Volume 9
Do Women Use Annual Reports Differently Than Men? A Case of India
This study uses gender in financial research. The purpose is to examine women investors' perceptions of the importance and understanding of sections of annual reports and problems that restrict utility. It also explores the perception towards the other announcements made by the corporates. Data was collected using a questionnaire ...
Volume 9
Does Anti-Poverty Intervention Impact School Absenteeism of Children? Evidence From India
School absenteeism in India is associated with adverse socio-economic conditions for children belonging to vulnerable groups. Matching-based analysis of the current study shows that the world's most extensive poverty alleviation program, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), helps reduce school absentee...
Volume 9
Examining Behavioural Aspects of Financial Decision Making: The Working Women Perspective
In the challenging and volatile financial markets, an investor needs to change his financial objectives frequently, leading to a diversified portfolio of investments. The financial future of the individual investor depends on his rational decision making. This research aims to evaluate various determinants of financial decision-ma...
Volume 9
Exploring Student Psychological Contract in the Hybrid Mode of Business Education: A Mixed-Method Study
This paper aims to explore the student psychological contract in the post-pandemic induced hybrid mode of the academic ecosystem in residential business schools of India. The study puts forth three facets of understanding student expectations for contract fulfilment: the business school, academic staff (faculty) and peers. Using a...
Volume 8
A Study on Impact of Merger and Acquisition on Financial Performance of Agri- Food Companies
The purpose of this study is to explore the expansion of merger and acquisition (M&A) literature in the context of Indian studies and examine the impact of mergers and acquisitions on various financial performance parameters of India’s Agri-Food companies. The period of study is from 2011 to 2019, and Wilcoxon Sign Rank methodol...
Volume 8
An Exploratory Study to Investigate the Interpersonal Listening Behaviour in Personal Sales Context, its Impact on the Customer’s Perception and Outcomes
Authors argue that the perception of salespersons about their interpersonal listening ability is important but the perspective of the listened-to is equally important for an assessment of the competence. As the traditional studies on listening in sales refer to either self or buyer's evaluation, we propose to investigate their val...
Volume 8
Benevolent Leader as A Social Entrepreneur
This research, done at the intersection of benevolent leadership style and for-profit social entrepreneurship, examines the research question: How does a benevolent leader, concerned for ecological sustainability, drive a for-profit social enterprise? Adopting a case approach, the phenomenon has been probed within the bounded cont...
Volume 8
Critical Success Factor Models for Project Success
Project success is dependent on multiple stakeholders’ perceptions; however, current theories on project success are not translating into practice. Previous studies have duly captured or highlighted the need for the identification of critical success factors (CSFs) from multiple stakeholders’ perspectives. However, most of the...
Volume 8
Demystifying the Green Purchasing Behavior of Young Consumers: Moderating Role of Green Skepticism
Environmental protection is increasingly a concern, but false claims by companies have raised green skepticism among consumers. Young consumers constitute a significant group for consumption in an economy like India. While young consumers have rarely been surveyed on factors like green perceived value and perception regarding gree...
Volume 8
Deriving Weights of Investment Alternatives Using Deahp
Analytical hierarchy process (AHP) is known for its great flexibility and wide applicability. Because of ease of use, AHP has been studied extensively and used in all applications related to multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) since its inception. AHP converts qualitative opinion of experts into quantitative values and generates...