Shishir Kumar Jha
Biographic Data
| ID | 5723702 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shishir Kumar Jha |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shishir Kumar |
| FAMILY NAME | Jha |
| SIGNATURE | JHA S K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5122-080X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
(Wl-6929)-Rating Systems
Algorithms are the new managers. Workers are now being evaluated by algorithms, and one such tool is the use of customer-generated five-star ratings by platforms. This article looks at rating systems used by ride-hailing companies - Uber and Ola from three aspects. The first aspect looks at the literature on rating systems; this section explores the origins of the star-based rating systems, their significance today, how they work and what impact …
Informality, affordability, and mortgage stress during the Covid-19 pandemic
The preexisting global urban housing affordability crisis worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Within nations, households belonging to various socioeconomic strata differentially experienced housing affordability issues, with the low-income households disproportionately bearing the affordability stress compared to the higher-income households. We use a mixed-methods approach to investigate the consequences of COVID-19-induced mortgage stress in…
Prologue for the virtual special issue on social circular consumption- Exploring the role of the bottom of pyramid
International audience
Examining Homeownership Bias in Indian Housing Policy Using Frame Analysis
Literature examining Indian housing policy broadly focuses on the shifting role of the state from a provider of housing to a facilitator of housing markets. Using frame analysis method, this article explores the underlying policy frames responsible for this shift and the factors influencing the homeownership bias in Indian housing policy. The analysis moves forward in two steps: First, we present the policy frames analysis method and describe the…
Affordable housing finance companies in India
Over the years, the importance of access to affordable finance has inevitably been recognized as a critical component of developing the third world. Against the backdrop of huge under-penetration of the housing finance sector in India, this study reflects on the functioning of Affordable Housing Finance Companies (AHFCs), which are among the important stakeholders providing affordable housing loans to the low-income segment households. However, t…
Digitization, Internet publishing and the revival of scholarly monographs
This research shows the growing utility of internet-based digital models in reviving the crisis-stricken traditional print monograph publishing. The rising prices of scientific journals in the past three decades forced academic and research libraries to resort to cutbacks on monograph budgets. The declining sales to libraries and rising production costs led to a significant drop in global demand for print monographs, rendering monograph publishin…
Affordable housing finance companies in India
Over the years, the importance of access to affordable finance has inevitably been recognized as a critical component of developing the third world. Against the backdrop of huge under-penetration of the housing finance sector in India, this study reflects on the functioning of Affordable Housing Finance Companies (AHFCs), which are among the important stakeholders providing affordable housing loans to the low-income segment households. However, t…
Digitization, Internet publishing and the revival of scholarly monographs
This research shows the growing utility of internet-based digital models in reviving the crisis-stricken traditional print monograph publishing. The rising prices of scientific journals in the past three decades forced academic and research libraries to resort to cutbacks on monograph budgets. The declining sales to libraries and rising production costs led to a significant drop in global demand for print monographs, rendering monograph publishin…
Affordable housing finance companies in India
Over the years, the importance of access to affordable finance has inevitably been recognized as a critical component of developing the third world. Against the backdrop of huge under-penetration of the housing finance sector in India, this study reflects on the functioning of Affordable Housing Finance Companies (AHFCs), which are among the important stakeholders providing affordable housing loans to the low-income segment households. However, t…
Examining Homeownership Bias in Indian Housing Policy Using Frame Analysis
Literature examining Indian housing policy broadly focuses on the shifting role of the state from a provider of housing to a facilitator of housing markets. Using frame analysis method, this article explores the underlying policy frames responsible for this shift and the factors influencing the homeownership bias in Indian housing policy. The analysis moves forward in two steps: First, we present the policy frames analysis method and describe the…
Prologue for the virtual special issue on social circular consumption- Exploring the role of the bottom of pyramid
International audience
Informality, affordability, and mortgage stress during the Covid-19 pandemic
The preexisting global urban housing affordability crisis worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Within nations, households belonging to various socioeconomic strata differentially experienced housing affordability issues, with the low-income households disproportionately bearing the affordability stress compared to the higher-income households. We use a mixed-methods approach to investigate the consequences of COVID-19-induced mortgage stress in…
(Wl-6929)-Rating Systems
Algorithms are the new managers. Workers are now being evaluated by algorithms, and one such tool is the use of customer-generated five-star ratings by platforms. This article looks at rating systems used by ride-hailing companies - Uber and Ola from three aspects. The first aspect looks at the literature on rating systems; this section explores the origins of the star-based rating systems, their significance today, how they work and what impact …
Economics (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Affordable housing (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Housing Market and Economics (3 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (3 works) · Political science (2 works) · Advertising (1 work) · Art (1 work)