-free version based on the methodology adopted
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Board human capital diversity and firm performance: evidence from top listed Indian firms Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-05-19 Rupjyoti Saha, Santi Gopal Maji
Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of board human capital diversity, measured by educational qualification diversity and gender diversity on the financial performance of Indian firms after controlling corporate governance (CG) and firm-specific variables. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on a panel data set of top 100 listed Indian firms for a period of five years. The authors
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Working capital management, financial performance and growth of firms: empirical evidence from India Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-04-19 Kumar Sanjay Sawarni, Sivasankaran Narayanasamy, Subir Chattopadhyay, Prasenjit Chakrabarti
Purpose This paper aims to investigate how firms growing at a high average rate over a period differ in their working capital management (WCM) efficiency from those growing at a low rate during the same period. It also examines how WCM efficiency impacts firms’ financial performance and how firms’ growth influences this relationship. Design/methodology/approach The authors have analyzed the difference
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Blockchain and the transformation of customer co-creation Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-03-02 Sunil Erevelles, Kriti Bordia, Brian Whelan, Julia R. Canter, Elise Guimont-Blackburn
Purpose The blockchain represents a seminal paradigm shift, likely to radically transform business in the future. While the paradigm associated with the World Wide Web and Big Data is focused on the “sharing of information,” the paradigm associated with blockchain is focused on the “sharing of assets.” Intellectual assets are among the most valuable of assets, and customer co-creation is a key approach
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Behavioral response to online pricing: empirical and managerial insights Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-03-02 Gurumurthy Kalyanaram, Gordhan K. Saini, Suresh Mony, N. Jayasankaran
Purpose Pricing is always a fundamental marketing element. In the digital marketing/e-commerce context, there are two universal phenomena: desire to micro-segment and customize, and the adverse reaction upon unfair perception of price. A third related question is how should firms consider price increases and decreases? Specifically, this paper aims to address the following three research and practice
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Offline to online shopping: shift in volition or escape from violation Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-02-17 Ekta Duggal, Harsh Vardhan Verma
Purpose Research studies have attributed customer shift from offline to online retail to primarily functional reasons. Indian retailing differs from western counterparts in terms of structure and socio-cultural-historical-economic context. The purpose of this paper is to find whether this shift is instigated by positive or negative drive. Design/methodology/approach The data were collected through
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Testing the impact of uncertainty reducing reviews in the prediction of cross domain social media pages ratings Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-01-27 Indira Priyadarsini Jagiripu, Pramod K. Mishra, Anuj Saini, Ankit Biswal
Purpose To test if the factors “reviewer location” and “time frame” have any impact on the prediction results when predicting online product ratings from user reviews. Design/methodology/approach Reviews and ratings are scraped for the product “The Secret” book through Web pages of e-commerce websites like Amazon and Flipkart. Such data is used for training the model to predict ratings of similar products
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A multi-analytic approach to predict social media marketing influence on consumer purchase intention Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-01-26 Anshuman Sharma, Akinola Fadahunsi, Haidar Abbas, Vivek Kumar Pathak
Purpose Based on the stimulus-organism-response (SOR) framework, this study aims to investigate the effect of social media marketing (SMM) activities on consumers’ purchase intention (PI), as well as to test the mediation effect of consumer-based brand equity (CBBE) and consumer inspiration (INS) between the relationship of SMM and PI. Further, this study has also proposed and validated SMM as a reflective–formative
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Implementing strategic responses in the COVID-19 market crisis: a study of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-01-18 Guydeuk Yeon, Paul C. Hong, Elangovan N., Divakar G. M.
Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic presents unprecedented challenges for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging economies. This paper aims to examine how India's SMEs implement their strategic responses in this crisis. Design/methodology/approach The study uses dynamic capability theory to explore the strategic responses of SMEs. Strategy implementation theory helps to explain how they implement
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The impact of embedded location options on price discovery of agricultural futures contracts – the evidence from the Chana contract Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2022-01-14 Sanjay Mansabdar, Hussain C. Yaganti, Sankarshan Basu
Purpose Embedded options can create asymmetries in information impounded by cash and futures markets, causing errors in price discovery estimation. This paper aims to investigate the impact of embedded location options on measures of price discovery. Design/methodology/approach Various price discovery metrics are computed using observed futures prices that contain embedded location options and cash
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Management accounting tools for failure prevention and risk management in the context of Indian innovative start-ups: a contingency theory approach Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2021-12-27 Cdr S. Navaneetha Krishnan (Retd.), L.S. Ganesh, C. Rajendran
Purpose This paper aims to analyse various failures that Indian innovative start-ups (ISs) are exposed to and proposes interventions from management accounting tools (MATs) that can tackle their failure-causing risks. This paper justifies the applicability of contingency theory (CT) for applying MATs for failure prevention and risk management. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses multimethod
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Technostressors – a boon or bane? Toward an integrative conceptual model Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Rofia Ramesh, Subramaniam Ananthram, V. Vijayalakshmi, Piyush Sharma
Purpose This paper aims to highlight the positive and negative effects of technostressors on employee attitudes using psychological need satisfaction as an explanatory mechanism and mindfulness as an individual resource, thereby developing an integrative conceptual model. Design/methodology/approach A narrative literature review was performed in the technostress, job demands-resources and mindfulness
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Digital platforms for connecting actors in the agtech space: insights on platform development from participatory action research on KisanMitr Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2021-11-23 Sapna Poti, Simy Joy
Purpose This paper aims to explore the development of digital platforms in agtech space as a mechanism to mitigate the disconnects among the various actors in the innovation, business and entrepreneurship and extension ecosystems that impede the journey of technology from labs to farms. It does so by tracing the birth and evolution of KisanMitr, an agriculture digital platform created in India. De
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How information technology capability influences organizational agility: empirical evidences from Indian banking industry Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2021-10-04 Sukanya Panda, Santanu Kumar Rath
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight a precise investigation of the relationship between information technology (IT) capability and organizational agility along with the moderating impact of environmental factors on this association. Design/methodology/approach Pre-tested structured questionnaires were administered during a matched-pair field survey to collect primary responses from 300
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Linking brand personality to brand equity: measuring the role of consumer-brand relationship Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2021-09-13 Anees Ahmad, Swapnarag Swain, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Rambalak Yadav, Gyan Prakash
Purpose This study aims to examine the relationship between brand personality and customer-based brand equity (CBBE) by investigating the mediating role of consumer-brand relationship (CBR), which is represented through three variables, namely, brand trust, attachment and commitment. Design/methodology/approach This study adopts a cross-sectional descriptive research design. It included a mix of symbolic
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Analysis of drivers for anti-food waste behaviour - TISM and MICMAC approach Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2021-11-04 Archana Poonia, Shilpa Sindhu, Vikas Arya, Anupama Panghal
Purpose This study aims to identify and analyse the interactions among drivers of anti-food waste behaviour at the consumer level. By understanding the mutual interactions among the drivers, an effort is made to identify the most driving and most dependent drivers through the total interpretive structural modelling (TISM) approach. Modelling offers inputs to propose focused interventions for reinforcing
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Impact of personality factors on purchase and adoption of consumer durables with advanced technology Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2021-10-25 Ullal Manohar Bhat, Dhananjay Bapat, Amit Mookerjee
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify critical personality traits affecting and influencing buying behaviour in high involvement consumer durables. It also intends to guide practitioners in selecting appropriate marketing frameworks, consumer segments and processes considering the characteristics of consumer behaviour in developing economies. Design/methodology/approach It systematically
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Decoding VC exit returns: the Indian experience Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2021-10-23 James Dominic, Arun Kumar Gopalaswamy
Purpose This paper aims to analyse the effect of the investment duration, the overall market condition and the industry to which the investee firm belongs on exit returns realised by venture capital (VC) firms invested in Indian market, using hierarchical regression models. Design/methodology/approach The study examines the relationship that exist among the variables of interest by analysing all the
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What differentiates angel investors in pre-seed versus seed-stage investments? Evidence from India Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2021-10-11 A. Niroopa Rani Annamalaisami
Purpose Angel investments are increasingly getting specialized. In recent years, start-ups are raising pre-seed funding before seed-stage funding. Investors in pre-seed and seed-stage companies commonly are angel investors. The purpose of this paper is to understand the differences between these two groups of angel investors. Design/methodology/approach Data for this study obtained from angel funding
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Impact of gender diversity in boardroom on risk-return profile of Indian corporates Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2021-10-11 Narander Kumar Nigam, Kirtivardhan Singh, Purushottam Arya
Purpose The existing literature point that the presence of women directors in a firm reduces its risk. However, the relation between boardroom gender diversity and a firm’s return is widely disputed leading to no concrete answer. Some studies mention that women directors have a positive impact on firm performance, whereas, on the other hand, some findings suggest that women directors reduce financial
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Antecedents of mobile advertising value: a precedence analysis using the hybrid RIDIT-GRA approach Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2021-09-13 Anshuman Sharma, Vivek Kumar Pathak, Mohammad Qutubuddin Siddiqui
Purpose Massive transformations in mobile communication technologies have forced marketers to recognize and emphasize the factors that influence consumers’ perception of advertising value. This paper aims to explore and rank the various antecedents of advertising value as perceived by consumers to offer meaningful conclusions to marketers on mobile platforms. Design/methodology/approach Responses were
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What drives organisational performance: strategic thinking, technological change, strategic risks? A modified total interpretive structural modelling approach and MICMAC analysis Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2021-08-20 Aqueeb Sohail Shaik, Sanjay Dhir
Purpose The purpose of this study is to explain the interrelationships between the elements of strategic thinking, technological change and strategic risks. The main objective of this research is to identify the hierarchy for the elements of thinking, technological change and strategic risk and also to identify the driving powers of these elements. Design/methodology/approach The methodology used in
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Non-linear relationship of board size and board independence with firm performance – evidence from India Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2021-08-16 Srikanth Potharla, Balachandram Amirishetty
Purpose This study aims to examine the significance of the non-linear relationship of board size and board independence on the financial performance of listed non-financial firms in India. Design/methodology/approach The study draws the sample of the listed non-financial firm in the Indian market from the year 2011–2018 and applied panel least squares regression with and without industry fixed effects
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The impact of corporate bankruptcy on strategic management: using a textual analysis approach to analyze executives’ opinions Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2021-05-28 Raphael Nagel, Carmen Aviles
Purpose In the past decade, the development of the global economy, the change in organizational structures and the maturing of new technologies have led to considerable changes in business structures. Emergency situations, such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic, have led many companies to declare bankruptcy. In this context, the present study aims to analyze strategic opinions of company executives in
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Do firm characteristics of concentrated ownership firms affect dividend payout beyond traditional motivations? Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2021-05-05 Avinash Jawade
Purpose This study aims to analyze the influence of firm characteristics in dividend payout in a concentrated ownership setting. Design/methodology/approach This study is probably the first to use the lasso technique for model selection and error prediction in the study of dividend payout in India. The lasso method comprises subsampling the available data set and performing reiterative regressions