Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad abbreviated as IMT G, is a private business school with its main campus at Ghaziabad in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is consistently ranked among India's Top 10 private business schools and Top 5 private business schools in North India .It is an AICTE-approved business school and offers postgraduate diploma and executive education programmes in management. It also offers distance learning and collaborative programmes.
The purpose of this study is to examine the barriers to circular economy (CE) practices in manufacturing industries. Utilizing the resource‐based view (RBV), the study focuses on the mediating roles of eco‐technology awareness (ETA) and financial assistance for CE (FACE) in mitigating these obstacles. A quantitative approach was used with data collection from 212 mid‐ and senior‐level managers working in the manufacturing sector, and then analyzing both direct and indirect effects through partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS‐SEM), including the importance–performance map analysis (IPMA) to pinpoint areas with the greatest potential to drive CE adoption. The study results establish the key importance of ETA in CE implementation. ETA helps CE adoption first by facilitating technological know‐how to overcome barriers, and then by enabling access to funding. Furthermore, the presence of social barriers was found to moderate the influence of technical constraints, highlighting the necessity for CE strategies to incorporate both technical and social perspectives. By close analysis of financial, technical, and social aspects, the paper provides valuable information for industry professionals. Ultimately, it contributes to the CE literature by advocating a multifaceted approach addressing challenges from different perspectives and enhancing ongoing organizational commitment to sustainability.
Purpose The article reviews, consolidates and advances the literature in the field of market sentiment (MS). Design/methodology/approach We performed an extensive literature review of 194 studies published in top journals, defining MS, analyzing the existing literature and providing a framework incorporating antecedents and consequences of MS. An in-depth analysis recognizes major themes on MS, focusing upon theories, measurements and impacts. Findings The field of MS is witnessing the evolution of various theories and perspectives. However, there is neglect in integrating MS perspectives with behavioral finance. There is also a lack of consensus among researchers about the proxy of measuring MS. We also observe a need to compare existing studies, which is absent due to the difference in the tools of analysis. MS influences the various securities and creates fluctuations in their prices. Originality/value The framework links antecedents, tools and data with outcomes. We derive future research directions along each of the themes to assist future research, practice and policy.
This study explores how individuals make sense of digital currencies and how their use reshapes perceptions and practices of money. Drawing on in-depth interviews with diverse users, the analysis reveals that digital currency operates as a socio-technical apparatus that embeds new forms of control, accountability and legitimacy into everyday financial life. Using reflexive thematic analysis, the findings identify four interconnected mechanisms through which users experience and interpret digital currency: control, inclusion, legitimacy and coping. Digital currency was perceived as enabling greater financial control, visibility and self-monitoring, while also fostering inclusion for women, informal-sector workers and low-literate users by enhancing legitimacy through access, confidence and participation in financial exchanges. At the same time, digital currency generated new pressures and vulnerabilities, prompting users to develop coping strategies to manage overspending, surveillance anxiety and social expectations. The study contributes a holistic model illustrating the iterative and cyclical nature of these mechanisms, advancing understanding of digital currency as more than a financial instrument—rather, as a symbolic and social artefact that reconfigures accounting and accountability of money. Implications for theory and practice are discussed, along with limitations and directions for future research.
Information has a critical impact on the behavior of strategic customers in queueing systems. While prior literature has largely focused on comparing fully observable and unobservable queues, this paper examines a partial information disclosure policy for a system with heterogeneous customers. We consider a threshold-based rule where the queue length is revealed only when the number of customers is below a specified threshold D. For this setting, we characterize equilibrium customer strategies and analyze how the disclosure threshold affects system performance. Our main result identifies the social welfare maximizing disclosure policy and shows how it depends on the degree of customer heterogeneity and system parameters. These findings provide valuable insights for designing efficient information disclosure policies in service systems with strategic, heterogeneous customers.
This research examines how sacred meaning is constructed through tourism in emotionally charged Indian settings: spiritual, dark (thanatouristic), and hybrid. Using a two-study mixed-method approach, it reveals two dimensions of authenticity, feeling and setting, that shape enduring visitor–site connections. Study 1 uses grounded theory to uncover meaning-making processes in sacred and dark settings. The findings reveal that sacralization is an emergent, co-constructed phenomenon, occurring at the intersection of a site’s material “setting authenticity” and a visitor’s internal “feeling authenticity.” This suggests that sacred meaning is neither inherent to the location nor purely subjective, but a dynamic product of their interaction. Study 2 demonstrates that site type influences sacralization via different authenticity pathways, moderated by traveler mindset and time perception. By linking sacralization to cultural and experiential sustainability, this study offers a novel framework for destination design and meaningful tourism experience management
