Purpose The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the efficiency of glass firms in India. Design/methodology/approach Data envelopment analysis (DEA) has been employed to study the technical, scale and super efficiency measures of glass firms in India. Findings Major findings of DEA...

Purpose PE and DCF are two popular valuation methodologies used by analysts to derive target price forecasts while performing equity research. Recent studies in developed markets show that analysts using sophisticated models like DCF produce more accurate target price forecasts as compared to...

Purpose The aim of the study was to highlight the role of structural equation modeling in scale development and the problems faced by researchers in developing the scale using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Design/methodology/approach The study thoroughly reviews and analyses the literature...

Purpose This study investigates the role of coworker and supervisor support on three aspects of burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, perceived lack of personal accomplishment) and job satisfaction. The authors argue that different sources of social support at work can influence...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify various issues and challenges humanitarian supply chain faces on the ground level. The paper aims at defining the major problems and searching for their possible solutions with the help of available literature and interaction of ground level...

Purpose Indian IPO (Initial Public Offer) market has witnessed huge fluctuations in the post-SEBI (Securities Exchange Board of India) era. Although several new issues have entered the market during this period, yet only a few of them have managed to survive well. A lot of researchers have...

Purpose: Security and safety have remained important concerns for mankind since ancient times. In the context of railways, however, the threat perceptions to safety and security have increased significantly lately. In view of this, the Indian Railways requires an effective and efficient...

Purpose – The automobile industry in India is one of the sunrise industries and is poised to enhance its contribution from 5 percent of GDP in 2006 to 10 percent by 2016. The auto component industry in India has grown hand in hand with the industry and is in the process of transforming itself...

Purpose: Distribution and retail supply of electricity is the most important cog in the power sector value chain. Despite several reforms, most of the Discoms are facing huge financial losses and resorting to a tariff hike which may not be a viable solution. The purpose of this paper is to...