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Papers by Abhijit Roy

Research paper thumbnail of Sensitive Groups and Social Issues: Are You Marketing Correct?

Journal of Consumer Marketing, 1994

Marketers have become increasingly culpable for their role in societal problems which affect a my... more Marketers have become increasingly culpable for their role in societal problems which affect a myriad of sensitive groups. The publicity engendered from this relationship has translated into a new arena of competition, largely based on perceptions of corporate social responsibility. An ethically-based, strategic framework for analyzing social issues and sensitive groups is critical to the development of relationship marketing in

Research paper thumbnail of Reengineering an urban slum: a case study of Dharavi, India

International Journal of Sustainable Society, 2010

The Maharashtra Government in India has given the green light on the Dharavi slum redevelopment p... more The Maharashtra Government in India has given the green light on the Dharavi slum redevelopment project in the heart of the business district of Mumbai in India. A total of 535 acres will have to be reengineered to resettle about 600,000 current residents of this slum neighbourhood. This project, which began in 2007, will cost Rs. 10,000 crores ($2.5 billion) over 7 years. We begin by using a historical analysis to understand the growth of Dharavi over the past century, and then appraise the proposed reengineering project using a ...

Research paper thumbnail of Sensitive Groups and Social Issues Are You Marketing Correct?

Journal of Consumer Marketing, 1994

Marketers have become increasingly culpable for their role in societal problems which affect a my... more Marketers have become increasingly culpable for their role in societal problems which affect a myriad of sensitive groups. The publicity engendered from this relationship has translated into a new arena of competition, largely based on perceptions of corporate social ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Fourth Industrial Revolution

Journal of International Consumer Marketing

Research paper thumbnail of Rethinking Consumer Protection: Escaping Death by Regulation

Journal of International Consumer Marketing

Research paper thumbnail of Mapping Confucian Values in the Context of Ethical Dimensions

Business and Professional Ethics Journal

With rapid growth in Far Eastern economies (in particular China’s), it is becoming imperative to ... more With rapid growth in Far Eastern economies (in particular China’s), it is becoming imperative to understand the culturally driven ethical-value underpinnings of the management processes in this region of the world. In this study, we propose a broadened version of Hofstede’s and others’ conception of Confucian dynamics anchored in his teachings preserved in the Lunyu (or Analects), which form the foundation of individual-social moral interactions. Based on a content analysis of these Analects via a qualitative software, NVivo, we identified six work-based values (Leadership Attributes, Appropriate Conduct, Authority Protocol, Governance Policies, Long term Orientation and Collegiality and Teamwork) and six life-based values (Virtuousness and Appropriate Behavior, Handling Life’s Emotions, Learning and Teaching, Parent/Elder Relationship, Friendship and Worship) of the society, prescribed by Confucius in his Analects. These factors are further analyzed and mapped in the context of the...

Research paper thumbnail of Studying positioning and repositioning of brands using multidimensional scaling

Journal of Education for Business

Research paper thumbnail of Omission and Commission as Marketplace Trauma

Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Reengineering an urban slum: a case study of Dharavi, India

International Journal of Sustainable Society, Mar 20, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Book Review: Jeffrey M. Berry and David F. Arons, A Voice for Nonprofits , The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, 2003, 210 pp., appendix, notes, index, $26.95

Book Review: Jeffrey M. Berry and David F. Arons, A Voice for Nonprofits , The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, 2003, 210 pp., appendix, notes, index, $26.95

Voluntas, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Grey Market

Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of El Salvador

Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Poverty

Green Consumerism: An A-to-Z Guide, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Ethically Produced Products

Green Consumerism: An A-to-Z Guide, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Green Marketing

SAGE Brief Guide to Marketing Ethics, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Integrated Bottom Line

Green Business: An A-to-Z Guide, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Ecoindustrial Park

Green Business: An A-to-Z Guide, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Cause-Related Marketing

Green Business: An A-to-Z Guide, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of THOUGHT PIECE<BR> No harm done? Culture-based branding and its impact on consumer vulnerability: A research agenda

Research paper thumbnail of Branding beyond prejudice: Navigating multicultural marketplaces for consumer well-being

Journal of Business Research, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Sensitive Groups and Social Issues: Are You Marketing Correct?

Journal of Consumer Marketing, 1994

Marketers have become increasingly culpable for their role in societal problems which affect a my... more Marketers have become increasingly culpable for their role in societal problems which affect a myriad of sensitive groups. The publicity engendered from this relationship has translated into a new arena of competition, largely based on perceptions of corporate social responsibility. An ethically-based, strategic framework for analyzing social issues and sensitive groups is critical to the development of relationship marketing in

Research paper thumbnail of Reengineering an urban slum: a case study of Dharavi, India

International Journal of Sustainable Society, 2010

The Maharashtra Government in India has given the green light on the Dharavi slum redevelopment p... more The Maharashtra Government in India has given the green light on the Dharavi slum redevelopment project in the heart of the business district of Mumbai in India. A total of 535 acres will have to be reengineered to resettle about 600,000 current residents of this slum neighbourhood. This project, which began in 2007, will cost Rs. 10,000 crores ($2.5 billion) over 7 years. We begin by using a historical analysis to understand the growth of Dharavi over the past century, and then appraise the proposed reengineering project using a ...

Research paper thumbnail of Sensitive Groups and Social Issues Are You Marketing Correct?

Journal of Consumer Marketing, 1994

Marketers have become increasingly culpable for their role in societal problems which affect a my... more Marketers have become increasingly culpable for their role in societal problems which affect a myriad of sensitive groups. The publicity engendered from this relationship has translated into a new arena of competition, largely based on perceptions of corporate social ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Fourth Industrial Revolution

Journal of International Consumer Marketing

Research paper thumbnail of Rethinking Consumer Protection: Escaping Death by Regulation

Journal of International Consumer Marketing

Research paper thumbnail of Mapping Confucian Values in the Context of Ethical Dimensions

Business and Professional Ethics Journal

With rapid growth in Far Eastern economies (in particular China’s), it is becoming imperative to ... more With rapid growth in Far Eastern economies (in particular China’s), it is becoming imperative to understand the culturally driven ethical-value underpinnings of the management processes in this region of the world. In this study, we propose a broadened version of Hofstede’s and others’ conception of Confucian dynamics anchored in his teachings preserved in the Lunyu (or Analects), which form the foundation of individual-social moral interactions. Based on a content analysis of these Analects via a qualitative software, NVivo, we identified six work-based values (Leadership Attributes, Appropriate Conduct, Authority Protocol, Governance Policies, Long term Orientation and Collegiality and Teamwork) and six life-based values (Virtuousness and Appropriate Behavior, Handling Life’s Emotions, Learning and Teaching, Parent/Elder Relationship, Friendship and Worship) of the society, prescribed by Confucius in his Analects. These factors are further analyzed and mapped in the context of the...

Research paper thumbnail of Studying positioning and repositioning of brands using multidimensional scaling

Journal of Education for Business

Research paper thumbnail of Omission and Commission as Marketplace Trauma

Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Reengineering an urban slum: a case study of Dharavi, India

International Journal of Sustainable Society, Mar 20, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Book Review: Jeffrey M. Berry and David F. Arons, A Voice for Nonprofits , The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, 2003, 210 pp., appendix, notes, index, $26.95

Book Review: Jeffrey M. Berry and David F. Arons, A Voice for Nonprofits , The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, 2003, 210 pp., appendix, notes, index, $26.95

Voluntas, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Grey Market

Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of El Salvador

Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Poverty

Green Consumerism: An A-to-Z Guide, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Ethically Produced Products

Green Consumerism: An A-to-Z Guide, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Green Marketing

SAGE Brief Guide to Marketing Ethics, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Integrated Bottom Line

Green Business: An A-to-Z Guide, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Ecoindustrial Park

Green Business: An A-to-Z Guide, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Cause-Related Marketing

Green Business: An A-to-Z Guide, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of THOUGHT PIECE<BR> No harm done? Culture-based branding and its impact on consumer vulnerability: A research agenda

Research paper thumbnail of Branding beyond prejudice: Navigating multicultural marketplaces for consumer well-being

Journal of Business Research, 2013