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Day One - Saturday, June 12, 2010
Venu: MAX LT
8:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Session / Time
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Faculty / Session Details
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Opening remarks, Meet the Organizers, and Workshop Logistics
8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m
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Sanjay Kallapur, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Professor of Accounting
Ramana Sonti, Director of Research Initiatives and Associate Professor of Finance
Amit Mehra, Assistant Professor of Information Systems
Milind Sohoni, Associate Professor of Operations Management
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Finance
9:00 a.m. – 9:55 a.m |
Law, Institutions and Corporate Finance
Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Assistant Professor of Finance
Abstract: The talk will review research relating to the impact of country-level Laws and Institutions on Corporate Finance. Majority of academic research in Finance focuses on questions pertinent to developed markets, in general, and the U.S., in particular. In contrast, research in Law and Finance focuses on the effect of country-level laws and institutions on various Corporate Finance outcomes and, in turn, country-level economic development and growth. Given its importance in shaping country-level economic and financial policies, this area of research is particularly germane to India and other emerging markets. However, given the considerably disparity among countries in their starting conditions as well as differences in the socio-cultural setup, inferring causal effects of these laws and institutions on country-level outcomes presents a challenge. Apart from highlighting the challenges, I will use my current work in this area to illustrate ways to resolve such challenges. I will illustrate
(i) the effect of country-level bankruptcy laws on the nature of investments made by firms in a country;
(ii) the effect of legal protection provided to shareholders and creditors on the choice of Corporate versus Project Finance; and
(iii) the effect of labor laws on the nature of firm-level investments.
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Finance
10:05 a.m. – 11:00 a.m |
Pre-trade Transparency
Ramabhadran S Thirumalai , Assistant Professor of Finance
Abstract: The talk will introduce market microstructure and give a brief overview of the type of research done in this area. It will then discuss the advantages and disadvantages of pre-trade transparency in security markets with a focus on the issues that are typically examined in this research area. Finally, I will present the hypotheses, intuition, and results from two papers on pre-trade transparency that I am currently working on. One examines the causes and consequences of a special feature on the New York Stock Exchange that improves pre-trade transparency. The second study attempts to determine whether informed or uninformed traders are more likely to hide a part of their orders on the National Stock Exchange of India.
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High Tea - 11:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m
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Information Systems
11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
Research in Information Systems
Amit Mehra, Assistant Professor of Information Systems
Nishtha Langer, Assistant Professor of Information Systems
Abstract: This session will cover IS research methodologies and current research issues. There will be presentation of research papers on current research issues such as human capital development in IS services firms and electronic commerce.
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Group Photograph – 1:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m
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Lunch, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m
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Strategy
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m |
Introduction to Strategy Research
Raveendra Chittoor, Assistant Professor of Strategy
Anand Nandkumar, Assistant Professor of Strategy
Abstract: The main goal of this session is to orient attendees to strategy research. The session will provide a broad overview of the nature of research in the strategy domain in particular the nature of questions that researchers in this domain typically try to answer and specific empirical techniques that are used by researchers in this domain. The session will also include presentations of a couple of early stage work in progress papers as illustrations.
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Open Session
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m |
Open Session
Discussion with Faculty
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High Tea and Document collection (Travel Tickets for Reimbursement) - 5.00 p.m.
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Workshop Dinner with Faculty
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Executive Housing, Mirror Pool
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Day Two - Sunday, June 13, 2010
Venu: MAX LT
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Accounting
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
Introduction to Accounting Research
Sanjay Kallapur, Professor of Accounting and Senior Associate Dean of Faculty
Abstract: The session begins with an overview of what it means to do doctoral-level research. It then illustrates different approaches to accounting research (archival-empirical, experimental economics, and behavioral) on auditor independence as an example. |
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High Tea - 11:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m
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Operations Management
11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
Comparing Different Methodologies in Operations Management Research
Ram Bala, Associate Professor of Operations Management
Aditya Jain, Assistant Professor of Operations Management
Abstract: Historically, research in Operations Management (OM) has made heavy use of Operations Research (OR) techniques. As a result, OM and OR have almost become synonymous to the lay person. However, the need to place OM as a critical component of overall business strategy has led to the evolution of methodologies other than OR that are now used to tackle OM problems. If the “OR approach” is to model and solve a specific problem in practice, then the “Economist approach” models an abstract problem in order to derive qualitative insights about phenomena that occur in practice. This latter approach is more effective in contexts where there are multiple decision-makers, each with his/her own incentives. To complete the scientific loop, we have the “Empirical approach” that uses data about practical phenomena to describe and predict how those phenomena work. Frequently, the empirical approach involves the validation of either an OR or an economic model. The distinct approaches summarized above are clearly not water-tight and can be quite nuanced. In this session, we will seek to appreciate these nuances through the use of several published papers, each emphasizing one of the above approaches. |
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Lunch, 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
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Marketing
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
An Introduction to Behavioral and Quantitative Research in Marketing
Sudipt Roy, Assistant Professor of Marketing
Manish Gangwar, Assistant Professor of Marketing
Sridhar Samu, Assistant Professor of Marketing
Sudhir Voleti, Assistant Professor of Marketing
Abstract: This session will discuss different research trends in marketing, and will delineate potential contributions that candidates can make while working with the marketing faculty. Several faculty members will be involved in the discussion, and will present their current research. Topic to be covered would include, among others, decision making under uncertainty, price promotions, and branding and brand evaluation. |
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Open Session
4:30 p.m – 5:00 p.m |
Q & A with Organizers and Concluding Remarks |
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High Tea - 5.00 p.m.
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