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Smartphone addiction and social media addiction: Prospectives from the multi-dimensional addiction behavior scale (MABS)
This chapter examines the psychological, behavioural, and social consequences of smartphone addiction, phone snubbing, and social media addiction. It explores the machinations that drive addiction, such as variable reinforcement schedules and reward systems, and how they affect our interpersonal relationships and mental health. The chapter also identifies best practices in current research and case studies, as well as trends that suggest effective interventions to help guide psychologists and mental health professionals when dealing with such issues. The chapter underscores the importance of interdisciplinary efforts in order to address the issues of digital addiction successfully. This chapter shares the perspectives from the multi-dimensional addiction behavior scale (MABS), which includes psychological, biological, social and environmental factors, cognitive and behavioral patterns, motivation, and readiness for change. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Service Quality in Tourism and Hospitality: A Review of Literature
The study aims to explore the literature on service quality research within the Indian tourism and hospitality sectors. It synthesizes key insights by analyzing dimensions used to measure service quality, identifying sector-specific trends, and highlighting future research opportunities relevant to enhancing human resource practices. The review is based on 255 articles (1999-2024) based on a systematic approach, retrieved from Web of Science and Scopus. The literature review identified that the banking sector, education sector, healthcare sector, and tourism and hospitality sector are the popular sectors of Service quality research in India. Other sectors like the Airline sector, Insurance sector and automotive sector are slowly gaining momentum in this area of research. The scope of future research Service Quality research in India is identified and stated. The study offers insights into the sector wise dimensions of service quality and its future potential, particularly for academicians conducting research in a niche area. 2026, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Fragile foundation: Tourism, culture, and environmental stability in Joshimath and Kedarnath
This study aims to explore the ecological and cultural challenges in the delicate ecosystems of Joshimath and Kedarnath. A mixed method approach was adopted. Primary data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 35 tourists to look at the perception of environmental degradation and cultural influences. Content analysis of secondary data, including media reports and academic articles add contextual insights to the issue. The findings suggest that overcrowding and rapid construction works are increasing the environmental instability in both the sites; leading to natural disasters like floods, landslides, avalanches, etc. The tourists are disappointed due to overcrowding, and the threats it brings to the cultural and natural heritage. The study, thus highlights the urgent need for responsible tourism and much stricter developmental control measures. This study highlights that without immediate interventions, these fragile ecosystems are left with the threat of suffering from irreversible damages infringing upon their environmental significance and cultural values. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Cyber physical systems: Ethical and legal considerations for a policy design
The Cyber-physical system is an intersection of cyber and physical worlds that supports the coordination of physical systems through cyber models and methods. There are various models and methods that use this intersecting advancement favoring direct and immediate service. Realizing the advantages of CPS, many industrial and service sectors that even have important national and international security concerns incorporate and use them for better productivity and efficiency. This contemporary initiative has favored unparalleled economic growth worldwide, mostly advancing the rich. However, besides having several benefits, it poses many challenges that urge policy-makers and researchers to reflect on a proper policy design by considering various ethical and legal concerns required for its effective functioning. Such a framework is required to ensure responsible governance for the wellbeing of people. In this perspective, the authors critically evaluate the functioning of CPS suggesting a substantial policy framework for its incorporation into the real world. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Democracy in the age of AI: Ethical and legal considerations
Democracy is an age-old idea. Although it originated in Ancient Greek Polis Athens, it took almost 20 centuries to become a globally preferred political system of governance. In the aftermath of the Second World War, many countries became independent and democratic affirming the role and strength of people in the governance of country. Democracy revolves around the values like human rights, free choice, freedom, equality, and decision-making. However, with the latest technological advancements in the area of artificial intelligence (AI), there are serious concerns with regard to the smooth functioning of democracy as many biased involvements are officially reported. The virtual world and AI systems are used for targeting the efficiency of democracy. The chapter, in this perspective, critically examines the role of AI in democracy and enlists certain ethical values and legal principles for AI's effective incorporation into the dynamics of politics and democracy. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Luxury consumption: The decision process
This chapter explores the luxury consumer decision process, highlighting the psychological, social, and cultural factors that influence luxury purchases. Consumers are driven by emotional and social motivations, such as self-expression and status, which shape their buying behaviors. Social and cultural differences require marketers to adapt strategies to diverse regional preferences. As digital technologies transform the luxury market, brands face the challenge of maintaining exclusivity while embracing e-commerce, social media, and influencer marketing. To remain competitive, luxury brands must leverage psychological insights and digital tools to create personalized, engaging experiences. The future of luxury consumption will depend on brands' ability to build meaningful connections with consumers, fostering loyalty and ensuring long-term success in an evolving market landscape. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Women influencers in e-commerce: Shaping the future for high-end products
Industry 5.0 represents a transformative shift in industrial practices, merging advanced technologies with human-centered approaches. This evolution emphasizes personalization, ethical considerations, and enhanced consumer experiences in e-commerce. Social media platforms, such as Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook, have revolutionized brand engagement by enabling targeted advertising, community building, and real-time interaction. Women influencers play a crucial role in this new landscape, using their personal brands to drive consumer trust and loyalty. They create authentic content and promote diverse, inclusive narratives. As e-commerce adapts to Industry 5.0, integrating technological advancements with a focus on human values and ethical practices becomes essential for business success and consumer satisfaction. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Internet addiction and the role of AI in online compulsive buying behaviour
The internet's availability profoundly impacted many aspects of modern life, including business and communication. One of its most notable effects is the development of internet addiction, which has drawn much attention because of its behavioural and psychological ramifications. This addiction can have detrimental effects on one's social, professional, and personal life. It frequently presents as excessive and uncontrollable using the internet. One important area where obsessive online shopping behaviour is one where internet addiction is becoming more evident. This chapter explores the relationship between obsessive online shopping and internet addiction, emphasizing how artificial intelligence is transforming consumer decision-making. This chapter aims to investigate how compulsive purchase behaviour can be made worse by internet addiction and the degree to which AI-driven algorithms play a role in this phenomenon. Several mitigation measures can be used to alleviate the negative effects of obsessive buying behaviour led by AI. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Empirical investigation of engineering students' self-expressions in social media
The way individuals connect and communicate has been completely transformed by social media platforms, enabling instantaneous interaction with friends, family, and communities, regardless of physical distance or geographical boundaries. These platforms empower young individuals to create and maintain extensive social networks, fostering both personal and professional relationships while encouraging constant interaction. This study aims to delve deeper into the variations in how late adolescents and emerging adults perceive the appropriateness of expressing emotions across various social media platforms. The focus is particularly on engineering college students, a demographic known for its active engagement with digital technology and online platforms. The study examines differences based on gender and age, analyzing how these factors influence the expression of emotions on social media. The discoveries shed light on nuanced interactions between these variables, offering a deeper understanding of how young individuals navigate the digital world.. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. -
Restructuring Leaner-Centric Approach Framework Through Revised Bloom Taxonomy
The Leaner-Centric Approach, a method of teaching that has stood the test of time, was first introduced in the education system during the times of the Chinese Philosopher Confucius (551BC 479BC) and the teachings of Socrates (469BC-399BC). The old education emphasized students and their tasks based on the instruction given by teachers. Even though the education system was not called learner-centric, it was indeed a learner-centric system that existed then. Later, the teacher-centric approach became essential, and students' participation became very low in the classroom. Because of this, the students' performance was affected. The leaner-centric approach incorporates many activities and methods and increases learner participation. The study focuses on reconstructing the leaner-centric approach in the current scenario by changing the traditional concepts conceived by different teachers. The research also highlights that if a centric approach is followed in the classroom in its true sense, learning will be an unforgettable experience for the students. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Significance of Critical Thinking in the Artificial Intelligence- Driven Academicscape: A Discourse on Transforming Academic Cognition and Lifestyle
This chapter explores the redefined role of critical thinking in the AI-powered Academicscapes. It highlights how employing analytical skills through prompting and effective human oversight of AI outputs can augment learning without replacing human cognition in AI-driven academia. It proposes strategies to craft effective prompts to enhance the quality of the AI outputs and to develop the critical thinking skills required to assess the same. These strategies focus on analysing arguments, evaluating evidence, and metacognition while using AI tools for knowledge consumption and creation. These micro-skills are crucial to evaluating the content's authenticity, algorithmic biases and ethical concerns. Furthermore, this discourse includes the broader implications of integrating critical thinking with the learner's lifestyle in academic success and well-being. Finally, the authors suggest a collective effort from the learners, teachers, and policymakers to transform classrooms into progressive learning centres that promote critical inquiry to realise ethical and empowering education. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Expansion of BRICS Countries Stimulating Multipolar World Order: A Critical Study in the Context of Russia-Ukraine Crisis
The 21st century formation of BRICs grouping, consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, and China, provided a platform for emerging economies to collectively work for the required position in international scenario. With the two expansions in 2011 and 2023 more developing countries became its members. Such a coalition devised a strategical move from unipolarity to multipolarity in global order. However, no proper attention is given to this grouping considering it as a "loose association. " The main objective of this chapter is thus to explore the evolution of BRICS+ countries, its various interactions within the group and with other international bodies, and its role in the context of conflicts of interests and Russia-Ukraine Crisis. Using doctrinal methodology's analytical and critical methods, the chapter explains the significance of this grouping. The study finds that BRICS+ is an effective body for the Global South in order to make a strong stance in the global scenario. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Integral role of blockchain and artificial intelligence in sustainable economic development
Blockchain technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) play variety of roles in sustainable economic growth tackling a range of social, economic, and environmental issues. AI boosts labor productivity and propels economic growth by automating processes and increasing productivity across industries. Transparency in transactions is guaranteed by blockchain's decentralized and unchangeable structure, which is essential for sustainable business processes. Since they foster social inclusion, economic prosperity, and environmental sustainability, blockchain and AI are in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. Ultimately, AI and blockchain are formidable tools that advance sustainable economic growth. Their unique set of abilities provides ground-breaking ways to improve performance, inclusion, and transparency across a wide range of industries. Keeping in view the above, this chapter analyzes the integral role of blockchain and AI in enhancing sustainable economic development. It explores the legal framework concerning the usage of blockchain and AI in several regions and countries. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. -
Cutting-edge technologies for economic well-being: The transformative power of AI and blockchain
This paper explores the transformative impact of cutting-edge technologies, specifically AI and blockchain, on economic well-being. It begins by examining how AI-driven solutions are revolutionizing industries, enhancing decision-making processes, and improving financial inclusion. Blockchain technology is discussed for its potential to increase transparency, reduce fraud, and streamline financial transactions, thereby fostering trust and efficiency. The synergy between AI and blockchain is highlighted as a powerful driver for economic growth, enabling decentralized finance, secure data management, and scalable innovation. The paper further explores how these technologies are unlocking new opportunities for sustainable development, particularly in emerging markets. It concludes by emphasizing the role of AI and blockchain in shaping a future of economic prosperity, with a focus on inclusivity, sustainability, and long-term well-being. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. -
Exploring ethical and cultural considerations in metaverse-based digital marketing
New opportunities for digital marketing have emerged with the emergence of the metaverse, a virtual setting where users can communicate with one another and other digital beings. This article tries to investigate the cultural and ethical issues of metaverse-based digital marketing. It is crucial to consider the ethical ramifications of these behaviours as marketers increasingly use the metaverse as a platform for connecting with and engaging with consumers. This cover concerns including consent, data security, and privacy. The massive collection of personal information in the metaverse raises questions regarding its use, storage, and security. It becomes crucial to provide openness, responsibility, and user control over their data in order to preserve consumer and marketer confidence. Cultural factors are as crucial for digital marketing that uses the metaverse. The metaverse is a worldwide network with participants from many racial and cultural origins. Marketing professionals must be aware of cultural conventions, beliefs, and sensitivities in order to prevent unintentionally offending people or feeding prejudices. Users may have a terrible user experience and react negatively to cultural appropriation, misrepresentation, and exclusionary practices. Therefore, it is essential for encouraging favourable brand perception and user engagement to include cultural diversity and inclusivity into marketing tactics within the metaverse. This article discusses several ethical and cultural issues that marketers in the metaverse face and suggests solutions. It highlights the requirement for unambiguous moral principles and business norms that are consistent with the principles of user empowerment, privacy, and inclusivity. Additionally, it emphasizes the significance of cultural sensitivity and localization in order to efficiently and politely customize marketing messages to various audiences inside the metaverse. Marketers can design meaningful and genuine user experiences while avoiding potential problems by taking the ethical and cultural aspects of metaverse-based digital marketing into account. This work will aid in the creation of ethical and culturally aware marketing techniques within the metaverse, encouraging consumer participation, trust, and beneficial brand-customer connections in this new digital environment. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Legal personality in the metaverse: A jurisprudential examination
One of the novel legal issues we see developing in the metaverse is whether or not avatars and AI agents should be given standing as legal people? This chapter advances a jurisprudence that discusses the rights, responsibilities and autonomy of digital entities in virtual spaces and assesses elements of jurisprudence, such as corporate personhood, which may be relevant in the absence of physical presence. Through examples of both popular, widely known platforms sites like Second Life and Decentraland as well as recent blows to idealism around digital legal spheres through experimental governance projects like Estonia's e-Residency program, the chapter addresses some current junctures to discuss challenges about issues such as accountability, jurisdiction, and intellectual property. It draws attention to the necessity of creative legal mechanisms and global norms for regulating new digital frontiers, propelling the conversation on how we apply our jurisprudence to digital environments forward. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
A learner-cantered educational landscape: Era of education 5.0 and disruptive technologies
The chapter focuses on concepts of Education 5.0 and its competence in shaping future learning environments. It emphasises on learners social and personal growth by improving quality of life standards with the help of current technologies and digitalisation. (Shabir Ahmad, 2023) To deliver humanised approach by the application of new technologies is the primary use of Education 5.0. However, usage of new age technology in education doesn't mean giving laptop and tablet to each and every child and the usage of digital mediums for teaching and learning. After covid-19, digitisation becomes the integral part of our life, education is no exception for that. (Shabir Ahmad, 2023) Beyond digitalisation pandemic also remained us the importance of human hardships to social transformation with emotional intelligence driving technology as a tool. In short education 5.0. (SYDLE. com, 2023) referring to the significance of human, social and emotional abilities to enhance wellbeing of an individual by using technology advancement as a tool. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Leadership and Performance Evaluation Strategies for Remote Healthcare Teams in the Digital Era: Effective Leadership in Remote Healthcare
Electroencephalography (EEG)- based Brain- Computer Interface (BCI) technology has appeared as a promising path for healthcare, contributing to novel solutions for detecting, treating, and dealing with neurological conditions. By capturing and construing the electrical activities of brain signals, EEG- based BCIs empow er direct brain communication with external devices, circumventing traditional neural conduits. This chapter delves into the progress of EEG- based BCI devices, emphasizing their implication in healthcare, the technical challenges tangled, and their potential to transform patient care. The key objective is to deliver a detailed exploration of the development procedure of EEG- based BCI devices, emphasizing their applications in healthcare. The chapter includes the principles of EEG signal acquisition, the design and engineering of BCI systems, the employment of machine learning algorithms for signal decoding, and the clinical validation required for medical use. Moreover, it will discuss the prospective effect of these devices on healthcare and future research directions. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
The impact of remote experimentation on student engagement
The transition to remote experimentation, accelerated by global challenges such as the COVID- 19 pandemic, has significantly reshaped the landscape of education, particularly in science and engineering disciplines. Furthermore, the study highlights the importance of interactive elements in online environments, which can enhance engagement levels by fostering collaborative learning and active participation. The results reveal a nuanced relationship between remote experimentation and student engagement, with implications for instructional design. By identifying best practices for integrating remote experimentation into curricula, this research provides valuable insights for educators aiming to optimize student learning outcomes in an increasingly digital educational landscape. Ultimately, the study emphasizes the need for a balanced approach that combines the benefits of remote experimentation with strategies to maintain the essential hands- on elements of traditional laboratory experiences. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. -
Implementing learning analytics in educational systems to effectively integrate and cater to different learning styles
This research deals with developing an educational system that will contain advanced learning analytics and technologies such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), among others, to ensure learning styles are well catered for, including auditory, visual, kinesthetic, and digital. With personalized education at an increased height in this present dispensation, the study delves into how educational frameworks can be leveraged to support individualized learning preferences, which would in turn optimize student performance by applying tailored instructional methods. By combining LMS data with educator and student voices, the report shows how these adaptive technologies have a significantly positive impact on engagement and academic performance. It also considers affordability, scalability, data privacy, and training challenges to focus on holistic implementation at the institutional level. It is imperative that the students in higher education benefit from customized, technology-based learning environments oriented towards their personalized needs. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing.