Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers

2015 - 2024

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Volume 49, issue 4, 2024

Incubating Farmer Producer Companies: The Missing Middle pp. 277-289

Richa Govil and Annapurna Neti

Weight Restriction Approach in a Two-stage Network Structure: A DEA-based Approach pp. 290-301

Azam Pourhabib Yekta and Mahnaz Maghbouli

Six-sigma Methodologies in Airlines Operations pp. 302-326

Ramesh Bollapragada and Vivian Chan

A Comparative Study of the Severity Ranking of Risks in the Indian Automobile Manufacturing Supply Chain Using PROMETHEE, VIKOR and TOPSIS pp. 327-348

Vinod G. Surange and Sanjay U. Bokade

Volume 49, issue 3, 2024

High-risk, Critical Decision-making under Time Pressure: Some Parallels and Learning from Split-second Choices Made in Extreme Adventure Sports pp. 197-212

Ravindra Singh Bangari

The Need for Localized, Socio-economic Policy Measures for Controlling a Pandemic: An Empirical Study of COVID-19 in India pp. 213-229

Ashish Gupta, Prashant Das and Dongshin Kim

BRICS Stock Markets Performances During COVID-19: Comparison with Other Economic Crises pp. 230-243

Bhabani Sankar Rout and Nupur Moni Das

The Genesis of the Crypto-economy: Application of the Institutional Theory pp. 244-256

Shashi Kant Srivastava, Verma Deepika Chandra, Srinivas Jangirala and Janardan Krishna Yadav

Shades of Grey: An Ethical Dilemma pp. 257-264

Debjani Ghosh Bhattacharya, Piyali Ghosh and Rachana Chakraborty

Shades of Grey: An Ethical Dilemma—An Analysis of the Case pp. 265-268

Anindo Bhattacharjee and Kakoli Sen

Digital Darwinism: Surviving the New Age of Business Disruption pp. 269-270

John Christie and Charlene Geary

Volume 49, issue 2, 2024

Journey of an Edupreneur—Design-Thinking Approach pp. 121-128

Shameem Shagirbasha

Organizational Learning Culture and Firm Performance: The Mediating Role of Learning Agility pp. 129-142

Aastha Tripathi

E-learning Quality and the Learners’ Choice Using Spherical Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process Decision-making Approach pp. 143-156

Phong Nguyen, Quyen Le Hoang Thuy To Nguyen, Vy Dang Bich Huynh and Luan Thanh Nguyen

Evolving Client–Vendor Relationship: As Manifested Through an Artificial Intelligence Research Unit of an Indian IT Organization pp. 157-166

Vinay Reddy Venumuddala and Rajalaxmi Kamath

Tata Steel’s Acquisition of Bhushan Steel: Steeling the Competition pp. 167-180

Diptiranjan Mahapatra, Kaushik Roy and Biswatosh Saha

Tata Steel’s Acquisition of Bhushan Steel: Steeling the Competition pp. 181-189

Jinesh Panchali

Volume 49, issue 1, 2024

Projectized Community of Practice: A Case Study of Globally Distributed Information Technology Organization pp. 7-24

Rajeev Sharma and Soumendra Narain Bagchi

Venturing into a New Business: Do Self-efficacy and Risk-taking Propensity Help? pp. 25-44

Shalini Shukla and Rakesh Kumar

Intellectual Property Management in Academic and Research Organizations: The Role of a Laboratory Notebook pp. 45-66

Anindya Roy Chowdhury and Gouri Gargate

The Curious Case of Vodafone Idea Merger: Is It a Saga of Turbulence or a Move Towards Potence? pp. 67-78

Chhavi Mehta, Monika Chopra and Sanjay Dhamija

The Curious Case of Vodafone Idea Merger: Is it a Saga of Turbulence or a Move Towards Potence? pp. 79-82

Aman Srivastava

Managing Social Organizations: Experiences and Challenges pp. 83-109

N. Ravichandran (Coordinator), S. Venkataramanaiah (Coordinator), Uday Gajiwala, Rahul Pandey, Shridhar Venkat, I. V. Subba Rao, K. R. S. Murthy, S. Manikutty, G. Raghuram, Uday Gajiwala, Rahul Pandey, Shridhar Venkat, I. V. Subba Rao, K. R. S. Murthy, S. Manikutty and G. Raghuram

Urbanization in the Global South: Perspectives and Challenges pp. 110-112

Abhisek Verma and Prashant Das

Corrigendum pp. 113-113

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Volume 48, issue 4, 2023

A Reformist Thought to Fiscal Reform and Budget Management pp. 247-254

Anshuman Kamila, Ritika Bansal and Rajiv Mishra

Deal Size and Synergy Gains: A Case of Indian M&A pp. 255-268

Anjala Kalsie and Neha Singh

Financial Strain, Covid-19 Anxiety and Suicidal Ideation Among Wage Workers During the Pandemic Crisis 2019 pp. 269-282

Shagufta Tariq Khan, Mohd Abass Bhat and Wizra Saeed

Nidradaan (Gift of Sleep): A Corporate Social Innovation by Agarwal Packers and Movers for Truck Drivers in India pp. 283-293

Prageetha G. Raju and Rajanikanth M.

Nidradaan (Gift of Sleep): A Corporate Social Innovation by Agarwal Packers and Movers for Truck Drivers in India pp. 294-298

Sumod S D

Method in the Madness: Insights from My Career as an Insider-Outsider-Insider pp. 299-306

N. Ravichandran and Abhishikt P. Chauhan

Volume 48, issue 3, 2023

Gold Is Old: Noble Metal in the Indian Economy Through Ages pp. 175-188

Satish Deodhar

Interim Finance in Creditor-Oriented Bankruptcy Codes: A Study in the Context of Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, India pp. 189-205

Amol Baxi

Emotional Disorders, Dispositional Mindfulness, and Mediating Role of Acceptance in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students pp. 206-219

Vibhuti Gupta and Nishit Kumar Sinha

Rani Kamlapati (Habibganj) Railway Station Redevelopment: A World-Class Dream Coming True pp. 220-232

Swapnil Garg

Rani Kamlapati (Habibganj) Railway Station Redevelopment: A World-class Dream Coming True—Case Analysis pp. 233-236

Astha Agarwalla

Volume 48, issue 2, 2023

The Future of Fixed-term Employment in India pp. 87-99

Kanupriya Jain, Piyali Ghosh and Shankha Shuvra Misra

Understanding the Relationship Between Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in BRICS: Panel ARDL Approach pp. 100-113

Bashir Ahmad Joo and Sana Shawl

Modelling the Effects of Social Media–based Brand Communities on Brand Trust, Brand Equity and Consumer Response pp. 114-141

Chandan A. Chavadi, Monika Sirothiya, Sindhu R. Menon and Vishwanatha M R

HDFC Life: A Consumer’s Quest for Justice pp. 142-159

Swapan Deep Arora and Anirban Chakraborty

HDFC Life: A Consumer’s Quest for Justice pp. 160-162

Jayant Nasa

Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment pp. 163-165

Umar Sadeeq

Volume 48, issue 1, 2023

A Critique of the Initiative for Public–Private Partnership in Passenger Train Operations1 pp. 7-20

G. Raghuram, Rachna Gangwar and Charu Rastogi

Long-run Stock Return of IPO Firms in India: Examining Investment and Profitability Hypothesis pp. 21-38

Avdhesh Kumar Shukla and Tara Shankar Shaw

Impact of Work from Home and Family Support on Indian Women’s Work Productivity During COVID-19 pp. 39-53

Shradha Kundra, Naman Sreen and Rohit Dwivedi

Outsourcing in a Large-scale Temporary Hospital for COVID Care Services in India pp. 54-61

Anuj Aggarwal, Saroj Kumar Patnaik, Chandrasekhara T, Kushagra Patel and Akshay Jain

Gyan Shala Model: The Lucknow Challenge pp. 62-71

Rajesh K. Aithal

Gyan Shala Model: The Lucknow Challenge pp. 72-74

Saripalli Bhavani Shankar

For Brand’s Sake: Marketing Lessons for Young Brand Managers pp. 75-76

Abhishek

Volume 47, issue 4, 2022

Multi-level Marketing in India: Business Prospect Versus Social Interactions? Some Identified Research Issues for Marketers pp. 255-273

Arindam Banerjee and Tanushri Banerjee

The Quest for Competitive Advantage: The Role of Technology Depth and Breadth at the Customer Interface pp. 274-287

Som Sekhar Bhattacharyya, Arvind Sahay and Arunaditya Sahay

The Mediating Role of Relational and Transactional Psychological Contract Fulfilment on the Relationship between Strength of the HR Signals and Job Satisfaction pp. 288-302

Chiradip Bandyopadhyay and Kailash B. L. Srivastava

To Rx or Not: Mainstreaming Informal Providers pp. 303-313

Althaf Shajahan and Arnab Mukherji

To Rx or Not: Mainstreaming Informal Providers pp. 314-316

Vanita Singh

How WEIRD Are We? How the Adoption of Certain Social Norms Altered Both Our Biology and Social Behaviour and, Ultimately, the Wealth of Nations pp. 317-321

Sujoy Chakravarty

Volume 47, issue 3, 2022

The Role of Reasonable User Charges in Financing the National Infrastructure Pipeline1 pp. 199-204

Kumar V. Pratap and Manshi Gupta

Health Expenditures, Health Infrastructure and Health Status in SAARC Countries: A Panel Data Analysis pp. 205-216

Subhalaxmi Mohapatra

Scale Purification and Validation: A Methodological Approach to Sustainable Online Retailing pp. 217-234

Suhail Ahmad Bhat, Ajaz Akbar Mir and Sheikh Basharul Islam

Nurturing Diversity: Are We Ready Yet? pp. 235-241

Isha Roy, Tanya Saini and Piyali Ghosh

Nurturing Diversity: Are We Ready Yet? pp. 242-244

Richa Saxena

Irrationally Rational: Ten Nobel Laureates Script the Story of Behavioural Economics pp. 245-247

Ashok Korwar

Volume 47, issue 2, 2022

Exploring Relationship Between Workplace Bullying and Healthcare Organization’s Well-being: Mechanism of Psychological Contract Violation and Forgiveness pp. 79-90

Ritika Sharma and Asha Prasad

Gendered Impact of the COVID-19: Insights from an Interpretative Phenomenological Perspective pp. 91-105

Supreet Kaur

Managing Adversity: Brands and COVID-19 pp. 106-115

Anirban Chakraborty and Swapan Deep Arora

Case Analysis for ‘Managing Adversity: Brands and COVID-19’ pp. 116-118

Priya Narayanan

Social Compact: Co-creating Socially Responsible Businesses the Indian Way pp. 119-190

Ernesto Noronha (Coordinator), Priyansha Jain, Divya Puri, Ami Misra, Pankhuri Shah, Minaxi Patel, Nisarg Joshi, Arvind Khuman, Premila, Anusha R, Anahita S, Pradeep Bhargava, Farhad Forbes, Titus James, Tanay Gandhi, Gagan Sethi, Sonvi Khanna, Divya Varma, Kavya Bharadkar, Swapnil Shukla, Rati Forbes, Forbes Marshall Sustainability Team, Meher Pudumjee, Namrata Mehra, Mitali M. Nag, Aasiya Tejani, Samana Tejani, Shubhika Sharma, Divya Jain, Ernesto Noronha, Priyansha Jain, Divya Puri, Ami Misra, Ami Misra, Pankhuri Shah, Minaxi Patel, Nisarg Joshi, Arvind Khuman, Premila, Anusha R, Anahita S, Pradeep Bhargava, Farhad Forbes, Titus James, Tanay Gandhi, Gagan Sethi, Sonvi Khanna, Pankhuri Shah, Divya Varma, Kavya Bharadkar, Anusha R, Minaxi Patel, Swapnil Shukla, Rati Forbes, Forbes Marshall Sustainability Team, Meher Pudumjee, Namrata Mehra, Mitali M. Nag, Aasiya Tejani, Samana Tejani, Shubhika Sharma and Divya Jain

Volume 47, issue 1, 2022

Implications of Policy Initiatives for MSMES amid Economic Disruptions Caused by COVID-19 pp. 7-18

Akhilesh Sharma

CEO Overconfidence and Capital Structure Decisions: Evidence from India pp. 19-37

Hardeep Singh Mundi and Parmjit Kaur

What Helps Me Cope With Work–Family Conflict at My High-Performance Work System in India: A Thematic Analysis of Sociocultural Factors pp. 38-52

Anjni Anand and Veena Vohra

Bajaj Electricals: Lighting up the Future pp. 53-67

Amita Mital and Mohammad Fuad

Diagnoses: Bajaj Electricals—Lighting Up the Future Case Analysis pp. 68-72

Apalak Khatua