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Leadership quality analyzing device in employees /
Patent Number: 356428-001, Applicant: Dr.Nishi Tyagi. -
Leadership strategies for change and innovation
Organizational innovation and change development depends heavily on leadership activities. This chapter investigates how leaders should integrate charismatic and authentic methods with transformational concepts to create the best possible leadership practice for long-term organizational success and innovation promotion. The chapter also demonstrates that leadership success will emerge from blending different leadership styles since any one approach alone is inadequate for solving current organizational challenges. Strong leaders who learn to unite multiple leadership approaches gain enhanced abilities to encourage their personnel while promoting innovative initiatives. 2025, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Leadership Style and Work Engagement: A Comparison of Private and Public Sector Firms in India
Post-privatization, public sector organizations were encouraged to borrow and learn from private sector firms. The popular belief was that the human resource practices followed by private sector organizations were far superior and more effective than those of the public sector organizations. However, this claim lacks empirical proof. This study adds to this body of knowledge by comparing the level of work engagement in private and public sector firms of India. Given that the leadership is crucial in setting the tone of an organization, the study also analyses the dominant leadership styles and their relationship to the levels of work engagement. The study is descriptive in nature and utilizes a structured questionnaire to collect data. Individuals currently employed in Indian public and private sector firms, in managerial roles, were invited to record their responses. The final sample consisted of 240 employees, with equal representation from both sectors. The collected data was then analysed using SPSS. The findings suggested that the dominant leadership styles were not significantly different in public and private sector organizations. Private sector employees were found to be more engaged and the leadership style appeared to be significantly related to the levels of engagement in public sector firms only. 2021 MDI. -
Leading and learning in inhospitable terrain
This chapter explores the obstacles that minority women in K-12 education leadership must overcome, emphasizing the critical importance of acknowledging barriers and prejudices. Notwithstanding its underrepresentation, their leadership demonstrates a steadfast dedication to diversity and offers distinctive viewpoints. Mentorship programs, educational institutions, and policymakers all play a crucial role in promoting diversity via inclusive practices and supportive policies. The recommendations include fostering an environment of inclusiveness, providing training on diversity, implementing precise career trajectories, and acknowledging and commemorating the accomplishments of a wide range of individuals. Collaborative endeavours and inclusive approaches aim to establish educational leadership that is fair, diverse, and student-focused. Addressing inequalities is critical to establishing inclusive and resilient educational environments where mental health should be regarded as a fundamental right, highlighting the convergence of mental health and human rights. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Leaf Disease Analysis and Crop Suggestion Based on Soil Classification
Agriculture is a major contributor to the Indian financial system. As we realize approximately 60% of the population of Indiansrely on agriculture. Nowadays among the farmers who are educated, people also do agriculture. Farmers are dealing with problems related to low earningsbecause of loss of productivity. Farmers are thinking in the event that they use extra fertilizers they may get a precise yield, but it can grow the greater funding. If they do like this the bodily properties of soil may additionally decrease, and they are able to get the expected yield. To conquer this trouble, farmers have to realize which crop might healthy the specific piece of land. If they pick out the right sort of crop that is cultivated then robotically, the yield of the crop will grow. Hence, crop advice systems can be very beneficial to farmers. The yield of the crop can also depend on many factors like pH, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and rainfall. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025. -
Leaf Disease Detection in Crops based on Single-Hidden Layer Feed-Forward Neural Network and Hierarchal Temporary Memory
Insects, mites, and fungi are common causes in plant disease, which can significantly reduce yields if not addressed promptly. Farmers are losing money as a result of crop illnesses. As the average under cultivation increases, it becomes more of a burden for farmers to keep an eye on everything. In this study, the median filter is used as a preprocessing step to transform the input image into a grayscale representation which used YCbCr color space. Otsu's segmentation is used to divide photographs that contain bright items on a dark background. Feature extraction using Grey Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM). The proposed technique, known as ELM-HTM combines a simple yet adaptable extreme learning machine (ELM) with a Hierarchical Temporal Memory (HTM). This approach outperforms the ELM and HTM model with an accuracy of about 98.8%. 2023 IEEE. -
Leaf Disease Identification in Rice Plants Using CNN Model
Rice is a staple food crop for more than 10 countries. High consumption of rice demands better yield of crop. Fungal, bacterial and viral are different classes of diseases damaging rice crops which results in low and bad yield as per quality and quantity of the crop. Some of the most common diseases affecting plants are fungal blast, fungal brown spot, fungal sheath blight, bacterial blight and viral tungro. The deep learning CNN model with ResNet50V2 architecture was used in this paper to identify disease on the paddy leaves. Mobile application proposed in this paper will help farmers to detect disease on the leaves during their regular visit. Images were captured using this application. The captured images were tested using the trained deep learning model embedded with mobile application. This model predicts and displays input images along with the probabilities compared to each disease. The mobile application also provides necessary remedies for the identified disease with the help of hyperlink available in mobile application. The achieved probability that the model can truly classify the input image in this project was 97.67%, and the obtained validation accuracy was 98.86%. A solution with which farmers can identify diseases in rice leaves and take necessary actions for better crop yield has been demonstrated in this paper. 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. -
Lean Six Sigma competitiveness for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME): an action research in the Indian context
Purpose: The aim of the article is to ascertain the challenges, lessons learned and managerial implications in the deployment of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) competitiveness to micro, small and medium Enterprises (MSME) in India and to establish doctrines to strengthen the initiatives of the government. Design/methodology/approach: The research adopts the Action Research methodology to develop a case study, which is carried out in the printing industry in a Tier III city using the LSS DMAIC (Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control) approach. It utilizes LSS tools to deploy the strategy and to unearth the challenges and success factors in improving the printing process of a specific batch of a product. Findings: The root cause for the critical to quality (CTQ) characteristic, turn-around-time (TAT) is determined and the solutions are deployed through the scientifically proven data-based approach. As a result of this study, the TAT reduced from an average of 1541.21303.36min, which in turn, improved the sigma level from 0.55 to 2.96, a noteworthy triumph for this MSME. The company realizes an annual savings of USD 12,000 per year due to the success of this project. Top Management Leadership, Data-Based Validation, Technical Know-how and Industrial Engineering Knowledge Base are identified as critical success factors (CSFs), while profitability and on-time delivery are the key performance indicators (KPIs) for the MSME. Eventually, the lessons learned and implications indicate that LSS competitiveness can be treated as quality management standards (QMS) and quality tools and techniques (QTT) to ensure competitive advantage, sustainable green practices and growth. Research limitations/implications: Even though the findings and recommendations of this research are based on a single case study, it is worth noting that the case study is executed in a Tier III city along with novice users of LSS tools and techniques. This indicates the applicability of LSS in MSME and thus, the modality adopted can be further refined to suit the socio-cultural aspects of India. Originality/value: This article illustrates the deployment of LSS from the perspective of novice users, to assist MSME and policymakers to reinforce competitiveness through LSS. Moreover, the government can initiate a scheme in line with LSS competitiveness to complement the existing schemes based on the findings of the case study. 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited. -
Learn, unlearn, and relearn: A step towards bringing resilience in business organizations in the post-COVID-19 regime
The world on a whole has undergone a paradigm shift in its journey with the onset of the COVID-19 threat. Business houses of any stature tremendously suffered towards their consistent and competitive survival. Means and measures are few to implement and very challenging in reaping the benefits. Sheer fall in GDP, dropping in the rate of industrialization and productivity are no unknown facts in the present-day scenario. Indians are unfortunate to embrace the pandemic at the juncture of planning and forecasting of India becoming a five trillion dollar economy by 2025. 2022, IGI Global. All rights reserved. -
Learners' intention to adopt virtual experiences in higher education
Virtual- experience technologies enable the creation of virtual classrooms and immersive learning experiences that are more engaging and effective than traditional methods. The chapter has made use of a descriptive research design, which utilizes a purposive sampling technique to collect data from the students of Higher Education Institutions in the National Capital Region of India. Primary data was collected with the help of a formalized and concealed questionnaire having closed- ended multiple- choice questions on a five- point Likert scale. It was found that digital citizenship, experience, Self- efficacy, and institutional support influence the adoption of virtual experiences in Higher education. Gender has no influence on the adoption intention, but people belonging to different age brackets have different opinions on the adoption of technology, and a greater inclination has been witnessed among the younger generation respondents. 2026, IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Learning analytics for academic management system enhancement: A participatory action research in an Indian context
A common thread noted in many academic management system implementations was the stagnation and deterioration of their usage after the initial hype. This action research study was aimed at addressing this decline in a higher education institute after undertaking a reflective analysis of the waning usage patterns and taking appropriate initiatives to enhance their usage. The authors have attempted this as participants driving the change. As change agents, the academic management system implementation was advanced to move closer to a stage where the committed use occurred and intended benefits were realised. Several initiatives were introduced to propel this change. The scope of this article was confined to gauging the impact of the trigger factors; memos, and training on the academic management system usage. Their effects were measured by applying learning analytics to various sources of usage and performance data. This further led to analysing the relationship between usage and performance of the stakeholders; students, and faculty. 2021 British Educational Leadership, Management & Administration Society (BELMAS). -
Learning and assessment of English language in expeditionary learning (EL) among undergraduate university students
This paper aims to enhance readers understanding of the Learning and Assessment of English language through Expeditionary Learning (EL) Model. The study presents the findings and implications of an experiment conducted among undergraduate university students. The design principles of EL Model are enumerated along with the kinds of expeditions being explained. Learning and Assessment in EL is elaborated by detailing the Facilitators role and the classroom environment required for implementation of this model. The advantages of using the EL model for Learning and Assessment is analyzed by the investigator and presented with findings from the experiment. The study also makes observations that the EL model is a learner-centric model and the psychological principles of learning is incorporated in the design principles of the model. 2020, IJSTR. -
Learning foreign languages: A comparative analysis of online learning process vs. traditional educational processes /
Internet has pervaded every aspect of the life of the modern person today in the contemporary world. The fact that the education sector is undergoing vast amount of change in terms of the digital revolution via the internet medium is exemplary of the powerful aspect of the internet medium. This is also the case with the practice of foreign languages by many people, especially the urban educated youth. -
Learning From Global Cultures for a Sustainable Tomorrow With the Help of Immersive Tech in Education
With rising global and domestic environmental and social challenges, integrating traditional cultural knowledge with immersive education technologies offers a path to sustainability. This chapter explores how Indigenous and local knowledge systems can merge with Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to foster deeper understanding and promote sustainable behaviors. It highlights traditional ecological practices in agriculture, water use, marine management, and architecture as models of sustainable living, emphasizing the ethical role of Indigenous education. The chapter also examines how immersive technologies enhance experiential learning, gamification, and cultural knowledge sharing, while aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It envisions a future where educational systems use immersive tools to cultivate environmentally responsible, empathetic, and globally conscious citizens. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Learning Science: A Joyful Experience
Learning science and particularly subjects like chemistry is challenging for the gen zee students. The imaginative and thoughtful interventions by the teachers can tackle this to a great extent and make it enjoyable for the learners. This manuscript examines the basic concepts of learning sciences and the role of teachers in facilitating a joyful learning. A set of techniques for good learning to be reinforced and a set of wrong techniques which needs to be avoided are looked into. Concepts like adult learning, significance of history of science and lifelong learning are also discussed. This manuscript provides a good reading for the teachers who are new to the profession and students of science. 2025 National Science Teaching Association. -
Learning through Play: Gamification of Learning A Systematic Review of Studies on Gamified Learning
According to Gartner's Hype Cycle, gamification is poised for large-scale adoption in the coming years. The construct of gamification has received considerable interest, especially in the context of learning. Over the past five years, research in the area has grown. The current study looks at consolidating the conducted research and attempts to provide a snapshot of the work carried out in the last five years. The chosen studies have explored the role of gamification in learning activities and have attempted to provide empirical evidence to support gamified learning. The purpose of the study is to review existing literature, in terms of the outcomes, outcome variables, context of the study, and research methodology used. This would not only add to the knowledge in the field but would also guide future research. Additionally, practitioners would benefit from a consolidated view of five years of research into the practice of gamification. 2022 University of Tehran, Faculty of Management, Sridevi Nair and Jain Mathew -
Legacy of St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara and CMI and CMC congregations: educational modernity in Kerala
Education plays a predominant role in modernising society. It has the power to transform society by dismantling out-dated superstitions and promoting progressive social change. The present study explores the educational initiatives of St. Chavara and his followers, the CMI and CMC, and their role in shaping the modernity of nineteenth century Kerala, India. The study highlights how St. Chavaras visionary leadership in education contributed to modernisation in Kerala. The study focuses on his key initiatives such as secular education, inclusive education, women education, universal education and new educational support programmes which led to modernity of Kerala. The study reveals that St. Chavara's educational initiatives had a profound impact on both individuals and society of nineteenth century Kerala. The study emphasises the continued impact of St. Chavaras educational legacy through the institutions led by his followers, the CMI and CMC, which played a significant role in driving the modernisation of Kerala. 2025 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. -
Legal Aid Education in Karnataka: A Critical Analysis
Legal Education has witnessed major transformations since the last few decades. The Constitutional ideals of justice, have been the foundational philosophy of legal newlineeducation in India. Consequently, legal aid has been a crucial link in the entire gamut newlineof advancing the values of justice. However, these purposes and ideals have undergone newlinemutations over the years. Aligned to these ideals, the Bar Council of India, had newlineintroduced legal aid as an important pedagogic tool that can fulfil twin mandate of providing justice to the common man and at the same time, train the students of law in newlinethe necessary skills and imbibe values in their journey of professional and social newlinecommitments. The history of legal aid is not new, in India and in the global context, yet legal aid as an educational tool is undermined and least prioritized in institutions that impart legal education. This could be attributed to various reasons, priorities of the institutions, ambiguity in understanding and working towards these goals. With the emergence of National Law Universities and various types of institutions on one hand and the newlineproportional rise in the number of students pursuing legal education on the other hand, newlinecreates a vast arena for the institutions to augment the existing resources in contributing to the societal needs. There have been various studies that have been conducted which focus on certain newlineaspects of law school clinics, specifically in creating Access to Justice. But there have newlinebeen limited studies in considering legal aid as an educational tool in terms of Teaching, newlineLearning and Research. There has been lack of evidence based approach that are employed to understand impending issues that hamper the effective working of legal aid within an institutional set-up. Hence the current study focuses on how the internal and external pressures act on legal aid within four different types of institutions across the state of Karnataka. -
Legal and Bioethical View of Educational Sectors and Industrial Areas of 3D Bioprinting
Recent advancements in three-dimensional printing (3D printing) within the medical field, particularly in the realm of 3D bioprinting, have shown tremendous potential in transforming various medical therapies, offering new approaches to treat organ failure and injury. However, amidst this optimism, several significant ethical and legal challenges remain unresolved before the application and transplantation of 3D bioprinted technology and organs in human subjects can become a reality. This chapter focuses on exploring the ethical and legal constraints associated with 3D bioprinting technology from both educational and industrial perspectives, recognizing their crucial roles as cornerstones for future applications. Furthermore, the analysis of 3D bioprinting technology will be conducted through the lens of the fundamental medical ethics principle, Primum non nocere; First, do no harm. Moreover, the pressing need for effective and timely standalone laws to regulate the subject of 3D printing is emphasized. This urgency arises from the grave concerns posed by the future implications of this technology on Indias scientific research and medical practice. The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive examination of the ethical and legal challenges posed by 3D bioprinting technology. By considering both educational and industrial perspectives, this research seeks to shed light on the complexities surrounding the application and transplantation of 3D bioprinted organs. Additionally, the analysis through the principle of Primum non nocere will contribute to the understanding of the ethical implications inherent in this innovative technology. Ultimately, this study advocates for the formulation of appropriate regulations and guidelines through the implementation of effective standalone laws, ensuring the responsible development and utilization of 3D printing technology in the realm of scientific research and medical practice in India. 2024 Scrivener Publishing LLC. -
Legal conundrums of space tourism
Private commercial space tourism carrying passengers to outer space is no longer a distant or far-fetched fantasy, rather it is at verge of becoming an affordable reality with exponential development in space technology including development of Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV), increasing involvement of private companies like Virgin Galactic, SpaceX, Blue Origin etc. into research and funding of space tourism explorations and applications. It is also receiving huge attention from the public. These developments reflect the infinite possibilities and inevitability of space tourism in near future. However, space tourism may also pose many critical legal issues which must be addressed to ensure the consistent and sustainable development of space tourism, and to secure the rights of all stakeholders involved including operators, passengers, launching State etc. The research paper would highlight the crucial legal issues associated with the space tourism. The paper would critically analyze the efficiency of the present international space treaties in dealing with these issues. At the end, the paper would also attempt to provide few suggestions and solutions to these legal conundrums relating to space tourism. 2021 IAA