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Confrontations faced by women in higher education institutions and strategies to overcome the anomalies in the mid-career
Women do succeed in higher positions in the higher education system but only to a certain point, and many women are really motivated by the traditional academic values such as passion to the discipline, pursuit of knowledge, good working environment, and flexibility. Women in higher education .spend the majority of their life at the mid-career stage. Some of them feel wedged, undervalued, and find no motivation to go forward in their mid-career. Hence, the mid-career stage is very much important with women academicians, and they feel there is little support or mentoring. Hence, the mid-career period is increasingly difficult to navigate. Women encounter enormous obstacles in their academic career, including unequal task distribution and balancing caring responsibilities to name a few. The aim of this chapter is to discuss in detail the challenges and obstacles faced by women in their mid-career in higher education and a few strategies to overcome the encounters. 2022, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Reshaping the Education Sector of Manipur Through Blockchain
The use of technology in education has been over a century, yet blockchain is in its nascent stage in education. Over the years, technology has enhanced the teaching-learning method, and blockchain can improve even in the administrative section of education. The states of North East, India, in general, lag behind the rest of Indian states in almost all sectors, and the lack of transparency in the administrative sector significantly contributed to it. If blockchain is incorporated into the education department at the administrative level, it could pave the way for a faster, more transparent, and smoother administration. Given the harsh reality that transportation is hard and expensive, a standardised blockchain can alleviate the need to be physically present for any academic-related activity. The attempt of this study would be to show how blockchain can be beneficially used even at the institutional level, where unabated printing could be reduced and adopting to e-paper be maximised. Besides the educational institutions, the administrative sector in education could profitably use them in offices, thereby avoiding red tape for the common people. The chapter points out how blockchain can be a trailblazer in reshaping the education sector in Manipur. Educational institutions must take the lead towards a sustainable future, and blockchain can aid in bringing some visible change in the educational sector. This chapter uses an interdisciplinary approach to substantiate the importance and need for blockchain in the context of Manipur to change for a sustainable future. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024. -
Indigenous Beliefs and Practices for Sustainability Among the Mao Nagas
The present society of Mao Nagas is sandwiched between trends to modernity and tendencies to be rooted in the cultural past. Prior to the arrival of Christianity, the Maos were considered animists; the sway of the one Supreme Being, and human relations with nature permeated the social, cultural, and spiritual realm. When the sky represented the father, and the earth, the mother; exploitation becomes inconsequential. Despite the odds of having limited ancestral land, the Maos have proven themselves self-sustainable within the place of habitation. The fact that there are no beggars among the Maos proves that certain aspects of the SDGs are ingrained in the beliefs. The Feast of Merit prevented extreme riches in society. With education, the Mao Nagas learned the harmful effects of shifting cultivation and abandoned its entirety. This paper tries to conceptually prove that if ancient beliefs and practices are tempered with scientific knowledge, life is sustainable. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024. -
A fuzzy soft coronavirus alarm model
The entire world experienced a rampant outbreak of Covid-19 beginning in December 2019. The spread of this disease was so rapid and aggressive that many developed countries struggled to control it. However, some countries such as China and Australia have done a commendable job of controlling this virus. Various studies have been done in parallel to analyze strategies to curb the spread of the virus. In many locations, people displayed swarm intelligence. The collective behavior of people was mixed. Some people followed the instructions of the health authorities. In addition to the instructions, people in some localities developed self-organization to resist the spreading of the virus. This research work mainly focuses on the prediction of coronavirus spread in different districts of Kerala by use of a fuzzy approach as the fuzzy approach is considered the best tool that would not show imprecise data in any situation. The PRONE (Predicted Risk of New Event) indexing algorithm was used for finding the intensity of the spread in five districts of Kerala (Trivandrum, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasargod) and was evaluated under the input parameters of immunity of person, food habits, financial factors, and age with the total number of infected people as the output variable. An eight-step algorithm is provided to determine the PRONE index. Kasargod is more vulnerable to the virus. The final results show that this proposed model better predicts virus spread. 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights are reserved including those for text and data mining AI training and similar technologies. -
Efficacy of Nanomaterials and Its Impact on Nosocomial Infections
Nanotechnology provides the ability to manipulate the properties of materials by using their size, and this has lead research towards a massive amount of plausible uses for nanomaterials. Irresistible maladies can occur, and they create an impressive burden on general wellbeing worldwide. The incident of these ailments is higher in developing nations. Irresistible maladies might be caused by microscopic organisms, infections, and protozoa, and the diseases they cause are often resistant to traditional treatment bringing about protracted contamination and higher mortality risk. In connection to that, the patients infected with these smaller scale creatures, that may prove resilient for an extended period of time, can be transmitters of these diseases to others. The recuperating of irresistible maladies is possible by metal-based nanoparticles that are plausible therapeutics for the treatment of irresistible ailments and their natural productivity. Metal-based nanoparticles that have been accounted for with antibacterial movement include silver, iron, iron oxide, copper oxide, zinc oxide, aluminum oxide, titanium dioxide, gold, and gallium nanoparticles. Present day improvements in nanotechnology enable us to handle this issue at two levels: diagnostics and treatment. Elimination of irresistible microorganisms requires effortless and exact recognition of the irresistible agents for suitable treatment. Various nanomaterials have been considered for the management of and cautious measures for irresistible ailments. Recently, nanomaterials have improved the treatment, diagnostics, and avoidance of irresistible illnesses. Built nanoparticles have been progressively utilized in irresistible infection management caused by microorganisms. Progress in nanoparticle-based frameworks involve a confident research region with basic ramifications for the recuperating of bacterial contaminations. Nanosystems have been shown to be beneficial, and different approaches dependent on nanoparticles have been expanded to see unambiguous agents. Various purpose-of-care (POC) tests have been anticipated that can propose results earlier, simpler, and at less expense than known strategies and can even be used in difficult to reach areas for viral determination. Quorum sensing is a boosts reaction substance formulation strategy interrelated with population density that microorganisms use to authorize biofilms development. Research is ongoing concerning the antimicrobial movement of nanoparticles, contrasting it by methods for and the motivation behind the natural extract of therapeutic plants, and concentrating on anti-toxin protections of pathogenic microscopic organisms. 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. -
The Learning Organization for attaining inclusive growth: A new paradigm for the emerging educational market
This chapter aims to apply the concept of the learning organization for the higher educational institutions (HEIs) for attaining inclusive growth. For the theoretical underpinning, the concept of the professional learning community has been considered because there exists only a very thin difference with the learning organization concept. The researchers used a qualitative approach to analyze the literature resources to find the most promising variables associated with the learning organization and used Dedoose (qualitative software) to select the variables. It is found that variables such as knowledge management, inspired learning, team learning, and transcending organizational boundaries are the most important variables associated with a learning organization. The corporates which have implemented LO have been very successful and one of them is Royal Dutch Shell. The Indian Higher Educational Institutions are the backbone of the Indian economy. However, there is no yardstick to measure success. LO can be implemented to check the growth. This research work will serve as a base for motivating future researchers to make use of the LO concept for drafting educational policy for inclusive growth. If all HEIs are learning organizations, India will soon be a highly rich country. Indian HEI has not practised the concept of learning organization. Henceforth, the suggestions and recommendations will be a new yardstick, which can be used to measure the present status and to frame strategies to improvise and scale success. 2022 selection and editorial matter, Sudhir Rana and Avinash K Shrivastava. -
Relevance of backcasting as a strategic tool towards organisations' sustainable future ' A key to thrive in the VUCA world
Purpose: The business world has become more turbulent than ever. Organisations must be proactive to meet the challenges of the increasingly disruptive, dynamic, and unpredictable world. One technique that has supported leaders and organisations under challenging circumstances is 'backcasting', which works by envisioning a desirable future state and then working backwards to attain it. The current study aims to extend an understanding of the backcasting practices and strategic approaches that can be used by leadership teams in different industries in order to survive in turbulent times and can be adapted within and beyond any pandemic. Methodology: The research employs a desktop research method to review and compare the most commonly used strategies that leaders from different sectors can use for their respective organisations to thrive in the VUCA world. Findings: There needs to be more research on the applicability and relevance of backcasting that the leaders of different sectors can employ. The study would provide insights that would bridge the existing research gap and come up with suitable strategies that can be employed for dealing with VUCA challenges in the Indian context. Significance: The outcome of the study will be helpful to the leaders in designing and aligning 'out of the box' backcasting strategies to survive in the highly disruptive world. 2024 The authors. Published under exclusive licence by Emerald Publishing Limited. All rights reserved. -
Violence Prevention Climate and Turnover Intention: Mediating Role of Spirit at Work and Emotional Exhaustion
Workplace violence is a costly organizational problem. Violence prevention, incorporating employee perspectives on safe working policies, is crucial. A safe environment can enhance spirit at work, reducing burnout and turnover intention. This study investigates the relationship between violence prevention climate, emotional exhaustion, spirit at work, and turnover intention. Standardized tools were administered to 146 IT professionals aged 30-40 years. Results showed violence prevention climate positively correlated with spirit at work (r = 0.39; p < 0.001) and negatively with emotional exhaustion (r = -0.40; p < 0.001) and turnover intention (r = -0.35; p < 0.001). Emotional exhaustion mediated the relationship between violence prevention climate and turnover intention (b = -0.23; p < 0.001), while spirit at work did not show mediation. 2024 selection and editorial matter, Dr. Sundeep Katevarapu, Dr. Anand Pratap Singh, Dr. Priyanka Tiwari, Ms. Akriti Varshney, Ms. Priya Lanka, Ms. Aankur Pradhan, Dr. Neeraj Panwar, Dr. Kumud Sapru Wangnue; individual chapters, the contributors. -
Stakeholders' expressions of tech layoffs: A text mining analysis on the "Balance of Arguments"
The volume and nature of work undertaken by the tech employees is humongous, tech employees are known to manage those high tides because of attractive salary packages, perks, and other incentive options, which turn out to be a catastrophic collapse when such layoffs are levied, giving little or no room for a quick transfer to another job from the viewpoint of the affected employees. User-generated unstructured data content in the forms of either tweets, reviews, or comments from around seven major social media platforms were collected to understand the various expressions and discussions linked to layoffs. The collected data is further segregated into employee expressions, social media reviewers, news critiques views, etc., and their perspectives were further analysed. The overall analysis of sentiments on various stakeholders are formulated using Python (Juypter Notebook) package. The authors attempt to model out the viewpoints of various expressors and suggests various measures to be taken by the tech majors to better handle the phenomenon of layoffs. 2023, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Artificial Ecosystem-Based Optimization for Optimal Location and Sizing of Solar Photovoltaic Distribution Generation in Agriculture Feeders
In this paper, an efficient nature-inspired meta-heuristic algorithm called artificial ecosystem-based optimization (AEO) is proposed for solving optimal locations and sizes of solar photovoltaic (SPV) systems problem in radial distribution system (RDS) towards minimization of grid dependency and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission. Considering loss minimization as main objective function, the location and size of solar photovoltaic systems (SPV) are optimized using AEO algorithm. The results on Indian practical 22-bus agriculture feeder and 28-bus rural feeders are highlighted the need of optimally distributed SPV systems for maintaining minimal grid dependency and reduced GHG emission from conventional energy (CE) sources. Moreover, the results of AEO have been compared with different heuristic approaches and highlighted its superiority in terms of convergence characteristics and redundancy features in solving the complex, nonlinear, multi-variable optimization problems in real time. 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. -
Exploring the Impact of Disengagement on the Burnout Among ICU Nurses of Indian Private Hospitals: The Influence of Perceived Organization Support
Among healthcare workers, the nursing workforce has a high intensity of burnout which occurs as a response to the pressure they face at their workplace. Burnout in nursing professionalsis a widespread phenomenon characterized by a reduction in nurses energy that manifests in emotional exhaustion, lack of encouragement, and feelings of frustration and may lead to a decrease in work efficacy. This is a significant issue in human services that needs to be addressed.Several studies have been done on nurses; however, burnout in Indian ICU nurses has not received much attention. Intensive Care Units are specialized hospital areas requiring constant attention and vigorous patient care. Studies state that ICU nurses have to be more alert due to the severity of the illness in patients. Nurses in ICUs face many challenges at work which could lead to burnout. Disengagement is one such factor that might lead to burnout in nurses. When people experience disengagement, they feel detached from their workplace. Previous studies indicate that due to pandemic experiences, nurses are disengaging at a rate twice that of other healthcare staff. The challenging demands of their work have significantly affected the nurse's psychological wellness and overall health. Limited studies have been done on ICU nurse disengagement and its effect on burnout in Indian settings. Therefore, the study aims to examine how nurse disengagement affects the burnout they experience. Healthcare organizations must prioritize the support to be extended and care for the nurses well-being to prevent further disengagement. Nurses may become more committed to the organization when they feel supported by hospital administrators and have lighter workloads. This paper focuses on exploring the consequences of disengagement on burnout experienced by ICU nurses and the influence of Perceived Organizational Support (POS) between them. The sample used for the study was 449 nurses working in the ICU divisions of private hospitals in India. This study employed a simple random sampling technique. A survey was utilized and distributed to the nursing professionals working in the ICU divisions. The commonly recognized aspects of burnout are emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal achievement. The study results indicated that disengagement has no impact on the emotional exhaustion experienced by ICU nurses. However, it influences depersonalization and nurses achievement. The study results state that POS moderated the relationship between disengagement and the two burnout aspects: depersonalization and personal achievement. From the findings, it may be concluded that perceived organizational support is crucial in encouraging greater personal accomplishment, reduced depersonalization, and bringing about positive change for disengaged ICU nurses. Better organizational support for ICU nurses becomes a critical responsibility of nursing administration. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025. -
A conceptual study on the impact of COVID-19 awareness campaigns by social media influencers on brand awareness
Covid 19 has severally affected various people across the world. Undoubtedly, a campaign on forming awareness of the pandemic among people is very important in order to curb the transmission from individual to individual. In this regard, social media influencers have played a significant role in many awareness campaigns organized by companies and the World Health Organization (WHO) because of their popularity and influence among the audience. Social media influencer campaigns on awareness of the pandemic conducted during this period have generated audience engagement. Moreover, it is vital to study the crucial factors that determine the creation of brand awareness among consumers related to influencer marketing campaigns on covid 19 awareness. This study has proposed a conceptual framework by integrating the variables from various theories. This research has incorporated variables such as awareness of covid 19, consumer engagement, physical health, mental health, and brand awareness. This study provides both theoretical and managerial implications. 2024, IGI Global. -
A conceptual framework for consumer engagement in social media influencer posts
Influencer marketing has received significant attention and is considered as the best way to build consumer engagement with the brand. However, research on Influencer marketing is burgeoning, and it is important to study the consumer behaviour associated with influencer marketing. Therefore, this study proposes a logical conceptual framework by integrating various construct such as ad recognition, informativeness, deceptiveness, irritation, entertainment, ad content value, and consumer engagement from various theories and provides implications for marketers to frame an effective marketing campaign and policymakers to formulate policies to protect consumers from deceptive advertising practice. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
A modern approach of swarm intelligence analysis in big data: Methods, tools, and applications
Swarm intelligence is one of the most modern and less discovered artificial intelligence types. Until now it has been proven that the most comprehensive method to solve complex problems is using behaviours of swarms. Big data analysis plays a beneficial role in decision making, education domain, innovations, and healthcare in this digitally growing world. To synchronize and make decisions by analysing such a big amount of data may not be possible by the traditional methods. Traditional model-based methods may fail because of problem varieties such as volume, dynamic changes, noise, and so forth. Because of the above varieties, the traditional data processing approach will become inefficient. On the basis of the combination of swarm intelligence and data mining techniques, we can have better understanding of big data analytics, so utilizing swarm intelligence to analyse big data will give massive results. By utilizing existing information about this domain, more efficient algorithm can be designed to solve real-life problems. 2023, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Impact of Innovative Technology on Quality Education: The Resourceful Intelligence for Smart Society Development
Quality education is the systematic learning and execution road map that build confidence among the learners and develop employability skills. Innovative techniques are the central facilitators of providing quality education for the younger generation. The economists, scientists, management experts, and research initiators are putting their efforts to develop a certain sustainable system in quality education through innovative technology. This is about digital equity, customized education, activity-based classroom, where the young mind is to be in synchronizing with the technology to explore new possibilities of learning and accomplishment. The research initiative reveals the system of implementing the innovative technology for quality education that has a direct impact on smart society development. The principal outcomes of the research initiative include the innovative ideas that transform the traditional education system into a dynamic education framework. The framework includes the integration of tools and techniques for standard mode of operations that reflects the productive and realistic education system. The researchers gracefully interconnected the concepts, methods, and applications of a quality education system that will open up new vistas for future research initiatives in the area of digital education, industry-institution collaboration, developing smart society, and economy of a nation at large. There is significant level of impact of innovative technology on quality education that leads to independent employability skills, creative, and innovative projects for facilitating future generation. All the influencing factors of resourceful intelligence together have great impact on smart society development that leads to provide modern facilities for the residents of smart society and create favorable environment for the future generations. 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. -
Sustainability in hospitality: The pathway to destination well-being in the "City of Lakes" Udaipur
With the rising popularity and a surge in demand for the "City of Lakes" Udaipur, the lake ecosystem has become vulnerable to various anthropogenic activities and pollution. The restricted structure of hotels on the lakefront faces various challenges in maintaining environmental regulations. This chapter explores hotels on the lakeside in Udaipur, which includes heritage hotels and modern accommodations, and their sustainability practices, such as energy efficiency, waste management, water conservation, and eco-design in hospitality architecture. Best practices in Udaipur's hospitality industry are explored through observation, document analysis, and interviews. The chapter establishes how circular economy builds environmental quality while regenerating resources. The implications of the study indicate a transformation of tourism governance in Udaipur by local authorities and academicians, which indeed can contribute to achieving a destination's well-being by addressing the challenges posed by the thriving tourism economy. 2024, IGI Global. -
Crafting an experiencescape for sustainable cultural tourism: A case study of udaipur's craft village "Shilpgram"
India, known for its rich and varied cultural heritage, hosts numerous fairs and festivals as vibrant platforms to showcase its diversity. Events like the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Ellora-Ajanta International Festival, Surajkund Crafts Mela, Pushkar Fair, and many others celebrate the country's artistic and cultural wealth. This book chapter explores sustainable culture and heritage development in Udaipur's craft village, 'Shilpgram.' The village hosts an annual craft fair during the peak tourist season, attracting artists across India to showcase their unique crafts, folk dances, and paintings. This chapter assesses Shilpgram's feasibility as an experiencescape model using a case study method. Interviews with key stakeholders provided insight into the destination's difficulties, strengths, and best practices. The study adds to our understanding of cultural locations' responsibilities in cultural tourism by balancing historical preservation with current expectations. 2023, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Efficiency study of coconut producer companies in India-A DEA approach
The concept of the Farmer Producer Company (FPC) model has been a hot issue, especially during the 2020-21 Indian farmers' protest. Considering the pioneering initiatives of the Coconut Development Board (CDB) in setting up CPCs, we compare the technical efficiencies of CPCs that focus on coconut and its byproducts in Rural India for two consecutive financial years (2018-19 and 2019-20). Coconut Producer Companies' efficiency scores are estimated using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), a mathematical technique to assess technical efficiencies across homogeneous units. The results reveal that 35.11 percent of the sampled CPCs for FY 2018-19 are overall technical efficient, and approximately 76 percent are purely technical efficient. It is found that technical inefficiency is reported for a few CPCs due to scale inefficiency. The overall technical and pure technical efficiency have improved in FY 2019-20 compared to the previous period. 2024 Srinesh Thakur, Anvita Electronics, 16-11-762, Vijetha Golden Empire, Hyderabad. -
Cultural quotient: Evolving culturally intelligent business scholar-practitioners
Analytical competency is an essential skill when it comes to the present-day business scenario of the world. However, these days we see a shift in the business needs when it comes to working in a globalized environment. Not only is the intelligence quotient (IQ) looked at but organizations these days are in pursuit of individuals who have another side to their profile - the culturally intelligent side (assessed using the cultural quotient). The need of such a skill can be attributed to the fact that organizations are now churning out their human side of addressing the employees when it comes to ensuring that they blend in the organization with ease. Acquiring a workforce which possesses high cultural intelligence can be a tough task; however, training employees to become culturally competent can be a doable task. Like any other personality trait which can be imbibed over time through constant analysis and observation, cultural competency is one such area which may be cultivated through various methodologies and practices. 2018, IGI Global. -
Using Analytics to Measure the Impact of Pollution Parameters in Major Cities of India
Coronavirus is airborne and can spread easily. Air pollution may have an impact on breathing and also keep the virus airborne. The levels of air pollution were impacted by the lockdown measures, restricting the vehicular and industrial pollutants. Therefore, there is a need to understand the relation between air pollution levels and the Coronavirus infection rate. The study aims to find the effect of various pollutants across major cities of India on the R-value. The pollution data was collected from the Governments official portal. The major pollutants on which the data was collected are PM2.5, PM10, NO, NO2, NOx, SO2, CO, and Ozone. The data on air pollution levels were also collected for the selected cities from April 2020 to April 2021. The spread is measured as the reproduction number at time t (Rt), which is an estimate of infectious disease transmissibility throughout an outbreak, or it is the rating of Coronavirus or any diseases ability to spread. The data is analysed using MS Excel and R Programming. Descriptive statistics and regularisation are performed on the data. The study results reveal that some pollutants positively and negatively affect the infection rate. However, the effect is very low, and it concluded that the pollution might not directly affect infection rates. The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023.