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CABiT Cabs Radhikas Dilemma
The focus of this case is the human resources management challenges faced by the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at CABiT Cabs. This case discusses the CHROs dilemma in resolving the challenges. CABiT Cabs operations and expansion are discussed to provide students an overview of the dynamics and challenges of the radio taxi business. In addition, this case explores the weakness in the CABiT business model and the challenges on the human resources front. The case extensively discusses the dynamics of a start-up and the pressures faced by the top management. Finally, the options available to the protagonist to address the challenges are discussed. The dilemma faced by the protagonist in her career front is also discussed in this case. 2024 by World Scientific Publishing Co. and Asia Academy of Management. -
Positive psychology in individual wellness: a thematic illustration of drama as a therapeutic framework in identity transformation
Purpose: The language of participative theatre can be considered immersive in the treatment of its dialectics where participants engage fully with their dichotomies and value systems through physical and psychological exploratory processes as they commit themselves to transformation. Design/methodology/approach: The use of drama as an intervention for challenging recurring mental models of oppressive narratives is used extensively in experiential psychotherapy and as a socio-psychological integrative tool. This experiential methodology allows for an organic development and expression of themes and motifs by encouraging a participant to develop a deeper awareness of how he/she interprets their identity and that of the community in which they function. Findings: This paper aims to review the implications of applying drama-based interventions as positive psychotherapeutic devices to facilitate self-reflection and active-constructive responding in enabling a rendering of positive patterns of thought and purposeful movement towards emotional and physical well-being. Practical implications: Research on the principles of positive psychology suggests that positive emotions lead to therapeutic change. Nurturing positive emotions which are immanent in spirituality, creativity and optimistic perseverance through autonomy and self-regulation enable individual potential to come to meaningful fruition. Originality/value: The paper conceptualizes psychodrama as a framing technique in enabling reflexive action in identity transformation and well-being. 2024, Emerald Publishing Limited. -
An approach to finding customer-value and devising marketing strategies by using data-mining techniques
The digital marketing space is an outcome of the advent of digital age and the booming network technology. The earlier methods of marketing have almost been eclipsed with this digital marketing, which could include any material, information, videos on the internet and social media, etc. The marked distinction between a digital and traditional marketing is that the former uses digital devices in the traditional space. People today consume innumerable products daily and getting to know the customer's interests, their transaction's history, identifying a loyal customer and estimating their lifetime value are all at the very heart of digital marketing. It is here, in this context, that data mining techniques play a key role. This unique blending of data mining techniques with digital marketing will help merchants increase their sales and revenue exponentially. This research paper explores the possibility of finding the frequent item-set generated by a customer while making purchases, tracking their loyalty based on the number of purchases and their frequency and thereafter devising an appropriate marketing strategy for that particular product type. It is the analysis of the product based on the previous marketing experiences of the consumer. This system will boost a merchant's businesses by identifying their loyal customers (customer segmentation), best sold products (product recommendation) and reveal the different marketing strategies that can be adopted by them to reach out to their potential customers and thus increase their sales (Strategy selection/combination). IAEME Publication. -
Public-Private Partnership Ventures: A Diasporic Initiative in India Through Social Remittances and Philanthropic Work
Diaspora networks across the globe think of their homeland, which makes them continuously assist various projects that have public-private partnership ventures. Many of the members of the Indian diaspora had difficult times during their childhood in their native country. The conditions were not favorable within India prior to Indian Independence for acquiring desired skills in entrepreneurial activities. However, they managed to sail through the rough sea and reach the western coast in great adversity. The journey itself was a training for the early diaspora that resulted in learning the skills needed for setting up their business in the adopted countries. Indian diaspora from various developed countries have learned a great deal about the local culture, new skills in business partnership, consultancy services, research and innovations in technology that helped them to prosper in the adopted land and implement those ideas in their home country as a part of social remittances and giving back to the society. Developed countries have exhibited the feasibility of sustainable development through social entrepreneurship. Compulsory community service that trains people in new skill development also educates them in preserving the environment in which they reside. The public-private partnership model, which is in practice in developed countries, has become the agent of creation of social entrepreneurship with accountability toward the society. Diaspora communities that send social remittances to their home countries not only in the form of money but also ideas, identities and behaviors help set up public- private models of undertakings that would ensure sustainable growth in the long run. Philanthropic work is reckoned in the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model that we see in various parts of India, especially in states like Punjab (Sikh diaspora), Kerala (Malayali diaspora) and Gujarat (Gujarati diaspora). In this background, this chapter tries to examine the Indian diasporas schemes in India on the model of public-private partnership that they had either set up or observed in their adopted countries. This chapter also looks into how far diaspora remittances in totality help mitigate the existing problems in Indian villages, create new job opportunities for the local population, manage skill development centers and educate the masses in preserving the environment that would help in sustainable development through social entrepreneurship. 2024 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. -
Spiritual well-being and meaning in response to the absurd mediating the act of suicide in Becketts Waiting for Godot
The contagion of happiness appears as a dichotomic principle in the pursuit of a full life where the philosophy of the Absurd emerges as a foundational aspect in man's search for meaning, given the cognitive distortions and existential anxiety with which man endures his existence. Most organisational studies on meaning and well-being do not reference the Absurd from where the discourse must begin and from where mental states of flourishing or resignation can emerge. Beckett's absurdist play Waiting for Godot' acts as a compelling device for contemplating the art of finding meaning through the spiritual interface of man's relationship with himself, the problem of free will, an appeal to divine agency evidenced through Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling' and the existential deliberations in Albert Camus's Myth of Sisyphus when examining the absurd and in invoking a transcendental movement towards finding purpose. In all the relativism of moral codes that are expounded, a constant element is the need for a spiritual anchor which can heal emotional fragmentation through a decisive moral code on which the edifice of the human condition can be reasoned. This explorative study provides a determining reference point when developing reflective interventions to examine meaning and existential purpose in social and occupational practice. The paper examines the concept of absurdism through the philosophy of Camus and juxtaposes this with the spiritual existentialism of Soren Kierkegaard and St Augustine in understanding the human condition as a forward movement from absurdism towards meaning. 2025 International Network for the Study of Spirituality and Taylor & Francis. -
An Introduction to Agile for HR Through the Development of an Agile Operating Mindset
An understanding of Agile principles and a readiness mindset for human resources professionals play a crucial role in determining the application of Agile for HR in an organisational context. With the rise in extended and non-linear workforce configurations and geo-neutral team arrangements, Agile organisations necessitate that the nature of the HR function evolve from working through traditional architectural models and quickly adopting Agile models of functional excellence. The dearth of literature on understanding and implementing Agile practices in the HR function within enterprises requires a clear examination of the advantages of going Agile for HR. This essay explores the intuitive concept of Agile HR and operating schema, which can develop as a starting point in examining an understanding of how Agile practices in HR can evolve for sustainable enterprises and some challenges that are encountered. The Author(s) 2024 -
Positive psychology in individual wellness: a thematic illustration of drama as a therapeutic framework in identity transformation
Purpose: The language of participative theatre can be considered immersive in the treatment of its dialectics where participants engage fully with their dichotomies and value systems through physical and psychological exploratory processes as they commit themselves to transformation. Design/methodology/approach: The use of drama as an intervention for challenging recurring mental models of oppressive narratives is used extensively in experiential psychotherapy and as a socio-psychological integrative tool. This experiential methodology allows for an organic development and expression of themes and motifs by encouraging a participant to develop a deeper awareness of how he/she interprets their identity and that of the community in which they function. Findings: This paper aims to review the implications of applying drama-based interventions as positive psychotherapeutic devices to facilitate self-reflection and active-constructive responding in enabling a rendering of positive patterns of thought and purposeful movement towards emotional and physical well-being. Practical implications: Research on the principles of positive psychology suggests that positive emotions lead to therapeutic change. Nurturing positive emotions which are immanent in spirituality, creativity and optimistic perseverance through autonomy and self-regulation enable individual potential to come to meaningful fruition. Originality/value: The paper conceptualizes psychodrama as a framing technique in enabling reflexive action in identity transformation and well-being. 2024, Emerald Publishing Limited. -
The Danish Girl: Mirror Reflections of Gender Identity
Explorations of gender identity often employ cinematic devices and psychological interpretations of social interaction. Within this context, the Tom Hooperdirected film The Danish Girl offers a gripping narrative centered on the life of Einar Wegener/Lili Elbe, a Danish painter and trans woman who underwent one of the earliest gender-affirming surgeries. The present paper examines crucial scenes from The Danish Girl, shedding light on the complexities of gender identity and self-discovery. Through a psychoanalytical lens, the study aims to illuminate insights into the human experience of gender identity and self-understanding using cinematic vignettes. Furthermore, the paper delves into the psychosexual dimensions of the narrative, examining relationships, desires, and conflicts with societal norms. This inquiry contributes to a deeper understanding of personal authenticity and challenges when navigating societal expectations. 2025 C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. -
Quantum-Inspired Genetic Algorithms for Secure and Scalable Cloud-Based Decision Support Systems
Cloud-based DSS are critical for data-intensive decision-making but tremendously challenged by issues of scalability, security, and the optimization of resources. In general, optimization approaches such as GA, PSO, and ACO treat the problems of allocation and security enhancement of cloud resources very inadequately. Hence, the present work addresses developing a QIGA-based optimization framework for the performance optimization of cloud DSS. At its core, it utilizes quantum-like principles, such as superposition and probabilistic search, for resource optimization with respect to stability, security, and rapid convergence. Therefore, this underpinning framework comprises resource optimization, anomalous detection, and quantum-independent encryption through QIGA, which enhances the data security along with computational efficiency. The experimental results depict the performance efficiency of QIGA since its execution time, CPU, memory utilization requirements, and energy consumption are less while the task completion rate is higher and the security vulnerabilities are reduced in comparison to traditional optimization techniques. QIGA-based anomaly detection improves accuracy at the expense of response time, while its quantum-inspired encryption provides the best cryptographic security. Therefore, these results verify that QIGA is an efficient secured methodology for scalable cloud-controlled DSS, hence being a potential candidate for decision-making optimization in highly dynamic cloud environments. 2025 IEEE. -
Carbon Footprint Minimization in 5G Networks Using Blockchain Integrated Renewable Energy Management Framework
The rapid growth of 5G networks has created a huge upsurge in energy consumption, raising severe issues regarding carbon emissions and sustainability. Although current strategies like energy-efficient routing, smart grid optimization, and renewable energy integration have tried to counter these impacts, they suffer from a lack of real-time optimization and decentralized control, leading to inefficient carbon reduction and unacceptable energy cost efficiency. In order to fill these gaps, this study presents a novel framework known as BAREO-LP (Blockchain-Assisted Renewable Energy Optimization using Linear Programming) which incorporates blockchain-based peer-to-peer energy trading, renewable energy (solar and battery) modeling, and an emission-conscious linear programming optimization framework. The developed model is utilized through the Python programming language and evaluated on the publicly available 5G-Energy Consumption Dataset from Kaggle. Experimental outcomes show a 58% decrease in carbon emissions and a 32% cost reduction against conventional grid-based and smart grid scenarios. The method also gains an accuracy gain of 16% in energy demand forecasting with minimized load balancing and resource optimization. The blockchain module provides trust and transparency in peer-to-peer energy trading, making the model scalable and realizable in real-world 5G implementations. This multi-faceted strategy sets a new standard for green communication infrastructures and calls for further investigation in sustainable 5G network planning. 2025 IEEE. -
Beyond the Balance: Ethics, Justice, and Governance in the Environment-Society Nexus
This chapter discusses the dynamic relationship existing between the environment and human societies, conceptually defined as the Environment-Society Nexus. It explores how different environmental conditions come to shape social structures, policies, and cultural narratives while documenting the ways in which human activities and institutions shape environmental outcomes. Drawing on a multidisciplinary approach, this study synthesizes key findings emanating from ecology, sociology, political science, and economics to put forward a holistic understanding of this interrelationship. It does so by pointing out critical themes, such as resource governance, environmental justice, and sustainable development, through an explanation of how decisions developed by society pertaining to land use, resource extraction, and economic development contribute to or detract from ecological resilience and biodiversity. The book chapter also looks into the changes that result from environmental changes, such as climate change, pollution, and habitat degradation, with regard to social inequalities and how resilience occurs among communities. It then gives case studies and theoretical models to show how often marginalized communities bear the brunt of environmental degradation when, as a matter of fact, they are those who contribute the least to its causes. It supports the argument for equitable policies. This chapter concludes by saying that an integrative perspective on the solution of contemporary environmental problems defines the need for frameworks of ecological sustainability combined with social equity for the long-term resilience and well-being of human and natural systems. 2026 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. All rights reserved. -
Exploring the Role of Cultural Immersion in Enhancing Social Sustainability Through Community Engagement and Cross- Cultural Understanding
In an increasingly globalized world, cultural immersion has emerged as a powerful tool for fostering social sustainability through community engagement and crosscultural understanding. Cultural immersion refers to the process of deeply engaging with a foreign culture, whether through travel, education, work, or community- based initiatives. This study explores how cultural immersion enhances social sustainability by encouraging mutual respect, empathy, and intercultural dialogue. Social sustainability, as a core pillar of sustainable development, emphasizes the creation of inclusive, resilient, and cohesive societies. This research argues that cultural immersion, when combined with meaningful community engagement, facilitates long- term social cohesion by breaking down stereotypes, fostering intercultural cooperation, and promoting equity in social interactions. The primary objective of this study is to examine how cultural immersion contributes to social sustainability and to identify the mechanisms through which community engagement enhances cross- cultural understanding. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Innovation and Governance in the Digital Era: Exploring the Complexities of the Digital Supply Chain
This chapter investigates multiple factors and dynamics related to the digital supply chain and the involvement of national institutions, government authorities, and various stakeholders. In the highly advanced era of technological innovations and globalization, the digital supply chain has become decisive for modern economies. An interdisciplinary focus addresses the implications of digitalization for female workers, industrialization tendencies, global supply chains, and the enforcement of corporate codes of conduct. Given that modern digital technologies alter traditionally accepted methods of production and supply, it is important to understand the social and economic effects on female workers and the changes in opportunities and conditions for them at the current point. The purpose of the current research is to identify gender gaps and access to working opportunities and investigate the role national institutional frameworks and government authorities play in supporting womens empowerment in the digital supply chain. Primarily, the chapter aims at assessing the implications of digitalization on industrialization in the developed and developing world. Additional focus will be made on the opportunities and obstacles associated with automation, data analytics, or artificial intelligence, and ways of applying them to ensure sustainable development. Case studies and empirical research are likely to offer a comprehensive picture of the strategies governments, international organizations, and stakeholders can use to address the challenges of digital industrialization and address issues of social equity and just exposure to the opportunities opened through innovative tools and techniques. The relatively new concept of globalization is also closely connected to digital tools and technologies that are believed to facilitate the flow of goods and services and improve the conditions for efficient and fast supplies. However, on the other hand, global chains of supply are associated with specific challenges, such as disruptions or surveillance. Digitalization is also likely to boost unethical behavior and human rights violations. Hence, an important achievement of the current chapter is to investigate the interaction between digitalization and global supply chains and provide suggestions for the collaborative governance strategies that would promote openness, transparency, and better interaction. An alternative idea for the research is the evaluation of the efficiency of corporate codes of conduct employed to address human, civil, or product rights violations and guarantee consistency with environmental standards or regulations. To accomplish the goal, the chapter will focus on the evidence available to investigate the enforcement strategies and monitoring programs or approaches that companies rely on. An analysis of these two options is likely to result in a comprehensive understanding of the roles government authorities, institutions or organizations, and stakeholders play in preserving just working conditions and ethical standards in digital supply management. A tendency to consider the critical effects of digitalization on different administrative levels and stakeholders can be observed. That is why it is important to concentrate on the contributions of such approaches and the development of joint policies to ensure a balance between receiving the benefits of digitalization and avoiding its detrimental effects. 2025 selection and editorial matter, Saurabh Tiwari and Richa Goel; individual chapters, the contributors. -
Future trends in multimodal learning: from theory to practical applications
The human ability to seamlessly integrate information from various sensory channelssight, sound, touchhas long inspired researchers in artificial intelligence. This ability to learn from and reason with multimodal datatext, speech, vision, and moreforms the core of multimodal learning. This abstract delves into the theoretical foundations of multimodal learning, explores its cutting-edge advancements, and critically examines the path toward practical applications in diverse fields. At its heart, multimodal learning seeks to exploit the inherent complementarity between different data modalities. Text, for instance, provides rich semantic meaning, while visual data offers valuable context. Speech captures the nuances of emotion and prosody often absent in text. By learning from these combined modalities, models can achieve a more comprehensive understanding of the world around them. Recent years have witnessed significant progress in multimodal learning architectures. Deep learning approaches, particularly convolutional neural networks and recurrent neural networks, have proven adept at capturing complex relationships within individual modalities. New architectures like multimodal transformers further bridge the gap by allowing models to learn joint representations across different modalities. These advancements pave the way for a paradigm shift in areas like computer vision, natural language processing, and robotics. In computer vision, multimodal learning allows models to not only recognize objects in images but also understand the context and actions depicted. By incorporating textual descriptions or speech narratives alongside visual data, models can achieve better scene understanding, image captioning, and action recognition. This has applications in autonomous vehicles, where understanding traffic signs, pedestrians, and road conditions is crucial, and in video surveillance systems, where interpreting visual cues alongside spoken dialogue improves anomaly detection. 2026 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. -
Covid-19 pandemic: How do the family businesses in India cope with the crisis?
The Covid-19 pandemic brought about a major economic breakdown throughout the world due to the shutting down of businesses and organizations. Covid-19 took a toll on India also, the second-most populous country. In India, family-run businesses are the deep-rooted, oldest, and most widespread form of business ownership. Most family businesses, while keeping the welfare of their customers, employees, and communities in mind, have resorted to remote work and halting non-essential work. The government of India took measures mainly consisting of an increased moratorium period, corporate tax cuts, lower interest on delayed tax payments, extension in return filing deadline, and other policy decisions. This study discusses the impact of Covid-19 on family businesses and how family businesses cope with the shock to the system. In addition, it covers innovative and strategic solutions adopted by the family businesses as a shield to their business against the impact of the crisis and to grow progressively overcoming the pandemic situation. 2023, IGI Global. -
Cybersecurity Threats Detection in Intelligent Networks using Predictive Analytics Approaches
The modern scenario of network vulnerabilities necessitates the adoption of sophisticated detection and mitigation strategies. Predictive analytics is surfaced to be a powerful tool in the fight against cybercrime, offering unparalleled capabilities for automating tasks, analyzing vast amounts of data, and identifying complex patterns that might elude human analysts. This paper presents a comprehensive overview of how AI is transforming the field of cybersecurity. Machine intelligence can bring revolution to cybersecurity by providing advanced defense capabilities. Addressing ethical concerns, ensuring model explainability, and fostering collaboration between researchers and developers are crucial for maximizing the positive impact of AI in this critical domain. 2024 IEEE. -
A novel survey for young substellar objects with the W-band filter IV: detection and characterization of low-mass brown dwarfs in Serpens Core
We present spectroscopic confirmation of nine M5 or later Serpens Core candidate members, identified using a combination of CFHT WIRCam photometry and IRTF SpeX spectroscopy. Through spectral fitting, we find that the latest of these nine candidate members is best fit by an L0 spectral standard (in the range of M8L2), implying a mass of ?0.010.035M?. If confirmed as a cluster member, this would be one of the lowest mass Serpens Core objects ever discovered. We present analysis of the physical properties of the sample, as well as the likely membership of the candidate Serpens Core members. 2023 The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society. -
A novel survey for young substellar objects with the W-band filter III: Searching for very low-mass brown dwarfs in Serpens South and Serpens Core
We present CFHT photometry and IRTF spectroscopy of low-mass candidate members of Serpens South and Serpens Core (?430 pc, ?0.5 Myr), identified using a novel combination of photometric filters, known as the W-band method. We report SC182952+011618, SS182959-020335, and SS183032-021028 as young, low-mass Serpens candidate members, with spectral types in the range M7-M8, M5-L0, and M5-M6.5, respectively. Best-fitting effective temperatures and luminosities imply masses of < 0.12M? for all three candidate cluster members. We also present Hubble Space Telescope imaging data (F127M, F139M, and F850LP) for six targets in Serpens South. We report the discovery of the binary system SS183044-020918AB. The binary components are separated by ?45 AU, with spectral types of M7-M8 and M8-M9, and masses of 0.08-0.1 and 0.05-0.07 M. We discuss the effects of high dust attenuation on the reliability of our analysis, as well as the presence of reddened background stars in our photometric sample. 2021 The Author(s). -
Synthesis and physico-chemical characterization of ZnS-based green semiconductor: A review
One-dimensional (1D) semiconductor nanostructures have been attracting a great deal of attention because of their excellent electronic and optoelectronic performance. Zinc sulfide (ZnS) nanostructures have attracted increasing attention because of their potential application in both conditional optical devices and new generation of green nanostructure semiconductors because of their special structure-related physical and chemical properties. Synthetic form of ZnS can be transparent, and it is used as a window for visible optics, infrared optics, and functional materials. In this chapter, the detailed studies of synthesis, characterization of crystals, and noncrystalline behavior is reported. The crystal structure of semiconductor and its morphological studies are compared and fabrication methods will be described. The major parameters that influence on ZnS doped with metal ions and rare earth ions and its optoelectronic properties will be carefully analyzed. In addition, the primary application of ZnS micro- and nanocrystals will be described. At the end, the predicted future applications and development directions of doped and undoped ZnS nanocrystals will be given. 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. -
Thermoluminescence glow curve analysis and trap parameters calculation of UV-induced La2Zr2O7 phosphor doped with gadolinium
Thermoluminescence (TL) glow curve analysis and calculation of trap parameters are reported for gadolinium (Gd3+)-doped La2Zr2O7 (LZO) phosphor. Phosphors were prepared by modified solid-state reaction method with varying concentration of Gd3+ (0.12.5mol%) including proper calcination and sintering temperature. Structural analysis of prepared phosphor for optimized TL concentration was recorded by X-ray diffraction analysis technique. Morphology was analyzed by scanning electron microscopic technique. The UV ray induced to the phosphor and effect of dose response recorded for variable dose rates of UV and TL glow curve were observed. The experimental and theoretical comparison was done by computerized glow curve deconvolution technique which determines the trap parameters such as trap depth, order of kinetics, and frequency factor for optimized concentration of dopant. The trap parameters and trap model are discussed in detail. 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.