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Influence of Psychosocial Factors on Online Learning During Humanitarian Emergencies
This chapter attempts to understand the influence of psychosocial factors on online learning during humanitarian emergencies. In recent times, online pedagogy has proved to be the need of the hour during humanitarian emergencies for undisrupted human learning of all ages. However, the role of psychosocial factors in learning is not explored in depth. This chapter explores the influence of uncertainty and change, the role of technological efficacy, motivation, and learning, the importance of cognitive factors and learning environment, and the effect of socialisation on learning. It also highlights the differences in the pedagogical experiences in online technology-based learning from ones natural setting from the institutionalised framework of face-to-face traditional formats of learning. The present chapters findings will help to comprehend the differences between the two formats and incorporate the flexible use of traditional and online formats in mainstream education. The understanding and insights gained from this will further make the transition from traditional to online more effective and efficient now and in the future. 2025 selection and editorial matter, Kennedy Andrew Thomas and Joseph Varghese Kureethara; individuals, the contributors. -
Understanding artificial intelligence and its impact on branding
AI has become a transformative force in branding, changing firms' approach to relating to their customers and creating brands. Chapter-specific: AI is used differently for branding because delivering personalized customer experiences, generating dynamic content, and optimizing consumer engagements through datadriven insights play a considerable role. AI technologies like machine learning and predictive analytics help brands understand consumer behavior and, therefore, really segment and target marketing activity. This chapter also highlights AI's operational efficiency in brand management, automating customer interactions, and analyzing the sentiment of a consumer in real time. In addition, it establishes how AI affects innovation in branding by providing scope for adaptive and responsive strategies for brands that help keep up the ever-increasing dynamic pace of an ever-changing digital marketplace. The research is a critical insight for brand strategists, marketers, and businesses looking to leverage AI for more robust and resilient brands as age of digital disruption moves on. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Leadership and Owner-Manager Well-Being: Examining the Role of Leadership and Owner-Manager Well-Being in Driving Sustainable Innovation
This study investigates the influence of leadership roles and owner-manager well-being on sustainable innovation in kirana (grocery) stores. As key contributors to local economies, these micro-enterprises face increasing pressure to adopt innovative and sustainable practices to remain competitive. The study uses data collected from 51 kirana store owners to explore the direct effects of leadership roles and well-being on fostering sustainable innovation. Correlation and regression analyses are employed to examine these relationships. Leadership roles are assessed in terms of strategic decision-making, vision, and the ability to motivate and guide teams. Meanwhile, owner-manager well-being encompasses physical health, emotional resilience, and overall satisfaction, reflecting the capacity of individuals to adapt and implement innovative practices. Findings reveal significant positive relationships between both leadership roles and owner-manager well-being with sustainable innovation. Leaders who exhibit strong strategic and adaptive capabilities are more likely to drive innovations. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Understanding the role of HR practices in the improvement of MSMEs in India
Human resource practices are one of the most valuable practices that help the firm to achieve a competitive advantage. With the passage of time, MSME have shown a major shift in its functioning. Employees are at the center if organizations need to climb the ladder of survival, success, and growth. The present study intends to investigate the role of HR practices in the improvement of MSME performance. The study has analyzed double- blind peer- reviewed research papers on the role of HR practices on micro, small, and medium enterprises. With the help of existing research studies, job satisfaction is identified as a mediating variable. The findings of the study suggest that HR practices directly impact employee performance and outcomes attributes. The mediating role of job satisfaction was found to be significant. Empirical results of the study are presented through reliability, correlation, regression, and mediation analysis using SPSS and HAYES PROCESS Macro software. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Exploring evolution, development, and contribution of International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering (20052022): a bibliometric study
International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IJISE) reached its 18th year of publishing in 2023. A comprehensive assessment of 1,096 publications using the bibliometric data analysis technique is performed to understand growth of the journal for the past 18 years. Different indicators like co-occurrence of all keywords, co-authorship, citation and co-citation analysis of authors, countries, and institutions is performed through VOS Viewer software. The findings of the study emphasise contribution of IJISE to knowledge domain. Copyright 2024 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. -
International Journal of Operational Research: a retrospective overview between 2005 and 2020
The study presents a retrospective analysis of the International Journal of Operational Research (IJOR) across its 16 years of publication, 2005 to 2020. IJOR is a journal of international repute that publishes original and peer-reviewed research in the management sciences, decision sciences, and operation research domain. The journal reached its 17th year of publishing in 2021. This study provides a comprehensive overview of 1,023 publications using the bibliometric data analysis technique. The study focuses on the contribution of IJOR to the knowledge domain through publishing trends, authorship patterns, dominant authors, prominent articles, nature of studies, and thematic analysis. Co-occurrence analysis of all keywords, co-authorship, citation and co-citation analysis of authors, countries, and institutions is performed through VOSviewer software. The findings of the study emphasise the relationship of IJOR to different fields. 2024 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. -
Examining scientific contribution of International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management (20062019) a bibliometric study
International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management (IJPQM) is a journal of global reputation that publishes original and peer-reviewed research in the business management and accounting purview. The journal reached its 17th year of publishing in 2022. This study provides an inclusive synopsis of 720 publications using bibliometric data analysis techniques. The study emphasises the contribution of IJPQM to the academic fraternity through the analysis of publishing developments, authorship analysis, influential contributors, prominent studies published in IJPQM, nature and industry of studies. Analysis of the journal through SCImago indicators is also presented in the study. 2024 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. -
International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management (20042020): an analytical retrospective
International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management (IJLSM) is a journal of international repute that publishes original and peer-reviewed research in the business, management, accounting, and decision sciences domain. The journal reached its 18th year of publishing in 2021. This study provides a comprehensive overview of 962 publications using the bibliometric data analysis technique. The study focuses on the contribution of IJLSM to the knowledge domain through publishing trends, authorship patterns, dominant authors, prominent articles, nature of studies, and thematic analysis. Cooccurrence of all keywords, co-authorship, citation and co-citation analysis of authors, countries, and institutions is performed through VOS viewer software. The findings of the study emphasise the relationship of IJLSM to different fields. The analysis also provides key insights into the evolution of the domain over time. 2024 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. -
Retrospective analysis of International Journal of Procurement Management (20072021)
International Journal of Procurement Management (IJPM) is a journal of international repute that publishes original and peer-reviewed research in the business, management, and accounting domain. The journal reached its 15th year of publishing in 2021. This study provides a comprehensive overview of 456 publications using the bibliometric data analysis technique. The study focuses on the contribution of IJPM to the knowledge domain through publishing trends, authorship patterns, dominant authors, prominent articles, nature of studies, and thematic analysis. Co-occurrence of all keywords, co-authorship, citation and co-citation analysis of authors, countries, and institutions is performed through VOS Viewer software. The findings of the study emphasise the relationship of IJPM to different fields. The analysis also provides key insights into the evolution of the domain over time. Copyright 2024 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. -
Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on the employee's productivity and performance of the hotel industries in India: An exploratory study
The covid-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges and the hotel industry is amongst the other industry who was affected to a large extent, impacting various facets of well-being of the employees' working in the hotel industry. This research paper aims to comprehensively analyse the effect of the pandemic on hotel employees by investigating relationship between the impact of Covid 19, psychological impact, job satisfaction and turnover intention. We review the literature available about how the effects of Covid-19 Pandemic impact the employee job satisfaction as well as turnover intention. The study was carried out keeping the psychological impact of the pandemic as the mediator. We Reviewed and analyzed Scopus and ABDC listed research papers to carry out this literature review. Our results suggest that the covid-19 pandemic has impacted the turnover intention of the employee of the hotel industry, additionally the psychological impact mediates the relationship of Effect of Covid-19 pandemic with job satisfaction and turnover intention of employees. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Understanding evolution, development, and transitioning of digital financial inclusion: A bibliometric study
Different countries across the globe are trying hard to address the challenges of poverty alleviation. Various studies conducted in the past have highlighted the essence of financial inclusion in poverty alleviation. Adoption of financial inclusion acts as a major trigger for developing countries to foster economic growth as it helps in fostering saving, investment, and helps society in attaining financial independence. Economies across the globe are striving hard to accomplish sustainable development goals. The speedy compliance with SDG goals can only be realized through the adoption of ICT. Some of the SDG goals like reduced inequalities (SDG10), quality education (SDG 4), and industry innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9) cannot be attained without the adoption of technology. Effective blend of technology helps countries in achieving targets like digital financial inclusion, digital education, advanced healthcare services, green energy, and addressing other climate related issues. Financial inclusion consists of providing sufficient access to a diverse range of financial products and services. In an era of information technology, digital transformation has brought a major shift in demand and supply side of financial inclusion. In order to understand the progress of the past 23 years in digital financial inclusion, the study has conducted a systematic review and bibliometric analysis of digital financial inclusion domain. The study intends to explore the present status of digital financial inclusion, most prominent studies published in this domain, influential countries, influential authors, and collaborative tendencies between authors. Through Biblioshiny R and Vos-viewer software, the study intends to conduct temporal analysis of influential authors and countries as it helps to understand the emergence of new researchers, institutions, and countries over a time. The study also intends to explore thematic analysis of digital financial inclusion domain, influential theories derived from literature, and assessment of influential studies published for the past 23 years. In the final phase, the study intends to propose various antecedents of digital financial inclusion that have been identified through in-depth scrutiny of literature. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Understanding the transitioning of artificial intelligence in human resource management: A scientometric performance analysis
The role of AI is crucial in the recruitment and selection process, training and development, compensation and performance appraisal process, and data-driven decision-making to strengthen the human resource information system. With the rapidly changing business environment, organizations are moving from traditional HRM practices to modern HRM practices like people analytics and HR analytics with the help of artificial intelligence. The aim of this study is to conduct a bibliometric review of scientific literature, aiming to identify and analyze critical topics, authors, sources, highly cited articles, countries involved, and the intellectual and conceptual structure within the field. The second part of the study has explored dominant themes, prominent authors, influential research articles, dominant countries, and thematic analysis to define the domain of AI and HRM. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. -
Understanding intellectual contribution on sustainable fashion: A systematic literature review and bibliometric visualization 1991-2024
The research study intends to explore scientific contributions to sustainable fashion published in prominent databases, especially Scopus and Web of Science, for the past three decades. A systematic literature review and scientometric analysis is conducted using the Scopus database. The main criteria for inclusion were articles published in English and peer- reviewed journals. Research published in the business and management domain is considered for the final analysis. Forty-s even articles in the press are excluded from the study. These selected investigations conducted between 1991 and 2024 focused explicitly on sustainable fashion. Through the filtration process, a total of 757 articles were considered for the final analysis. The study has provided a quantitative review through thematic assessment, co- occurrence, citation, co- citation, and co- authorship analysis. The research also has a few limitations; research published on sustainable fashion does not emphasize qualitative and empirical research investigation as it is only based on secondary data. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Innovative strategies for urban construction optimization in the IoT era
This abstract explores the urgent need for creative techniques to improve urban building via the lens of the Internet of Things (IoT), which is becoming increasingly prevalent in the context of broad use of IoT technologies. The Internet of Things (IoT) solutions are becoming more widespread in urban areas, which has resulted in an increase in the demand for innovative tactics that may successfully exploit technology breakthroughs in urban development. In this article, both the opportunities and the difficulties that have arisen as a result of the Internet of Things age are discussed, with a special focus placed on the necessity of rethinking the conventional paradigms that have been used in urban planning. Through the examination of cutting-edge methodology and case studies, the purpose of this article is to shed light on how cities might utilize Internet of Things technology to improve the efficiency of their infrastructure, the distribution of resources, and the delivery of public services. The core of this study is a comprehensive investigation of the dynamics of urban population and public infrastructure, which provides urban planners and policymakers with insights that can be put into a practical application. When it comes to handling the challenges of modern urbanization, these results will show to be quite beneficial in this era of the Internet of Things. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Enhancement of Phenolic and Polyacetylene Accumulation in Lobelia chinensis (Chinese lobelia) Plantlet Cultures Through Yeast Extract and Salicylic Acid Elicitation
Lobelia chinensis (Lour.) is a medicinal plant that contains phytochemicals, such as phenolics and polyacetylene compounds, with beneficial biological activities. In vitro cultures are typically employed for biomass generation and plant multiplication. However, the current biotechnological approaches for producing these chemicals are ineffective, which is why bioelicitors are being used to boost synthesis of these molecules. Plantlet cultures were established in vitro using Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with 3% sucrose (w/v). Following 4 weeks of culture initiation, the plantlet cultures were treated with 0, 25, 50, 100, or 200 mg L?1 of yeast extract (YE) or with 0, 25, 50, 100, or 200 M of salicylic acid (SA) for 1 week to boost the synthesis of bioactive compounds. The amounts of total phenolics, total flavonoids, specific phenolics including catechin, phloretic acid, linarin, and polyacetylenes, including lobetyolinin and lobetylin, were considerably elevated in the plantlet cultures treated with 50 mg L?1 YE and/or 25 M SA. The 2,2 Diphenyl 1 picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay, 2,2?-azino-bis (3-ethybenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) assay, and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay were performed to assess the antioxidant properties of the plantlets. The elicitor-treated plantlets were found to have higher antioxidant activity. Thus, plantlet biomass produced in vitro can be used as a raw material to produce medicinal and nutraceutical products. 2025 by the authors. -
Enhancement of Phenolic and Polyacetylene Production in Chinese Lobelia (Lobelia chinensis Lour.) Plant Suspension Culture by Employing Silver, Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes as Elicitors
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe2O4NPs), and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are widely used in various applications, such as biomedicine, environmental remediation, and agriculture. In addition, these nanomaterials can affect the production of bioactive compounds in plants that have pharmacological activities. In the current study, the in vitro plant cultures of Chinese lobelia (Lobelia chinensis Lour.) were established in MS medium and treated with 0, 12.5, 25, 37.5, and 50 mg L?1 AgNPs or Fe2O4NPs, or MWCNTs. Initially, plants were grown for four weeks without any elicitors, and after that, the cultures were treated with nano-elicitors for one week. After five weeks, the effects of nano-elicitors were estimated on growth, total phenolic, flavonoids, polyacetylenes, and ABTS/DPPH/FRAP antioxidant activity was investigated. The results showed that lower levels of AgNPs (25 mg L?1), Fe2O4NPs (25 mg L?1), and MWCNTs (12.5 mg L?1) favored the accumulation of fresh and dry biomass. Whereas, 37.5 mg L?1 AgNPs, 25 mg L?1 Fe2O4NPs, and 37.5 mg L?1 MWCNTs enhanced the accumulation of total phenolics, flavonoids, specific phenolic compounds including chlorogenic acid, catechin, phloretic acid, coumaric acid, salicylic acid, naringin, myricetin, linarin, and polyacetylenes viz. lobetylonin and lobetyolin in higher concentrations. The plant extracts elicited by nanomaterials also depicted very good antioxidant activities according to ABTS, DPPH, and FRAP assays. These results suggest that specific nanomaterials, and at specific levels, could be used for the production of bioactive compounds from shoot cultures of Chinese lobelia. 2025 by the authors. -
Impact of Adoption of Account Aggregator Framework In India
Open banking is closely associated with the Account Aggregator (AA) concept, enabling customers to securely and selectively authorise third-party providers to access their financial information. The AA framework works in tandem to protect client data while facilitating secure data transmission among authorised parties, promoting competition and innovation in the banking industry, and allowing clients to access and use financial services through various channels and platforms. Open banking can increase financial inclusion by allowing third-party developers to access customer data and construct new financial products and services on top of existing bank infrastructure. It can also encourage innovation and competition in the Indian banking sector, which would benefit customers in the long term. Open banking systems face significant challenges, such as weak security, data protection violations, money laundering, and terrorist funding risks. It is crucial to couple the widespread adoption of open banking frameworks with robust data protection and privacy legislation to safeguard customer data and financial information. India is adopting the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019, which proposes establishing a specialized. Data Protection Authority tasked with securing persons' data. Operational and cyber security hazards associated with open banking include data leaks, misuse, falsification, denial of service attacks, and infrastructure failures. To ensure compliance with these laws, financial institutions must implement mechanisms to monitor and manage risks related to open banking. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has developed the Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture (DEPA) to provide secure and privacy-protected access to personal data. DEPA includes data sharing agreements, consent management, and authentication for third-party developers. While unique to India, DEPA shares similarities with the European Commission's efforts to promote open banking and open finance in the European Union through the Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2). PSD2 mandates that banks across all EU member countries provide API access to third-party payment account information and services. The study highlights the importance of perceived ease of use, trust, and utility in shaping people's attitudes and intentions towards an open banking fram ework. Interestingly, risk has a minimal impact on user adoption. This finding offers valuable insights to developers and marketers, indicating the need to prioritise user-friendly, trustworthy, and effective technologies while mitigating perceived risks to maximise adoption and customer satisfaction. This study attempts to understand better the influence of implementing the Account Aggregator Framework in India, and the sample size chosen comprised clients of the account aggregator framework in India. -
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The current status of celebrity endorsements in advertising /
In advertisements celebrity endorsements are considered a time tested successful tool. It increases recall value and positively reinforces the product in the minds of the consumer. The attributes attached to the celebrity automatically gets transferred to the product and the consumer starts to view in the product in a positive light. Casting a celebrity in advertisements does not guarantee high sales. Completely banking on a celebrity to boost sales is not a viable plan of action. -
An Application of the Caputo Fractional Domain in the Analysis of a COVID-19 Mathematical Model
Vaccination programs aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus appear to have a significant global impact. In this research, we have investigated a mathematical model projecting COVID-19 disease spread by considering five groups of individuals viz. vulnerable, exposed, infected, unreported, recovered, and vaccinated. Looking at the current abnormal pattern of the virus spread in the projected model, we have implemented the fractional derivative in the Mittag-Leffler context. Using the existing theory of the fractional derivative, we have examined the theoretical aspects such as the existence and uniqueness of the solutions, the existence and stability of the disease-free and endemic equilibrium points, and the global stability of the disease-free equilibrium point. In computing the basic reproduction number, we have analyzed that the existence and stability of points of equilibrium are dependent on this number. The sensitivity of the basic reproduction number is also examined. The importance of the vaccination drive is highlighted by relating it to the basic reproduction number. Finally, we have presented the simulation of the numerical results by capturing the profile of each group under the influence of the fractional derivative and investigated the impact of vaccination rate and contact rate in controlling the disease by applying the Adams-Bashforth-Moultan (ABM) method. The present research study demonstrates the importance of the vaccination campaign and the curb on individual contact by featuring a novel fractional operator in the projected model and capturing the corresponding consequence. 2024 P. Veeresha, et al.