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Springer International Publishing eBooks, Dec 1, 2022
ABSTRACT Role of family structure and community culture Timely shedding of unproductive resources... more ABSTRACT Role of family structure and community culture Timely shedding of unproductive resources is essential for sustaining the competitive advantage of a family firm. However, a combination of past success, emotional attachment, and path dependencies can lead to extensive inertia towards resource shedding. Are all family firms equally reluctant to divest their unproductive resources such as ailing business units? Drawing on the literatures of family structures and national culture, we develop propositions on the varying levels of inertia to divestment in family firms depending on the values held by the owning family and the culture prevailing in their community. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications for research and practice. Resource based view of the firm suggests that possession of unique, valuable, non-substitutable, and non-imitable resources is essential for the creation of competitive advantage of a firm (Barney, 1991; Penrose, 1959; Wernerfelt, 1984). The close interaction of family and business systems in family firms leads to the creation of resources that can act as a source of advantage or constraint in these firms. Habbershon
Journal of Human Values, 2012
The article seeks to answer the question: Why should I be ethical? For an answer, it examines Mah... more The article seeks to answer the question: Why should I be ethical? For an answer, it examines Mahabharata, the ancient Indian epic. It seeks to explore the complex ethical issues posed by Mahabharata, how they are relevant to us as individuals and to us as managers and teachers of management in business schools and enables us to understand how possibly we could use the insights to better our lives and of those around us. Mahabharata’s central message, concludes the article, is that ethics is not for convincing anyone; it is about convincing oneself. Mahabharata tells us that ethics is what makes life meaningful, at the individual level, group level and at the level of society, and cannot be justified in a consequentialist framework.
International Journal of Learning and Change, 2009
... Gandhi, R., Veeraraghavan, R., Toyama, K., Wang, R. and Ramprasad, V. (2007) Digital Green: P... more ... Gandhi, R., Veeraraghavan, R., Toyama, K., Wang, R. and Ramprasad, V. (2007) Digital Green: Participatory Video for Agricultural ... Rangarajan, P. (1996) 'Writing 'Hindoostanee': false translations and 'The Curse of Kehama'', literary translation: world literature or 'Worlding ...
International Journal of Learning and Change, 2007
This paper develops a framework for understanding the relationships between approaches to learnin... more This paper develops a framework for understanding the relationships between approaches to learning adopted by students in the context of higher education and the culture of the country they were brought up in. The paper, after examining the more widely used Kolb's learning styles, opts for another categorisation, namely the so called learning approaches developed by Entwistle and others (for example,
Family Business Review, 2000
... Related diversification also leads to higher rents than unrelated diversification (Rumelt, 19... more ... Related diversification also leads to higher rents than unrelated diversification (Rumelt, 1974, 1982; Varadarajan & Ramanujam, 1987; Montgomery, 1985; Montgomery & Wernerfelt, 1988). ... (ii) AV Birla Group denotes Aditya Birla Group and is headed by KM Birla, the son of ...
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2005
Timely acquisition and divestment of resources is essential for sustaining the competitive advant... more Timely acquisition and divestment of resources is essential for sustaining the competitive advantage and longevity of family firms. A combination of past successes, emotional attachments, and path dependencies can lead to extensive inertia toward divestment in these firms. This article develops a framework to understand the influence of community culture and family structure on divestment decisions in family firms. Propositions on the varying levels of inertia to divest—depending on the values held by the owning family and the culture prevailing in their community—are developed. Research and practical implications are discussed.
Development Policy Review, 1998
The author is grateful to the World Bank and DANIDA for their support for the original research. ... more The author is grateful to the World Bank and DANIDA for their support for the original research. 1. For example, a number of World Bank documents stress such a 'structured learning approach'. See, for instance, World Bank (1992; 1993).
International Journal of …, 2007
This paper develops a framework for understanding the relationships between approaches to learnin... more This paper develops a framework for understanding the relationships between approaches to learning adopted by students in the context of higher education and the culture of the country they were brought up in. The paper, after examining the more widely used Kolb's learning styles, opts for another categorisation, namely the so called learning approaches developed by Entwistle and others (for example,
Development Policy Review, Jan 1, 1997
Springer International Publishing eBooks, Dec 1, 2022
ABSTRACT Role of family structure and community culture Timely shedding of unproductive resources... more ABSTRACT Role of family structure and community culture Timely shedding of unproductive resources is essential for sustaining the competitive advantage of a family firm. However, a combination of past success, emotional attachment, and path dependencies can lead to extensive inertia towards resource shedding. Are all family firms equally reluctant to divest their unproductive resources such as ailing business units? Drawing on the literatures of family structures and national culture, we develop propositions on the varying levels of inertia to divestment in family firms depending on the values held by the owning family and the culture prevailing in their community. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications for research and practice. Resource based view of the firm suggests that possession of unique, valuable, non-substitutable, and non-imitable resources is essential for the creation of competitive advantage of a firm (Barney, 1991; Penrose, 1959; Wernerfelt, 1984). The close interaction of family and business systems in family firms leads to the creation of resources that can act as a source of advantage or constraint in these firms. Habbershon
Journal of Human Values, 2012
The article seeks to answer the question: Why should I be ethical? For an answer, it examines Mah... more The article seeks to answer the question: Why should I be ethical? For an answer, it examines Mahabharata, the ancient Indian epic. It seeks to explore the complex ethical issues posed by Mahabharata, how they are relevant to us as individuals and to us as managers and teachers of management in business schools and enables us to understand how possibly we could use the insights to better our lives and of those around us. Mahabharata’s central message, concludes the article, is that ethics is not for convincing anyone; it is about convincing oneself. Mahabharata tells us that ethics is what makes life meaningful, at the individual level, group level and at the level of society, and cannot be justified in a consequentialist framework.
International Journal of Learning and Change, 2009
... Gandhi, R., Veeraraghavan, R., Toyama, K., Wang, R. and Ramprasad, V. (2007) Digital Green: P... more ... Gandhi, R., Veeraraghavan, R., Toyama, K., Wang, R. and Ramprasad, V. (2007) Digital Green: Participatory Video for Agricultural ... Rangarajan, P. (1996) 'Writing 'Hindoostanee': false translations and 'The Curse of Kehama'', literary translation: world literature or 'Worlding ...
International Journal of Learning and Change, 2007
This paper develops a framework for understanding the relationships between approaches to learnin... more This paper develops a framework for understanding the relationships between approaches to learning adopted by students in the context of higher education and the culture of the country they were brought up in. The paper, after examining the more widely used Kolb's learning styles, opts for another categorisation, namely the so called learning approaches developed by Entwistle and others (for example,
Family Business Review, 2000
... Related diversification also leads to higher rents than unrelated diversification (Rumelt, 19... more ... Related diversification also leads to higher rents than unrelated diversification (Rumelt, 1974, 1982; Varadarajan & Ramanujam, 1987; Montgomery, 1985; Montgomery & Wernerfelt, 1988). ... (ii) AV Birla Group denotes Aditya Birla Group and is headed by KM Birla, the son of ...
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2005
Timely acquisition and divestment of resources is essential for sustaining the competitive advant... more Timely acquisition and divestment of resources is essential for sustaining the competitive advantage and longevity of family firms. A combination of past successes, emotional attachments, and path dependencies can lead to extensive inertia toward divestment in these firms. This article develops a framework to understand the influence of community culture and family structure on divestment decisions in family firms. Propositions on the varying levels of inertia to divest—depending on the values held by the owning family and the culture prevailing in their community—are developed. Research and practical implications are discussed.
Development Policy Review, 1998
The author is grateful to the World Bank and DANIDA for their support for the original research. ... more The author is grateful to the World Bank and DANIDA for their support for the original research. 1. For example, a number of World Bank documents stress such a 'structured learning approach'. See, for instance, World Bank (1992; 1993).
International Journal of …, 2007
This paper develops a framework for understanding the relationships between approaches to learnin... more This paper develops a framework for understanding the relationships between approaches to learning adopted by students in the context of higher education and the culture of the country they were brought up in. The paper, after examining the more widely used Kolb's learning styles, opts for another categorisation, namely the so called learning approaches developed by Entwistle and others (for example,
Development Policy Review, Jan 1, 1997