Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Aswathy Sreenivasan Author-X-Name-First: Aswathy Author-X-Name-Last: Sreenivasan Author-Name: M. Suresh Author-X-Name-First: M. Author-X-Name-Last: Suresh Title: Development of start-ups risk assessment framework during COVID-19 era Abstract: Start-ups across all sectors are facing many challenges during the COVID-19 era. This paper aims to assess the significant risks faced by start-ups during the COVID-19 pandemic using a multi-grade fuzzy logic approach. A case study is conducted using multi-grade fuzzy for assessment of manufacturing start-ups' risk. The conceptual model for evaluation of risk is developed with 3 enablers, 10 criteria, and 33 attributes. The multi-grade fuzzy is used for risk assessment and importance performance analysis (IPA) used for classification of risk attributes. The overall risk index for case start-up is 6.47. It pertains to the range (6-7), which is classed as 'risk'. Finally, seven critical attributes are identified using IPA. The proposed assessment framework will help the start-ups managers to reduce the risk level of their operation in COVID-19 era. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 1-18 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: start-up risk; risk assessment; COVID-19 era; new venture; multi-grade fuzzy; importance performance analysis; IPA. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=143940 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:1:p:1-18 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Upendra Nath Shukla Author-X-Name-First: Upendra Nath Author-X-Name-Last: Shukla Author-Name: Rohit Kushwaha Author-X-Name-First: Rohit Author-X-Name-Last: Kushwaha Author-Name: Himanshu Mohan Author-X-Name-First: Himanshu Author-X-Name-Last: Mohan Author-Name: Sanjay Medhavi Author-X-Name-First: Sanjay Author-X-Name-Last: Medhavi Title: ARIMA modelling of weighted average lending rates of Indian scheduled commercial banks and estimation of VaR: implications on asset-liability management Abstract: Weighted average lending rates (WALRs) as introduced by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to compute effective lending rates on outstanding rupee loans, play a significant role on value at risk (VaR) and asset-liability management of Indian banks. This study aims to predict WALR of scheduled commercial banks on outstanding Rupee loans in India by taking monthly data from February 2012 to November 2020 from 'rbi.org.in'. Using Box-Jenkins methodology, AR(16)MA(11) model is modified to have adjusted ARIMA (16,19,11) or AR(16) AR(19) AR(11) model, thereby optimising the model for efficient forecasting of WALR. Forecasted values are further used to estimate value at risk (VaR) on outstanding loans. Data does not exhibit any significant volatility for GARCH adjustments. The proposed model has substantial implications on asset-liability management (ALM) and risk shifting strategies of banks to hedge themselves against VaR limits at 99% confidence, leading to an efficient risk management. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 19-41 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: lending rates; interest rates; commercial banks; ARIMA; forecasting; liquidity and asset-liability management; ALM; risk management; VaR; risk management. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=143941 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:1:p:19-41 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Fagner José Coutinho de Melo Author-X-Name-First: Fagner José Coutinho de Author-X-Name-Last: Melo Author-Name: André Philippi Gonzaga de Albuquerque Author-X-Name-First: André Philippi Gonzaga de Author-X-Name-Last: Albuquerque Author-Name: Larissa de Arruda Xavier Author-X-Name-First: Larissa de Arruda Author-X-Name-Last: Xavier Author-Name: Denise Dumke de Medeiros Author-X-Name-First: Denise Dumke de Author-X-Name-Last: Medeiros Title: Measuring quality service: the use of fuzzy Kano model as an input for TOPSIS Abstract: The objective of this research is to propose an approach to assess the quality perceived by patients in a hospital. The approach deals with an integration of the Kano Model, the theory of fuzzy systems and TOPSIS technique to compare the distance from the service provided to the ideal service. The results show that the attributes closest to the ideal service are: cordiality and goodwill in attendance, attendance (information), modern equipment and commitment of the medical team. Those who have the greatest distance with the ideal solution are physical location, clean and pleasant facilities, employee appearance and clothing and efficient medical explanation. From the study of the ordering of the categories, it was possible to observe that the laboratory exams category was the service closest to the ideal service and the infrastructure category was the one that obtained the greatest distance from the ideal service. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 58-74 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: Kano model; fuzzy systems theory; TOPSIS technique; service industries; healthcare. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=143942 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:1:p:58-74 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yusuf Opeyemi Akinwale Author-X-Name-First: Yusuf Opeyemi Author-X-Name-Last: Akinwale Author-Name: Caleb Muyiwa Adelowo Author-X-Name-First: Caleb Muyiwa Author-X-Name-Last: Adelowo Author-Name: Jhalukpreya Surujlal Author-X-Name-First: Jhalukpreya Author-X-Name-Last: Surujlal Title: Entrepreneurial orientation and financial performance among MSMEs in Nigeria Abstract: This paper examines the influence of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) on firm's financial performance among micro, small and medium enterprises in a developing country. Data for the study were collected from 242 owners of micro, small and medium enterprises through a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2019. The result of the correlation analysis shows that all the variables measuring EO (innovativeness, risk taking, proactiveness, and competitiveness) are positively related to firm's performance except 'autonomy'. The logistic regression results reveal that innovativeness and risk taking potentials are more likely to influence firm's financial performance. The LR statistic shows that all the EO variables jointly influence firm's performance. The study concludes that a concerted effort should be made by the MSMEs to continuously take actions that could strengthen their EO in order to build competitive advantage that would make them resilient in any dynamic and uncertain environment, as this would positively influence their financial performance. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 131-147 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: entrepreneurial orientation; firm financial performance; micro; small and medium enterprises; MSMEs; Nigeria. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=143943 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:1:p:131-147 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Syed Mohd Minhaj Author-X-Name-First: Syed Mohd Author-X-Name-Last: Minhaj Author-Name: M. Altaf Khan Author-X-Name-First: M. Altaf Author-X-Name-Last: Khan Title: Dimensions of e-banking and the mediating role of customer satisfaction: a structural equation model approach Abstract: Online payment is a concept with increasing prominence across the globe. Due to digitisation, the concept of online banking has gradually made inroads into the marketing area, not only for customers but businesses as well. The researcher obtained the primary data from 187 respondents. Purposive sampling techniques were adopted. Structure equation modelling (SEM), reliability, convergent, discriminate validity and model fitness are achieved through SmartPLS 3. The findings reveal that efficiency, reliability, and service quality have a significant direct effect on customer satisfaction and customer retention. It also shows the significant effect of efficiency and reliability and service quality by taking customer satisfaction as a mediator on customer retention. The information generated may contain useful practical information for banks as well as for businesses that consider India to be a possible target market. This study also uniquely identifies four components of e-banking in the form of efficiency and reliability, service quality, customer satisfaction, and customer retention. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 42-57 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: e-banking; reliability; efficiency; service quality; retention. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=143944 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:1:p:42-57 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yi Yong Lee Author-X-Name-First: Yi Yong Author-X-Name-Last: Lee Author-Name: Chin Lay Gan Author-X-Name-First: Chin Lay Author-X-Name-Last: Gan Title: Positive affect and normative evaluation as mediators in the impulsiveness and Gen-Y impulse purchase urges Abstract: This study examines the role of the individual factor impulse buying tendency (IBT) on the urge to buy impulsively (UB) through the mediations of positive affect (PA) and normative evaluation (NE). The structural model of this study was analysed using structural equation modelling conducted in Smart PLS 3.0. Findings revealed that IBT, PA, and NE significantly predicted UB. IBT significantly predicted the PA and NE. Both PA and NE have partially mediated the relationship between IBT and UB. The overall findings of this study could enrich the understanding of impulse purchase behaviour, particularly in the Malaysian Gen-Y context. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 75-102 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: impulse buying tendency; IBT; cognitive reaction; affective reaction; generation Y; gender differences; impulse buying. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=143945 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:1:p:75-102 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sanjay Dhir Author-X-Name-First: Sanjay Author-X-Name-Last: Dhir Author-Name: Swati Dhir Author-X-Name-First: Swati Author-X-Name-Last: Dhir Title: Organisational learning capacity impacting innovation performance of firms Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to understand the possible valid interconnection among the variables/factors that are responsible for the innovative performance of a firm through the organisational learning capacity (OLC). This study has attempted to comprehend the complex relationship among the factors that are to be put together to encourage innovation with the help of OLC within the firm that leads to growth and development. The analysis of the factors would lead to the outcome of the firm, i.e., innovative performance. Total interpretive structural modelling (TISM) has been used to explore the 11 factors on literature reviews. In the TISM structure, some of the factors settled at the bottom of the hierarchy require more attention compared to the factors at the top. An absolute supervision of these variables can methodically achieve organisational innovative performance. The approach also gives valid reasons to analyse why and what factors work as barriers or effective endeavour to development. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 103-130 Issue: 1 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: organisational learning capacity; OLC; innovative performance; absorptive capacity. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=143946 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:1:p:103-130 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Faleh Alshameri Author-X-Name-First: Faleh Author-X-Name-Last: Alshameri Author-Name: Debra Salsi Author-X-Name-First: Debra Author-X-Name-Last: Salsi Author-Name: Badawi Yamine Author-X-Name-First: Badawi Author-X-Name-Last: Yamine Title: A case study of the socio-economic approach to management used for a Lebanese entrepreneurial venture Abstract: Oftentimes, small businesses fail to address short and long-term hidden costs because they believe this, in itself, creates an up-front expense. Using socio-economic approach to management (SEAM), hidden costs can be calculated to reveal evidence that in fact, the outcomes, especially for small businesses, can become quite the opposite. This paper explores a case study within a small Lebanese business, using the SEAM methodology to improve the social and economic state. The paper addresses how this methodology can help businesses with limited resources and funding avoid short and long-term hidden costs. The application of this method can be used to calculate ongoing hidden costs that keep a business sustainable and competitive. In SEAM, the qualitative results are collected from the interviews performed by the intervener with all employees of the company. The results are then categorised into six different groups of dysfunctions as defined by SEAM. These groups are: 1) working conditions; 2) work organisation; 3) communication-coordination-cooperation; 4) time management; 5) integrated training; 6) strategic implementation. Each category of the six categories is divided further into subcategories. We found that using SEAM helps in reducing the hidden costs. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 170-185 Issue: 2 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: SEAM; hidden costs; managerial framework. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=144386 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:2:p:170-185 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Miguel A. Pérez-Uribe Author-X-Name-First: Miguel A. Author-X-Name-Last: Pérez-Uribe Author-Name: Swithina Mboko Author-X-Name-First: Swithina Author-X-Name-Last: Mboko Author-Name: Claudia Smith Kelly Author-X-Name-First: Claudia Smith Author-X-Name-Last: Kelly Title: Violence and family firms performance: the mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation Abstract: Research shows that context is relevant to understand the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance. One context is the institutional environment. This research contributes to the literature by analysing how aspects of the level of societal safety and security affect financial performance in family firms through the mediating effect of entrepreneurial orientation. In our study, the Global Peace Index is used to measure the level of societal safety and security. In addition to the Global Peace Index, we used the Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practice Survey for information on entrepreneurial orientation and financial performance in family firms. Our analysis employed the structural equation modelling methodology. In high-income countries, our results indicate that entrepreneurial orientation does not play a significant mediating role between violence and family firms' performance. In contrast, for middle-income countries, the results show that entrepreneurial orientation mediates the relationship between violence and the financial performance of family firms. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 263-279 Issue: 2 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: entrepreneurial orientation; institutional environment; violence; family firm performance. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=144387 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:2:p:263-279 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Vikram Kumar Sharma Author-X-Name-First: Vikram Kumar Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma Author-Name: Amit Kumar Author-X-Name-First: Amit Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Title: Determinants of online banking adoption in India: an empirical investigation Abstract: In India, the e-commerce segment is still in its initial phase. With the government actively supporting the Digital India campaign, the banking sector poised to become more efficient and productive by adopting ICT enabled fintech technologies. The study aims to find the factors involved in developing the intention to use online banking services. Online survey was conducted and obtained a sample of 424 users across India. Multiple regression was applied and data was used to validate the model. In addition to its basic constructs, i.e., perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, trust and government support, introduced a new variable 'digital literacy' in order to further develop the understanding of intention to use or accept Y. This study focuses on the adoption of Y. Generalisation of the model needs more constructs and the concept of longitudinal research approach can be applied. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 229-247 Issue: 2 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: technology acceptance model; TAM; intention to use; adoption; online banking; Y; theory of reasoned action; TRA; TPB; multiple regression; India. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=144388 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:2:p:229-247 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mohamad Faizal Ramli Author-X-Name-First: Mohamad Faizal Author-X-Name-Last: Ramli Author-Name: Muhammad Majid Author-X-Name-First: Muhammad Author-X-Name-Last: Majid Author-Name: Fatin Farazh Ya'acob Author-X-Name-First: Fatin Farazh Author-X-Name-Last: Ya'acob Author-Name: Basri Badyalina Author-X-Name-First: Basri Author-X-Name-Last: Badyalina Title: Factors towards successful commercialisation of research findings: the perspectives of public universities academicians in Malaysia Abstract: Recently, there have been increased initiatives to encourage the involvement of academicians in commercialising activities. However, producing a marketable product that can move into the commercialisation stage is difficult due to limitations in financial support, experiences, commitment, facilities, and skills. This issue has led this study identified factors towards the successful commercialisation of research findings among academicians. Four hundred fifty science and engineering academicians from Malaysian public universities were selected as the respondents. The results indicated facilities and support as the most crucial factors influencing the researchers to commercialise their research findings, followed by quality research outputs, incentives, financial support, and adequate human resources and skills. The findings can be acknowledged by stakeholders on the best practices that must be introduced or implemented to enhance the commercialisation success rate among Malaysian academicians. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 149-169 Issue: 2 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: commercialisation; success factors; academician; research and development; Malaysia. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=144389 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:2:p:149-169 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Bhavneet Kaur Author-X-Name-First: Bhavneet Author-X-Name-Last: Kaur Author-Name: Neelam Dhall Author-X-Name-First: Neelam Author-X-Name-Last: Dhall Author-Name: Anuradha Jain Author-X-Name-First: Anuradha Author-X-Name-Last: Jain Title: Examining the impact of CRM on customer satisfaction: a case of an Indian public sector bank Abstract: In the wake of constant changes in the economic scenario, advent of new technologies and cut-throat competition, the banking sector has evolved its approach towards serving customers. Customer relationship management (CRM) has, therefore, acquired a strategic position in this sector. Keeping this in mind, the present study aims to understand the dynamics of the relationship between CRM and customer satisfaction in a public sector bank in India. In this context, the authors seek to examine the impact of CRM dimensions on overall customer satisfaction. The data was collected through the schedule method from the bank account holders. The data has been analysed using t-test, ANOVA, correlation and multiple regression analysis. Results establish the effect of 'gender' and 'age' on the level of customer satisfaction in case of few CRM dimensions. Moreover, two CRM dimensions, i.e., 'value proposition' and 'privileges and infrastructure' were found to significantly contribute to overall customer satisfaction. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 186-203 Issue: 2 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: customer relationship management; CRM; customer satisfaction; demographics; banking sector. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=144390 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:2:p:186-203 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mustafa Raza Rabbani Author-X-Name-First: Mustafa Raza Author-X-Name-Last: Rabbani Author-Name: Hana Bawazir Author-X-Name-First: Hana Author-X-Name-Last: Bawazir Author-Name: Shahnawaz Khan Author-X-Name-First: Shahnawaz Author-X-Name-Last: Khan Author-Name: Sitara Karim Author-X-Name-First: Sitara Author-X-Name-Last: Karim Author-Name: Daouia Chebab Author-X-Name-First: Daouia Author-X-Name-Last: Chebab Title: Smart contract-based Islamic Fintech model for Mudaraba financing Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore the possibility of applying smart contracts in Islamic finance transactions and to explore the application of smart contracts in <i>Mudaraba</i> contract. <i>Mudaraba</i> financing is an ancient Islamic contract where one party known as <i>Rabb-Ul-Maal</i> provides the fund to the other party known as <i>Mudarib</i> to do the business on his behalf and share the profit on agreed terms and conditions. The study is an exploratory in nature as it explores the possibility of Islamic finance tool '<i>Mudaraba</i>' to fight the adversities of COVID-19. Based on the extensive review of literature, the study proposes a Fintech model based on smart contract for <i>Mudaraba</i> transactions. The study will help in better understanding and application of smart contract in Islamic finance. It will also help the users of Islamic finance services to grab the opportunity and adopt the smart contract technology in their business practices. The proposed model can be a useful tool in fighting the adverse effects of disasters like COVID-19, war and earthquake, etc., and it will help in uplifting the standard of living of the poor by creating employment opportunities and contributing to the GDP. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 248-262 Issue: 2 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: Mudaraba; Islamic finance; Fintech; smart contract; blockchain; pandemic; COVID-19. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=144391 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:2:p:248-262 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Joachim Clement Denis Author-X-Name-First: Joachim Clement Author-X-Name-Last: Denis Author-Name: Shathees Baskaran Author-X-Name-First: Shathees Author-X-Name-Last: Baskaran Title: A predictive model for environmentally responsible purchase intention of organic products: a study from Malaysia Abstract: The organic products industry is facing several challenges in Malaysia although the demand for such products in this country is growing. Hence, this study aims to investigate the effect of green perceived quality, green perceived value, and green trust on green purchase intention for an organic product in Malaysia. To improve predictive value, green marketing was introduced to these relationships. A quantitative approach was employed involving a survey. Four hundred and fifty-six usable responses were obtained for data analysis. The results show significant relationships between green perceived quality, green perceived value, and green trust on green purchase intention. Moreover, green marketing was found to moderate these relationships as well. From the theoretical grounds, this research study adds to the current literature. The study also has provided important implications to marketers, manufacturers as well as policy-makers about effective ways of creating awareness among consumers. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 204-228 Issue: 2 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: green perceived quality; green perceived value; green trust; green marketing; green purchase intention; organic product. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=144393 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:2:p:204-228 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Xin Tong Li Author-X-Name-First: Xin Tong Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Abdul Rashid Abdullah Author-X-Name-First: Abdul Rashid Author-X-Name-Last: Abdullah Author-Name: Wei Liu Author-X-Name-First: Wei Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Author-Name: Abu Naser Mohammad Saif Author-X-Name-First: Abu Naser Mohammad Author-X-Name-Last: Saif Title: Blockchain adoption barriers in food supply chain: a systematic review and bibliometric synthesis Abstract: During the current research trajectory concerning business innovation, blockchain would be the prime catalyst for a massive transformation. Since food industries across the world are moving fast to adopt blockchain, this systematic review with bibliometric synthesis aims to identify the blockchain adoption barriers in the food supply chain. Using the PRISMA flowchart, a total of 784 published papers from different research databases were examined to identify the relevant 20 publications. Bibliometric data were synthesised for each of the 20 publications. VOSviewer was used to create term co-occurrence network maps and later, key terms were identified. Associated barriers were reported by critically analysing the identified publications. Mapping the barriers with the previously recognised key terms, broad categories of barriers as themes, i.e., digital interference, food safety, and scalability were advanced. The findings of current research show that digital interference, food safety, and scalability are the barriers to blockchain adoption in FSC. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 365-382 Issue: 3 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: blockchain adoption; food supply chain; FSC; systematic review; bibliometric; PRISMA; qualitative. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=144741 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:3:p:365-382 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Kartikeya Raina Author-X-Name-First: Kartikeya Author-X-Name-Last: Raina Author-Name: Navneet Rawat Author-X-Name-First: Navneet Author-X-Name-Last: Rawat Title: Transformational entrepreneurship and employee readiness to change in Indian MSEs: a mediating role of employees innovative behaviour Abstract: Medium and small enterprises (MSEs) are critical for economic development. The advantages to society and the economy are enormous, as it fosters innovation, creates new job possibilities, boosts competitiveness, boosts organisational productivity, and contributes to global economic growth. A business's success or failure is highly dependent on its capacity to adapt to a rapidly changing environment. The study has examined the relationship of transformational entrepreneurs, innovative behaviour, and change-related self-efficacy affecting employee readiness to change. The sample of 478 employees of MSE was collected and analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM). The finding indicated a significant association between transformational entrepreneurship and employees' readiness to change. The result also established a substantial role of employee's innovative behaviour as a mediating variable between the above-stated relationship and change related to employee self-efficacy as a moderating variable between transformational entrepreneurship and employees' innovative behaviour. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 319-332 Issue: 3 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: transformational entrepreneurs; employees; innovative behaviour; change-related self-efficacy; employee readiness to change; Indian MSEs. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=144742 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:3:p:319-332 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Poulami Saha Author-X-Name-First: Poulami Author-X-Name-Last: Saha Author-Name: K.B. Kiran Author-X-Name-First: K.B. Author-X-Name-Last: Kiran Title: Assessing the predictors of intention to use unified payment interface: the role of age and gender as moderators Abstract: Discovering significant predictors of behavioural intention towards unified payment interface (UPI) usage is crucial because UPI is an exemplary digital innovation and UPI enabled payments are preferred by both payer and payee. The present study extended UTAUT3 with an additional construct called word of mouth content (WOMC) and verified its influence on the intention of UPI users. The study also examines whether age and gender moderate the association between WOMC and intention. Data were collected using consumer intercept survey and analysed with structural equation modelling. The moderating effects were examined using multi-group analysis. The results state that performance expectancy, social influence, habit, personal innovativeness and WOMC are significant predictors of the intention of UPI users and the relationship between WOMC and intention differs across gender but not across age. This study is the first of its kind to carry out empirical research on the adoption of UPI in an emerging economy like India. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 333-348 Issue: 3 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: word of mouth content; WOMC; behavioural intention; unified payment interface; UPI; multi-group analysis. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=144743 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:3:p:333-348 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Neelam Kaushal Author-X-Name-First: Neelam Author-X-Name-Last: Kaushal Author-Name: Karminder Ghuman Author-X-Name-First: Karminder Author-X-Name-Last: Ghuman Title: Workplace ostracism: a systematic review, thematic analysis, and research agenda Abstract: The present study undertakes a systematic literature review, organises the entire workplace ostracism (WO) literature through thematic analysis, and sets an agenda for imminent research for the orderly advancement of the domain. The SLR was undertaken following a well-defined protocol and inclusion and exclusion criteria. A total of 125 documents from Web of Science and Scopus databases were considered for organising the WO research findings. The study developed the knowledge structure of WO literature and organised it under six major dimensions: demographics, personality, and leadership as antecedents, moderators and mediators; and emotional response, behavioural modification, and organisational performance as outcomes. It also proposes the linkages, which can be examined through future research by employing the suggested research design for the orderly development of the domain and concludes with theoretical and practical implications. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 281-318 Issue: 3 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: workplace ostracism; employee discrimination; systematic literature review; thematic analysis. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=144744 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:3:p:281-318 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sonika Singh Author-X-Name-First: Sonika Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Title: Teacher's emotional intelligence and job satisfaction as determinants of academic performance of students Abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of teachers' emotional intelligence (EI) on students' academic performance and to propose a model with job satisfaction (JS) acting as a mediator between EI and academic achievement. Six-hundred twenty-eight secondary school teachers were surveyed to gather data. The data analysis in this study was conducted using structural equation modelling (SEM). The results of the study showed that teacher's emotional abilities were significantly and positively associated with academic achievement of students and showed R<SUP align="right"><SMALL>2</SMALL></SUP> 60.1% variance in academic achievement. The relationship between teacher's EI and academic achievement of students is partially mediated by JS of teachers. By elucidating this link, which is an under-researched topic in the literature, the current study contributes to the growth of knowledge about teachers' EI and its effect on students' academic success. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 383-399 Issue: 3 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: emotional intelligence; academic achievement; job satisfaction; secondary schools; mediation; SEM; teachers' emotional intelligence; student performance. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=144745 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:3:p:383-399 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Iván Trejo-Moya Author-X-Name-First: Iván Author-X-Name-Last: Trejo-Moya Author-Name: Juan Fernández-Sastre Author-X-Name-First: Juan Author-X-Name-Last: Fernández-Sastre Title: The effect of innovation on firm export activity in a developing country: evidence from Ecuador Abstract: Using data from Ecuador's 2015 Innovation Survey, this article examines whether engaging in innovation activities influences firms' export propensity and intensity, in a developing country like Ecuador. Additionally, it explores whether the introduction of innovative technologies influences firms' export behaviour. Given the observational nature of the data, this paper uses the <i>inverse probability weighting</i> (IPW) method to generate a counterfactual that can be compared to firms that engage in innovative activities and have introduced innovative technologies. The results suggest that engaging in innovation activities has no effect on firms' export behaviour. However, the introduction of innovative technologies increases a firm's propensity to export, though it does not account for firm differences in export intensity. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 416-434 Issue: 3 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: innovation; exports; developing country; inverse probability weighting; IPW; Ecuador. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=144746 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:3:p:416-434 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Orly Carvache-Franco Author-X-Name-First: Orly Author-X-Name-Last: Carvache-Franco Author-Name: Mauricio Carvache-Franco Author-X-Name-First: Mauricio Author-X-Name-Last: Carvache-Franco Author-Name: Wilmer Carvache-Franco Author-X-Name-First: Wilmer Author-X-Name-Last: Carvache-Franco Author-Name: Miguel A. Bustamante-Ubilla Author-X-Name-First: Miguel A. Author-X-Name-Last: Bustamante-Ubilla Title: Innovation activities and innovative performance of Ecuadorian companies Abstract: This research examines the relationship between innovation activities and the innovative performance of Ecuadorian companies. It was a quantitative non-experimental study with a cross-sectional design. The sample was obtained from the Ecuadorian national innovation activities survey. The econometric model used was the bivariate probit regression. The results show that research and development (R&D), acquisition of machinery and equipment, acquisition of hardware and software, and training are the activities related to the innovative performance of Ecuadorian companies. These companies' innovation strategies and activities primarily focus on the technology acquisition strategy rather than the market-focused strategy through developing R&D. This research sheds new light on the relationships between innovation activities and innovative performance in developing countries, where evidence is scarce. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 400-415 Issue: 3 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: innovation; innovation activities; innovative performance; product innovation; process innovation. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=144747 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:3:p:400-415 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nurin Azyyati Solihin Author-X-Name-First: Nurin Azyyati Author-X-Name-Last: Solihin Author-Name: Nur Suhaila Abdullah Author-X-Name-First: Nur Suhaila Author-X-Name-Last: Abdullah Author-Name: Alia Farhana Md Yasak Author-X-Name-First: Alia Farhana Md Author-X-Name-Last: Yasak Author-Name: Nurasyrani Amir Hamzah Author-X-Name-First: Nurasyrani Amir Author-X-Name-Last: Hamzah Author-Name: Amir Imran Zainoddin Author-X-Name-First: Amir Imran Author-X-Name-Last: Zainoddin Title: The adoption of financial technology in Malaysia Abstract: Nowadays, financial technology (FinTech) has attracted increasing attention worldwide and has become more notable in defining incremental, or disruptive innovation development in the financial services industry these days. The aim of this research is to examine the factors that influence the adoption of FinTech in Malaysia from 2001 to 2020. The research investigates whether the determinants of FinTech adoption contribute to changes in Malaysia's total issuance of corporate sukuk. Hence, the independent variables that were chosen in this study are technology development, financing, and development of SMEs, while FinTech would be the dependent variable. This paper consists of a quantitative method and several data analyses to identify the relationship between the dependent and independent variables, namely descriptive analysis, normality, regression, and covariance. The sources of data collected are varied for example, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), The World Bank and Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 349-364 Issue: 3 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: financial technology; FinTech; technology development; financing; development of SME; Malaysia. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=144824 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:3:p:349-364 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tapaswini Panigrahi Author-X-Name-First: Tapaswini Author-X-Name-Last: Panigrahi Author-Name: Yellumahanti Soma Sekhar Patro Author-X-Name-First: Yellumahanti Soma Sekhar Author-X-Name-Last: Patro Author-Name: Rama Krishna Gupta Potnuru Author-X-Name-First: Rama Krishna Gupta Author-X-Name-Last: Potnuru Title: Emotional intelligence and organisational ambidexterity: a mediation analysis in the independent business schools Abstract: The research focuses to investigate the impact of emotional intelligence (EI) on organisational ambidexterity (OA) through perceived organisational support (POS) acting as a mediator for improving the practices amongst the faculties of independent business schools in Eastern and South India. These faculties are selected as respondents of the study. In the findings, faculty members' views of EI were shown to be associated with two predictors of OA, which they attribute to the mediating influence of POS. It is demonstrated in this study that EI has a significant impact on POS, thanks to the development of a novel research approach. In addition, the study discovers that POS has a partial mediating effect on the relationship between EI and OA, as well as on the positive relationship amongst EI, POS, and OA. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 435-446 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: emotional intelligence; business school faculties; perceived organisational support; POS; mediation; organisational ambidexterity. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=145593 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:4:p:435-446 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hamed Dehghanan Author-X-Name-First: Hamed Author-X-Name-Last: Dehghanan Author-Name: Mehdi Fatemi Author-X-Name-First: Mehdi Author-X-Name-Last: Fatemi Author-Name: Saeed Rahimi Author-X-Name-First: Saeed Author-X-Name-Last: Rahimi Author-Name: Khaled Nawaser Author-X-Name-First: Khaled Author-X-Name-Last: Nawaser Author-Name: Haniruzila Hanifah Author-X-Name-First: Haniruzila Author-X-Name-Last: Hanifah Author-Name: Ali Vafaei-Zadeh Author-X-Name-First: Ali Author-X-Name-Last: Vafaei-Zadeh Title: A systematic review of management styles in non-profit organisations: implications for research and practice Abstract: Not-for-profit organisations are considered the third cornerstone of community development, along with businesses and public organisations. Despite recent developments, these organisations have encountered several obstacles, including limited financial resources and major operational inefficiencies, forcing them to resort to strategic management frameworks. Most non-profit organisations, however, seem to fail to adapt new management roles to organisational priorities. As a result, to promote strategic thinking in this context, the present work provides a systematic review of the history of management styles in non-profit organisations. By searching the related keywords in the Scopus database and based on the three-stage monitoring of titles, abstracts, and texts, 23 sources, out of 703, were finally selected, being deeply investigated, and classified under the main axes of theoretical foundations, patterns of strategic thinking and planning, senior management tasks, and cooperation framework in non-profit organisations. Some management implications are also presented for a non-profit conglomerate. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 465-494 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: non-profit organisations; management; systematic literature review; SLR; conglomerate. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=145594 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:4:p:465-494 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nimesh P. Bhojak Author-X-Name-First: Nimesh P. Author-X-Name-Last: Bhojak Author-Name: Ashwin Modi Author-X-Name-First: Ashwin Author-X-Name-Last: Modi Author-Name: Mohammadali Momin Author-X-Name-First: Mohammadali Author-X-Name-Last: Momin Title: An analysis of the variables influencing insurance purchase behaviour: an extension of planned behaviour theory Abstract: The study explored the utility of the theory of planned behaviour by adding the factors such as risk of health illness, availability of health infrastructure, and health insurance literacy to measure the purchase intention of health insurance. The quantitative study adopted the cross-sectional design with data gathered from 400 Indian respondents using the convenience sampling method. The measurement model and the structural equation model were used to measure the purchase intention. The data were analysed using SPSS-AMOS. Overall, attitude has a strong influence, and the risk of health Illness has a weak association with purchase intention. A strong association between attitude and PCB were evident across the purchase intention of health insurance. The study has made a significant contribution to both the literature and the factors that influence the purchase of health insurance by adding other constructs to the theory of planned behaviour and proposing the extended TPB model. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 447-464 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: health management; healthcare service; health policy; health promotion; public health; qualitative research. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=145595 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:4:p:447-464 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Karin Melendez Author-X-Name-First: Karin Author-X-Name-Last: Melendez Author-Name: Abraham Dávila Author-X-Name-First: Abraham Author-X-Name-Last: Dávila Author-Name: Andrés Melgar Author-X-Name-First: Andrés Author-X-Name-Last: Melgar Author-Name: Marcelo Schneck de Paula Pessoa Author-X-Name-First: Marcelo Schneck de Paula Author-X-Name-Last: Pessoa Title: Management models and practices for the innovation creation Abstract: Today, organisations recognise the need for innovations that allow them to have a competitive advantage in the market in which they operate. However, many of them fail. The objective of this study is to provide a set of models and practices, which the academic community recommends, for organisations that perform the tasks of creating innovations. To this end, a systematic literature review was carried out. In total, 56 studies were obtained, of which 33 models were found and a set of recurring practices on the search for innovation opportunities, selection and implementation. A small number of practices belonged to the evaluation of innovation in the market. The investigations were, in several cases, carried out in specific contexts (e.g., industry type and company size). The knowledge presented is a basis to investigate its applicability in organisational contexts, not studied, or expand the studies and improve the practices presented. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 519-541 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: innovation management; innovation practices; innovation model; innovation creation process; innovation process; innovation project; management practices; innovation; process model; management; systematic literature review; SLR. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=145596 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:4:p:519-541 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Abdelhammid Bourouaha Author-X-Name-First: Abdelhammid Author-X-Name-Last: Bourouaha Author-Name: Azkak Tarik Author-X-Name-First: Azkak Author-X-Name-Last: Tarik Author-Name: Sara Bouredja Author-X-Name-First: Sara Author-X-Name-Last: Bouredja Title: Qualitative determinants of employment in innovative firms: effect of ownership, gender and education level of top manager and types of innovation on employment in a sample of Egyptian firms Abstract: The study identifies the qualitative employment determinants in Egyptian innovative firms. Different studies found that some innovative firms have a positive effect on employment. However, other firms in other types of innovation have a negative effect on employment. The article uses BEEPS data drawn from the World Bank in the period 2012-2016. The results of ANCOVA analysis show statistically that firm age has a significant positive effect just on permanent employment. However, there do not have a significant effect on the other types of employment. Also, the top manager's experience has a positive significant effect on all types of employment. Compared with the service sector, manufacturing firms have a significant positive effect on all types of employment. For the top manager gender, male top managers have a positive significant effect on all of permanent, production and skilled employment. Owning an innovative firm has a significant negative effect on employment. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 495-518 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: innovation; qualitative determinants; employment types; top manager; firm ownership; Egypt; analysis of covariance; ANCOVA; Egyptian firm. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=145597 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:4:p:495-518 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Rajashree K. Gethe Author-X-Name-First: Rajashree K. Author-X-Name-Last: Gethe Title: Interference of artificial intelligence, analytics and automation in performance management system Abstract: This research paper aims to explore the role, importance and use of analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence (AAA) in performance management system (PMS), so as to make PMS error free and bias free and also it overcomes all possible limitations of traditional PMS. The paper develops a conceptual framework of application of AAA in PMS, so as to make it bias free and to know how organisations are benefited by the adoption of AAA dimension in PMS. Adoption of AAA in PMS helps business leaders to make complex human capital process easier. The paper proposes the use of HR AAA which helps to reduce subjective bias that occurs in the PMS and improves accuracy and fairness of the performance appraisal process. Additionally, it positively effects on employees improved perceived satisfaction towards fair PMS. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 542-570 Issue: 4 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: analytics; automation; artificial intelligence; robotic process automation; RPA. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=145598 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:4:p:542-570 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Moris Krismas Tarigan Author-X-Name-First: Moris Krismas Author-X-Name-Last: Tarigan Author-Name: Togar Mangihut Simatupang Author-X-Name-First: Togar Mangihut Author-X-Name-Last: Simatupang Author-Name: Yuni Ros Bangun Author-X-Name-First: Yuni Ros Author-X-Name-Last: Bangun Title: Building resilience through digital transformation: a systematic literature review and comprehensive framework for large enterprises Abstract: Large enterprises face significant challenges in building organisational resilience (OR) through digital transformation (DT), with 70% of DT initiatives failing to achieve their intended outcomes. This study conducted a systematic literature review following PRISMA guidelines, analysing 49 peer-reviewed articles (2020-2024) from the Scopus database. The review uniquely combined three theoretical lenses - the digital maturity model, Industry 4.0 framework, and dynamic capabilities theory - to understand the DT-OR relationship in large enterprises. The findings reveal three critical pathways through which DT enhances OR: operational flexibility (40-50% improvement), data-driven decision-making (30-35%), and stakeholder engagement (25-30%). Counter to traditional assumptions, knowledge management systems amplify DT's impact on OR by 1.5-2 times, suggesting organisational learning capabilities are more crucial than technological sophistication. The proposed framework introduces continuous feedback loops and evaluation mechanisms, offering a structured yet flexible approach for navigating DT complexities in large enterprises. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 1-28 Issue: 5 Volume: 36 Year: 2025 Keywords: digital transformation; organisational resilience; implementation framework; large enterprises. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=145665 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Open Access Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:36:y:2025:i:5:p:1-28 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mrityunjay Kumar Tiwary Author-X-Name-First: Mrityunjay Kumar Author-X-Name-Last: Tiwary Author-Name: Vaibhav Aggarwal Author-X-Name-First: Vaibhav Author-X-Name-Last: Aggarwal Title: Portfolio optimisation in global equity markets Abstract: Over the past few decades, economic liberalisation and tech advancements have strengthened linkages between world equity indices in both developed and developing economies. Several studies indicate significant volatility transmission amongst major global equity indices. However, this study addresses the scant literature on utilising the volatility linkages to create pair-wise efficient portfolio weights for international investors. The findings suggest that international investors in the emerging market should give the highest allocation to Taiwan and the lowest exposure to Russia. Further, investors in frontier markets should give maximum portfolio allocation to the Canadian stock market. This study has several important implications. First, international investors can formulate better risk-adjusted equity portfolios across major markets. Second, the regulators can formulate policies to reduce the inflow of volatility from other markets with suitable policies. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 1-18 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: portfolio weight; BEKK-GARCH; spillover; stock indices; diversification. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146036 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:1:p:1-18 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sanjay Mohapatra Author-X-Name-First: Sanjay Author-X-Name-Last: Mohapatra Author-Name: Komal Goel Author-X-Name-First: Komal Author-X-Name-Last: Goel Title: Power - responsibility dynamics and consumer privacy predicament in smart phone applications marketplaces Abstract: As people use smartphone apps for a variety of purposes, a steady stream of app-based consumer data services that rely on the data-driven marketing model are being launched. The power-responsibility equilibrium theory (PRE) is used in this study to investigate the effect of context-dependent privacy norms on privacy concerns among smartphone app users. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) approach was applied to test on 154 valid responses using structured survey questionnaire. Our finding reveals lack of corporate transparency and illusory informed consent may deprive consumers of privacy control, and inappropriate flow of information may further breach their integrity of privacy based on contextual integrity. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 42-63 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: social contract theory; power responsibility equilibrium framework; contextual integrity; smartphone app-based online privacy concerns; corporate transparency; consumers' informed consent. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146037 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:1:p:42-63 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Biswa Prakash Jena Author-X-Name-First: Biswa Prakash Author-X-Name-Last: Jena Author-Name: Archana Choudhary Author-X-Name-First: Archana Author-X-Name-Last: Choudhary Author-Name: Manas Kumar Pal Author-X-Name-First: Manas Kumar Author-X-Name-Last: Pal Title: Managing job content plateau through proactive personality: a conceptual framework Abstract: The job content plateau (JCP) is a condition in which employees perceive their occupations as ordinary in nature which has been associated with an employee's turnover intention as well as organisation's dysfunctional outcomes. Considering the intervening factors like job crafting (JCF), proactive personality (PP) and developmental idiosyncratic deals (DID) between JCP and career commitment (CC) a conceptual framework has been developed and empirically validated. In this research work, survey data were collected from executives across various industries based on the position level, total years of experience, and education level. The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modelling (SEM) has been carried out to check the effectiveness of the proposed model and test hypothesis proposition. The results of the study revealed that JCF and DID have a mediating role between JCP and CC, which facilitate proactive executives to lead their CC and reduce the negative consequences of JCP. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 19-41 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: job content plateau; JCP; proactive personality; developmental idiosyncratic deals; DID; job crafting; JCF; career commitment. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146038 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:1:p:19-41 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ibrahim Gouda Author-X-Name-First: Ibrahim Author-X-Name-Last: Gouda Author-Name: Sharfuddin Ahmed Khan Author-X-Name-First: Sharfuddin Ahmed Author-X-Name-Last: Khan Author-Name: Loai Khaldoun Author-X-Name-First: Loai Author-X-Name-Last: Khaldoun Author-Name: Lieth Kutrub Author-X-Name-First: Lieth Author-X-Name-Last: Kutrub Title: Improvement of food losses and wastes in sustainable supply chain process Abstract: A lot of food is either lost during the supply chain process or wasted while consumption. The purpose of this paper is in two folds. Firstly, this paper identified the main factors of food losses and wastes. Secondly, the Delphi technique is used to validate these factors. After that fuzzy AHP method is applied to conduct a pairwise comparison between the stages and their factors and reach an overall ranking for them based on their impact on the whole supply chain process. Finally, a survey is conducted to validate the impact done by the two common factors of food waste that are experienced by consumers. Results shows that 60% of the food losses and waste are related to storing stage and 36% in the packaging stage. As for the storing-related factors, results shows that 89% of the food lost in the storage stage is due to insufficient storage temperature. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 82-107 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: food loose; food waste; food supply chain; sustainability; MCDM; DELPHI; fuzzy-AHP. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146039 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:1:p:82-107 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Bijay Prasad Kushwaha Author-X-Name-First: Bijay Prasad Author-X-Name-Last: Kushwaha Author-Name: Raj Kumar Singh Author-X-Name-First: Raj Kumar Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Author-Name: Vikas Tyagi Author-X-Name-First: Vikas Author-X-Name-Last: Tyagi Author-Name: Bhagwati Prasad Chaudhary Author-X-Name-First: Bhagwati Prasad Author-X-Name-Last: Chaudhary Title: How to empower women? Modelling the factors increasing women's entrepreneurial intention Abstract: The study investigates essential factors that help in developing entrepreneurial intention in women. It also identifies the gravity of these factors in building business intent in women. The judgemental sampling procedure was applied to choose 402 women of Chandigarh Tri-city, India. The PLS-SEM has been used to check the fitness of the conceptual framework. Smart PLS provides a comprehensive platform to develop and evaluate the measurement and structural model therefore this technique is used. The findings of this study recognised that internal and external forces are equally important to creating entrepreneurial intent in women. However, internal forces are more imperative over external forces to create entrepreneurial intention. Similarly, environmental factors which are a part of external forces are having an inverse effect however the effect is significant among them. This study is useful to encourage, identify hurdles and provide a solution to bring women into entrepreneurial activities. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 108-129 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: women entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial intentions; personal factors; psychological factors; PLS-SEM. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146040 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:1:p:108-129 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Chengcheng Cao Author-X-Name-First: Chengcheng Author-X-Name-Last: Cao Author-Name: Azmawani Abd Rahman Author-X-Name-First: Azmawani Abd Author-X-Name-Last: Rahman Author-Name: XinTong Li Author-X-Name-First: XinTong Author-X-Name-Last: Li Author-Name: Wei Liu Author-X-Name-First: Wei Author-X-Name-Last: Liu Author-Name: K.M. Anwarul Islam Author-X-Name-First: K.M. Anwarul Author-X-Name-Last: Islam Title: Gauging the influence of business model innovation on the performance of SMEs: primary evidence from Yantai, China Abstract: Over the years, business model innovation (BMI) has attained incredible connotation in the arena of research vis-à-vis the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developed and developing countries. Hence, this paper aims to gauge the influence of BMI on the performance of SMEs in Yantai, China. The three dynamics, i.e., value creation innovation (VCI), value proposition innovation (VPI), and value capture innovation (VaCI), for measuring BMI were used to develop the conceptual framework. Using convenience sampling, a total of 211 questionnaires were administered and 180 questionnaires were found valid from 85 SMEs. Preliminary investigations were performed to ensure that normality, linearity, multicollinearity, and homoscedasticity assumptions were not violated. Three control measures were tested using multiple regressions to realise if they could predict the dependent variable, the performance of SMEs. The result depicts that VaCI has a significant influence on the performance of SMEs. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 130-145 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: business model innovation; BMI; small and medium-sized enterprises; SMEs; value capture innovation; VaCI; multiple regression; SPSS; quantitative; China. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146041 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:1:p:130-145 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Rachael Aderonke Ayo-Lawal Author-X-Name-First: Rachael Aderonke Author-X-Name-Last: Ayo-Lawal Author-Name: Caleb Muyiwa Adelowo Author-X-Name-First: Caleb Muyiwa Author-X-Name-Last: Adelowo Author-Name: Elizabeth A. Omimakinde Author-X-Name-First: Elizabeth A. Author-X-Name-Last: Omimakinde Author-Name: Emmanuel Emeka Ejim-Eze Author-X-Name-First: Emmanuel Emeka Author-X-Name-Last: Ejim-Eze Author-Name: Adesina Ayobami Oyewale Author-X-Name-First: Adesina Ayobami Author-X-Name-Last: Oyewale Author-Name: Wilson O. Erhun Author-X-Name-First: Wilson O. Author-X-Name-Last: Erhun Author-Name: Festus Okechukwu Ukwuoma Author-X-Name-First: Festus Okechukwu Author-X-Name-Last: Ukwuoma Title: R%D and training intensities in the Nigerian pharmaceutical firms: implications for development Abstract: The Nigerian pharmaceutical industry remains underdeveloped, characterised by weak local manufacturing capacity, this affects local drug production, impede sector's productivity and potential for wealth and job creation. Although, the significance of R%D and training intensities to firms' survival, productivity and competitiveness have been well established, these indices are less reported for the industry. Based on resource-based theory, this study evaluates R%D and training intensities among Nigerian pharmaceutical firms. This is with a view to suggest appropriate policy interventions to enhance improvement of the industry. Primary data were collected from 32 manufacturing pharmaceutical firms and analysed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that average R&D and training intensities for the industry were 0.2% and 0.1% respectively, signalling poor knowledge intensity. Furthermore, the industry experienced shortage of technical experts, while production staff received more training than other categories of staff. The implications of these results to the sector and national economy were discussed and plausible policy options suggested. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 64-81 Issue: 1 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: R%D intensity; training intensity; pharmaceutical industry; innovation; Nigeria. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146042 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:1:p:64-81 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mohammad A.A.M.J. AlSaffar Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad A.A.M.J. Author-X-Name-Last: AlSaffar Author-Name: Odeh R. Al-Jayyousi Author-X-Name-First: Odeh R. Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Jayyousi Author-Name: Fairouz M. Aldhmour Author-X-Name-First: Fairouz M. Author-X-Name-Last: Aldhmour Author-Name: Abdel Latef M. Anouze Author-X-Name-First: Abdel Latef M. Author-X-Name-Last: Anouze Author-Name: Abeer Fareed Alkhwaldi Author-X-Name-First: Abeer Fareed Author-X-Name-Last: Alkhwaldi Title: Evaluating the efficiency of regional innovation systems: a case study of innovative countries in transition Abstract: This research aims to assess the regional innovation system (RIS) efficiency for regions in transition, i.e., the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa. Dynamic network data envelopment analysis (DNDEA) model is used to measure efficiency of set of decision-making units (DMUs). The study assessed the RIS performance of the four regions with reference to the top ten innovative countries based on the GII 2021 report. The variables used to measure efficiency include R&D expenditure, researcher, FDI, patent origin, PCT patent applications, journals articles, citable documents H-index, high-tech exports, and ICT. Secondary data were collected from the Global Innovation Index (GII) Report over period 2014-2021. The research identified the most innovative regions and showed that Central Asia is ranked as the first innovative region. Africa was ranked as moderate in terms of RIS efficiency. In stage three, it is observed that the GCC, Eastern Europe and Africa were less efficient compared to Central Asia. This research recommends investing in inputs devoted to innovation such as R&D expenditure and human capital to develop the innovation capacity of countries. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 1-30 Issue: 5 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: regional innovation system; RIS; innovation efficiency; regions in transition; innovation performance; dynamic network data envelopment analysis; DNDEA. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146324 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Open Access Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:5:p:1-30 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Claudio Roberto Silva Júnior Author-X-Name-First: Claudio Roberto Silva Author-X-Name-Last: Júnior Author-Name: Álvaro Luiz Neuenfeldt-Júnior Author-X-Name-First: Álvaro Luiz Author-X-Name-Last: Neuenfeldt-Júnior Author-Name: Julio Siluk Author-X-Name-First: Julio Author-X-Name-Last: Siluk Author-Name: Vinicius Gerhardt Author-X-Name-First: Vinicius Author-X-Name-Last: Gerhardt Author-Name: Cláudia Michelin Author-X-Name-First: Cláudia Author-X-Name-Last: Michelin Title: Evolution of start-up investments: an overview and future research directions Abstract: This paper aims to present the evolution of the start-up investment modalities through the most covered topics in the scientific literature. A bibliometric review is developed based on 1,984 articles published in the Scopus database. VOSviewer and SciMAT science mapping tools were utilised for this purpose. The analysis identified that in periods from 1990 to 2001, studies focused on investment-related topics such as venture capital and bootstrapping; however, other themes related to angel investment, corporate venture capital (CVC), and innovation began to emerge in the period from 2002 to 2011. In more recent periods, topics related to start-ups have become central in scientific research, as well as the emergence of other forms of start-up investments such as crowdfunding, private equity, and accelerators. In addition, the emergence of data processing, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technologies is providing a new market paradigm. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 246-272 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: entrepreneurship; start-ups; high technology start-ups; technology; innovation; venture capital; VC; investment; funding; bibliometric approach. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146987 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:2:p:246-272 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Farah Akmar Anor Salim Author-X-Name-First: Farah Akmar Anor Author-X-Name-Last: Salim Author-Name: Punitha Sinnappan Author-X-Name-First: Punitha Author-X-Name-Last: Sinnappan Author-Name: Salwa Mohd Azmi Author-X-Name-First: Salwa Mohd Author-X-Name-Last: Azmi Author-Name: Yuhanis Abdul Jamal Author-X-Name-First: Yuhanis Abdul Author-X-Name-Last: Jamal Author-Name: Kamarull Bahar Ghazali Author-X-Name-First: Kamarull Bahar Author-X-Name-Last: Ghazali Title: Factors that accelerate the determinants of ecopreneurial activities: an empirical study in Malaysia Abstract: The hit of coronavirus (COVID-19) has given a major impact to every country across the globe. Looking at the Malaysian economic sector, most of the business activities are well supported by both the government and related agencies to enhance its productivity. Overall, the awareness in sustaining the agriculture sector has been a top priority. Among the actions taken is encouraging the emergence of ecopreneurship within the agriculture sector. In this research, factors that inspire entrepreneurs to embark on ecopreneurial activities were observed. One hundred nineteen entrepreneurs completed the questionnaire with an approximate response rate of 59.5%. The finding revealed that awareness plays a significant role in flourishing the agriculture enterprises in Malaysia. This study also revealed that attitude partially mediates the relationship between awareness and behaviour towards ecopreneurial activities. Future studies can replicate this study across different countries by taking the climate into consideration and incorporate other variables to develop a better understanding. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 326-337 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: ecopreneurship; ecopreneur; sustainability; entrepreneurship; awareness; attitude; Malaysia. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146988 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:3:p:326-337 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Rubel Author-X-Name-First: Author-X-Name-Last: Rubel Author-Name: Bijay Prasad Kushwaha Author-X-Name-First: Bijay Prasad Author-X-Name-Last: Kushwaha Author-Name: Rebeka Sultana Author-X-Name-First: Rebeka Author-X-Name-Last: Sultana Author-Name: Md. Helal Miah Author-X-Name-First: Md. Helal Author-X-Name-Last: Miah Author-Name: Surbhi Sharma Author-X-Name-First: Surbhi Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma Title: An effective knowledge-based recommendation system for supply chain information based on UserCF algorithm Abstract: This research paper illustrates the knowledge-based system for supply chain information as the application platform. The algorithm uses the latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) model to mine knowledge's semantic connotation and characterise user interests. Additionally, fuzzy C-means (FCM) algorithm limits the traversal range to cluster users. An adapted function is optimised and focused on previous literature reviews and research gaps. The optimised adapted function is applied to the knowledge sharing and dissemination platform Scopus index. Firstly, user knowledge documents are obtained, and the topic-optimised LDA model is used to mine user knowledge topics. Then, users are clustered through the FCM algorithm to reduce the traversal range of the similarity calculation, and JS divergence is used instead of Euclidean distance to realise the conversion from the FCM object to the user. Finally, based on the UserCF algorithm, user's interest index in knowledge is constructed, and the TOP-N recommendation is made. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 229-245 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: recommendation knowledge; knowledge sharing; collaborative filtering; supply chain information. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146989 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:2:p:229-245 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Anas A. Al Bakri Author-X-Name-First: Anas A. Al Author-X-Name-Last: Bakri Author-Name: Mohammed Elgammal Author-X-Name-First: Mohammed Author-X-Name-Last: Elgammal Title: The effects of innovation dimensions on small and entrepreneurship business performance in emerging markets: evidence from Qatar Abstract: This study examines the effects of different innovation dimensions, namely financial, input, process, and output innovations on the small and entrepreneurship business (SEB) financial, organisational, and marketing performance in emerging markets, specifically in the Qatari context. A quantitative approach is the appropriate study design. The outcome clarifies that the SEB performance is the outcome of different factors that exist at multiple levels, including the financial, organisational, and marketing innovations that either reduce or reinforce each other during the interaction. The discovery justified the first hypothesis that innovation factors in SEBs are positively correlated to firm performance. The firm's innovation factors play an integral role in shaping its financial innovativeness. The findings demonstrate that the manifestation of the SEBs' marketing performance is openly interrelated with the innovation factors that operate closely with research and development investments and, the innovations. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 181-205 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: innovation; small business; entrepreneurship; firm performance; financial performance; organisational performance; marketing performance; innovation input; output innovation; innovation process; emerging markets; small and entrepreneurship business; SEB; Qatar. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146990 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:2:p:181-205 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Saad Salih Hussein Author-X-Name-First: Saad Salih Author-X-Name-Last: Hussein Author-Name: Naseem Al-Lallo Author-X-Name-First: Naseem Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Lallo Title: Using budgets to measure the financial efficiency of higher education institutions: a case study of Tikrit University Abstract: A budget is a dynamic tool used by management accounting to set a financial plan, control the resources, communicate among divisions, and subsequently reach financial efficiency by achieving the budgeted target. This paper aims to empirically investigate the use of budgets to measure the financial efficiency of higher education institutions, the Tikrit University in Iraq as a case study. Sixteen different budgets for a period of five years of data (2015-2019) were considered. Primary data was collected through the Delphi method and the min-max normalisation technique was employed. Partial adjustment model and fixed effect panel data analysis were used to measure the financial efficiency. The study observed that Tikrit University performed virtuously in the matter of achieving the budgeted target. Some contradictory results are found in the individual budget efficiency, which needs to be investigated further with appropriate data. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 372-389 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: budgets; financial efficiency; higher education institutions; Tikrit University. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146991 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:3:p:372-389 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nihan Yildirim Author-X-Name-First: Nihan Author-X-Name-Last: Yildirim Author-Name: Hakki Okan Yeloğlu Author-X-Name-First: Hakki Okan Author-X-Name-Last: Yeloğlu Title: Organisational characteristics of innovativeness revisited: an evaluation framework proposal with a comparative multiple case study on leading Turkish manufacturers Abstract: This paper explores the organisational characteristics facilitating innovativeness and proposes an organisational evaluation framework by a thematic content analysis of literature. This framework is applied and validated by multiple comparative case studies on Turkey's six major export leader manufacturing companies. The study utilises the qualitative information obtained from open-to-public documents about the selected companies. The key concepts that can be utilised as measures for assessing the organisational dimensions of innovativeness are also discussed. Comparative analysis of cases revealed some common organisational characteristics in all selected companies, such as strategic orientation towards innovation, organisational heritage, innovation experience, commitment to technology, use of technology transfer, R%D management, external links, openness, and financial resource management. The study also concluded that some dimensions such as space for creativity, cross-functional cooperation, or risk acceptance varies by organisational and industrial context. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 147-180 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: organisational innovativeness; organisational factors; case study; innovation measurement; innovativeness; manufacturing industry; automotive industry; durable goods industry; evaluation framework. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146992 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:2:p:147-180 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Roma Nova Cahjati Poetry Author-X-Name-First: Roma Nova Cahjati Author-X-Name-Last: Poetry Author-Name: Togar Mangihut Simatupang Author-X-Name-First: Togar Mangihut Author-X-Name-Last: Simatupang Author-Name: Achmad Ghazali Author-X-Name-First: Achmad Author-X-Name-Last: Ghazali Title: Co-innovation platform in creative tourism: a conceptual framework Abstract: The occurrence of COVID-19 pandemic mostly affected tourism, and the adoption of innovative mechanism is inevitable in this industry. Therefore, this study aims to provide a conceptual framework of co-innovation which can guide tourism practitioners in the implementation process. It is based on a comprehensive literature review of the co-innovation platform model and frameworks in creative tourism. The frameworks from selected publications are evaluated and synthesised to develop a complete conceptual model. Furthermore, the study addresses the primary constructs and possible outcomes of co-innovation platforms in creative tourism by synthesising previous findings in innovation and tourism. It recommends that creative tourism stakeholders conduct co-innovation in their destinations by implementing the four foundation pillars: convergence, collaboration, co-creation of experiences, and co-capture. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 390-408 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: co-innovation; creative tourism; conceptual framework; platform; collaboration. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146993 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:3:p:390-408 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Arup Mitra Author-X-Name-First: Arup Author-X-Name-Last: Mitra Author-Name: Sayan Gupta Author-X-Name-First: Sayan Author-X-Name-Last: Gupta Author-Name: Gautam Bandyopadhyay Author-X-Name-First: Gautam Author-X-Name-Last: Bandyopadhyay Author-Name: A.K. Jalan Author-X-Name-First: A.K. Author-X-Name-Last: Jalan Title: Indian stock market portfolio performance on COVID-19 by using clustering: an empirical study Abstract: Allocation of limited resources in stock market over a period of time is the most challenging factor for investors and participants. For many years, academicians and researchers have tried to build optimum portfolio to get maximum profit with minimum risk. Portfolio is a combination of positive and negative sub-assets from major assets. The portfolio optimisation is a process of manually but logically trying to create group of such sub-assets moving upward, downward or lateral and making investment to them. As forecasting is an expensive task for researchers, a simple clustering need to be introduced in order to maximise the profit and to minimise the risk. In this article, we have introduced mean-variance analysis to examine the profitability of portfolio management. Finally, ratio analysis is implemented in prediction for optimum portfolio. An equal must policy strategy has been adopted to compare the portfolios of Morgan Stanley Capital International MSCI-96 shares in the pre and post pandemic situation COVID-19, affected in India in 2020-2021, on the basis of performance. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 338-355 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: stock market; clustering; mean-variance; Altman z-score; risk and returns. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146994 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:3:p:338-355 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Wesley L. Harris Author-X-Name-First: Wesley L. Author-X-Name-Last: Harris Author-Name: Jarunee Wonglimpiyarat Author-X-Name-First: Jarunee Author-X-Name-Last: Wonglimpiyarat Title: Media Lab: mechanisms driving sci-fi to real world technological innovations? Abstract: Can science fiction (sci-fi) be transformed into real innovations? This is the challenging question that inspires Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab to turn imagination to future technological innovations. This research study analyses futuristic innovations of MIT Media Lab through the integrative lens of the competitive diamond model and the triple helix model. The results show that the government has to be less controlling in order to engender the process of 'innovation to create demand' and thrive high-tech initiatives. The 'demo-or-die' culture, a free-ranging and interdisciplinary approach to research, has effectively linked the Media Lab science fiction to the process of technology transfer. The empirical results and lessons of MIT Media Lab provide an interesting model of moving sci-fi to reality. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 356-371 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: science fiction; sci-fi; Media Lab; demo-or-die; technology transfer; triple helix; entrepreneurial ecosystem. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146995 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:3:p:356-371 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Subhodeep Mukherjee Author-X-Name-First: Subhodeep Author-X-Name-Last: Mukherjee Author-Name: Manish Mohan Baral Author-X-Name-First: Manish Mohan Author-X-Name-Last: Baral Author-Name: Ramji Nagariya Author-X-Name-First: Ramji Author-X-Name-Last: Nagariya Author-Name: Venkataiah Chittipaka Author-X-Name-First: Venkataiah Author-X-Name-Last: Chittipaka Title: Examining the traceability in agriculture supply chain using blockchain technology Abstract: Blockchain technology is changing the supply chain face by removing the trust-related issues among the vendors and customers. The agriculture supply chain consists of products from the farms to the customers. In this process, traceability plays a vital role in tracking and tracing the products in the entire supply chain. This research aims to identify traceability factors for adopting blockchain using stakeholders' theory. Five factors 'privacy', 'decentralised database', 'reduced transaction costs', 'secured database', 'shared database' are identified from the extensive literature review and the influence of these factors is measured on the blockchain adoption and traceability in agriculture supply chain. The results of the study show a positive influence of these five factors on the blockchain adoption and traceability in agriculture supply chain. The study will motivate the managers of agriculture supply chain for the blockchain adoption for enhancing the traceability. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 308-325 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: traceability; blockchain technology; agriculture supply chain; stakeholder theory; structural equation modelling; mediating variable. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146996 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:3:p:308-325 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Hoang Bui Author-X-Name-First: Hoang Author-X-Name-Last: Bui Author-Name: Zoltán Krajcsák Author-X-Name-First: Zoltán Author-X-Name-Last: Krajcsák Title: Impact of corporate governance and financial performance on sustainable innovation beyond the COVID-19 pandemic Abstract: This study goes into the research of sustainable innovation and its relation to the corporate governance and firm performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by exploring the changes that business firms carried out to maintain effective resume operation in the context of the post-COVID-19 pandemics. We also show a link between sustainability and financial firm performance. Our results show that sustainable innovation had an indirect positive and significant effect on financial performance, regardless of the business size or sector. The research paper shows that with a practical sustainable innovation, one's firm performance can alter the operation of the companies and generate positive outcomes to boost the recovery of business firms after COVID-19. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 273-286 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: corporate government; financial performance; sustainability innovation. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146997 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:2:p:273-286 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Rakshika Gupta Author-X-Name-First: Rakshika Author-X-Name-Last: Gupta Author-Name: Supran Kumar Sharma Author-X-Name-First: Supran Kumar Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma Author-Name: Jyoti Sharma Author-X-Name-First: Jyoti Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma Title: Panel data investigation of determinants of profitability: evidence from Indian corporate sector Abstract: The study uncovers the role of factors like size, liquidity, tangibility, firm age, asset turnover, capital structure, technical efficiency and its components on the level of profitability of the selected firms listed in S%P Index of Bombay Stock Exchange of India. The return on equity (ROE) and return on assets (ROA) have been employed as proxies of profitability. Quantitative research methods including panel regression models of random and fixed effects as well as data envelopment analysis based technical efficiency have been estimated to reveal the impact of aforementioned factors onprofitability of selected firms. The study recommends that tangibility, asset turnover, firm size, firm age and capital structure are significant on statistical ground for ROA whereas in case of ROE, capital structure, firm size, asset turnover and firm age are established as critically significant factors. The results also highlight that higher scale technical efficiency may ends in poorer profitability. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 287-307 Issue: 3 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: firm age; profitability; liquidity; return on equity; return on assets; panel data. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146998 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:3:p:287-307 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Alice Salami-Adesanya Author-X-Name-First: Alice Author-X-Name-Last: Salami-Adesanya Author-Name: Marisa Ramírez-Alesón Author-X-Name-First: Marisa Author-X-Name-Last: Ramírez-Alesón Title: Innovation and the international field: a bibliometric study Abstract: This paper explores the academic research on innovation, its related concepts - R%D, technology - and its international scope, because in recent years it has been growing in importance in both business and academic spheres. This greater interest has resulted in a broad area of new knowledge but there is a lack of studies bringing the concepts together. The aim of this paper is to identify the main lines of research, their trends, topics and the research agenda on innovation and internationalisation. Through a bibliometric analysis of more than 10,000 articles published in the main journals in this field of study (Web of Science), a comprehensive overview and time evolution of the field of study is obtained. The bibliographic data has been processed using VOSviewer software and co-citation analyses, bibliographic coupling and co-occurrence of authors and keywords. The results show that the current topics are mainly based on the study of innovation, management, performance and technology. Future lines of research are identified from topics with lower co-occurrence, such as knowledge transfer, collaboration, governance, spillovers and open innovation, among others. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 206-228 Issue: 2 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: innovation; internationalisation; R%D; technology; bibliometric analysis; VOSviewer. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=146999 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:2:p:206-228 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Maria Francisca Lies Ambarwati Author-X-Name-First: Maria Francisca Lies Author-X-Name-Last: Ambarwati Author-Name: Idris Gautama So Author-X-Name-First: Idris Gautama Author-X-Name-Last: So Author-Name: Sri Bramantoro Abdinagoro Author-X-Name-First: Sri Bramantoro Author-X-Name-Last: Abdinagoro Author-Name: Yosef Dedy Pradipto Author-X-Name-First: Yosef Dedy Author-X-Name-Last: Pradipto Title: Recalibrating the compass: what truly matters to travellers after uncertainty Abstract: This study explores the influence of service quality, destination image, and perceived risk on Indonesian tourists' behavioural intentions in the post-pandemic period. It highlights a psychological shift in travel decision-making, where emotional reassurance and safety now outweigh traditional service excellence. Using a quantitative explanatory approach, data were gathered from 300 domestic tourists aged 20-50 in Jakarta, Banten, and West Java. Analysis was conducted through PLS-SEM, guided by the theory of planned behaviour. Findings reveal that destination image has the strongest positive impact on behavioural intention, while perceived risk negatively affects it. Service quality conspicuously did not have any effect, suggesting a shift to focusing on psychological comfort. For tourism policymakers, these findings may imply to reinforce a trustworthy and emotion-based destination image constitute the above-described perceived risk by transparent health communication. The current study extends post-pandemic tourism research by re-conceptualising key predictors of behaviour in a South-East Asian context. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 1-21 Issue: 6 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: destination image; perceived risk; behavioural intention; service quality; theory of planned behaviour; TPB. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=147657 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Open Access Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:6:p:1-21 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Boris Urban Author-X-Name-First: Boris Author-X-Name-Last: Urban Author-Name: Jefferson Yu-Jen Chen Author-X-Name-First: Jefferson Yu-Jen Author-X-Name-Last: Chen Author-Name: Kelisha Panday Author-X-Name-First: Kelisha Author-X-Name-Last: Panday Title: The relevance of social capital in the form of network brokerage, network cohesion and network homophily to intrapreneurship Abstract: Research acknowledges that innovation within an organisation is as much of a social phenomenon as a technical one, signifying the importance of social capital to develop intrapreneurship. Given there are several unresolved issues concerning the various forms of social capital on intrapreneuring, the study seeks to establish to what extent does social capital in the form of network brokerage, social network cohesion and network homophily influence intrapreneurship. A survey is administered internationally to middle managers as they have an integrative role enabling them to shape intrapreneurial behaviour in an organisation. Findings show positive and significant results for all the study hypotheses, where network building, network influence, bridging, trust, reciprocity, and relationship linking all demonstrate large predictive relevancy values in terms of the study model. The relevance of the significant findings is apparent when considering that activities associated with fostering network brokerage and social cohesion can explain intrapreneurship. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 428-447 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: intrapreneurship; corporate entrepreneurship; innovation; social capital; network brokerage; social network cohesion; network homophily. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=147667 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:4:p:428-447 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ashifuddin Ahmed Saikia Author-X-Name-First: Ashifuddin Ahmed Author-X-Name-Last: Saikia Author-Name: Chandan Goswami Author-X-Name-First: Chandan Author-X-Name-Last: Goswami Title: Assessing willingness to pay dynamics at a World Heritage Site of India: a stated preference approach Abstract: Manas National Park (MNP) is a World Heritage Site in Assam, India. It holds immense conservational significance due to its ecological biodiversity. Despite accomplishing notable conservation success, the lack of adequate and timely funds is a constant burden for the management. Therefore, this study aims to assess the willingness to pay (WTP) of MNP visitors and identify the important determinants and attributes so that the key action areas could be identified for better tourism management and improved earnings. Based on the contingent valuation method, the study employed the payment card approach on 178 park visitors to elicit their WTP responses. Although tourism in MNP is still at an early stage, it was observed that the visitors place considerable value to the preservation of the park. Loyalty, environmental disposition, and concern for MNP were observed to be strong positive determinants of visitors' WTP. In addition, infrastructure, services/facilities, and cost emerged as the crucial attributes of the park. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 409-427 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: protected-area; national park management; contingent valuation; revenue generation; financial sustainability; pricing policy; India. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=147668 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:4:p:409-427 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Komal Anand Author-X-Name-First: Komal Author-X-Name-Last: Anand Author-Name: Sheena Suresh Author-X-Name-First: Sheena Author-X-Name-Last: Suresh Title: The influence of quality factors on AR-based mobile apps and its role in enhancing satisfaction and reuse intention behaviour - an empirical investigation Abstract: Superimposing the real world with computer-generated imagery promises enormous potential for business houses. Its application in industries has thus far been stunted by deficient studies. Appreciating the prevailing scenario, this study investigates and analyses the impact of quality characteristics (information quality, system quality and service quality) on satisfaction and reuse intention of this new contraption popularly known as 'augmented reality' or AR apps. Survey data collected from respondents were liberally used to demonstrate factors affecting AR app user satisfaction and reuse appeal towards AR apps. Measurement and structural modelling of data were analysed using Smart PLS v3.3.3. Analysing quality determinants on user satisfaction, an essential element that helps businesses improve their user services has been primarily focused on in this study and could assemble a significant contribution to AR literature. The findings of this study will benefit companies, policymakers, and app developer's ways to attract new users. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 466-486 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: augmented reality; information quality; system quality; service quality; user satisfaction; reuse intention. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=147669 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:4:p:466-486 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Lata Bajpai Singh Author-X-Name-First: Lata Bajpai Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Author-Name: Syed Asif Mehdi Author-X-Name-First: Syed Asif Author-X-Name-Last: Mehdi Author-Name: Anubha Vashisht Author-X-Name-First: Anubha Author-X-Name-Last: Vashisht Author-Name: Priya Grover Author-X-Name-First: Priya Author-X-Name-Last: Grover Title: Entrepreneurial learning and entrepreneurial intention - the mediating role of personal growth initiative Abstract: In the present study, researchers expect to find out whether and how entrepreneurial learning influences respondents' future entrepreneurial intentions both directly and indirectly. Although prior studies have empirically explored the direct effect, but the role of personal growth initiative as a mediator has never been examined in the past studies. Therefore, the present study investigates the mediating influence of personal growth initiative on the link among entrepreneurial learning and entrepreneurial intention. The empirical study is based on 256 respondents from the different universities located in Delhi-NCR. The study's findings demonstrated a substantial positive correlation between all constructs, i.e., entrepreneurial learning, personal growth initiative, and entrepreneurial intention, and also confirmed the mediating effect of personal growth initiative between entrepreneurial learning and intention. The study's findings will be valuable to academic universities across the world, where the academicians are involved in transferring entrepreneurial learning for improving entrepreneurial intention among the students. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 448-465 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: entrepreneurial learning; entrepreneurial intention; personal growth initiative; PGI; entrepreneurship development. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=147670 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:4:p:448-465 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jaeyeon Choi Author-X-Name-First: Jaeyeon Author-X-Name-Last: Choi Author-Name: Kyunghwan Choi Author-X-Name-First: Kyunghwan Author-X-Name-Last: Choi Author-Name: Seongwoo Kim Author-X-Name-First: Seongwoo Author-X-Name-Last: Kim Title: Evolving strategic performance-based logistics in the military: a total life-cycle approach perspective Abstract: This study contributes to developing a strategic performance-based logistics (PBL) that considers a failure pattern and performance indicators from a total life cycle approach perspective. After reviewing a lot of PBL literature related to the type of contract and period, we conduct a multi-case analysis focusing on 13 implementing cases in Korea as our sample. To mature a strategic PBL, we suggest different performance indicators and incentives by contract type, especially risk factors and settlements at the initial phase from the focus group interviews with government and industry experts. Through our meticulous examination, we draw a new conclusion that is efficient and effective in securing long-term contracts with firm and fixed-price contracts (FFPC) and rough and estimated price contracts (REPC). This paper may be the first to present a strategic PBL, including contract types and periods that benefit both the governments and defence companies from a total life cycle approach perspective. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 509-525 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: performance-based logistics; PBL; total life-cycle; firm and fixed-price contract; FFPC; rough and estimate price contract; REPC; failure patterns; performance indicators. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=147671 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:4:p:509-525 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sarita Mishra Author-X-Name-First: Sarita Author-X-Name-Last: Mishra Title: Covenant prioritisation in Indian venture capital partnership agreement with entrepreneur Abstract: The study examines 77 Indian venture capital partnership agreement of venture capital fund. Though the objectives of these contracts are similar but their structures are quite heterogeneous in nature. Major covenants included in Indian venture capital contract are highlighted in this study as per the potential and requirement of the partnership contract. Indian venture capital agreement includes 21 types' of contractual covenant belongs to three broad category. The items include cash flow, restrictive and exit covenant. These three types of covenant are more common in Indian VC deal to reduce discrepancy and conflict among various partners. All the 21-covenant listed in this study is prioritised by RIDIT analysis. The response of VC investor towards importance of each covenant in VC contract is the reference data set in this study. This study finds covenants under cash flow right category s.a. participating preferred, sum of cash flow contingencies are most important according to investor's point of view in Indian VC contract. The result of this study is in support of previous eminent literature (Bengtsson, 2011). The finding of the study contributes towards importance of cash flow right for conflict resolution in entrepreneurial finance literature. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 526-539 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: venture capital partnership contract; covenant; cash flow right. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=147672 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:4:p:526-539 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Md. Shawan Uddin Author-X-Name-First: Md. Shawan Author-X-Name-Last: Uddin Author-Name: Sheikh M. Nurullah Author-X-Name-First: Sheikh M. Author-X-Name-Last: Nurullah Author-Name: A.N.M. Jahangir Kabir Author-X-Name-First: A.N.M. Jahangir Author-X-Name-Last: Kabir Author-Name: A.K.M. Moniruzzaman Author-X-Name-First: A.K.M. Author-X-Name-Last: Moniruzzaman Title: Developing conceptual framework of the actors of industrial relations in the RMG industry of Bangladesh: a strategic choice perspective Abstract: The main purpose of this study is to develop a theoretical model based on previous literature to identify the actors in the ready-made garment (RMG) industry in Bangladesh that affects industrial relations (IRs). This study attempts to explore the actors of IRs. This research framework is developed through a comprehensive literature review by incorporating strategic choice theory and the related research agenda. The link between the actors and IRs has been indicated by relevant literature. Literature's empirical proof also indicates a clear relationship between the actors and IRs. Therefore, this study will help solve unclear ideas about the development and harmonious relationship between the actors and IRs in the RMG sector. The framework ensures its importance of originality in this study due to the addition of new actor international buyers (IBs) to the earlier framework by Dunlop (1958). By examining the theory of strategic choice and its contribution to IRs, this leads to scarce literature on IRs in RMG. This study will benefit to all actors of IRs, policy makers and academician. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 487-508 Issue: 4 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: ready-made garment; RMG; industrial relations; trade unions; employers; government agents; international buyers; strategic choice theory; Bangladesh. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=147673 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:4:p:487-508 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Repon Miah Author-X-Name-First: Repon Author-X-Name-Last: Miah Author-Name: Md. Abdur Rouf Author-X-Name-First: Md. Abdur Author-X-Name-Last: Rouf Author-Name: Samsul Alam Author-X-Name-First: Samsul Author-X-Name-Last: Alam Title: An empirical analysis on factors affecting listed banking companies' leverage in Bangladesh Abstract: The study intended to determine the characteristics of Bangladeshi listed banking companies return on assets (ROA), total assets (TA), return on sales (ROS), board size (BSIZ), independent director (IND), separation of chief executive officer (SCEO), age, and its influence on these banks' leverage. For a total 150 annual reports over a period of five years of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) enlisted banks were selected as the sample in this study, which is analysed using content analysis technique. The economic model fits with the data that have been used for evaluating the effect of experimental variables on the measured variable termed as leverage. Among the factors analysed, it was found that two factors have a significant relationship affecting the leverage of banking companies. The results of this study found from regression models show that ROA is positively and significantly related to the leverage of the banking companies. On the other hand, ROS and INDs are related to the leverage of banking entities negatively and significantly. Thus, the study shows that ROA positively and significantly influences banking companies' leverage decisions. Conversely, the banking companies' leverage decision is influenced by ROS both negatively and significantly. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 90-104 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: bank characteristics; financial leverage; return on assets; total assets; return on sales; age; Bangladesh. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=148402 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:1:p:90-104 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Santosh Satyanarayan Baheti Author-X-Name-First: Santosh Satyanarayan Author-X-Name-Last: Baheti Author-Name: Usha Lenka Author-X-Name-First: Usha Author-X-Name-Last: Lenka Title: Sustainable innovation domain – a retrospective analysis of twenty years through scientometric technique Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to inspect the growth of sustainable innovation domain for the past two decades. We have conducted a systematic review and scientometric analysis of 1,271 articles during 2000 to 2019 through the analysis of citation, co-citation, co-word, co-author and bibliographic coupling. The cluster analysis result shows the citation pattern of authors, documents, journals, and institutes with productive research output. Through the in-depth analysis of literature, we have presented different theories and constructs of sustainable innovation domain. The relationship between sustainable innovation and company performance has received growing attention in research, yet a consensus remains elusive. This study organises the knowledge basis for sustainability challenges, new form of sustainable innovations, unsustainable business practices, and different strategies for sustainable business innovation. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 33-52 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: organisational innovation; organisational performance; systematic review; scientometric analysis. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=148403 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:1:p:33-52 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Pankaj C. Shete Author-X-Name-First: Pankaj C. Author-X-Name-Last: Shete Author-Name: Zulfiquar N. Ansari Author-X-Name-First: Zulfiquar N. Author-X-Name-Last: Ansari Author-Name: Ravi Kant Author-X-Name-First: Ravi Author-X-Name-Last: Kant Title: Sustainable supply chain innovation: a state-of-the-art literature review and future research avenues Abstract: In recent years, the role of innovation from a sustainability perspective has emerged as a key contributor to improving sustainability performance. The purpose of this paper is to systematically review the sustainable innovation (SI) research based on content analysis methodology. A total of 191 relevant research articles from SCOPUS database were selected from 2004 to 2020. These articles are categorised into 16 categories: time span, journal, publisher, university, country, research design, research method, multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods, data analysis techniques, theory, dimensions, industries, enablers, issues, and barriers. The significant finding indicates that survey is the most prominent research method in SI literature. Analytical hierarchy process is the most commonly used MCDM. The researcher used structural equation modelling to analyse the collected data. SI research is predominantly performed in the countries like China and India. A significant analysis is carried out in the manufacturing industry. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 1-32 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: sustainable supply chain innovation; literature review; content analysis; research methodology. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=148404 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:1:p:1-32 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Waed Ensour Author-X-Name-First: Waed Author-X-Name-Last: Ensour Author-Name: Mohannad Obeid Al Shbail Author-X-Name-First: Mohannad Obeid Al Author-X-Name-Last: Shbail Author-Name: Hashem Alshurafat Author-X-Name-First: Hashem Author-X-Name-Last: Alshurafat Title: Organisational cynicism and auditors' turnover intention: the mediating role of emotional exhaustion Abstract: Many empirical studies have examined predictors of employees' turnover intention. In this vein, emotional exhaustion has been found as a predictor of this outcome. Yet, little is known about the role of organisational cynicism in fostering employees' emotional exhaustion and the role of emotional exhaustion in mediating the relationship between organisational cynicism and auditors' turnover intention. As such, this study investigates the relationship between organisational cynicism and auditors' turnover intention. Even more, this study investigates this association in the auditors' context by encompassing emotional exhaustion as a mediator. Results indicate that organisational cynicism positively and significantly impacts emotional exhaustion. Results also supported the positive and significant impact of affective cynicism on turnover intention of internal auditors, whereas cognitive cynicism and behavioural cynicism did not have such an impact. As for emotional exhaustion, it was found to have a significant impact on the turnover intention of the internal auditors. Emotional exhaustion was found to fully mediate the cognitive cynicism-turnover intention and behavioural cynicism-turnover intention relationships. However, it only had a partial mediating impact on the affective cynicism-turnover intention relationship. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 53-73 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: organisational cynicism; emotional exhaustion; turnover intention; auditors. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=148405 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:1:p:53-73 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sami Kajalo Author-X-Name-First: Sami Author-X-Name-Last: Kajalo Author-Name: Jukka I. Mattila Author-X-Name-First: Jukka I. Author-X-Name-Last: Mattila Title: How different motives to acquire management consulting affect firms' organisational performance? Abstract: Firms have different motives to acquire management consulting services. However, only limited evidence has been presented on how these different motives affect firms' experienced benefits. This paper focuses on this research gap by studying empirically how different motives to acquire management consulting affect firms' organisational performance. For the empirical analysis a data (N = 1,127) was collected among managers who acquire services of management consultants. We use structural equation modelling (SEM) to test our hypotheses. The results of the SEM model show that when consulting is purchased to obtain best expertise or learn best practises this leads to higher organisational performance. Improved client decisions are in a key mediatory role between management consulting service delivery and organisation's performance. The results show also that using consultancy to gain higher legitimacy does not lead to higher organisational performance. Overall, this research expands knowledge about management consultancy and its impacts on organisational performance. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 74-89 Issue: 1 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: management consulting; competitive advantage; client-consultant relationship; leadership. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=148406 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:1:p:74-89 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Herni Suhartini Author-X-Name-First: Herni Author-X-Name-Last: Suhartini Author-Name: Fetty Poerwita Sary Author-X-Name-First: Fetty Poerwita Author-X-Name-Last: Sary Title: Empowering performance through engagement: the mediating role of employee engagement in the relationship between transformational leadership, self-directed learning, and employee performance in the cosmetics industry Abstract: Amid growing competition in the cosmetics industry, this study explores how transformational leadership and self-directed learning relate to employee performance, with employee engagement as a mediating variable. A survey of 105 employees at a cosmetics company was conducted using a structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) with SmartPLS. Results show that transformational leadership significantly enhances engagement but does not directly affect performance. Self-directed learning positively influences both engagement and performance. Employee engagement has the most potent effect on performance, confirming its mediating role. These findings suggest that leadership and learning strategies must be aligned with engagement efforts to optimise employee performance. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 1-22 Issue: 7 Volume: 37 Year: 2025 Keywords: transformational leadership; employee engagement; self-directed learning; SDL; employee performance; cosmetics industry; structural equation modelling; SEM. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=148560 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Open Access Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:37:y:2025:i:7:p:1-22 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Baraka Israel Author-X-Name-First: Baraka Author-X-Name-Last: Israel Title: The impact of supply chain innovative practices on customer satisfaction in small manufacturing enterprises Abstract: This paper examines the extent to which manufacturing SMEs embrace SCIPs and their impact on customer satisfaction using a convenience sampling technique and cross-sectional research design. Data were collected from 172 customers of manufacturing SMEs in Mwanza city, Tanzania using a questionnaire. Binary logistic regression was used to ascertain the impact of SCIPs on customer satisfaction. The study revealed electronic data interchange, early buyer involvement, just-in-time, collaboration, vendor-managed inventory, lean production, agile supply chain, outsourcing and cross-docking as the most SCIPs adopted in manufacturing SMEs. The spotted SCIPs showed a positive and statistically significant impact on customer satisfaction. The study concludes that SCIPs are important tools for customer satisfaction along the supply chain of manufacturing SMEs. Therefore, supply chain stakeholders should aim at full adoption of SCIPs to improve their performance, satisfy and retain customers. The study also provides direction for future studies, theoretical and managerial implications to policymakers and scholars. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 145-163 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: supply chain; SCIPs; manufacturing SMEs; customer satisfaction. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=148866 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:2:p:145-163 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Y. Anjel Raj Author-X-Name-First: Y. Anjel Author-X-Name-Last: Raj Author-Name: J. Hemalatha Author-X-Name-First: J. Author-X-Name-Last: Hemalatha Author-Name: K. Mohamed Jasim Author-X-Name-First: K. Mohamed Author-X-Name-Last: Jasim Title: Ascertaining the effectiveness of social media marketing activities on purchase intention and the moderation effect of consumer trust Abstract: This study investigates the impact of social media marketing activities (SMMA) on the purchase intention (PI) of online customers. Quality of content (QOC), entertainment (ENT), mode of interaction (MI), trendiness (TR) and customisation (CU) are the independent variables employed in the study. The study also deployed consumer trust (CTR) as the moderating variable. Data collected through Google Forms from the regular and active social media users yielded 489 valuable responses. To assess the validity of the questionnaire, content and construct validity were established, and reliability was measured using Cronbach's alpha and found to be 0.811. Data collected were analysed using statistical techniques such as exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), moderating analysis and SEM. The study witnessed a statistically significant association between QOC, ET, MI, TR and CU with PI. CTR was found to moderate the relationship between SMAA and PI. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 164-185 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: social media; purchase intention; PI; consumer trust; CTR; quality of content; entertainment; ENT; trendiness; TR; customisation; CU; mode of interaction; MI. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=148867 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:2:p:164-185 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mohammad Daradkeh Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad Author-X-Name-Last: Daradkeh Title: Privacy policies and user self-disclosure in social media: the mediating effect of social media trust Abstract: With the increasing adoption of social media platforms, privacy concerns and self-disclosure behaviours have attracted much attention in academic and business circles. Based on the antecedent-privacy concern-outcome (APCO) model of privacy concerns, this study develops a moderated mediation model to examine the mechanisms by which social media privacy policies (including both dimensions of privacy policy understanding and perceived effectiveness) influence self-disclosure. To test the model, this study used a deductive approach with a quantitative research design. Data were collected from social media users through a self-reported questionnaire. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to test the research model and hypotheses. The results of this study show that trust in social media mediates the relationship between privacy policy and self-disclosure, and that privacy cost moderates the relationship between privacy policy and trust in social media. Moreover, the relationship between privacy policies and self-disclosure is not a simple linear model, but a complex multilinear model with a mediated effect. This study provides empirical evidence for understanding the effects of social media privacy policies on self-disclosure and the factors that contribute to users' self-disclosure decisions on social media platforms. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 221-239 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: privacy policies; self-disclosure; social media trust; SMT; privacy cost; antecedent-privacy concern-outcome model; APCO; privacy cost; social media. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=148868 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:2:p:221-239 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Elina Ojala-Ketolainen Author-X-Name-First: Elina Author-X-Name-Last: Ojala-Ketolainen Author-Name: Janne Huiskonen Author-X-Name-First: Janne Author-X-Name-Last: Huiskonen Author-Name: Ville Ojanen Author-X-Name-First: Ville Author-X-Name-Last: Ojanen Title: Customer experience management in financial services: a systematic literature review Abstract: This article explores recent development in research-based knowledge of customer experience management in financial services. The objectives of the research are to identify the current state-of-the-art in this field and to reveal gaps in existing knowledge. The results indicate that earlier research on customer experience in financial services focused on managerial literature about customer centricity in companies. Recently, research interests have also centred around customer experience measurement. Another finding was that studies about utilising customer journeys in financial services context are still limited, and research on technology development's effect on customer experience in financial services requires further exploration. Altogether, this study suggested seven future research directions. Despite the consensus that customer experience is industry-specific, a review of research focusing on customer experience specifically in financial services context has been lacking. Hence, this review makes a unique contribution by identifying the main themes in existing research and proposing further research areas. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 124-144 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: customer experience; customer experience management; financial services; banking; systematic literature review. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=148869 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:2:p:124-144 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Natalia Troccoli Marques da Silva Author-X-Name-First: Natalia Troccoli Marques da Author-X-Name-Last: Silva Author-Name: Giuliana Aparecida Santini Pigatto Author-X-Name-First: Giuliana Aparecida Santini Author-X-Name-Last: Pigatto Author-Name: Eduardo Guilherme Satolo Author-X-Name-First: Eduardo Guilherme Author-X-Name-Last: Satolo Title: Eco-innovation practices in the supply chain management Abstract: The article aims to identify eco-innovation practices and their consequences in the furniture supply chain. Theories on supply chain management and eco-innovation made it possible to identify eco-innovation practices belonging to the supply chain that could be applied to the furniture industry. Literature research and a systematic literature review (SLR) were used for the theoretical foundation. For data collection, a multiple case study was carried out in companies belonging to the furniture sector in Brazil to analyse how eco-innovation practices are carried out. The results showed that eco-innovation practices are embedded in the activities of companies analysed through business processes: customer relationship management, manufacturing management, supplier relationship management, product development, marketing and return management. It is concluded that there are eco-innovation practices in the furniture supply chain and that the adoption of these practices ensures the competitiveness of companies in the market and results in social, environmental, and economic benefits. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 204-220 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: practices; eco-innovation; supply chain; furniture. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=148870 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:2:p:204-220 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mili Kar Author-X-Name-First: Mili Author-X-Name-Last: Kar Author-Name: Manisha Dey Author-X-Name-First: Manisha Author-X-Name-Last: Dey Author-Name: Keya Das Ghosh Author-X-Name-First: Keya Das Author-X-Name-Last: Ghosh Title: An impact assessment of technological innovations in the credit delivery of the banking sector: evidence from India Abstract: Digitalisation in the financial sector is increasingly paving the way for easy, convenient, and paperless work for bank performance and India is also witnessing impressive growth in digital banking transactions. As per the data released by RBI, the share of digital payments against total non-cash retail payments increased to 98.5% in the year 2020–2021 as compared to its previous year's share of 97.0%. Thus, this study attempts to analyse the impact of technological innovations, particularly, digital payment methods on the performance of bank lending. The study employs the Johansen cointegration test to examine the long run relationship between digital payment methods and the performance of bank lending in India and the Wald test is carried out to examine short-run causality. The findings of the study confirm that there is no existence of long-run causality between credit card POS, debit card POS, mobile banking, interbank transactions, and NEFT on bank lending. On the other hand, the test found the existence of short-run causality between the select payment methods and bank lending. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 186-203 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: technological innovations; digital banking; innovative payment methods; bank lending; cointegration. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=148871 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:2:p:186-203 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jose Arias-Pérez Author-X-Name-First: Jose Author-X-Name-Last: Arias-Pérez Author-Name: Thanh Huynh Author-X-Name-First: Thanh Author-X-Name-Last: Huynh Author-Name: Juan Cepeda Author-X-Name-First: Juan Author-X-Name-Last: Cepeda Author-Name: Tho Duc Bui Author-X-Name-First: Tho Duc Author-X-Name-Last: Bui Author-Name: Van Thu Bui Author-X-Name-First: Van Thu Author-X-Name-Last: Bui Author-Name: Dong Thi Do Author-X-Name-First: Dong Thi Author-X-Name-Last: Do Title: Innovation performance: the effects of closed and open innovations and information technology capacity Abstract: This study analyses the effects of closed and open innovations on the relationship between information technology capacity and innovation performance. The research model was built based upon previous studies in which the relationships among these concepts were proposed theoretically. The mediation model was empirically examined by using structural equation modelling with the consistent method of partial-least-squares on a data drawn from 233 responses collected from a multinational firm operating in several technology-follower countries. The results show that only closed innovation and the acquisition capability of open innovation play mediating roles within the relationship between information technology capacity and innovation performance. This study generates a need for rethinking about the role of open innovation because it values the benefit of the capture of non-technological information on local markets, in contrast to previous studies that only highlight the acquisition of technology. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 105-123 Issue: 2 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: open innovation; closed innovation; information technology capacity; innovation performance. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=148873 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:2:p:105-123 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Trang Quynh Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Trang Quynh Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Author-Name: Huyen Thanh Nguyen Author-X-Name-First: Huyen Thanh Author-X-Name-Last: Nguyen Author-Name: Truong Trong Hoang Author-X-Name-First: Truong Trong Author-X-Name-Last: Hoang Title: Green process innovation and sustainable performance: an exploratory study in Bat Trang ceramic craft village Abstract: Green process innovation plays a crucial role in enhancing sustainable performance, enabling manufacturers to reduce environmental impacts while gaining a competitive advantage. This study examines green process innovation and sustainable performance among manufacturing establishments in Bat Trang ceramic village. Based on in-depth interviews with ten owners of establishments that have adopted green process innovation, the findings identify five key drivers: 1) market factors; 2) stakeholder pressure; 3) technological factors; 4) collaboration and networking; 5) social, cultural, and ethical considerations. Most establishments are applying cleaner technologies by replacing conventional combustion methods with liquefied petroleum gas and electricity. Respondents also highlighted the positive effects of green process innovation on sustainable performance across three dimensions: economic, environmental, and social. The study offers policy implications aimed at promoting green process innovation to enhance sustainable performance. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 1-22 Issue: 5 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: green innovation; green process innovation; clean technology; sustainability; sustainable performance; economic performance; environmental performance; social performance; craft village; Vietnam. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=148938 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Open Access Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:5:p:1-22 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ziyi Jing Author-X-Name-First: Ziyi Author-X-Name-Last: Jing Author-Name: Tachakorn Wongkumchai Author-X-Name-First: Tachakorn Author-X-Name-Last: Wongkumchai Title: The role of AI-powered chatbots on improving customer experience in e-commerce: a case study of pharmaceutical organisations in Shanghai Abstract: This research investigated the influence of AI chatbots on customer experience and satisfaction in Shanghai's e-commerce pharmacies. Using a quantitative survey research design, data was collected from a sample of 400 respondents, drawn from the internet-using population in Shanghai. The Chinese customers in Shanghai with prior experience using AI chatbots in e-commerce pharmacies. The sample size was determined by the Taro Yamane formula and participants were selected through simple random sampling. An online survey questionnaire with high reliability (Cronbach's alpha > 0.80) was used as the data collection instrument. Data analysis was performed using SPSS, including descriptive, inferential statistics, and structural equation modelling. The findings indicated that AI chatbots positively influenced customer experience, which in turn enhanced customer satisfaction through personalised and interactive experiences. These results also aligned with the customer relationship management theory, emphasising how AI chatbots can strengthen customer relationships by meeting real-time needs and fostering trust. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 23-48 Issue: 5 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: customer experience; AI-powered chatbots; customer service engagement; customer relationship management; CRM; customer satisfaction. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=148940 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Open Access Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:5:p:23-48 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Worud Awamleh Author-X-Name-First: Worud Author-X-Name-Last: Awamleh Author-Name: Saida Kuftan Al-Adwan Author-X-Name-First: Saida Kuftan Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Adwan Author-Name: Areen A.Q. Almajali Author-X-Name-First: Areen A.Q. Author-X-Name-Last: Almajali Author-Name: Hussein Khazer Almajali Author-X-Name-First: Hussein Khazer Author-X-Name-Last: Almajali Title: Barriers to employing women with disabilities in Jordanian organisations Abstract: This study aims to identify the barriers facing the employment of women with disabilities in Jordanian institutions. The study used the descriptive comparative research method, as it is suitable for research purposes. To verify the views of employers and female workers with disabilities about these barriers, the researchers prepared a questionnaire divided into four domains (personal difficulties, family difficulties, functional administrative difficulties, and environmental difficulties). The results of the study indicated that the difficulties facing the employment of female workers with disabilities came to a high degree while difficulties of employing female workers with disabilities from the point of view of the employers of Jordanian institutions came to a medium degree. The results also indicated that there were statistically significant differences between the difficulties of employing female workers with disabilities due to the variable of the type of disability. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 264-287 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: women; women with disabilities; working women; Jordanian institutions. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=149642 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:3:p:264-287 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Michal Jirásek Author-X-Name-First: Michal Author-X-Name-Last: Jirásek Author-Name: František Sudzina Author-X-Name-First: František Author-X-Name-Last: Sudzina Title: The association between personality traits and perceived innovativeness Abstract: The innovativeness of individuals is a building block of innovation in organisations. Previous research has indicated that certain personality traits are linked to individuals' perceived innovativeness. We aim to shed further light on how these links differ by analysing self- and meta-perceptions of innovativeness. We used a sample of Danish students as part of a broader personality project in which respondents filled out the Big Five inventory questionnaire (BFI-44) on the five personality traits and more detailed personality facets. The results showed that openness to experience and extraversion were positively associated with self-and meta-perceptions of innovativeness, while conscientiousness and neuroticism were associated positively with meta-perception only. Agreeableness was weakly associated with both types of perceptions but its direction was subject to change. Our results broadly support previous empirical studies. They also highlight that differences in perceptions depend on the perspective of the evaluator. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 314-331 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: innovativeness; personality traits; Big Five; self-perception; meta-perception. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=149643 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:3:p:314-331 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Latika Sharma Author-X-Name-First: Latika Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma Author-Name: Hemantkumar P. Bulsara Author-X-Name-First: Hemantkumar P. Author-X-Name-Last: Bulsara Title: Understanding social entrepreneurial intentions among higher education students in India: a PLS-SEM-based approach to personality and contextual factors Abstract: Using the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) as a theoretical framework, this research aims to analyse personality factors (PFs), contextual factors (CFs), and social entrepreneurial intentions (SEIs). The authors contacted North-West Indian students in engineering and business administration (professional courses) who are of career-decision-making age for this study. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyse the study's test results. TPB's antecedents are revealed to provide partial support in the research. The authors have attempted to pinpoint which aspects of social entrepreneurship impact India's youth by analysing the information collected from PF and CF. For students interested in social entrepreneurship to launch successful social enterprises in the near future, policymakers and educational institutions should take care of and encourage a variety of personality and contextual traits. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 288-313 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: social entrepreneurial intention; SEI; personality factors; contextual factors; higher education; social enterprise; theory of planned behaviour; TPB; India; social entrepreneurship; risk taking; proactiveness; innovativeness; prior experience; university support. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=149644 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:3:p:288-313 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Misbah Noreen Author-X-Name-First: Misbah Author-X-Name-Last: Noreen Author-Name: Prashant Ashok Sonawane Author-X-Name-First: Prashant Ashok Author-X-Name-Last: Sonawane Author-Name: Ammara Sarwar Author-X-Name-First: Ammara Author-X-Name-Last: Sarwar Author-Name: M.S. Mia Author-X-Name-First: M.S. Author-X-Name-Last: Mia Author-Name: Ferdoushi Ahmed Author-X-Name-First: Ferdoushi Author-X-Name-Last: Ahmed Title: An insight into recent trends in mobile money services: a comprehensive bibliometric analysis Abstract: Mobile money services have brought a revolution with an innovative idea in the financial services sector. Therefore, this study aims to provide an insight into the recent trends in research and publications on mobile money services. The study retrieved published documents on mobile money services from Scopus database for the period of 2009-2021. A comprehensive bibliometric analysis was carried out using several methods. The analysis found a steady increase in the number of publications on mobile money services during the past 13 years. From a geographical point of view, several countries around the world are contributing significantly to research and publications on mobile money services. However, the USA and the UK were found to show their excellence in publications with the highest number of citations, most productive authors and prominent institutions, and collaboration. The study findings might be useful for academia and practitioners to bring the burning issues related to mobile money services into the light. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 241-263 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: insight; mobile money services; recent trends; bibliometric analysis. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=149645 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:3:p:241-263 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: V. Sathya Moorthi Author-X-Name-First: V. Sathya Author-X-Name-Last: Moorthi Author-Name: S.B. Inayath Ahamed Author-X-Name-First: S.B. Inayath Author-X-Name-Last: Ahamed Author-Name: G. Delina Author-X-Name-First: G. Author-X-Name-Last: Delina Title: Social media recruitment as a blue ocean strategy for recruitment outcomes in South Indian manufacturing companies - the moderating role of HR investment Abstract: Social media has gained popularity in recruitment owing to its numerous benefits for effective recruitment process. This study considers social media recruitment as a blue ocean strategy that curbs competition and attracts talents since it is not much prevalent in the Indian manufacturing industry. This research examines the moderating role of HR investment in the relationship between social media recruitment and recruitment outcomes. Data has been collected from HR recruitment consultancies using a questionnaire. SmartPLS 3.3 has been used for model validation. The findings of the study show that social media recruitment has a significant positive influence on recruitment outcomes. HR investment was found to have a moderating effect on the relationship between social media recruitment and recruitment outcomes. This study's findings will be relevant to HR practitioners to develop the right strategies for social media recruitment, invest rightly in the recruitment function and eventually achieve desirable recruitment outcomes. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 332-355 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: social media recruitment; SMR; blue ocean strategy; BOS; human resource investment; recruitment methods; recruitment outcomes. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=149646 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:3:p:332-355 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Niroshini Sukumaran Author-X-Name-First: Niroshini Author-X-Name-Last: Sukumaran Author-Name: Hemaloshinee Vasudevan Author-X-Name-First: Hemaloshinee Author-X-Name-Last: Vasudevan Title: Talent retention among millennials in the Malaysian manufacturing industry Abstract: The study aims to examine the relationship between talent retention and work-life balance, reward management, career enhancement opportunity and employee engagement among millennials in Malaysia's manufacturing industry. The loss of a talented employee will hinder the expansion of the company. Since it is more crucial to maintain people than to let them go, businesses must pay great attention to talent retention. For the organisation to remain competitive, it is essential to keep qualified or competent staff. A total of 500 questionnaires were issued via a Google survey form to millennial workers in Malaysia's manufacturing sector. Convenience sampling, a non-probability sampling technique used in this study, bases the sample size on the amount of data gathered. The association between the variables is determined by using hypothesis testing. SPSS software was used for data analysis. The findings show a strong correlation between work-life balance and reward management and talent retention, with millennials expecting to stay with the organisation. This study can enhance future research by considering more independent variables such as job security, job performance, and employee commitment by doing a longitudinal study; and interviewing respondents instead of relying solely on an online survey. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 356-375 Issue: 3 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: work-life balance; reward management; career enhancement opportunity; talent Retention; millennials; Malaysian manufacturing industry. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=149647 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:3:p:356-375 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Harry Mores Author-X-Name-First: Harry Author-X-Name-Last: Mores Author-Name: Yosef Dedy Pradipto Author-X-Name-First: Yosef Dedy Author-X-Name-Last: Pradipto Title: Adoption barriers of luxury lingerie as an inconspicuous consumption product Abstract: This study explores the psychological and brand-related drivers of Indonesian women's inconspicuous consumption of luxury lingerie. It analyses how self-concept, emotional attachment, brand trust, brand image, and social media influence shape attitudes and, in turn, purchase intentions for discreet luxury products. Using a quantitative method, data were collected via an online survey of 309 urban Indonesian women aged 20-45 who had purchased or shown interest in luxury lingerie. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was employed to test a mediation model, highlighting attitude as the key bridge between psychological and behavioural variables. Findings reveal attitude as the strongest predictor of purchase intention, with self-concept, emotional attachment, and brand image significantly shaping it. Brand trust and social media show more limited or indirect effects, though social media directly impacts purchase intention. Integrating self-concept theory, TPB, and DOI, the study advances the understanding of discreet luxury behaviour in culturally modest, Muslim-majority contexts. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 1-29 Issue: 6 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: inconspicuous consumption; luxury lingerie; self-concept; emotional attachment; attitude; social media; PLS-SEM. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=149936 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Open Access Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:6:p:1-29 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sana Rashid Author-X-Name-First: Sana Author-X-Name-Last: Rashid Author-Name: Sarmad Ejaz Author-X-Name-First: Sarmad Author-X-Name-Last: Ejaz Author-Name: Belal Mahmoud Alwadi Author-X-Name-First: Belal Mahmoud Author-X-Name-Last: Alwadi Author-Name: Anil Kumar Author-X-Name-First: Anil Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Author-Name: Faisal Ejaz Author-X-Name-First: Faisal Author-X-Name-Last: Ejaz Author-Name: Md Billal Hossain Author-X-Name-First: Md Billal Author-X-Name-Last: Hossain Title: Linking financial technology, innovation, and green finance to drive sustainable performance of SMEs of Pakistan Abstract: Sustainability has become a strategic imperative for manufacturing SMEs amid increasing environmental regulations and stakeholder expectations. However, existing research offers limited insights into how digital financial innovations, particularly FinTech, contribute to sustainability performance in resource-constrained SMEs contexts. Addressing this gap, the present study investigates the impact of FinTech adoption (FA) on the sustainability performance (SP) of manufacturing SMEs, while exploring the mediating roles of organisational innovation (OI) and green finance (GF). Grounded in the resource-based view (RBV), the study develops a conceptual framework linking digital capabilities with sustainable outcomes. A quantitative research design was employed, and survey data were collected from 340 manufacturing SMEs in Pakistan. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to test hypothesised relationships. The results demonstrate that FA significantly improves sustainable performance both directly and indirectly through OI and GF. Furthermore, FA also mediates the relationship between GF and SP, emphasising its role in operationalising sustainable financial flows. This study provides empirical evidence that FA, when strategically integrated with innovation and financial mechanisms, acts as a transformative enabler of sustainability in SMEs. It contributes to theory by extending the RBV to include digital and green financial resources as dynamic capabilities for achieving environmental goals. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 30-54 Issue: 6 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: financial technology; innovation; green finance; sustainable performance; Pakistan; resource-based view; RBV; structural equation modelling; SEM. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=149938 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Open Access Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:6:p:30-54 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mariella Zilahi-Lugbauer Author-X-Name-First: Mariella Author-X-Name-Last: Zilahi-Lugbauer Author-Name: Harald Stummer Author-X-Name-First: Harald Author-X-Name-Last: Stummer Title: Impacts of geographic region on knowledge spillover effects and innovation performance in healthcare Abstract: This study examines how geographic context shapes knowledge spillovers and innovation performance in the healthcare sector. Drawing on the open innovation paradigm, the knowledge spillover theory of innovation, and the regional innovation systems (RIS) framework, it analyses how healthcare professionals (HCPs) and medical technology company representatives (MedTechs) exchange knowledge and foster innovation across regions with varying knowledge-economy competitiveness. A quantitative cross-sectional design was applied using data from 97 Austrian participants. Analyses of variance and moderated moderation modelling tested the effects of professional group and regional competitiveness on the link between knowledge spillovers and innovation performance. Results show that knowledge spillovers significantly enhance innovation performance, particularly in competitive regions. A significant three-way interaction among spillovers, profession, and region indicates that innovation outcomes depend on both organisational and geographic conditions. The study advances open innovation and RIS research by clarifying how regional characteristics shape healthcare innovation. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 1-17 Issue: 7 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: healthcare; knowledge spillover; innovation performance; knowledge economy regions; open innovation. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=150147 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Open Access Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:7:p:1-17 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mohit Yadav Author-X-Name-First: Mohit Author-X-Name-Last: Yadav Author-Name: Mohan Kumar Author-X-Name-First: Mohan Author-X-Name-Last: Kumar Author-Name: Arvind Goswami Author-X-Name-First: Arvind Author-X-Name-Last: Goswami Author-Name: Nilesh Kumar Tiwari Author-X-Name-First: Nilesh Kumar Author-X-Name-Last: Tiwari Author-Name: Azadeh Amoozegar Author-X-Name-First: Azadeh Author-X-Name-Last: Amoozegar Author-Name: Pooja Rani Author-X-Name-First: Pooja Author-X-Name-Last: Rani Title: Innovating under constraints: a bibliometric and systematic review of frugal and inclusive innovations in start-up ecosystems Abstract: Amid mounting global challenges, start-ups are increasingly adopting resource-constrained innovation models such as frugal, inclusive, reverse, and constraint-driven entrepreneurship. This study conducts a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis to explore the evolution and convergence of these models within entrepreneurial ecosystems. Based on 347 peer-reviewed studies (2000-2025), the research reveals how scarcity fosters bricolage, resilience, and accessible innovation, particularly in emerging markets. It identifies key intellectual clusters and thematic patterns shaped by institutional voids, grassroots innovation, and social entrepreneurship. Keyword analysis indicates a shift from foundational frameworks to digital and impact-oriented innovation, underpinned by diverse epistemological paradigms. Using Bibliometrix and VOSviewer, the article maps the intellectual landscape, co-citation networks, and thematic clusters. The findings underscore the strategic role of constraints in driving innovation and advocate for interdisciplinary approaches. Moreover, it highlights the rising contribution of Global South institutions in shaping inclusive innovation discourse and calls for deeper empirical integration and theoretical synthesis. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 31-55 Issue: 8 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: frugal innovation; inclusive innovation; entrepreneurship; start-up; sustainability; resource constraints. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=150148 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Open Access Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:8:p:31-55 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Maria Josefa Fabiana Esomar Author-X-Name-First: Maria Josefa Fabiana Author-X-Name-Last: Esomar Author-Name: Sumiati Sumiati Author-X-Name-First: Sumiati Author-X-Name-Last: Sumiati Author-Name: Risna Wijayanti Author-X-Name-First: Risna Author-X-Name-Last: Wijayanti Author-Name: Siti Aisjah Author-X-Name-First: Siti Author-X-Name-Last: Aisjah Title: Digital financial literacy and resilience in MSMEs: a bibliometric systematic literature review Abstract: This study aims to conduct a systematic review of the analysing financial literacy and financial resilience in the context of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The methodological approach utilised was a systematic literature review (SLR), using the Scopus database to perform targeted keyword searches. The article selection process adhered to inclusion and exclusion criteria, specifically focusing on English-language publications from 2014 to 2024. Additionally, R package and VOSviewer were used to visualise bibliometric datasets, identify research trends, and uncover patterns in the literature on financial literacy and resilience in MSMEs. The findings demonstrated that financial literacy significantly enhances the financial resilience of MSMEs by improving financial management skills, facilitating informed investment decisions, expanding access to financial resources, and fostering positive financial behaviours. The thematic analysis highlights critical linkages between financial literacy, financial inclusion, digital literacy, and business sustainability, emphasising a growing post-pandemic focus on digitalisation and financial resilience. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 1-30 Issue: 8 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: bibliometric; COVID-19; digital finance; financial resilience; MSMEs; Scopus; systematic literature review; SLR. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=150149 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Open Access Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:8:p:1-30 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Zhandos Kudaibergenov Author-X-Name-First: Zhandos Author-X-Name-Last: Kudaibergenov Author-Name: Bolatbek Abdrasilov Author-X-Name-First: Bolatbek Author-X-Name-Last: Abdrasilov Author-Name: Dinmukhamed Kelesbayev Author-X-Name-First: Dinmukhamed Author-X-Name-Last: Kelesbayev Author-Name: Sencer Imer Author-X-Name-First: Sencer Author-X-Name-Last: Imer Title: Application of HRM practices in higher education institution using the Boston Consulting Group matrix: the case of the Kazakh University Abstract: In a market economy, human resources are one of the main elements ensuring the effectiveness and competitiveness of the organisation. Systematic conduct of research and analysis of employee's performance is pivotal in improving the human resource management system of a modern organisation. The analysis encompasses a comprehensive review of the performance and contributions of lecturers in the academic and scientific activities of the university. By incorporating lecturers' KPI into the portfolio model BCG matrix, this paper aims to identify the lecturers' positions in the internal university ranking and to apply HRM practices in accordance with the positions in this matrix. We have created a new method for implementing HRM practices in university management based on the findings, including who is eligible for retraining and training, which quadrant lecturers need to be developed, and motivated. Moreover, numerous recommendations for lecturers' development were included. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 377-405 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: human resources management; HRM practices; higher education institution; BCG matrix; KPI; performance management; motivation. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=150763 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:4:p:377-405 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sourabh Sharma Author-X-Name-First: Sourabh Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma Author-Name: Megha Sharma Author-X-Name-First: Megha Author-X-Name-Last: Sharma Title: Is HR transformation during COVID-19 facilitating employees' well-being? Abstract: Fundamental rethinking and restructuring are the essential ingredients to facilitate HR transformation in an organisation. The prevailing situation of COVID-19 demands to have a special focus on the employees' concern and their well-being. This research paper is a sincere attempt to identify the association between HR transformation and employees' well-being during COVID-19. Two self-developed questionnaires were administered to collect data from the sample of 302 Indian working professionals. Exploratory factor analysis and PLS-SEM statistical tools are used to find out the inferences. Two exogenous constructs of HR transformation and five endogenous constructs of well-being are derived and formed a research model. It has been concluded that although there is an influence of HR transformation on employees' well-being, during COVID-19 a significant deviation has been observed in this trend. This study may help organisations to understand the change in HR practices and facilitate the well-being of their employees during the pandemic. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 406-425 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: HR transformation; employees' well-being; COVID-19; PLS-SEM; Indian working professionals. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=150764 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:4:p:406-425 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Asheri M. Mwidege Author-X-Name-First: Asheri M. Author-X-Name-Last: Mwidege Author-Name: Hieronimi A. Mboya Author-X-Name-First: Hieronimi A. Author-X-Name-Last: Mboya Title: Economics of low-cost housing Abstract: Owning a home called one's own is the ultimate dream of everyone. Unaffordable house costs are associated with increased market prices of ordinary Portland cement. The economic effects of low-cost housing using blended Portland cement with duo pozzolan without compromising the key properties of cement were investigated. Pre-experimental design and snowball sampling of 112 cement brand dealers and analysis were employed. The driving force was to conserve the key properties while reducing the cost of Portland cement. It was advantageous to use P-N/RHA 10/20% optimum with Portland cement in ternary materials. The replacement of conventional cement with 10% to 40% of rice husk ash lowered the expected market prices of both brands in comparison to FACF and FACC. Findings showed that RHA is the best for replacement with OPC. It is therefore concluded that RHA should be used in replacement with OPC due to its level limits of 10%-40%. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 460-470 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: low-cost housing; affordable house; blended Portland cement; pre-experimental; snowball; rice husk ash; RHA; OPC; FACC; FACF; expected market prices; expected savings; income level. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=150765 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:4:p:460-470 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Syed Mohd Minhaj Author-X-Name-First: Syed Mohd Author-X-Name-Last: Minhaj Author-Name: Saima Author-X-Name-First: Author-X-Name-Last: Saima Author-Name: Mohd Altaf Khan Author-X-Name-First: Mohd Altaf Author-X-Name-Last: Khan Title: The revolutionary impact of micro-finance and role of financial institutions on agriculture income of farmers: an empirical analysis Abstract: The objective of this study was to analyse the difference in earnings between a farmer who borrows funds and a farmer who does not borrow funds from micro financial institutions. Primary data was collected from two groups of farmers, one comprising farmers who borrowed funds from an MFI and the other group comprising agriculture farmers who borrowed funds from a non-MFI. Questionnaires were prepared for each of the farmer groups separately and 50 farmers were sampled in each group. The survey was conducted in rural areas of Chitradurga district and some parts of Uttar Kannada district. This study looked at how frequently farmers borrowed money. The study found that farmers who obtained finance had statistically better farm income than farmers who did not obtain finance funding for their operations, suggesting that borrowing from micro finance institutions for agriculture farming operations would likely result in an increase in income from farming operations. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 488-504 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: micro finance; agriculture farmers; income; borrowing; financial institutions. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=150768 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:4:p:488-504 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Narendra Singh Author-X-Name-First: Narendra Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Author-Name: Mukul Gupta Author-X-Name-First: Mukul Author-X-Name-Last: Gupta Author-Name: Pushpa Singh Author-X-Name-First: Pushpa Author-X-Name-Last: Singh Title: Factors affecting customer relationship management on consumer behaviour in real estate sector - a study of Delhi-NCR Abstract: This study aims to identify the significant attributes of consumer behaviour from CRM services in the real estate sector. The data were collected from residents of Delhi-NCR in order to accomplish the objective. The exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling were used to identify the significant attributes of consumer behaviour from CRM services. This study revealed four attractive dimensions from residents of Delhi-NCR. These dimensions are service and support facilitation, communication facilitations, purchases and safety facilitations, and recreational facilities. This study concluded that identified dimensions play a significant role in affecting customer relationship management on consumer behaviour in the real estate sector. The finding and recommendations related to identifying factors were well discussed in terms of the relationship between CRM and consumer behaviour. This research empowers the residential real estate developers and makes them better positioned to design the policies. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 442-459 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: customer relationship management; CRM; buying behaviour; real estate sector; SPSS; AMOS. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=150769 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:4:p:442-459 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tanusree Dutta Author-X-Name-First: Tanusree Author-X-Name-Last: Dutta Author-Name: Nitesh Bhatia Author-X-Name-First: Nitesh Author-X-Name-Last: Bhatia Author-Name: Raina Chhajer Author-X-Name-First: Raina Author-X-Name-Last: Chhajer Title: Validating the Big Five Aspect Scale amongst B-school students in India Abstract: The Big Five theory of personality is recognised and measured across nations. This study examined the validity and reliability of the Big Five Aspect Scale (BFAS) developed by DeYoung et al. 's (2007) among Indian B-school students. The participants were 254 post-graduate level management students from B-schools in India. Results suggested that the BFAS did not retain the factor structure originally proposed by the scale developers. Internal reliability was below the level found in the North American sample. The psychometric features of the BFAS scale were not promising. Thus it might not be appropriate to measure personality traits of Indian B-school students using this scale. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 426-441 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: validating; personality; Big Five Aspect Scale; BFAS; B-school; students; India. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=150770 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:4:p:426-441 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Rangapriya Saivasan Author-X-Name-First: Rangapriya Author-X-Name-Last: Saivasan Author-Name: Madhavi Lokhande Author-X-Name-First: Madhavi Author-X-Name-Last: Lokhande Title: Medical crowdfunding in India during COVID-19: predictive modelling of campaign strength using XGBoost and random forest Abstract: Medical crowd funding emerged as an important channel, during COVID-19, to bridge the chasm between the overburdened public healthcare system and expensive private medical services. In India, the percentage of funds raised by such campaigns vis-à-vis the targeted amount is low in most cases. This study identifies the variables that have an impact on the performance of the campaign and leverages them to predict the 'campaign strength'. A sample of 305 COVID-related campaigns is analysed using descriptive statistics and text analytics. The strength of the campaigns is classified as - weak, moderate and strong based on their success rate (fundraised/target amount). Machine learning algorithms are used to predict the strength of the campaign. XGBoost predicts the campaign strength with 74.19% accuracy while Random Forest predicts campaign strength with 75% accuracy. The insights can be used to improve the layout design of the platforms, achieve better campaign strength and enhance stakeholders' experience. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 505-529 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: medical crowdfunding; predictive modelling; COVID-19; fundraising; machine learning; XGBoost; random forest. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=150771 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:4:p:505-529 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: H.M. Udayakumar Author-X-Name-First: H.M. Author-X-Name-Last: Udayakumar Author-Name: Irshad Nazeer Author-X-Name-First: Irshad Author-X-Name-Last: Nazeer Title: Impact of digital workplace on employees' efficiency and their usage of digital tools in the IT industry Abstract: This paper aims to investigate the impact of the digital workplace on employees' efficiency and their usage of digital tools in the IT industry. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data from 500 IT employees of the 15 IT software companies in Bengaluru City. The mean, percentage, multiple correlation, and multiple regression analysis have been adopted to analyse the collected data. The study revealed that respondents were good at using communication and collaboration tools. Employees have expressed comparatively lesser skill levels in using software technology and mobility tools. The study found that there is a significant impact of the digital workplace on employees' efficiency and a strong and significant relationship between the employees' efficiency-related attributes with the overall digital skill level. The major attributes that impact well towards the "overall level that the digital tools help to work effectively in the IT industry." This study would help to implement digital workplace strategies for effective individual and organisational performance. Journal: Int. J. of Business Innovation and Research Pages: 471-487 Issue: 4 Volume: 38 Year: 2025 Keywords: digital tools; digital workplace; employee efficiency; digital competency; digital skills; business strategy; etc. File-URL: http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=150775 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbire:v:38:y:2025:i:4:p:471-487