ISBInsight
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Co-opetition: Impact of technology asymmetry on platform competition and collaboration
An analysis of how asymmetries in platform technology affect incentives for collaboration
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Pricing strategy for service start-ups: How to employ access and usage fee?
Pricing is especially important for products consumed in multiple units, because not only does the firm need to set a price point, but it also needs to pick a pricing scheme and balance between charging for access to the service and for each unit used. This paper defines new guidelines for helping firms pick the right pricing scheme based on the nature of heterogeneity in buyers' consumption levels and valuations for the product
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Was The TRIP Worthwhile?
This article examines the impact of the trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (Trips) agreement on innovation in India
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PepsiCo-Basix Partnership: Promoting Livelihoods Through Contract Farming
The quest for the perfect chip led PepsiCo to enter into a partnership with BASIX, a company that provides financial services to the poor. Was this relationship so rosy?
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Myopic Managerial Behavior Induced by Financial Reporting
Managers are increasingly under intense pressure to manage perceptions of people regarding the company, especially if they feel that the financial statements might result in a decline in stock price
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The Role of Urban Cooperative Banks in Financial Inclusion
What is the future of Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) in the sphere of commercial banking institutions? This article discusses the advantages that UCBs have over conventional banks as well as the challenges they need to overcome to elevate their status and promote financial inclusion
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Microfinance Lenders: To Profit or Not To Profit
Microfinance has been touted as an instrument that can raise the incomes of those living below the poverty line. But, can the Microfinance Institutes (MFIs) also make profit while �doing good?� Professor Krishnamurthy Subramanian compares the nonprofit and for-profit MFIs to examine whether profit maximisation by an MFI compromises on its social objectives
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Impact investing: Harbinger of A Brighter Future and A Friendlier Bond Market?
Can proceeds from bonds pay for vaccines in poor nations? This article presents an overview of impact investing with special emphasis on social impact bonds
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Financial Inclusion: The Road Ahead
Usha Thorat, Director, Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL) and former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), was at the Indian School of Business (ISB) recently. Professor Rajesh Chakrabarti interviewed her regarding financial inclusion and the role of microfinance companies and Urban Cooperative Banks (UCB) in improving financial access
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Mark Livingston: On Business and Technology
From the role of technology in consulting to the challenges for India in sustaining its growth, Mark Livingston, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Consulting, Cognizant, responds to questions from Assistant Professor, Nishtha Langer.
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A Matter of Trust
The distinctive characteristic of the Tata Trusts is that they have always borne the human aspect in mind