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To Rx or Not: Mainstreaming Informal Providers 要不要Rx:非正式提供者的主流化

Vikalpa Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1177/02560909221135718

Althaf Shajahan, A. Mukherji

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The Quest for Competitive Advantage: The Role of Technology Depth and Breadth at the Customer Interface 对竞争优势的追求:技术深度和广度在客户界面中的作用

Vikalpa Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1177/02560909221140257

S. Bhattacharyya, A. Sahay, A. Sahay

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Multi-level Marketing in India: Business Prospect Versus Social Interactions? Some Identified Research Issues for Marketers 印度的多层次营销:商业前景与社会互动?营销人员需要研究的一些问题

Vikalpa Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1177/02560909221144388

A. Banerjee, Tanushri Banerjee

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The Mediating Role of Relational and Transactional Psychological Contract Fulfilment on the Relationship between Strength of the HR Signals and Job Satisfaction 关系性和交易性心理契约履行在人力资源信号强度与工作满意度关系中的中介作用

Vikalpa Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1177/02560909221145769

C. Bandyopadhyay, Kailash B. L. Srivastava

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To Rx or Not: Mainstreaming Informal Providers 要不要Rx:非正式提供者的主流化

Vikalpa Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1177/02560909221141155

Vanita Singh

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How WEIRD Are We? How the Adoption of Certain Social Norms Altered Both Our Biology and Social Behaviour and, Ultimately, the Wealth of Nations 我们有多奇怪?某些社会规范的采用如何改变了我们的生理和社会行为，并最终改变了国家的财富

Vikalpa Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.1177/02560909221145764

S. Chakravarty

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Nurturing Diversity: Are We Ready Yet? 培育多样性:我们准备好了吗?

Vikalpa Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/02560909221127764

I. Roy, Tanya Saini, Piyali Ghosh

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Nurturing Diversity: Are We Ready Yet? 培育多样性:我们准备好了吗?

Vikalpa Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/02560909221129769

R. Saxena

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Irrationally Rational: Ten Nobel Laureates Script the Story of Behavioural Economics 非理性的理性:十位诺贝尔奖得主书写了行为经济学的故事

Vikalpa Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/02560909221127784

Ashok Korwar

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Scale Purification and Validation: A Methodological Approach to Sustainable Online Retailing 规模净化与验证:可持续在线零售的方法论方法

Vikalpa Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/02560909221123632

S. Bhat, Ajaz Akbar Mir, Sheikh Basharul Islam

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