Editorial – October 2018

The Negative Effects of Social Capital in Organizations: A Review and Extension by Gurumurthy Kalyanaram In this issue, we are reproducing the introductory section of an important research article, The Negative Effects of Social Capital in Organizations: A Review and Extension, by Pillai, Hodgkinson, Kalyanaram and Nair published in International Journal of Management Reviews (DOI:10.1111/ijmr.12085). Read More …

Review of Evaluative Criteria used by Consumers Preceding Purchase Decisions of FMCGs

Abstract This paper is an exploratory review of literature to understand and obtain insights on the evaluative criteria consumers use to make purchase decisions of FMCG products. Understanding consumers’ psyche is a very complex process; it becomes more complex when consumers evaluate alternatives before they purchase FMCG products to satisfy their needs. Knowledge of various Read More …

Basel III: Cost-Benefit analysis for Indian Banks

Abstract Ever since the global financial crisis hit the world economy in 2008, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has been instrumental in suggesting regulations which will largely enhance the banking system’s ability to absorb economic upheavals. The suggested Basel-III regulations are an improved version of the earlier Basel-II banking regulations. It primarily emphasizes the Read More …

A Survey of Systemic Risk Analytics

The Office of Financial Research (OFR) Working Paper Series allows staff and their co-authors to disseminate preliminary research findings in a format intended to generate discussion and critical comments. Papers in the OFR Working Paper Series are works in progress and subject to revision. Views and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do Read More …