Working Papers
Charaka Women’s Multipurpose Cooperative Society
We have been patrons of the Desi Apparel Stores at South End Circle in Bangalore, where we have been getting our handloom jubbas (kurtas) and other ready-to-wear cotton and handloom garments at very reasonable prices.
MFIs and Informal Businesses of Women1
Most Grameen type Micro Finance Institutes (MFIs) vouch to providing for the credit needs of informal businesses being run by poor women.
Remittances in India: Facts & Issues
This paper provides a factsheet of domestic and international remittances at the State level and across household characteristics and discusses the extent of remittance dependency, it's growth since the 1990's , the different uses of remittances across States, the possible impact on source region inequality and its importance in enhancing 'financial inclusion.' Data from the 49th and
Determinants of Management Control at Responsibility Center Level: Software Industry as a Case
Current body of knowledge primarily focuses on variations in and determinants of management control systems at organizational level and, to some extent, at Strategic Business Unit (SBU) level. This study proposes that the level of analysis be extended to Responsibility Center (RC) level.
Research on Business and Entrepreneurship History of India Reflections on State of the Art and Future Directions
In this paper we provide a report of the insights from the round table held at the Indian Institute of Bangalore (IIMB) on August 28, 2009. The round table, organized by the N.S.
Talent Acquisition and Retention in Social Enterprises: Innovations in HR Strategies
Over the years there has been a phenomenal growth in the number of social enterprises in India. This is partly a consequence of a new policy of the government to gradually withdraw from social development activities. The gap thus created is being filled by social enterprises.
Market-Wide Herding and the Impact of Institutional Investors in the Indian Capital Market
The paper tries to identify the presence of 'market-wide herding' in the Indian capital market and whether Institutional Investors impact such Herding.
In particular, the paper looks at the impact of FII Flows as well as mutual funds on herding. The work also looks at the the impact of index return and volatility on herding.
Country Risk Analysis in Emerging Markets: The Indian Example
The Beta Country Risk Model, as described by Erb, Harvey and Viskanta (1996) and used by Andrade and Teles (2004) for Brazil, is used to estimate the country risk of India based on several macroeconomic indicators.