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Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Introduction -- What Are Business Models? -- Models -- Business Models -- Platform Business Models -- Single- and Multi-sided Platforms -- Network Effects -- Platforms Make Markets Efficient -- Platform Roles -- Platforms as Networks -- Complementarity, Compatibility, and Standards -- Consumption Externalities -- Switching Costs and Lock-In -- Significant Economies of Scale -- Platforms as Ecosystems -- Key Platform Decisions -- 2 GRAB.in™: Enabling Hyperlocal -- Introduction -- Grab's Journey -- Grab.In Business Model -- The B2B Switch -- Platform Architecture-Hot Spots and Bikers -- Pricing Model and Unit Economics -- First Mover Advantage -- Delivery Challenges -- Multi-homing -- Diverse Perspectives -- Musings from the Delivery Team -- Operations Behold! -- Powering Technology -- Investments into Grab.in -- Competitive Topography -- Shadowfax -- Dependo.com -- Ekart Logistics -- ElasticRun -- Hyperlocal Aspirations -- Road Ahead -- 3 Network Effects -- Externalities, Network Externalities, and Network Effects -- Defining Network Effects -- Same-Side and Cross-Side Network Effects -- Positive and Negative Network Effects -- Properties of Network Effects -- Strength of Network Effects -- Direction of Network Effects -- Nonlinearity of Network Effects -- Leveraging Networks for Growth -- Coring -- Tipping -- Products, Services, and Platforms -- 4 Faircent™: Powering P2P Lending Revolution -- Introduction -- Faircent's Journey -- Funding Support -- Regulatory Rigmarole -- Shrinkage of Competition -- Faircent Business Model -- Platform Architecture-Lenders and Borrowers -- Pricing Model -- Handling Investment Risks -- First Mover Advantage -- Monetizing Faircent Stack, Open APIs, and Developer Ecosystem -- Competitive Topography -- Lending Club -- PayTM Micro-finance Platform.

Summary A modified form of the Kuiper statistic Vn is developed for testing the composite hypothesis that a sample of size n comes from a normal population with unspecified mean and variance. Its distribution is derived using Monte Carlo methods. Power comparison with the adjusted Kuiper test proposed by Louter and Koerts [6] indicates that our test is superior with respect to certain alternatives.

Summary An analogue of the Cramer‐von MismW2‐statistic is given for testing the composite hypothesis of normality with unspecified parameters. Some Monte Carlo percentiles of this statistic are provided. A power comparison with the test developed in [4] shows that the present test is better against certain alternatives.

List of tables -- List of contributors -- Introduction / Adluri Subramanyam Raju & R. Srinivasan -- Post-colonial Identities, ethnic conflicts and security dilemma in South Asia / Rajpal Budania -- South Asian identity: understanding nationalistic divergences and socio-cultural convergences conundrum / Udayan Das and Ambar Kumar Ghosh -- Politics of democracy in South Asia: people's aspiration and the structure of the state / Smruti S Pattanaik -- Transition of monarchy in South Asia: the case of Nepal / Raksha Pandey -- Transitions in governance: polity, policy and regionalism in South Asia / R. Srinivasan -- Civil society in South Asia: plurality, convergence and paradoxes / Amit Dholakia -- Religion and politics in South Asia: select case studies / Partha Pratim Basu -- Lilliputians' dilemma: survival strategies of small states in South Asia/ N. Manoharan -- Untangling the South Asia-China nuclear problematique / Ravi Komarraju -- Impact of globalisation on South Asia / I.P. Khosla -- Prospects of growth dynamism in South Asia: trade and investment as drivers of regional development / Saroj Kumar Mohanty -- A novel approach for integration in South Asia through trade promotion and economic corridors / Srimal Fernando -- Connectivity across South Asia: possibilities and intrinsic challenges / Pankaj K. Jha -- Developments in sustainable blue economy in South Asia / V. N. Attri -- Climate change and river waters in South Asia: scarcity, security and the avoidance of zero-sum approaches in the Anthropocene Epoch / Ananya Sharma and Varun Sahni -- Governing water resources in India: role of water law, policy and institutions / Vandana Asthana -- Environment and sustainable development in South Asia / Nitya Nanda and Susmita Mitra -- Energy security and cooperation in South Asia / Adluri Subramanyam Raju -- A sub-regional resuscitation in South Asia: enlivening the BIMSTEC / Sohini Nayak -- Comparing the SAARC and the ASEAN / Uttara Sahasrabuddhe -- The European Union's relations with South Asia / Ummu Salma Bava -- China in South Asia: the Xi Jinping era / Reena Marwah -- United States-South Asia relations: challenges and opportunities facing the Biden administration / M.J. Vinod -- The multipolar world and South Asia / Anindya Jyoti Majumdar -- Index.

"This handbook presents an authoritative overview of South Asia through the lens of geopolitics, political dynamics, economics, human security, and sustainable development. It brings together key insights from various disciplines to provide an in-depth understanding of the genesis, course, and future potential of South Asia as a region. The handbook: 1. Explores the postcolonial political landscape of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan, and Afghanistan, and analyses the challenges to political stability and governance in South Asia. 2. Studies the opportunities and challenges produced by globalization and recommends solutions towards greater connectivity and trade in South Asia. 3. Delves into the issues of climate change, water and land resource dependency, and energy security and singles out policy challenges as well as positive actions to promote sustainable development and implement blue economy. 4. Discusses the political dynamics of regional cooperation between countries and the role of China in South Asian regional affairs. An invaluable addition to the study of South Asia, this volume will be an indispensable resource for scholars, teachers, and researchers of political science, international relations, South Asia studies, South Asian politics, history, defence and strategic studies, political economy, developmental studies, public policy, and sustainability studies"--

While corporate political activity is increasing, its effects on firms' marketing-relevant outcomes have been largely overlooked in the literature. We propose that corporate lobbying will decrease a firm's emphasis on product safety and, in turn, increase its product recalls. We further propose that the positive indirect effect of corporate lobbying on a firm's product recalls via lower emphasis on product safety will be moderated by the firm's (a) CEO's functional background and (b) focus on radical (vs. incremental) innovation. We provide empirical support for the proposed model using data on 86 U.S. medical device firms from 2005–2018. The findings extend the literature on the effects of non-market forces on firms' marketing-relevant outcomes. They also extend the literature on the antecedents of product recalls, which has, hitherto, overlooked the role of non-market forces. The findings on the moderating roles of the firm's marketing CEO and focus on radical (vs. incremental) innovation generate actionable managerial implications.

The objective of the study was to shorten the design cycle and evaluate the performance of infantry fighting vehicle using advanced multi body dynamics (MBD) environment before physical prototypes built. The MBD model is built with tracked vehicle module consisting of tracks (Links), sprocket, Support rollers, and hydro pneumatic suspension with suitable connections. Hull, turret are characterised by mass and inertial properties. The dynamic analysis was carried out for different field conditions i.e. trench crossing, step and ramp climbing, etc., to extract the hull forces at joints, power required to manuever, track tension forces to determine overall vehicle stability and look for possible design modifications. Recommendations were then suggested for power train, number of track segments, tensioner force, etc to ensure proper behavior during different manuevers. The MBD results are used in FEA to determine structural response in terms of stress, deformation, fatigue etc., and reflects in design modification before physical prototype made and are validated with base level analytical results.