South Asian Journal of Management

Practices Enhancing Patent Externalization

Recognizing the importance of developing patent externalization potential in organizations, our study evaluates - the competitive intelligence gathering practices, enabling organizational practices and the externalization practices which cumulatively help in developing this patent externalization potential. An empirical study (n = 119) was conducted for assessing the perceptions of professionals from the IT and pharmaceutical sectors in order to gain an insight into their present views. Clust...

Growth Option: Definition, Measurement and Its Valuation by Investors

This paper addresses the question - does Growth Option Value (GOV) impact the market value of firms? We define Growth Option (GO) in terms of a Growth-abandonment swapping option structure at the firm level, with three state variables - dividends, Estimated Abandonment Proceeds (EAP) and borrowings. At every time period, there is an option to abandon the firm, in which case the payoff to investors is the greater of EAP, lesser of borrowings or zero. On exercising growth, by not abandoning, th...

Measuring Retail Service Quality: An Empirical Study in a Developing Country

The success of organized retailing in India mainly depends on delivery of services through quality improvements. In service organizations, customer-perceived service quality is considered one of the key determinants of business performance. This paper deals with the application of Dabholkar's (1996) retail service quality instrument in measuring the gap between the customers' expectations and their perceptions about the service quality of retail stores in India. Our analysis approved the reli...

Ranking of Barriers to Energy Efficiency in Small Industry Clusters Using Analytic Hierarchy Process: An Empirical Study of Three Indian Clusters

Energy is a vital input to many Small Scale Industry (SSI) units and it acquires special significance when these units exist in clusters. Energy efficiency improvement is crucial for the survival and growth of such clusters - not only to improve their competitiveness through cost reduction but also to minimize the adverse environmental implications. But, it is easier said than done due to a variety of barriers faced by the SSIs. This paper identifies the various dimensions of relevant barrier...

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Dimensions of Current Management Research in India: Some Issues