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Role of Design Thinking in Service Learning Towards Attaining Holistic Development
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) play a pivotal role in nurturing personal and professional development in students. These institutions are essential in equipping students with the skills required for life. The graduate attributes aid the graduates in attaining the whole person's growth or holistic development. There are many ways through which students can achieve graduate attributes. Service Learning is a structured, credit- based coursework designed by HEIs to accomplish optimal student learning outcomes. It is most beneficial for community students and all other stakeholders. Design thinking in SL involves figuring out peoples problems and developing practical and implementable ideas. Service Learning (SL) is a pedagogical approach that involves applying classroom learning for the improvement and welfare of society. It is a form of inclusive education that bridges the gap between the classroom and society. Despite being a widely used pedagogical approach in HEIs, it also faces specific challenges in its implementation. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. -
Engaging Adolescents With ASD in Animal-Assisted Therapy: Benefits of Human-Animal Bond
Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder lack social competence. Considering the chronic nature of the disorder, it becomes essential to focus on this critical developmental phase. For people with ASD, animal- assisted interventions appear to help enhance social functioning. This chapter aimed to explore whether therapy animals could help adolescents with ASD become more socially adept through research utilizing an AB single- case experimental design with two adolescents. The participants were measured on social competence, attention, and memory. Over a month, the intervention was given twice a week for 45-60 minutes, resulting in 8 therapy sessions. With the assistance of a trained dog, a licensed clinical psychologist delivered the AAT sessions. Results show that AAT helps improve social competence alongside fostering better attention and memory. The chapter highlights the role of human- animal interactions in the developmental period of adolescence with ASD. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Understanding the Neuropsychological Profile of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition characterized by impairments in social communication, repetitive behaviors, and sensory processing challenges. This chapter delves into the neuropsychological profile of individuals with ASD, examining key cognitive domains such as executive functioning, social cognition, emotional regulation, and sensory integration. By exploring how these cognitive and behavioral dimensions manifest uniquely in ASD, the chapter highlights the neurobiological and neurocognitive mechanisms that contribute to the disorders heterogeneity. We also discuss the impact of cognitive deficits on adaptive behavior, learning, and daily functioning, emphasizing how individual differences shape developmental outcomes. Current research findings and clinical observations are integrated to provide a nuanced understanding of the diverse neuropsychological patterns in ASD. This chapter aims to equip clinicians and researchers into the cognitive profiles of ASD. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Algorithmic Governance in ESG Ratings: Addressing Bias and Enhancing Transparency in AI- Driven Sustainable Finance
ESG ratings serve as guides for corporate investment and strategic decisions and are appended with numerous biases, inconsistencies, and lack of transparency. The present chapter attempts to examine the ratings of 100 companies from different industries and regions and compare S&P Global with MSCI and Sustainalytics. The chapter researches the effects of size, sector, and regional biases on scores using a mixed- method approach. Findings show that energy- intensive sectors are downgraded because of sustainability efforts; large firms get higher grades due to better disclosure, and performance is also higher for companies in jurisdictions marked by stringent regulations. Inconsistencies in ratings are illustrated further by examples of the specific study cases that deal with BlackRock and Tesla. This chapter brings an AI- enabled framework that uses blockchain and machine learning, as well as real- time information, to boost transparency and standardization in response to these issues. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Impact of ESG Factors on the Financial Performance of Corporates in India
This study investigates the connection between Indian companies' financial results and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance, with a focus on socially and environmentally sensitive industries. There is little data on the financial effects of ESG integration in developing nations like India, even though it is becoming more and more crucial for long- term value development. Using a quantitative approach involving ESG ratings and financial indicators (Return on Equity [ROE], Return on Assets [ROA], and Return on Capital Employed [ROCE]) we analyze the performance of firms from 2021 to 2023 in five different sectors. Among the pillars, environmental issues had the most significant effect on material financial success, showing a positive but weak correlation with ESG scores. However, the study also investigates into sectoral distinctions, pointing to differential financial outcomes associated with ESG across industries. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Navigating Towards Sustainability: The Role of Corporate Governance and AI- Driven Behavioral Interventions
The paper explores how corporate governance practices influence non- financial performance, particularly sustainability. Strong governance ensures that ESG principles are integrated into business operations, promoting long- term sustainability. The study examines the effectiveness of AI- assisted behavioral interventions in advancing sustainable practices. AI can mitigate cognitive biases and irrational decisions, pushing individuals and organizations toward sustainability. AI- driven governance frameworks can enhance non- financial performance, including environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and ethical governance. Through case studies and analysis, the paper provides insights into how AI and corporate governance can optimize sustainability strategies beyond traditional financial metrics. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
AI Chatbots and Market Dynamics: Analyzing the Impact of AI on the Indian Stock Market
This study examines the potential of ChatGPT v4.0 for stock market analysis, particularly within the Indian stock market. The research uses prompt engineering to assess ChatGPT's ability to recommend stocks, construct portfolios, provide fundamental analysis, and understand price movements. The study combines sentiment analysis of news data with historical price data to forecast future price movements. Results demonstrate ChatGPT's effectiveness in identifying investment opportunities and providing insights for decision- making. The study also evaluates the accuracy of ChatGPTs predictions, finding an 88.89% accuracy rate based on news sentiment analysis and a 94% accuracy rate when integrating sentiment analysis with historical price data. Despite limitations, including constraints in handling large datasets, ChatGPT exhibits promise for supporting investors in the Indian stock market. Future research should focus on refining models and addressing ethical considerations to ensure responsible AI integration in finance. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Leveraging Circular Economy Principles and Emerging Technologies for Future Trends in Sustainable Business Models: A Roadmap to Net-Zero Emissions
This study examines the influence of circular economy concepts and emerging technology on the development of sustainable business models aimed at achieving net- zero emissions. It underscores the significance of resource efficiency, waste reduction, and lifecycle consideration in promoting sustainability. We analyse critical technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things for their potential to enhance transparency, simplify processes, and foster stakeholder collaboration. We suggest a detailed roadmap that guides organisations in incorporating these ideas and technologies to establish robust, environmentally sustainable business practices for a sustainable future. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. -
Harnessing the Future: Emerging AI Trends Shaping SME Growth in Emerging Markets
With AI revolutionizing industries, SMEs in emerging markets can tap into its power for sustainable growth, operational efficiency, and enhanced customer experiences. This chapter explores AI- driven automation, predictive analytics, and personalized interactions, addressing challenges like technical skills, data availability, and cost. By adopting AI strategically, SMEs can overcome barriers, compete globally, and drive innovation, ensuring long- term success in the evolving digital economy. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. -
From Clicks to Insights: AI's Impact on India's E-Commerce SMEs
This chapter examines the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in revolutionizing operational and strategic aspects of Indian e- commerce SMEs. It explores how AI- driven technologies enhance operational efficiency, streamline inventory management, and personalize customer experiences, enabling SMEs to compete effectively in a rapidly digitizing marketplace. By analyzing case studies, such as Sephora's virtual assistant and 1822 Denim's virtual fitting rooms, the chapter illustrates the tangible benefits of tailored AI solutions. Also addresses challenges to AI adoption, including financial constraints, data quality issues, and organizational resistance, while emphasizing the importance of ecosystem support and change management. Furthermore, the chapter highlights future trends in AI and their implications for SMEs striving for innovation and sustainability. By offering actionable insights and strategic frameworks, this chapter provides a comprehensive guide for SMEs and stakeholders aiming to harness AI for growth and resilience in India's e- commerce sector. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. -
AI and Its Impact on the Growth of the Small Medium Enterprises: The Role of IT Service Management (ITSM) in AI Adoption-AI and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
AI in SMEs (Small and Medium- sized Enterprises) refers to the deployment of artificial intelligence technology to develop business operations and competitiveness. Often more resource- constrained than large corporations, SMEs can leverage AI to streamline processes, improve decision- making, and gain a competitive edge. Nowadays technology is changing, and small businesses are making profit. For building resilient business models with AI, it helps to get more information about business models, the amount to be invested in business, products demanded by the customers and the level of risk capacity to be taken by a firm.AI helps in generating new skills and knowledge in the employees by giving personalised training and coaching. Empowering SMEs through data- driven decision making helps in making rational business decisions based on data rather than relying on intuition or observation. It helps making faster decisions, improving operational efficiency and understanding the value of data. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. -
Cybernetic Intelligence in Intellectual Property Law: AI-Driven Innovation, Detection, and Ethical Challenges
This paper explores the transformative role of cybernetic intelligence in intellectual property (IP) law, including its integration in critical areas, such as registration, intellectual property infringement detection, innovation protection, and dispute resolution. IP processes are being reshaped by the introduction of cybernetic systems that improve process efficiency and accuracy in registration and by advanced algorithms that revolutionise the detection of violations. In particular, the paper explores the ethical challenges raised about AI driven innovation like ownership of work created by AI, biases of automated systems and risking monopoly. Further, it analyses the potential of cybernetic tools for dispute resolution that blends data knowledge with Peoples judgement to the point of fairness. The paper emphasises ethical, legal implications, proposing robust AI regulatory frameworks, transparency and accountability when deploying AI. -
The role of artificial intelligence in business model innovation
Businesses are fundamentally changing because of AI, allowing for a greater focus on creativity. The chapter introduces advancements in AI like machine learning, predictive analytics, and natural language processing that help boost customer service, operational efficiencies and asset monetization opportunities. Key considerations will include personalized customer engagements, process efficiencies, optimizing resources and planning to set up new business models-subscription- based ser- vices/platform economies, etc. Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence have broader implications in e- commerce, finance, manufacturing-showing how firms use AI strategies to gain competitive advantage and foster business growth. In addition, the chapter addresses ethical considerations like bias, privacy as well as workforce implications and their role in ensuring responsible AI practices. AI can improve flexibility, realizing the highest level of value and maintaining competitive advantage. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Enhancing Quick Commerce Service Experience Through AI Marketing: An Empirical Investigation
This study examines the impact of AI-driven marketing strategies on quick commerce service experience (QCSE). Specifically, it investigates how personalization, smart search, and dynamic pricing influence consumers' perceptions of service experience in ultra-fast delivery platforms. Using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) on survey data from 427 quick commerce users in India, the study finds that personalization has the strongest positive effect on QCSE, followed by dynamic pricing, while smart search has a weaker yet significant impact. The research validates QCSE as a higher-order formative construct comprising app design, security, fulfilment, and service support dimensions. The findings contribute to signaling theory by demonstrating how AI-driven marketing features serve as signals of platform experience perceptions. For practitioners, the results highlight the importance of AI-powered personalization and pricing strategies in enhancing service experiences. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
The role of technology in facilitating organizational transformation
This chapter explores the pivotal role of technology in driving and facilitating organizational transformation. This includes the ways in which digital transformation is a catalyst for innovation, enabling organizations to adapt to business landscapes that are rapidly evolving. The discussion will take place regarding the integration of advanced technologies to enhance operational efficiency, foster sustainability, and improve employee engagement. By addressing the critical interplay between leadership and technological adoption, the chapter highlights strategies for aligning organizational goals with emerging digital trends. It also underlines the importance of adaptability and growth- oriented mindsets in dealing with the challenges of change. Case studies and examples are used to illustrate how organizations have successfully leveraged technology to achieve competitive advantage while promoting sustainability. The chapter also provides a comprehensive analysis of how technology integration supports the alignment of human and digital resources. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Fostering employee engagement and motivation in global workforces: Leadership strategies for building a culture of accountability and commitment
Employee engagement and motivation are critical for success in today's global business landscape. This study examines leadership strategies to address challenges in diverse and dispersed workforces, such as linguistic barriers and differing expectations. It explores how transformational, transactional, and servant leadership styles enhance commitment and align employee efforts with organizational goals. Emphasizing cultural awareness, inclusivity, and adaptability, the study highlights strategies tailored to diverse norms and expectations. The role of technology and digital platforms in improving collaboration and connectivity among remote teams is also analyzed. Drawing on case studies and theoretical frameworks, the research offers actionable insights for creating cohesive, accountable, and high-performing teams. By prioritizing employee well- being while fostering alignment with organizational objectives, these strategies provide practical guidance for leaders in multinational organizations, bridging academic research and real- world human resource management applications. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Global Perspectives on Social and Sustainable Finance
The purpose of this study is to find out the current status of social and sustainable finance in a global context. A detailed bibliometric analysis was done on Vos Viewer software for the documents fetched with keywords social and sustainable finance retrieved from the Scopus database. Content analysis was done on 50 Indian companies based on Nifty Fifty (Indices of National Stock Exchange of India) based on the themes retrieved from 978 documents in bibliometric analysis. The study found the dynamic and geographically diverse research landscape for Social and Sustainable Finance. Initially dominated by the USA, now moving towards countries like China and India. A strong association between "Sustainable Finance" and keywords like "ESG" and "sustainable development" was found. The study also finds that Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), corporate governance, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) are the most frequently disclosed themes in the annual reports of Indian companies. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Work-life balance and its effect on women entrepreneurs: Challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in achieving work-life balance
Their emergence clearly marks a shift in the business world and challenged traditional norms and diversity-based views to the forefront of economic development. Women have been a seminal force on the evolving world stage of entrepreneurship, contributing so much to growth, innovation, and social improvement. The women entrepreneurs' path to success is more distinctive, challenging, and in particular demanding when it is aimed at attaining harmony between work and life. This chapter provides an elaboration of the complicated issues as it refers to women entrepreneurs with a special focus on those being involved in small-scale industries in India. The reason for focusing on SSI industries is a well-thought choice because SSI industries are the backbone of the Indian economy and entrepreneurs have fertile ground for their ventures, especially for women who may face difficulties while approaching larger business opportunities. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. -
Work-life balance and its effect on women entrepreneurs: Role of policy and organizational culture
This chapter looks at how business cultures and workplace policies affect women entrepreneurs' ability to maintain a work-life balance. It demonstrates the significance of family-friendly policies in supporting female entrepreneurs, who particularly struggle with juggling work and personal commitments. Through an analysis of case studies of businesses that have successfully implemented these ideas, this study also demonstrates the benefits of developing an inclusive culture. Companies that place a strong focus on employee flexibility and well-being have shown increases in productivity, retention, and satisfaction- especially among women entrepreneurs who face more challenges in juggling many responsibilities. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. -
Work-life balance and business success enhancing performance and preventing burnout
The chapter, "Impact on Business Performance," investigates female entrepreneurs' performances in the light of work-life balance. It has articulated problems such as burnout and low productivity which harm the powers of decision and creativity abilities. The chapter has focused much on work approaches that are basically balanced to enhance business performance and personal welfare. To empower women in entrepreneurship, this chapter strives to advocate flexible working hours and accessible childcare as supportive policies. Therefore, the bottom line of this work is systemic change-for better integration of work and life, for more competitive business performance, and for greater overall quality of life for women. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing.