Volume 38,   No 1

March 2026

From Editor

Sushanta Kumar Mishra

Editorial

Articles

Mohan Thite, Sangita De and Shweta Shah

Human resource challenges in Indian Armed Forces: View from the top

Soudeep Deb and Shubhabrata Das

Optimal selection of the starting lineup for a football team

Bibek Bhattacharya, Sudhanshu Maheshwari and Ashneet Kaur

How does informal competition shape innovation? Exploring the roles of labour flexibility and special economic zones in emerging economies

Meeta Dasgupta and Priyanka Vallabh

How do organisational routines support user-centred design (UCD) innovations?: Dynamic capabilities perspective

Shivendra Kumar Pandey

Integrated programmes versus standalone in higher education: Comparative performance assessment using a natural experiment

Anukesh Valase and Arshinder Kaur

Deciphering E-tail returns: A multi-study approach on the influence of transaction variables on returns

Sowmya Subramaniam, Ranjitha Ajay and Eshan Bhargava

Earnings management and cost of newly issued corporate bonds

Manjunath Agalagurki Nagaraj, Kothandaraman Kumar, Vinay Reddy Venumuddala and Aman Bhuwania

Corrigendum to “Taming the beast versus nurturing the beast: Rethinking entrepreneurship policy” IIMB Management Review, 37(2025), 1–14/100617