Dissertations / Theses: 'BFSI SECTOR OF INDIA'

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Bhandani, Abhay kumar. "Select study of mobile service adoption in Indian telecom sector." Thesis, IIT Delhi, 2016. http://localhost:8080/iit/handle/2074/7071.

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Srinivas, Nidhi. "Crafting consensus in the third world : strategy formation in the third sector." Thesis, McGill University, 2001. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=38419.

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There has during a rapid growth of third sector organizations (TSOs) in the third world during the 1990s. Such growth has occurred during a period of severe cutbacks in state investment as well as rapid globalization of trade. Social activists have often organized TSOs in these countries as an alternative to private and public organizations. However the question of how leaders and managers of these TSOs sustain their activities remains important. Their dilemma of help is the focus of this study.
Through a study of strategy formation in three third sector organizations in the third world, this study focuses on how TSOs can be sustainable yet effective change agents. It develops a typology of TSOs with particular attention to type of third sector activity (operating, support, community), type of organizational form (Grassroots initiatives, Grassroots Organizations, Grassroots Federations, Development Support Organizations and International Development Support Organizations) and dominant strategy approach (domain, distinctiveness, and design). This study argues that attention to these three aspects needs to be complemented by exploring the processes through which strategies form in these organizations.
Accordingly the strategy process in three TSOs in South India was examined, in particular the origin of the strategy, tactics of consensus, and interests of participants. Examining the strategy process in TSOs revealed that strategies originated in intent or event, promoters' consensus-tactics were conceived or improvised and participant's interests were fixed or shifting.
These findings on strategy process show varied origins, interests and consensus tactics in TSOs. They also seem to be associated with particular capacities in these organizations to perform their chosen activities, as well as with changes in mission. The study concludes with a discussion of the significance of these findings and a call for bridging the literatures on good management and effective social change, for further researching capacity building in TSOs, and encouraging initiatives for cross sector learning.

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Hudson, Ben H. (Ben Hugh) 1974. "Private sector provision of Internet access in rural India." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/67548.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 44-46).
In South India today, a number of ongoing projects seek to provide internet access to rural areas by combining computer, internet, and other telecommunications technologies in a profitable business model. Yet, in spite of growing interest in this work, few formal evaluations have been performed on specific projects and little progress has been made toward increasing discussion of the strengths and weakness of each. Though public, private, and non-profit funds have been in a number of different ways to stimulate rural projects of this sort, evaluations to date have tended to focus on efforts led by public and non-profit organizations. Little attention has been paid to the results of private sector investment. This analysis fills a portion of the existing information gap, examining the efforts of a major sugar cane processing plant in rural South India to provide internet access to villagers. The sugar cane plant's project is evaluated on viability of infrastructure; financial sustainability; and success in meeting the company's own social objectives. In the final analysis, the company seems poised to succeed in creating a functioning, profitable network of rural internet kiosks, however, its success at providing broad access to a diverse segment of communities is limited. Two important findings emerge from this study. First, though access to computers and the internet is still limited in absolute numbers, computer aware individuals and computer users are a demographically diverse group of individuals. An intense survey of rural households demonstrates that users of computers and the internet come from a broad range of backgrounds. Though only one-quarter of rural villagers in surveyed areas were computer aware and an even smaller seven percent actually use computers, the body of actual users was demographically diverse across variables such as gender, wealth, education, and age. Second, the private sector, while seemingly able to construct a viable infrastructure for providing computer and internet access in rural areas, only serves a limited range of individuals. The project examined here was used by only one-quarter of computer users in the local area, or less than 2% of village members in August 2001. Furthermore, while users in the region surveyed were, in general, from a broad range of backgrounds, usage at the rural private sector kiosks was decidedly unequal, serving mainly wealthy male farmers from higher castes. Potential does, however, exist for the expansion of the company's internet kiosk network in a way that will significantly broaden access, reducing the digital divide seen in this private sector initiative. The analysis therefore concludes with three recommendations for improving the project at the village (operator) level and three recommendations at the company (policy) level. At the village level, awareness and skill levels must be increased; information needs and existing use must be studied to facilitate content generation; and the kiosk model must be restructured to facilitate broader access. At the company level, a solid commitment should be made to explicit social objectives; an incentive program should be developed to encourage operators to reach out to a broader range of villagers; and strategic partnerships should be developed to increase demand and available content.
by Ben H. Hudson.
M.C.P.

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Mohanty, Sasmita. "Strategic changes in the telecommunications sector: Europe vs. India." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/10752.

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Mestrado em Gestão
Neste trabalho, as mudanças estratégicas no setor de telecomunicações da Europa são estudados. Dez maiores empresas da Europa são selecionados para esta análise. Suas mudanças estratégicas sobre a década 2001 - 2011 são estudadas e analisadas. Essas mudanças estratégicas do mercado Telecom Europeia são posteriormente comparados com o seu homólogo indiano. Estes dois mercados são, então, analisada a partir dos pontos de vista de mudanças estratégicas. Finalmente, as semelhanças e diferenças entre os dois mercados são analisados e comparados.
In this work, the strategic changes in the telecom sector of Europe are studied. Ten largest companies of Europe are selected for this analysis. Their strategic changes over the 2001 – 2011 decade are studied and analyzed. These strategic changes of European Telecom market are subsequently compared with its Indian counterpart. These two markets are then analyzed from the view points of strategic changes. Finally, the similarities and differences between the two markets are analyzed and compared.

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Mukherjee, Soumyatanu. "Liberalisation, wages and sector growth : general equilibrium analysis for India." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2016. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33309/.

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This doctoral thesis enlightens different channels through which liberalised trade policies can have differential impact on the organisation of production in different sectors that subsequently seep into the relatively larger share of the workforce, employed in the agricultural or non-agricultural informal sectors with wage earnings below or just above the poverty line. In the four core chapters, this thesis brings together salient features of a developing dual economy like India, such as the dualism observed in domestic factor markets and co-existence of internationally non-traded goods, within the realm of general equilibrium framework that captures structural features of trade and production patterns for a typical developing country (DC hereafter) like India. Chapter 3 explains why a DC like India may experience a jobless growth in the organised sectors during liberalised regime within the framework of a three-sector mobile capital version of Harris-Todaro (HT hereafter) type general equilibrium model describing rural-urban migration with agricultural dualism and a non-traded intermediate input. Main findings support the fact that as a consequence of different trade reform policies, organised sectors have experienced increased competition from foreign markets which has forced them to relax labour laws, with the freedom to switch towards relatively capital-intensive techniques of production, resulting in retrenchment of relatively less productive workers and ending up with jobless pattern of growth in these organised urban sectors during the liberalised regime. These results are particularly interesting for their contradiction to the predictions of the standard HT model. Chapter 4 explores a controversial policy debate in DCs including India, concerning acquisition of agricultural land to set up Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in order to promote industrialisation. This essay critically analyses the implications of this policy, using a three-sector HT type general equilibrium model with the SEZ sector characterised with increasing returns to scale (IRS) sector, having an imperfectly competitive market. It is found that following an inflow of foreign capital due to the government policy of easing the entry criteria for FDI, the industry expands through spillover effects and in turn, the agricultural sector may expand for a sufficiently higher degree of scale economies in the SEZ sector through the general equilibrium implication on resource reallocation. The magnitude of urban unemployment may fall, albeit the workers in general will be worse-off due to reduction in the wage income. National income of the economy may increase and export by the SEZ sector may rise simultaneously, given a negligible income-elasticity of demand for the SEZ-good. These results are particularly interesting for their stark contradiction with the standard general equilibrium models of production and trade developed yet in this context and their policy implications. Motivated by a set of stylised facts based on provincial data for India, Chapter 5, by utilising a four-sector general equilibrium framework with segmented labour and capital markets (domestic), proposes that factor-specific technological progress only in the capital-intensive segment of the urban formal sectors may affect the urban informal workers adversely, while a technological progress (trade-induced) in the vertically integrated skill-intensive formal sector benefits them. The quantitative analysis demonstrates that when both of the formal sectors undergo capital-using technological progress, urban informal wage may improve, provided the vertically integrated formal sector could save more on the capital cost of production compared to the relatively capital-intensive formal sector and capital flows to the informal sectors. This helps understand trends in urban poverty given the strong association between urban informal wage and the degree of urban poverty. Finally, Chapter 6 develops a multi-sector full-employment general equilibrium model with internationally non-traded goods and international fragmentation in skill-intensive production, to understand the mechanism how trade-induced productivity improvement in the skill-intensive sector gets channelized to the informal sector(s) (in terms of real wages and employment conditions) through the existence of finished non-tradable and the corresponding domestic demand-supply forces. The underlying developing economy is characterised by dual unskilled labour market with unionised formal and non-unionised informal sectors, consistent with the empirical literature on developing economies like India. Numerical analysis has also been performed to simulate how the changes in elasticities of factor substitution in production of different sectors account for the movement in informal wage and therefore the movement in skilled–unskilled wage gap. This essay challenges the view that the relative wage-inequality in a DC like India with rigid organised sector labour market has unequivocally been governed only by the increase in the skilled wages. An extension with involuntary unemployment of skilled labour using the ‘fair wage hypothesis’ has also been presented that effectively demonstrates the robustness of the results obtained under the full-employment model.

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Fathers, James. "Design training strategies for the crafts sector in South India." Thesis, Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10369/4492.

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This study investigates the role that design and product development plays in crafts enterprises at a grass roots level in development contexts with a particular focus on South India. It argues that design training has a significant role to play in the development of crafts livelihoods by introducing modes of operation in new product development that lead to greater sustainability. A number of research and practical projects in recent decades have indicated the value of design to crafts people in development contexts. A critical review of publications since 1945 and recent practice relating to this area of study, resulted in a range of expectations relating to helpful training techniques and content, the way workshops could be organised and beneficial strategies to facilitate engagement with crafts people. These were tested in a series of field experiments, with the reflections and findings from each experiment informing the design of the next. Throughout the project, an approach which draws on some of the principles of grounded theory was used to analyse and understand the information gathered. During the field experiments immersion was used as a research approach coupled with participant observation and techniques taken from action research to facilitate the gathering of information. An extended practical exploration of strategies for design training in a particular development context has shown that design training can play a significant role in enabling crafts people to develop new products, which meet the needs of users, respond to the market and through this contribute to more sustainable livelihoods. Conclusions based on experience and learning derived from extended practical exploration showed that approaches to people and environments are of equal importance to the content and focus of any training and therefore care needs to be taken in engaging with such groups to facilitate the acceptance and success of any proposed training. These conclusions are encapsulated in key principles of engagement for design practitioners.

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Khosa, Sonia. "Deeper, Strategic Collaboration In The Securities Sector: India And Australia." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2022. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/27779.

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The rapid globalisation of finance has caused the securities and financial systems globally to be intricately, and inextricably, interwoven into a single financial ecosystem. This phenomenon has accelerated the trend towards international cooperation. While such cooperation has enhanced the standards of monitoring, supervision and regulation in the securities sector, it begets the question: Can cross-border collaboration be leveraged as a strategic tool to catalyse and achieve transformative results in three fundamental areas of securities markets: market development, integration and regulation? If so, are India and Australia well suited for such cooperation? To answer this question in the affirmative, this thesis conducts a comparative examination of the Indian and Australian securities regimes, and proposes a deeper, strategic bilateral collaboration between them. The thesis undertakes a high-level analysis of the securities regimes of the Indian securities regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’), and its Australian counterpart, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (‘ASIC’), against the International Organization of Securities Commission’s (‘IOSCO’) widely endorsed 38 Principles of Securities Regulation, focusing on the supervisory and enforcement powers of these regulators and the effectiveness of their compliance regimes. The thesis addresses a fundamental gap in the scholarship on the comparative study of the Indian and Australian securities regimes. This academic exercise provides the foundation for a practical roadmap for strategic collaboration between the two jurisdictions. Consisting of the Cube Vision and the Strategic Action Plan, the thesis proposes a collaboration model that is scalable and may be replicated in other sectors of the financial sector or economy. Most significantly, the proposal is capable of being effectively transformed into a broader, multilateral strategic cooperation initiative in the future.

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Garach, Jatin Bijay. "The Firm-Specific Determinants of Capital Structure in Public Sector and Private Sector Banks in India." Master's thesis, Faculty of Commerce, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/11427/31673.

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The banking industry in India has undergone many phases in its history; evolving from a regulated, decentralised system in the early 1800’s, to a regulated, centralised system during British rule, to a nationalised system following India’s independence, and finally a combination of a nationalised and private system adopting global standards as it currently stands. This study has two main aims. Firstly, it will assess the relationship between the firm-specific determinants of capital structure, based on the prevailing literature, and the capital structure of public and private sector banks in India. Secondly, it will determine whether there is a difference in the firm-specific factors that contribute to the determination of the capital structure of public sector banks and private sector banks. This study adopts quantitative methods, similar to previous studies on the relationship between capital structure and its firm-specific determinants. The dependent variable, being total leverage, is regressed against multiple independent variables, being profitability, growth, firm size and credit risk (hereinafter referred to as “risk” unless otherwise indicated) in a multivariate linear regression model. This study adds to the current literature by applying the same firm-specific independent variables to the case of private and public sector banks and then to evaluate and compare the similarities and differences between the regression outputs. The results show that for private sector banks, all independent variables are statistically significant in explaining total leverage, where all the independent variables conform to the current literature on capital structure – profitability (-), firm size (-), growth (+) and credit risk (-). Conversely, for public sector banks, all independent variables were considered to be statistically significant, except for credit risk – profitability (-), firm size (+) and growth (+). These results imply that credit risk is not an important determination in a nationalised banks’ capital structure; thus, providing evidence for the moral hazard theory of public sector banks.

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Talib, Ammar Izzuddin. "Public private partnerships for developing highways in India." access abstract and table of contents access full-text, 2007. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/ezdb/dissert.pl?ma-sa-b22107125a.pdf.

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Thesis (M.A.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2007.
"The Department of Public and Social Administration in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MA in Public Policy & Management, City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, China." Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Oct. 12, 2007) Includes bibliographical references.

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Rao, Mala R. "Builders in the private sector : a case study of Bangalore, India /." This resource online, 1990. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02162010-020019/.

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Sareen, Eklavya. "The performance, regulation and reform of the power sector in India." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.285653.

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Duncan, Stewart M. "Political risk analysis and economic reform : investing in the Indian electricity sector." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49776.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2003.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The definition of political risk and the methodology of its assessment have changed since the inception of the discipline midway through the last century. This assignment assesses the usefulness of a new quantitative technique that uses political constraints and the policy preferences of political actors to construct a measure of political risk. Integrating the findings of the resulting Political Constraints Index with an analysis of the political economy of the Indian Electricity Sector, the assignment demonstrates that, contrary to the original interpretations of the index, high levels of political constraints and political competition may propagate a disabling policy regime and be detrimental to the investor, despite the stated commitment of the incumbent government to policy reform. The implication of these findings is that, to avoid incorrect interpretation, the Political Constraint Index should be augmented by a comprehensive qualitative assessment of the industry in question.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die definisie van politieke risiko en die metodologie om dit te ontleed, het verander sedert die onstaan van hierdie dissipline gedurende die middel van die laaste eeu. Hierdie opdrag ontleed die nuttigheid van 'n nuwe kwantitatiewe tegniek wat die politieke beperkings en beleidsvoorkeure van politieke rolspelers gebruik om 'n maatstaf van politieke risiko te verskaf. Die opdrag se integrasie van die bevindinge van die resulterende Politieke Beperkings Indeks met 'n analise van die politieke ekonomie van die Indiese Elektrisiteits Sektor bewys dat, teenstrydig met oorspronklike interpretasies van die indeks, hoe vlakke van politieke beperkings en politieke kompetisie 'n deaktiveringsbeleid regime kan kweek wat nadelig is vir die belegger, ten spyte van die huidige regering se verklaarde toegewydheid tot beleidshervorming. Die implikasie van hierdie bevindinge is dat, om foutiewe interpretasie te vermy, die Politieke Beperkings Indeks verbeter moet word deur 'n omvattende kwalitatiewe ontleding van die verlangde industrie.

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Narang, Anish. "Mitigating high ‘equity capital’ risk exposure to ‘small cap’ sector in India: analysing ‘key factors of success’ for ‘Institutional Investors’ whilst Investing in small cap sector in India." reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10438/13469.

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This paper deals with the subject of mitigating high ‘Equity Capital’ Risk Exposure to ‘Small Cap’ Sector in India. Institutional investors in India are prone to be risk averse when it comes to investing in the small cap sector in India as they find the companies risky and volatile. This paper will help analyse ‘Key Factors of success’ for ‘Institutional Investors’ whilst investing in Small Cap sector in India as some of these Indian small cap stocks offer handsome returns despite economic downturn. This paper has been harnessed carefully under the influence of expert investors, which includes Benjamin Graham (Security Analysis); Warren Buffet; Philip Fisher (Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits); and Aswath Damodaran.

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Mukherjee, Kamal Kumar. "Exploring influencing factors in the Indian real estate sector from a process standardisation perspective." Thesis, IIT Delhi, 2019. http://eprint.iitd.ac.in:80//handle/2074/8088.

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Snel, Marielle. "The formal and informal sector of solid waste management in Hyderabad, India." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.361402.

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Singh, Priya. "The Role of the Health Sector in Suicides Among Farmers in India." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/146676.

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Mental health in rural communities is a poorly understood global health issue. India represents an important case study for this phenomenon with a worrisome number of farm workers having taken their lives each year. This paper seeks to untangle the contextual factors that lead to such high suicide rates including the economic and political influences on the agricultural sector and the physical and mental strain on farmers in general. It also examines the state of rural and mental health in India and compares the suicide cases in India with those of other nations. This study was accomplished through a thorough review of literature published in the past two decades. The literature reviews suggests that owing to the risks and uncertainties associated with their occupation, farmers are at greater risk for suicide regardless of location. Additionally, there seems to be a large gap in rural mental health and rural health in general that could largely decrease suicide rates if mended. Targeting this group with health services is thus a global health imperative.

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Bilal, Muhammad. "Does the export sector generate positive externality for the non-tradable sector? The case of Bangladesh, India & Pakistan." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Nationalekonomi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-163097.

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Pakistan, India and Bangladesh are part of the developing countries in the world. These countries are continuously working hard and discovering different alternates to overcome its problems. The main objective of these south Asian countries is to stand among those countries which are considered to be developed. In my thesis I am pursuing trade as my main subject. Export is extensive issue and can affect the economy of any country in many ways. In trade I will opt for that portion, which is playing vital role in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh’s economy and affecting the economy in a severe way. I decided to focus on the two sector model to know about productivity differential between the export and non export sectors of these countries. To find out how much export, labor and investment contributes to gross domestic product within the period of 1962-2016 for Pakistan and India and 1971-2016 for Bangladesh. After working on these matter I reached to my results and I found that productivity differential between the export and non-export sectors is positive and statistically significant. I also concluded that labor force, weighted export and investment to GDP contribute positively to economic growth in these countries.

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Roland, Christian. "Banking sector liberalization in India evaluation of reforms and comparative perspectives on China." Heidelberg Physica-Verl, 2006. http://d-nb.info/984703098/04.

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Mahambare, Vidya. "Economic reforms in India : impact on savings and productivity of the manufacturing sector." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.274202.

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TAVERA, GODÍNEZ ROCÍO FERNANDA. "INDUSTRIA TECNOLÓGICA DEL SOFTWARE EN LA INDIA COMO SECTOR ESTRATÉGICO DE DESARROLLO ECONÓMICO." Tesis de Licenciatura, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11799/100107.

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Es importante que una nación tome en cuenta las estrategias que le permitan impulsar su desarrollo económico, parte de estas tácticas involucran la creación o modificación de algunas políticas públicas para alcanzar un mayor desempeño. De esta forma es como la India comienza a promover avances a partir del desarrollo de la industria del software como sector estratégico para impulsa la economía del país. Es por esta razón que se analizará el proceso de desarrollo del sector tecnológico de la industria del software mediante el estudio de su historia, haciendo referencia del período clásico dónde destaca la colonización por parte de los ingleses, seguido del período moderno. Después de esta transición histórica la India se convierte en una nación emergente, es decir, que se encuentra en vías de desarrollo económico, industrial y de internacionalización. Parte de estas estrategias consistirán en la aplicación de algunas políticas públicas para incentivar la educación, obteniendo personal altamente capacitado, además se hablará del avance de la infraestructura obtenido por medio de la inversión extranjera directa, el cual aporta financiamiento para construir corredores industriales. Por medio de las empresas multinacionales instaladas en territorio hindú se produjeron spillovers de conocimiento, obtenidos del proceso de innovación y de desarrollo que surgen dentro de un entorno empresarial. También se mencionará la táctica del offshoring que permitirá llegar a los mercados externos mediante la subcontratación internacional. Dichas estrategias se analizarán como principales detonantes del desarrollo económico de la India a través de la industria tecnológica del software como sector estratégico, además se hará mención de los avances más recientes. Este tipo de implementaciones no solo lograrán dar énfasis a la industria del software, sino que también motivará a otros sectores que se encuentran en crecimiento tales como el de la industria de la tecnología móvil y el del sector farmacéutico.

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Parikh, Neeraj. "Strategies for E-Commerce Platform Adoption in the Manufacturing Sector in Western India." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2618.

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While 95% of Indian SME leaders have not adopted an e-commerce platform, the few SME leaders having adopted such platforms reported 64% higher sales and 65% higher profits. The purpose of this multi-case study, guided by the diffusion of innovation (DOI) theory, was to explore the strategies that Indian SME leaders used to adopt e-commerce platforms to expand their businesses. Data for this study emerged from conducting face-to-face, semistructured interviews with 3 SME leaders who operated in the manufacturing industry in western India. The data analysis process included validating, coding, interpreting, and summarizing data and generating themes. Methodological triangulation of data obtained from interviews, observations, and document review resulted in 4 major themes: leveraging the marketplace model, dealing with tedious governmental requirements, finding well-trained employees, and handling fraudulent product returns. The study results may contribute to positive social change in western India by generating greater employment opportunities and increasing e-commerce literacy among online shoppers. Wider e-commerce adoption by SME leaders can generate a large number of employment opportunities for people living in western India resulting in a better quality of life. Increased use of e-commerce activities among online shoppers can result in higher awareness about online frauds, identity theft, malware threats, and overall online security.

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Vasudevan, S. "Modelling The Transport Sector In India : A Study On Intermodal Substitution Passenger Transport." Thesis, Indian Institute of Science, 2000. https://etd.iisc.ac.in/handle/2005/199.

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Transportation infrastructure has long been recognized as the sine qua non of rapid economic development. As a predominantly agrarian economy with a vast and growing population spread over an extensive mass of land, India presents a veritable case of this truism, sadly by the lack of it. Notwithstanding the vagaries of development in other sectors, the transport sector in India, ironically, has received scant attention over five decades of the planning era, which has lent itself to lop-sided development in favour of the railways. Though deregulation and attendant economic reforms have augmented transport services by air and road in the last decade, the inadequacy of transport infrastructure and the acute paucity of resources to fulfil the provision of the same have been the bane of problems confronting the government. Privatization as a solution to circumvent resource constraints has raised new issues of social and environmental equity, which transcends the immediate concerns of infrastructure development. As is evident, though the solutions to the problems of the transport sector are multifarious, they emphasize the imperative need for rational and integrated transport planning and policy. A cursory look at the problems plaguing this sector also reveals that the issues and concerns cannot be dealt with in its entirety. Against this background, we confine ourselves to the study of the passenger transport sector and attempt to address an interesting and increasingly apparent phenomenon of travel behaviour, namely intermodal choice and modal substitution. The genesis of this study was an earlier work done by a research team at the Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation (C-MMACS), NAL, where in, a general methodology to describe the growth of the transport sector in India was developed in terms of appropriate mathematical models. Significantly most of the variables describing demand, supply and performance were found to trend exponentially. However, the models failed to reflect the trends in intermodal substitution and its significance in evaluating future transport demand. For example, the development or availability of alternative means like rail or personalized vehicles may influence the demand for bus transport. Similarly demand for air transport may be a function of comparative advantages presented by alternatives like upper class rail travel. This phenomenon is observed to be pronounced on short-haul routes characterizing inter-city travel, where such modes are extremely competitive. We consider a regional network of high-density routes in southern India, as a representation of several such transport networks across the country, to study this phenomenon and its implications for future policy. The primary objective of this study is to develop and evaluate a set of econometric models that would adequately measure the extent of intermodal substitution in passenger transport on short-haul routes (inter-city travel) and, critically evaluate the factors that affect travel choice in a multimodal environment. Toward this, the study is divided into three parts. Part one focuses on understanding broad trends in air, rail and road travel, for the routes in consideration. Suitable regressions are estimated to measure the effect of critical transport variables on route-wise travel demand. The coefficients are estimated separately for two categories of travel - First Class and Second Class. Part two of the study is based on data collected from individual travel surveys on the route network. A simplified questionnaire was used for this purpose. We use the traditional logit framework to estimate choice probabilities based on user perceptions about factors affecting their choices. As in the previous case, we estimate the logits for both classes of travel, viz. First Class and Second Class, under the equal substitutability assumption. We also estimate the logits for the general case for the sake of comparison, though not practicable. Part three involves a case-study of an alternative high-speed rail link for one of the routes in the network having the highest traffic density, to illustrate its effect on travel choice in a multimodal transport network. We also demonstrate the feasibility of the project using a benefit-cost approach. From the results, it is observed that substitution is predominantly from air to rail for "first-class" travel, and from rail to road for "second-class" travel. Besides, it is also observed that travel choice is largely influenced by non-price (fare) considerations. The value of travel time is estimated for both categories of travel, using the trade-off method and is found to be significantly different. All regressions show a high and the coefficients are significant at the 5% level. The logit analysis validates the earlier conclusion that non-price (fare) factors influence the demand for different modes. It is found that users attach considerable importance to comfort and convenience, including time of travel, while making travel choices. It is also observed that the logits vary significantly when factors are grouped, and further, between categories of travel In the case of the high-speed link, we estimate that there will be a significant shift in travel demand from air to rail and also from road to rail, given substantial travel time savings. The estimates of passenger revenue and decongestion benefits also provide a strong rationale for the implementation of the project. Sources of data include published and unpublished records of Indian Airlines, Indian Railways and State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTUs) on air, rail and road travel respectively. Data on population and other macroeconomic variables were obtained from census records and similar statistical publications. An important feature of this study is its attempt to bridge the macro and micro policy environments. It is one of the first attempts to study the dynamics of travel demand and choice behaviour in a multimodal regional transport network in India. Unlike previous studies, it transcends the realm of urban transport economics and extends its scope to the study of regional transport characteristics, where inter-city passenger travel has undergone significant changes both in environment and behaviour in the last decade. The entire study has been conceptualized in a system dynamics framework to describe its relevance to overall transport planning. It is believed that such an exercise would be a precursor for the development of a full-fledged macroeconomic model of the transport sector in India.

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Vasudevan, S. "Modelling The Transport Sector In India : A Study On Intermodal Substitution Passenger Transport." Thesis, Indian Institute of Science, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/2005/199.

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Transportation infrastructure has long been recognized as the sine qua non of rapid economic development. As a predominantly agrarian economy with a vast and growing population spread over an extensive mass of land, India presents a veritable case of this truism, sadly by the lack of it. Notwithstanding the vagaries of development in other sectors, the transport sector in India, ironically, has received scant attention over five decades of the planning era, which has lent itself to lop-sided development in favour of the railways. Though deregulation and attendant economic reforms have augmented transport services by air and road in the last decade, the inadequacy of transport infrastructure and the acute paucity of resources to fulfil the provision of the same have been the bane of problems confronting the government. Privatization as a solution to circumvent resource constraints has raised new issues of social and environmental equity, which transcends the immediate concerns of infrastructure development. As is evident, though the solutions to the problems of the transport sector are multifarious, they emphasize the imperative need for rational and integrated transport planning and policy. A cursory look at the problems plaguing this sector also reveals that the issues and concerns cannot be dealt with in its entirety. Against this background, we confine ourselves to the study of the passenger transport sector and attempt to address an interesting and increasingly apparent phenomenon of travel behaviour, namely intermodal choice and modal substitution. The genesis of this study was an earlier work done by a research team at the Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation (C-MMACS), NAL, where in, a general methodology to describe the growth of the transport sector in India was developed in terms of appropriate mathematical models. Significantly most of the variables describing demand, supply and performance were found to trend exponentially. However, the models failed to reflect the trends in intermodal substitution and its significance in evaluating future transport demand. For example, the development or availability of alternative means like rail or personalized vehicles may influence the demand for bus transport. Similarly demand for air transport may be a function of comparative advantages presented by alternatives like upper class rail travel. This phenomenon is observed to be pronounced on short-haul routes characterizing inter-city travel, where such modes are extremely competitive. We consider a regional network of high-density routes in southern India, as a representation of several such transport networks across the country, to study this phenomenon and its implications for future policy. The primary objective of this study is to develop and evaluate a set of econometric models that would adequately measure the extent of intermodal substitution in passenger transport on short-haul routes (inter-city travel) and, critically evaluate the factors that affect travel choice in a multimodal environment. Toward this, the study is divided into three parts. Part one focuses on understanding broad trends in air, rail and road travel, for the routes in consideration. Suitable regressions are estimated to measure the effect of critical transport variables on route-wise travel demand. The coefficients are estimated separately for two categories of travel - First Class and Second Class. Part two of the study is based on data collected from individual travel surveys on the route network. A simplified questionnaire was used for this purpose. We use the traditional logit framework to estimate choice probabilities based on user perceptions about factors affecting their choices. As in the previous case, we estimate the logits for both classes of travel, viz. First Class and Second Class, under the equal substitutability assumption. We also estimate the logits for the general case for the sake of comparison, though not practicable. Part three involves a case-study of an alternative high-speed rail link for one of the routes in the network having the highest traffic density, to illustrate its effect on travel choice in a multimodal transport network. We also demonstrate the feasibility of the project using a benefit-cost approach. From the results, it is observed that substitution is predominantly from air to rail for "first-class" travel, and from rail to road for "second-class" travel. Besides, it is also observed that travel choice is largely influenced by non-price (fare) considerations. The value of travel time is estimated for both categories of travel, using the trade-off method and is found to be significantly different. All regressions show a high and the coefficients are significant at the 5% level. The logit analysis validates the earlier conclusion that non-price (fare) factors influence the demand for different modes. It is found that users attach considerable importance to comfort and convenience, including time of travel, while making travel choices. It is also observed that the logits vary significantly when factors are grouped, and further, between categories of travel In the case of the high-speed link, we estimate that there will be a significant shift in travel demand from air to rail and also from road to rail, given substantial travel time savings. The estimates of passenger revenue and decongestion benefits also provide a strong rationale for the implementation of the project. Sources of data include published and unpublished records of Indian Airlines, Indian Railways and State Road Transport Undertakings (SRTUs) on air, rail and road travel respectively. Data on population and other macroeconomic variables were obtained from census records and similar statistical publications. An important feature of this study is its attempt to bridge the macro and micro policy environments. It is one of the first attempts to study the dynamics of travel demand and choice behaviour in a multimodal regional transport network in India. Unlike previous studies, it transcends the realm of urban transport economics and extends its scope to the study of regional transport characteristics, where inter-city passenger travel has undergone significant changes both in environment and behaviour in the last decade. The entire study has been conceptualized in a system dynamics framework to describe its relevance to overall transport planning. It is believed that such an exercise would be a precursor for the development of a full-fledged macroeconomic model of the transport sector in India.

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De, Costa Ayesha. "Barriers of mistrust public and private health care providers in Madhya Pradesh, India /." Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2008. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2008/978-91-7409-130-4/.

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Sandhu, Kirandeep. "Private Sector Participation in Municipal Solid Waste Management in Indian Cities and its Implications." Thesis, Griffith University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366262.

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The most visible outcome of the increasing pace of urbanisation, along with the rise in the spate of consumerism in the liberalised economic setup, has been the sharp increase in municipal solid waste generation across the urban centres in the developing countries. As the challenge of providing this service becomes more and more pressing, municipalities are turning to the private sector to fill the gap and become the prime service providers. Privatisation of solid waste management services has thus emerged as „the‟ alternative and, as such, several municipalities have taken hasty steps to introduce private sector participation in solid waste management services, treating it as a panacea for the municipal solid waste management woes of the cities. The logic of private sector participation in municipal solid waste management services hinges on the assertion of it performing more efficiently on all fronts. While there is a flurry of rhetoric and excitement around private participation in municipal solid waste management services across Indian cities, there is an acute lack of empirical evidence and research (MoUD, 2010, Anderson, 2011) assessing the impacts of private sector participation in municipal solid waste management. Moreover, none of these studies, to the best knowledge of the researcher, have been conducted explicitly and in detail in conjunction with the principles of sustainability of municipal solid waste management systems.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Griffith School of Environment
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Patet, Nisha. "Women in the construction labor force : women's participation in the construction sector in India /." This resource online, 1991. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02162010-020112/.

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Rana, Suneira. "Role of the private sector in providing sanitation services to the poor in India." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98994.

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Thesis: S.M. in Management Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2015.
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"Sanitation is more important than independence." - Mahatma Gandhi. Lack of sanitation causes nearly three million deaths around the world annually. This issue compounded by the negative economic impact of poor sanitation, costing developing countries billions of dollars a year. Despite decades of effort, provision of basic sanitation facilities still remains one of the largest global development challenges. In some countries, problems with public sector supply of sanitation services have led to increasing awareness that more participation of the non-state sector is needed in the provision of these services. On the other hand, sanitation enterprises comprise primarily of small players that struggle with high upfront capital costs required for toilet installation. Thus, owing to resource and capacity constraints, such enterprises will find it challenging to work alone in this area. One way to engage the private sector is to encourage partnerships with the government and community in developing creative new approaches and encouraging lasting services over the long term. To this end, the paper explores all activities involved in the sanitation sector and how different entities define and understand the sanitation value chain. In particular, it develops an understanding of the types of enterprises engaged in toilet construction and the methods of engagement. Next, it undertakes a global review of enterprise models in the sanitation sector and identifies key organizing principles for successful Public Private Community Partnerships (PPCPs) models. Selected elements from the global learnings are then modified to situate the learnings in Indian experiences. The key idea of this paper is not to prescribe any specific methods of functioning but to lay out different models and consequently generate new learnings for enterprise solutions to deliver on rural sanitation services in India. Lessons and findings from the paper reveal ideal ways to engage with the private sector - through Franchise Models, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Models, Community Models and Integrated Models. While enterprise solutions can bring scale, sustainability and innovation, the government plays an integral role through enabling policies and provision of local institutional platforms. The paper shows how strategic alliances through PPCPs would effectively tackle the problem through scalable business solutions.
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Sablic, Gino, and Monika Duggal. "The road to India : the internationalization of Swedish SMEs." Thesis, Kristianstad University, School of Health and Society, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-6665.

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Increasing globalization and decreasing trade barriers have created opportunities for Swedish companies to establish their activities in India. The aim with this dissertation is to explore if Swedish SMEs in the service sector follow the process suggested by the Uppsala Internationalization Model when establishing their activities in India.

In order to find out if Swedish SMEs in the service sector follow the process suggested by the Uppsala Internationalization Model, a multiple case study was conducted, adopting a qualitative approach. Three Swedish SMEs in the IT industry, that have successfully established their activities on the Indian market, were interviewed.

The results indicate that none of the companies in this study followed the internationalization process suggested by the Establishment Chain and the Psychic Distance. However, the examined companies in this study internationalized as suggested by the Basic Mechanism of Internationalization.

There is limited research on the internationalization processes of Swedish SMEs in the service sector when entering the Indian market. Subsequently, this study has contributed theoretically to exploring what factors are of importance for Swedish SMEs in the service sector when entering India. Furthermore, it has possibly contributed to the initial step of further research within the field of SMEs internationalization processes, should further research be conducted involving various internationalization models. In addition, this study has contributed by strengthening the existing research regarding the Uppsala Internationalization Model.

A suggestion to future research is to explore various existing internationalization models and to investigate what aspects of each model is applicable to Swedish SMEs.

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Joshi, Mukta Gajanan. "Access to credit by hawkers what is missing? Theory and evidence from India /." Connect to resource, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1127223640.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2005.
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Brown, Michael D. (Michael David). "Managing political risk through increased local participation : innovations in water sector PSP from Tirupur, India." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34408.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-99).
Using primary data from an innovative water project in Tirupur, India with findings from two well-documented water projects in Latin America, this thesis asks: How might greater equity participation and decision-making authority among a broad base of users insulate against key political risks that have beset water sector private sector participation (PSP) in the past? I utilize concepts from the political risk literature, which have mainly been applied to the extractive and manufacturing industries, and extend this consideration to the water sector. I present preliminary findings, based on field research in India, that suggest increased local participation in water sector PSPs can mitigate against key political risks that have created problems elsewhere. These early findings challenge the conventional wisdom about water privatization and suggest a means to improve the design of future PSPs to reduce some of the risks and controversy that have characterized the sector.
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Pande, Tripti. "Developing and evaluating a smartphone application for tuberculosis amongst private sector academic clinicians in India." Master's thesis, Université Laval, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/27885.

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Contexte : La tuberculose est la première cause de mortalité au monde et parmi les 10,4 millions de cas de tuberculose par année, 2,8 millions proviennent de l’Inde. De ce fait, il est considéré comme le pays ayant le plus haut taux d’incidence de la tuberculose au monde. Une manque de qualité des soins est une cause majeure pour l’épidémie de la tuberculose en Inde. Le secteur privé, qui n’est pas réglementé, prend soin de 50% des patients ayant la tuberculose. Des études précédentes indiquent le mauvais diagnostic ou le mauvais traitement comme des facteurs qui sont présents dans le secteur privé. Ce secteur comprend plusieurs types de médecins, dont ceux qui ont un diplôme en médecine et ceux qui n’ont pas de diplôme en médecine mais pratiquent la médicine. Une amélioration dans l’éducation des cliniciens utilisant les technologies mobiles, dont les applications mobiles, pourrait être une solution pour améliorer et assurer la qualité des soins des patients ayant la tuberculose. Toutefois, il existe peu d’études sur les technologies mobiles pour la tuberculose en Inde. Objectifs : Ce mémoire vise à évaluer l’expérience de l’usager et l’acceptabilité d’une application mobile (LearnTB) parmi les cliniciens académiques du secteur privé en Inde. Méthodes: L’étude a utilisé une approche à deux étapes. Cinq cliniciens (étape 1) et 101 cliniciens (étape 2) ont été contactés à Kasturba Hospital Manipal, Manipal, Inde entre février et mars 2017. L’expérience des participants était évaluée par le System Usability Scale. L’acceptabilité était évaluée par un questionnaire adopté du Technology Assessment Model. Les résultats étaient analysés à l’aide des statistiques descriptives, la régression linéaire multiple ainsi que la régression logistique. Résultats : Des taux de réponse de 100% et 99% ont été obtenus pour la première et deuxième partie respectivement. L’expérience de l’usager était vraiment positive. En ce qui concerne l’acceptabilité, une analyse de cheminement a confirmé la relation directe entre l’utilité perçue et l’intention d’utilisation, et la relation indirecte entre la facilité d’utilisation perçue et l’intention d’utilisation. La régression logistique a permis de cibler les items qui influencent fortement l’intention d’utilisation. Conclusion : L’expérience de l’usager pour LearnTB était vraiment positive, et l’utilité perçue a le plus grand impact sur l’intention d’utilisation (acceptabilité). Cette étude permet d’avoir une analyse préliminaire de l’acceptabilité des cliniciens concernant les technologies mobiles pour la tuberculose en Inde. D’autres recherches dans ce domaine sont requises afin d’assurer l’implantation optimale de ces technologies.
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious killer, and India accounts for 2.8 of the 10.4 million TB cases that occur each year, making it the highest TB burden country worldwide. Poor quality of TB care is a major driver of the epidemic in India. India’s large private, unregulated health sector manages over 50% of the TB patients, with studies showing suboptimal diagnosis and treatment in the private sector. This sector comprises of health professionals who are medically trained, and those who are not medically trained but are practicing medicine. Better education of doctors using mobile health (mHealth) applications is a possible solution. However, little is known about mHealth around TB in India. Objective: This masters thesis aimed to evaluate the user experience and acceptability of a smartphone application for TB (LearnTB) amongst private sector academic clinicians in India. Methods: This study adopted a two part approach. Five clinicians (part 1) and 101 clinicians (part 2) were contacted at Kasturba Hospital Manipal, Manipal, India between February and March 2017. The user experience of participants (part 1) was evaluated based on the System Usability Scale (SUS). Acceptability (part 2) was evaluated based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, multiple linear regression as well as logistic regression analysis. Results: Response rates of 100% and 99% were achieved for part 1 and part 2, respectively. User experience was very positive. Regarding acceptability, a path analysis confirmed the direct relationship between perceived usefulness and intention to use, and the indirect relationship between perceived ease of use and intention to use. Logistic regression analysis helped target items strongly influencing intention to use. Conclusion: The user experience with LearnTB was very positive, and perceived usefulness has the highest impact on intention to use (acceptability). This study provides a preliminary analysis of mHealth interventions for TB in India, and emphasizes the need for future research in this domain.

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Sankar, Chidambaram, and Mana Mohan Muniraja. "Study of Solar Thermal Energy in the Industrial Sector : Case on multinational companies in India." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-423194.

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Solar thermal technology is a rapidly evolving technology that still has a smaller market share than other green technologies. Therefore, this study aims to recognize barriers and drivers for the use of solar thermal technologies in the industrial sector. A literature review summarized the existing literature problems concerning drivers and barriers for the use of solar thermal technology in the industrial sector. To establish drivers and barriers to the use of solar thermal technology in the industrial sector and to supplement the literature review, a cross-sectional analysis was carried out in this study. Case studies have been performed in India, where two companies have undergone pilot testing of solar thermal systems in their manufacturing processes, and one has an option to incorporate solar thermal systems. Purposeful sampling was used to select the companies for the interviews, while convenience sampling and the snowball sampling were used to pick interview participants, further in this research six interviews was conducted from 4 different companies in the industrial sector. The findings were presented with thematic analysis. Drivers and Barriers have been divided into themes. Namely, Drivers include futuristic technology and Barriers include high costs, infrastructure requirements, more efficient and cheaper alternatives and lack of institutional support. Futuristic technology theme explains why this technology is beneficial for industrial adoption in the Indian market. High-cost theme explains why this technology is expensive over other renewable sources. Infrastructure requirements theme explains installation barriers influencing the adoption of solar thermal systems in the industrial process. Efficient and cheaper alternatives theme explains competitors influencing the adoption of solar thermal energy in the industrial sector. Lack of institutional support theme explains government and multinational companies that are influencing the adoption of solar thermal energy in the industrial sector. Aspects covered by the theme, high costs were most frequently mentioned among the respondents, suggesting that barriers play a significant role in implementing solar thermal systems. In contrast, aspects covered by the themes lack institutional support, infrastructure requirements, and more efficient and cheaper alternatives have not been addressed in the literature. Finally, the study concluded that the adoption of solar thermal energy in the Industrial Sector faces various barriers and drivers that must be investigated before the implementation.

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Moore, Tomoe. "Modelling a flow of funds and policy simulation experiments in the financial sector for India." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2003. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/34544.

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The objective of this thesis is to analyse policy effects on the financial sector in India by modelling a flow of funds for four sectors with six financial instruments for the period of 1951–1993 with associated simulation techniques. In the general equilibrium model, the whole financial sector is endogenised by means of demand functions for asset choice in the four sectors and each financial market is solved by the market clearing conditions. An important innovation is that the Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) is utilised for a system of demand function, and cointegration techniques are adapted into the econometric methodology. The policy simulation experiments are conducted with a view to analysing the delivery of loanable funds to sectors which are the most in need of poverty-reducing economic growth, at the same time, they are largely in line with the financial reforms that started in the early 1990s in India. The system-wide simulation designed in this thesis will permit us to analyse a wide spectrum of policy effects on such issues as the determinant of interest rates, financing capital formulation, the role of financial institutions, government debt and allocation of credit, as a result of interactions in the disaggregated economic sectors. The key finding is the significant role of interest rates in portfolio selection and thereby on the flow of funds for India. The policy simulations, however, reveal that the liberalisation of interest rates may be no better than the administered rates in ensuring loans to private sectors. Possible perverse outcomes from the liberalised interest rate regime are also highlighted in the stochastic simulations, as policies become sensitive or fragile in the face of uncertainty in the economy. These demonstrate the importance of a gradual de-regulation in the financial sector, rather than an indiscriminate attempt at financial decontrol.

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Balls, Jonathan. "Fluid capitalism at the bottom of the pyramid : a study of the off-grid solar power market in Uttar Pradesh, India." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2016. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:d4457f09-bf69-4ec6-802e-dcdfa7495455.

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This thesis examines 'Bottom of the Pyramid' (BoP) capitalism through an empirical study of the off-grid solar power market in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Over the last three decades, the extension and neoliberalisation of capitalism across the Global South has gathered pace. In many countries, including India, there has been a proliferation of businesses serving low-income populations following economic liberalisation, and a resulting growth in what is increasingly been theorised as 'BoP capitalism'; primarily in a literature produced by economics, business, and development scholars. In this literature, the development of capitalism at the bottom of the pyramid through the Global South is predominantly being theorised as a free market story, of formal, regularised businesses succeeding by selling good quality, branded but value- conscious, innovative, and frugal goods and services. Furthermore, the argument is being made that this is 'social capitalism', that formal businesses entering BoP markets can deliver developmental and environmental benefits to low-income populations. New markets for off-grid solar power products that are growing in multiple countries in the Global South provide one significant example of BoP capitalism. Within India, an off-grid solar power market has been developing since the 1990s within a newly liberalised market context. A body of research reports that private businesses are selling good quality and value-conscious solar goods and services to India's poor. This market has been framed as highlighting the potential of BoP capitalism to bring energy and light to India's poor, while also delivering developmental benefits. The contribution of this thesis is to challenge the existing body of literature on BoP capitalism, which tells a story of BoP capitalism through the Global South being developed by formal businesses, according to market dynamics, and sees no place for informal businesses as formal ones develop. Based on ten months of qualitative fieldwork in 2013-2014 in the state of Uttar Pradesh, looking comparatively at formal, regularised and commercialised solar shops and dealerships and at informal, small-scale solar shops, this thesis explores BoP capitalism in the Indian context. This thesis has several main findings. Firstly, it shows how a new group of formal solar shops and dealerships selling good quality, branded, and standardised products, and providing an installation service, after-sales servicing, and formal bank financing are developing the BoP solar market in Uttar Pradesh in a fashion familiar to the wider literature on BoP capitalism. Secondly, it shows how the success of these solar shops and dealerships was not a free market story, but how they are being shaped and supported through state and non-state resources and patronage, and that their growth was often dependent upon informal relationships with rural development banks, which opened-up bank financing options for solar customers and access to government subsidies. Thirdly, it looks at how informal solar shops were successfully selling off- grid solar products, adopting distinctly different business practices to formal solar businesses, and developing the market in a distinctly different way. I trace how informal businesses were not just successful because they were selling cheap and substandard goods, but were also thriving because they were the site of improvised and what I term 'jugaad' products and business practices. Jugaad is a Hindi term, referring to improvised and ingenious innovation and action. This thesis highlights a context of fluid capitalism at the BoP in India, where formal and informal solar businesses are developing the BoP solar market in distinctly different ways, and where state and non- state actors are shaping the market.

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Udayakumar, Suhasini. "Socio-Economic Sustainability of Rural Energy Access in India." Thesis, KTH, Energi och klimatstudier, ECS, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-180366.

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Rural energy access has been a persistent issue in India causing the country to become one of the most energy poor nations of the world. Despite the launch of several heavily funded programs for the provision of electricity and modern fuels to rural areas, majority of the country‘s village households remain neglected and deficient in energy. Calls have been made for the reconstruction of policies, programs and institutional frameworks that engage in dispersion of energy to the rural poor. Such policies, programs and institutional frameworks vary across different states within India. These differences need to be understood in depth to formulate suitable mechanisms for energy access. In particular, social and economic aspects of energy access need to be studied to overcome barriers in providing energy to the rural poor. This study discerns how different states are performing in terms of providing sustainable energy access to rural people. It conducts an analysis of the socio-economic sustainability of energy access to the rural household in six states of the country (Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal) over the course of two time periods(1996-2002, 2005-2011), with the aid of key performance indicators. Results indicate that all the states have improved their energy access conditions over the past few decades. However, the rates of growth are vastly different and some states still continue to remain highly inadequate in their performances. Punjab has consistently been the most successful state while West Bengal continues to be the most energy-poor state despite a reasonable growth in energy sustainability. The possible reasoning behind these disparities could be dissimilarity in economic development between the states, size and population density of the states, isolation of villages and ineffectiveness and inequity of subsidy schemes. These needs further exploration at individual state level. Transition to less-expensive and easily installable renewable technologies, communicating benefits of modern energy to rural population and channeling subsidies towards lower income groups can improve reach of modern energy towards the rural poor of India.

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Sharma, Narender. "Strategies to succeed in an emerging market: a study of Australian service sector MNEs in India." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2010. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/18356.2.

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This study focuses on post entry strategies of Multinational enterprises (MNEs) from a developedeconomy (Australia) operating in an emerging market (India). The research is organised around two core questions: (a) What are the post entry institutional challenges for service sector MNEs operating in an emerging market and (b) How do firms respond to institutional distance following their initial entry into an emerging economy? These questions are closely allied to the fundamental questions confronting international business (IB) such as “What drives firm strategy in international business (IB)?” and “What determines the success and failure of firms around the world?” (Peng et al., 20081920). This study draws on institutional theory (IT) and the network perspective to identify challenges faced by Australian service MNEs in India and the strategies they adapt to mitigate the liability of foreignness (LOF). The institutions in emerging economies are quite different from those in the developed economies, and recent research suggests that both formal and informal institutions, more commonly known as the "rules of the game" (North 1990) have an impact on the strategy and operations of MNEs (Hoskisson, et al., 2000; Wright, et al., 2005). Operating in emerging markets is challenging as the rule of law is poorly enforced (Hoskisson et al., 2000), proprietary technology and knowledge cannot be protected through enforceable legal mechanisms (Delios and Henisz, 2000) and there are large differences in culture and business norms. Contemporary institutional theory (Scott, 1995) indicates that, in order to survive, organisations must conform to the rules and belief systems prevailing in the environment (DiMaggio and Powell, 1983; Meyer and Rowan, 1977). Scott (1995) defined the institutional environment in terms of three pillars - regulative, normative and culturalcognitive. These unfamiliar institutions in the emerging markets often lead to unforeseen transaction costs as a result of which MNEs struggle to implement successful strategies in emerging markets. This thesis describes how the Australian service MNEs adaptively curb these costs by developing strategies that suit emerging markets as they acquire relevant local knowledge, re-script mental models and adapt plans and tactics. This study investigates key areas of concern to MNEs seeking competitive advantage in emerging markets through the development of superior strategies post-entry within the institutional framework of India. The AT. Kearney FDl Confidence Index 2007 rates India as the second most attractive destination for FDI. Its dynamic environment provides a rich context for examining the success strategies of Australian service MNEs. Finding effective strategies that can overcome the challenges of operating in an emerging market is the central issue in this thesis.

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Shembavnekar, Nihar S. "Did India's economic reforms generate jobs? : essays on economic liberalisation, labour market flexibility and employment in the Indian manufacturing sector (1990-2006)." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2017. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/72555/.

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Whether economic liberalisation generates employment in developing countries remains a matter of debate in academic and policy circles. This thesis explores the labour market implications of a series of liberalising product market reforms initiated in India in the 1990s. The analysis of Chapter 2 indicates that declines in input tariffs are associated with increased formal firm employment across all Indian states, while FDI reform is associated with increased (reduced) formal firm employment in states with flexible (inflexible) labour markets (1990-1997). The FDI effect holds for permanent employment in both groups of states but only affects casual (contract) employment to a significant extent in states with flexible labour markets. The evidence is supportive of the baseline results being driven by product market competition within the formal sector. Chapter 3 reveals that tariff liberalisation is not associated with significant changes in employment in informal enterprises, possibly because these enterprises rarely engage in international trade. However, on average and ceteris paribus, delicensing (FDI reform) is associated with statistically significant increases in informal employment and informal enterprise numbers in states with inflexible (flexible) labour markets (1990-2001). There is some evidence that the delicensing effect is attributable to increases in product market competition in delicensed industries in the post-reform period. The mechanism underlying the result associated with FDI liberalisation is more uncertain and could be one or a combination of competition and collaborative linkages between informal and formal manufacturers. Chapter 4 examines the impact of a post-1996 policy reform (‘SSI dereservation'), which liberalised product markets that had long been reserved for small businesses, on employment in informal manufacturing enterprises. On average and ceteris paribus, dereservation is associated with increased employment in larger informal ‘establishments', but not in tiny household enterprises (1995-2006), attributable in part to increases in product market competition with large formal firms.

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Sen, Anupama. "The impact of deregulation and reform of the electricity sector on regional economic development in India." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.611809.

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Joshi, Deepa. "The rhetoric and reality of gender issues in the domestic water sector : a case study from India." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.396131.

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Khetrapal, S. "Public-private partnerships in the health sector : the case of a national health insurance scheme in India." Thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London), 2016. http://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/3141184/.

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Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the health sector are essential in light of the challenges the public sector is facing in healthcare finance, provision and management. Recognizing the need to provide insurance coverage to those below the poverty line (BPL), Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) was introduced in 2008 by the Ministry of Labour and Employment in India. RSBY is a social health insurance scheme for the informal sector, where health care delivery and management involves a multitude of stakeholders from both public and private sectors who are governed by contractual agreements. A family of up to five pays INR 30/- (£0.30) annually for enrolment for a coverage of INR 30,000/- (£302). The balance of the premium is subsidized and shared by the Central (75%) and the State (25%) governments. This research aims to evaluate the availability, provision and management of health services under RSBY Public-Private Partnership contracts and factors that might influence them in order to inform policy makers on how to improve scheme implementation for the BPL beneficiary. The study was conducted in the districts of Patiala and Yamunanagar, in the States of Punjab and Haryana respectively. The study has both qualitative and quantitative components using primary and secondary data. The results of the study can be broadly categorized under the main pillars of scheme design and implementation. These include political, regulatory and institutional capacity; stakeholder contracting; enrolment of beneficiaries; empanelment of health facilities; and finally provision and utilization of services. RSBY has clearly attempted to address the existing gaps in the provision of health services by offering a balanced Public-Private Partnership model that provides some degree of financial protection to the end user. Despite the weaknesses identified, it is a robust and evolving model that needs to be continuously developed, on the basis of lessons learnt from implementation of the scheme.

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Pope, Harley A. N. "Participatory crop improvement : the challenges of, and opportunities for, institutionalisation in the Indian public research sector." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2014. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/48631/.

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This thesis considers Participatory Crop Improvement (PCI) methodologies and examines the reasons behind their continued contestation and limited mainstreaming in conventional modes of crop improvement research within National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS). In particular, it traces the experiences of a long-established research network with over 20 years of experience in developing and implementing PCI methods across South Asia, and specifically considers its engagement with the Indian NARS and associated state-level agricultural research systems. In order to address the issues surrounding PCI institutionalisation processes, a novel conceptual framework was derived from a synthesis of the literatures on Strategic Niche Management (SNM) and Learning-based Development Approaches (LBDA) to analyse the socio-technical processes and structures which constitute the PCI ‘niche' and NARS ‘regime'. In examining the niche and regime according to their socio-technical characteristics, the framework provides explanatory power for understanding the nature of their interactions and the opportunities and barriers that exist with respect to the translation of lessons and ideas between niche and regime organisations. The research shows that in trying to institutionalise PCI methods and principles within NARS in the Indian context, PCI proponents have encountered a number of constraints related to the rigid and hierarchical structure of the regime organisations; the contractual mode of most conventional research, which inhibits collaboration with a wider group of stakeholders; and the time-limited nature of PCI projects themselves, which limits investment and hinders scaling up of the innovations. It also reveals that while the niche projects may be able to induce a ‘weak' form of PCI institutionalisation within the Indian NARS by helping to alter their institutional culture to be more supportive of participatory plant breeding approaches and future collaboration with PCI researchers, a ‘strong' form of PCI institutionalisation, in which NARS organisations adopt participatory methodologies to address all their crop improvement agenda, is likely to remain outside of the capacity of PCI development projects to deliver.

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Twum-Boateng, Dickson. "Three essays on financing education : exploring the role of the government and the private sector." Thesis, Brunel University, 2012. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/8320.

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The role of improved schooling has become controversial because expansion of school investment has not guaranteed improved educational outcomes. This thesis pays attention to why government investments in education have not produced the desire effects of increased educational attainment and higher enrolment rate. We show that the results depend on the methodology. We also provide evidence that the robust association between cognitive skills and economic growth reflects a causal effect of the economic benefits of effective school policy: we find that, countries that improved their cognitive skill, through different facets of school choice, autonomy and accountability over time experienced relative increases in their growth paths. We show that quality of education significantly matter for technological progress and that it is a source of divergence in OECD economies. We also analyse in a dispassionate way, voters influence on public policy especially, that pertaining to public school resource allocation, in one country India we take India because the country’s overall success story hides striking inter- and intra-state variation in literacy rates. There is suggestion that larger districts with more elected legislators and also districts with higher voter turnout benefit from greater allocation of public school resources, which in turn are expected to boost schooling outcomes. In other words, these results highlight the power of democracy in ensuring a better allocation of public school resources in our sample.

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Menon, Nikhila. "Mobility and pathways to autonomy of women : a study of informal workers in fisheries sector in Kerala, India." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2015. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/mobility-and-pathways-to-autonomy-of-women-a-study-of-informal-workers-in-fisheries-sector-in-kerala-india(fef45318-9e2d-4936-a9cd-33c16e81d60d).html.

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Mobility and Pathways to Autonomy of Women: A study of informal workers in fisheries sector in Kerala, India Mobility defined as the freedom and ability to move has intrinsic and instrumental values in promoting human development. Paid work which involves mobility associated with work can be a ‘capability-enhancing’ experience when such mobility improves opportunities and enhances freedoms. However, the existing studies have neither examined nor measured mobility with its multiple domains for women. My thesis fills this gap in research by exploring the multiple domains of gendered mobility by measuring mobility as a single construct and analysing whether mobility is a ‘capability’ for women workers which improves autonomy and agency. It is inter-disciplinary as it is situated at the confluence of development studies, human geography and sociological disciplines. The following features of the thesis make it unique in the development studies discipline. First, the contextual setting is unique as it is based in Kerala, which is a socially progressive state in India. The thesis unearths the underlying structural constraints in the Kerala model of social development for transformation of women workers under patriarchy. It is a comparative study which examines the household autonomy and agency of two types of informal women workers in the post-harvest fisheries, namely ‘peeling workers’ linked to production chains and ‘fish vendors’ who are self-employed. Second, the capability approach provides the theoretical framework for the analysis of mobility of women as capability and it introduces a new concept of ‘transformational mobility’. By examining mobility using the Rasch Rating Scale Model (RSM) for the first time in development studies, the thesis operationalises capability measurement by introducing the measurement scale of mobility of women workers which empirically delineates the multiple domains of mobility based on the constraints faced by women. Third, the mixed methods research design using survey data and qualitative interviews of women workers provide better insight and contextual understanding of women’s work. An innovative method, namely, the Crisp set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (CsQCA), explores the causal mechanisms that bring about ‘transformational mobility’ in women workers. The thesis empirically proves the significance of social and human capital factors like caste, low education of spouse and marital status along with the underlying patriarchal structures that determine pathways to transformational mobility and decision making of women. Lastly, the qualitative analysis using classic grounded theory contributes to the emergence of substantive theories for women workers which reflect contrasting agentic behaviour of peeling workers and fish vendors in the context of Kerala. The lack of collective agency among peeling workers questions the claims of Kerala model of development in improving the agency of women. The findings confirm that work mobility associated with informal low paid work is not necessarily a capability for women in fisheries.

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Subramanian, Logakanthi. "Management of electronic waste by bulk consumers : the case of India's IT service sector." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2014. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/management-of-electronic-waste-by-bulk-consumers-the-case-of-indias-it-service-sector(e6df8705-d9cc-456d-b078-c35f8cb3aaaf).html.

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The global ICT revolution is adding a new stream of waste, known as electronic waste or ‘e-waste’: electrical and electronic equipment that has ceased to be of value to its owners. The recyclability of e-waste together with the presence of pollutants poses a waste management challenge. Developed countries have systems in place to address this challenge, but developing countries have only recently recognised the need to develop appropriate systems for e-waste management. ICT consumers are key stakeholders in e-waste: it is they who decide whether and when an item is e-waste, and they form the link between producers and recyclers. Yet not much attention has been paid to their role. The limited research to date has focused on household consumers in developed countries, leaving a knowledge gap around bulk, organisational consumers in developing countries, despite their often being the largest single contributor to e-waste. Acknowledging the growing challenge of e-waste management in developing countries and lack of research on bulk consumer response to this challenge, the present research aimed to understand e-waste material flows, management strategies and determinants relating to bulk consumers of IT in India. It focused on bulk consumers in India’s IT service sector because that sector depends on electronic equipment for its operation and has been recognised to generate nearly 30% of the total e-waste in the country. The data for this research was collected between 2010 and 2011, at a time when preparations were underway for implementation of separate e-waste regulations in the country. Therefore, the findings of the research here draw attention to the practice for e-waste management in India before implementation of the new regulations. In order to achieve the overall aims, a qualitative research approach based on multiple case studies was adopted. In all, 20 IT service organisations belonging to three different groups based on size namely, very large (VL), large (L) and small and medium (SM) were studied via multiple semi-structured interviews, direct observations and document analysis. Further source triangulation was achieved through interviews with representatives from other stakeholder groups: IT equipment producers, formal recyclers, regulators, industry association representatives, and representatives of various national and international organisations working on e-waste management. A complex chain of material flow was identified, involving a significant number of stakeholders. Two further models – of e-waste strategy and e-waste strategy determinants – were developed through literature review and pilot fieldwork, and then verified via the main fieldwork. Three distinct types of e-waste management strategy were observed among the stakeholders. While the VLIT organisations and IT producers exhibited a proactive approach to e-waste management, the LIT organisations and formal recyclers exhibited a reactive approach to its management. The SMIT organisations ignored the challenge of e-waste and were indifferent to the management of generated e-waste. Various external (regulation, clients, peer pressure, brand and corporate reputation) and internal (corporate culture and leadership, financial benefits and corporate social responsibility) factors were found to play a role in determining the different types of e-waste management practiced by the stakeholders. Except for direct financial benefits all the identified factors had a strong determining role in the proactive approach to e-waste management. The reactive approach was chiefly driven by regulation and financial benefits associated with e-waste management. The indifferent approach was driven only by the financial benefits associated with disposal of e-waste. A key determinant that was shaping the factors among the IT bulk consumers was institutional pressures mainly driven by the requirement of some clients for green practices; that requirement itself deriving from the nature of the value chains within which consumer organisations were located. Alongside the determinants, a set of enabling factors was identified (awareness, environmental management systems, and access and availability of formal recyclers) which helped explain the implementation of e-waste management practices. When the levels of these enablers were high the implementation of organisational e-waste management was proactive and when they were low, the approach to e-waste management was reactive. These enablers were absent in the organisations that were indifferent to e-waste management. From these findings, various challenges in the current system for e-waste management could be identified including: value expectation at the time of disposal of e-waste; patchy awareness about e-waste; lack of collection mechanisms; and regulatory shortcomings. Recommendations have been made about opportunities to incentivise and facilitate collection, enhance awareness, and offer regulatory support.

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Azad, Mithila. "Social insurance provision for women in the urban informal sector : interpreting the successful strategy of Working Women's Forum, India." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37464.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2006.
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Since the late-1980s, the world's workers have experienced two strikingly coordinated global trends. The first is an unpredicted decline in secure, formally employed labor, and subsequent growth in informal labor. The second is an unprecedented decline in state welfare rhetoric and policy. These simultaneous trends have resulted in an increase in the proportion of workers that do not receive secure wages or social benefits from either the employer or the state. As this notion of the "benevolent" state purported in the 1950's disintegrates, one finds development literature focusing squarely on formation of social movements as solutions. This study examines the efforts of one such social movement-Working Women's Forum, India (WWF)-which has been successful in providing social protection (insurance) for over 8,00,000 women in the urban informal sector in Tamilnadu, Andhra and Karnataka. This case study looks at linkages between WWF and insurers: Government and Private owned. The curiosity that guides the research is regarding a) opportunities involved in such linkages towards a wider coverage of women in the informal sector, and b) identifying different state characteristics that influence different levels of success among informal workers organizations' ability to secure labor benefits.
(cont.) The latter is marked by continuous negotiations, sometimes confrontational, and other times enabling. This necessitates knowledge of the larger political, legislative and policy environment under which such struggles become successful movements. The reason to study this organization was multifold. First, the organization has been operational in more than one State (of India), aiding comparative analysis of outcomes with respect to different governmental set ups. Second, owing to its large coverage, it was useful to understand the kind of strength it wields in influencing policy decisions (Social Security Bill for Unorganized Sector Workers, 2006). All these issues are analyzed in the backdrop of reformatory struggles through the 1970's, definitions of social protection, current legislations, organizational modifications over the years, and the micro-insurance programmes. The intention of the thesis is mainly to identify factors that have contributed to bringing about an enabling environment for social protection for women in the urban informal sector.
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Kazi, Shehnaz. "Parameters of managerial effectiveness and development of third sector managers. An empirical study of HIV NGO managers in India." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/16807.

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This unique and first-time research explores the parameters of effectiveness among HIV/AIDS and development NGO managers in India. The aim of this research has been investigate and explore how these managers perceive and view their own effectiveness at work. This research contextualises Analoui's Model (1999, 2002) of eight parameters of managerial effectiveness and three contextual factors, which explores and identifies the inter-relationship between the factors and causal influences which form the basis for their increased effectiveness. The methodology employed include qualitative semi-structured individual interviews with 16 NGOs managers and 2 focus-group interviews with 16 non-managerial staff. The results revealed a myriad of factors and influences concerning the NGO managers’ perception, managerial skills and competencies, organizations criteria for effectiveness, opportunities, demands and constraints involved, as well as the inter-organisational relationship and the dominant managerial philosophy of effectiveness. All the parameters of effectiveness and contextual factors of the Model (1999, 2002) apply and are suitable for this context, however, based on the main findings and in-depth discussions, the model has been adapted and modified in order to fit this unique and complex, highly diverse, holistic, multi-faceted and culturally specific context. The findings also indicate to numerous inter-linked factors both internally and externally of the NGOs and, include various training and development (T&D) needs for managers, with implications for the formation of adequate policies and implementation of relevant development programmes to improve and increase NGO managers effectiveness in India.

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Nidadhavolu, Akhila. "Impact of Leadership Styles on Employee Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment – A Study in the Construction Sector in India." TopSCHOLAR®, 2018. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2090.

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Leadership plays a vital role in any industry. Therefore, a positive relationship between the management and the employees is very crucial for any organization to get better turnover and recognition. The current study discusses the leadership styles used in the Construction Industry in India. The development of construction industry in India requires suitable leadership approaches of the management. In the condition of such requirement, this research paper has three-fold objectives: first, to study the leadership styles used by the higher-management levels of Indian construction companies, and second, to examine the impact of leadership styles on job satisfaction, and third, to analyze the impact of the leadership styles onorganizational commitment. A survey was designed and carried to assess the objectives of the research. A total of sixty employees were selected for the study. The survey participants were the three working groups of the three construction companies; (1) senior managers, (2) construction engineers, (3) worker supervisors. The questionnaire has a total of 25 questions that includes demographics, leadership styles assessment, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment. Confidence level, Mean, and Standard Deviation was used to analyze the results of the respondents. The results show that the higher-management of company A uses good leadership styles and the employees are satisfied with the job and committed to the organization. However, employees of company B and C were not happy with the leadership styles used by the management and unsatisfied with the job and less committed to the organization.

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Russell, Lillian R. Ph D. "Identifying Complex Cultural Interactions in the Instructional Design Process: A Case Study of a Cross-Border, Cross-Sector Training for Innovation Program." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2011. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/msit_diss/80.

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The purpose of this research is to identify complex cultural dynamics in theinstructional design process of a cross-sector, cross-border training environment by applying Young’s (2009) Culture-Based Model (CBM) as a theoretical framework and taxonomy for description of the instructional design process under the conditions of one case. The guiding question of this study is: How does culture, as defined by Young’s (2009) CBM framework, interact with the instructional design process in this case of a cross-sector, cross-border training program? This research uses the qualitative approach of case study and applies a cultural design framework to examine the process of instructional design by a team of designers-by-assignment in a NASA/university consortium program to train applied research and development teams for an education software company headquartered in India. Fifteen representative participants were chosen to reflect each role involved in the training program and instructional design process, including management, instructors and students. In over two years of engagement with participants, data was gathered at a NASA space center and in Mumbai, India through interviews, observation and artifact analysis. Data was analyzed to identify where components of the design process, decisions of the design team, and perceptions of the stakeholders overlap with culture as defined by Young’s CBM framework. The findings indicate that at least twenty-three distinguishable elements of culture interact across the design process in the: 1) goals and funding decisions of the client; 2) goals and design decisions of the design team; 3) perceptions of the training program of all stakeholders; and 4) the observable outcomes of the training program. The findings also offer insight into what stakeholders do or do not consciously attribute to culture. By empirically illuminating the pervasive presence of cultural interactions across the instructional design process, this study advocates for culture to be recognized as a construct of importance in our field and demonstrates the powerful capabilities of using a comprehensive descriptive model as a lens for exploring cultural dynamics in the instructional design process.

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Howe, Caroline Louise. "Building stability through decentralization : the environmental, economic, and ethical argument for informal sector collection and decentralized waste processing in urban India." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90204.

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Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2014.
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Rapid population growth, urbanization and increasing affluence have led to increases in consumption and waste generation in all Indian cities. The current system, a mix of informal recyclables collection and centralized waste collection by the formal sector with much garbage still disposed of in unlined landfills, is at a point of crisis. With waste generation far outpacing processing capacity, cities know they must invest in "improving" waste management systems, yet a key question is whether to invest in centralized or decentralized, formal or informal waste systems, or combine the strengths of both. This research asks what approach to waste management in India will increase stability, economic and environmental sustainability, and social benefit. To answer those questions, I conducted a case study of Pune, since the city has implemented centralized waste processing, followed by supporting informal sector collection and instituting decentralized collection. The diversity of its methods and the many challenges Pune has faced have allowed me to analyze the benefits, impacts and limitations of each of these approaches. For the case study, I conducted more than 50 interviews of city staff, waste pickers, waste picker cooperative staff, restaurant managers, and citizens. Based on this analysis, and comparison to other Indian cities, including Delhi and Bangalore, I have concluded that the best solution for most Indian cities is to build the capacity of the informal sector while also creating decentralized processing infrastructure to handle organics and non-recyclable waste. While this approach is challenging, it is possible, and I have created a set of recommendations in order to implement this effectively. These guidelines include the following: 1) conduct long-term planning across city departments to have proactive approach to waste generation; 2) focus on waste reduction and eliminate most non-recyclable and non-biodegradable waste streams; 3) invest in the capacities of the informal sector, including giving waste pickers space for sorting, more information on their rights, and support; 4) build decentralized waste processing systems for organics and non-recyclables that create benefits for and minimize impacts on host communities; and 5) site all facilities more equitably by building community consensus.
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Sharma, G. "An investigation into quality of care at the time of birth at public and private sector maternity facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India." Thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London), 2017. http://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/4646087/.

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Background: Ensuring high quality care during labour and childbirth is important to eliminate preventable maternal deaths, neonatal deaths and intrapartum stillbirths. My PhD investigates quality of care (QoC) during normal labour and childbirth, and examines whether QoC is influenced by management practices at 26 public and private sector maternity facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India. Methods: First, I conducted clinical observations of labour and childbirth. I used descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis techniques to describe and compare differences in overall QoC, and quality for obstetric and neonatal care. Second, I used quantitative and qualitative methods to describe existing patterns of mistreatment encountered by women. Third, I described existing management practices using a separate survey dataset and linked both QoC and management datasets to examine the relationship between management practices and QoC. Results: QoC was found to be poor at both public and private sector facilities. The private sector outperformed public sector facilities for overall essential care at birth, and for both obstetric and newborn care. All women encountered at least one indicator of mistreatment. There were no significant differences between qualified and unqualified personnel for QoC and mistreatment levels. Qualitative results suggest that informal payments are widespread, maternity care pathways are non-functional, and there are poor hygiene standards. Lastly, I found that maternity facilities scored poorly on management best practices. Overall, I found no association between total management scores and QoC. Conclusions: The results of my PhD study indicate that in 2015, in maternity facilities of Uttar Pradesh, unqualified personnel provided the bulk of maternity care, adherence to evidencebased obstetric and neonatal care protocols was generally poor and all women encountered at least one practice of mistreatment. These results suggest the need to comprehensively measure and urgently improve QoC at the time of birth in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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