The consumer markets for green personal care products have been expanding rapidly in the past decade and so are the greenwashing practices of the companies. More and more companies are engaging in greenwashing, misleading consumers about their environmental performance or the environmental benefits of a product or service. As the discussion around greenwashing practices has grown in the past few years, consumers have become conscious of their choices and have started understanding the greenwashing practices of companies. The purpose of this empirical study is to assess the greenwashing understanding in Indian consumers’ green purchase behaviour and the effects of receptivity to green advertising, environmental consciousness and personal norm, using structural equation modelling. The findings confirm that the level of greenwashing understanding moderates the relationship between receptivity to green advertising and green purchase behaviour. Additionally, the findings provide that income level has a significant impact on environmental consciousness and green purchase behaviour relationship. The study has possible implications for advertisers, government and other agencies.

"Humble" and "business school" are not two words you might associate together, but we can address grand challenges only if business school education instills epistemic humility through reflexivity. We hope that this call-to-action challenges educators to consider how we develop future business leaders who are sensitized to the communities around them, open to tackling the range of challenges that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) present to all of society.

Across disciplines, the majority of publications in top journals are authored by males in Western high-income countries. This panel symposium aims to increase the range of voices heard as authors on sustainability topics and represent concerns too often marginalized or excluded from management journals. Geographic diversity is particularly important for research on organizations and the natural environment, as regions worldwide have different perspectives on sustainable development. To seek and recognize the contributions of researchers working in and on under-represented contexts, a panel of authors from diverse geographic locations outside North America and Europe will share their experiences in publishing in sustainability management journals, and the challenges they had to overcome in their work to break through barriers. An Editor will share recommendations on how to get research from different parts of the world published in management journals.

: Mandibular angle fracture is a common type of maxillofacial injury that can lead to significant morbidity if not managed properly. The management of mandibular angle fracture depends on various factors such as the severity of the injury, associated injuries, patient's age and overall health, and availability of resources. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the incidence, etiology, management, and outcomes of mandibular angle fracture in patients with maxillofacial injuries in and around Indore, using a combined retrospective and prospective approach. : A combined retrospective and prospective study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in and around Indore. Data were collected on patient demographics, injury characteristics, diagnostic evaluation, treatment, and outcomes. A total of 1510 patients with maxillofacial injuries were included in the study, out of which 114 patients had mandibular angle fractures. The incidence of mandibular angle fracture in our study population was 19%. The majority of the patients with mandibular angle fracture were males (80.9%) and in the age group of 21-40 years (56.1%). The most common cause of mandibular angle fracture was road traffic accidents (77.7%), followed by assault (17.7%). The most common associated injuries were fractures of para symphysis (63.6%) followed by fractures of the condyle (25.3%). The follow-up of patients with mandibular angle fracturs showed a good clinical outcome in the majority of cases. Mandibular angle fracture is a common type of maxillofacial injury in our study population, with road traffic accidents being the most common cause. Early diagnosis and appropriate management of mandibular angle fractures can prevent long-term complications and improve patient outcomes.

Global value networks are often large, complex, and opaque. Understanding the relationships among stakeholders involved in these networks or organizations can be challenging. This card sort task provides an interactive way to engage participants in questioning the roles of stakeholders who are involved in a business ethics dilemma or an organizational product failure. This card sort task and discussion activity encourages participants to recognize that stakeholders may hold different knowledge, responsibility, or power; identify competing, conflicting, or complementary interests across stakeholders; articulate logical arguments; and engage in debate, compromise, and critical evaluation. This technique has been used successfully with undergraduate and postgraduate business, management, and social science students and is suitable for in-person and remote classes.

A quest for identification of novel, safe and efficient natural compounds, as additives in the modern food and cosmetic industries, has been prompted by concerns about toxicity and side effects of synthetic products. Plant phenolic compounds are one of the most documented natural products due to their multifarious biological applications. Grape (Vitis vinifera) is an important source of phenolic compounds such as phenolic acids, tannins, quinones, coumarins and, most importantly, flavonoids/flavones. This review crisply encapsulates enzyme inhibitory activities of various grape polyphenols towards different key human-ailment-associated enzymes: xanthine oxidase (gout), tyrosinase (hyperpigmentation), α-amylase and α-glucosidase (diabetes mellitus), pancreatic lipase (obesity), cholinesterase (Alzheimer’s disease), angiotensin i-converting enzymes (hypertension), α-synuclein (Parkinson’s disease) and histone deacetylase (various diseases). The review also depicts the enzyme inhibitory mechanism of various grape polyphenols and briefly discusses their stature as potential therapeutic and drug development candidates. • Nineteen major bioactive polyphenols from the grape/grape products and their disease targets are presented • Sixty-two important polyphenols as enzyme inhibitors from grape/grape products are presented • A thorough description and graphical presentation of biological significance of polyphenols against various diseases

‘Modern slavery’ describes various forms of severe relational labour exploitation. In the realm of global value chains and global factories that are led by multinational enterprises, modern slavery encompasses practices such as forced labour and debt bondage. Multinational enterprises organise and orchestrate global value chains into global factories that are highly adaptive to market pressures and changes in the external environment. We employ the global factory framework to conceptualise when and how global value chains become more vulnerable to modern slavery. We argue that combinations of the three global value chain characteristics: complexity, appropriation arrangements, and obligation cascadence, jointly form an environment in which modern slavery can evolve and take root. The degree to which forms of modern slavery become visible and recognisable depends on the particular combination of these characteristics. External factors can moderate the relationship between these factors (e.g. involvement of non-governmental organisations) or exaggerate their effect (e.g. a pandemic).

It is critical to gain an understanding of the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic and the associated lockdown restrictions on the psychological, social and behavioural functioning of the general public, in order to inform public health promotion and future health service resource allocation. This cross-sectional study, completed during week 1 of lockdown in India, reports on data from 234 participants using an online survey. Data regarding health anxiety, coping mechanisms and locus of control was collected. Structural equation modelling was used to assess the relationship between locus of control, coping mechanisms, health anxiety and age. Age related differences in both locus of control and coping strategies were found. Younger people experienced more health-related anxiety and were more likely to engage with social media as a coping mechanism. Mindfulness-based strategies may reduce health anxiety by increasing tolerance of uncertainty experienced during the COVID 19 pandemic.

Pandemics like COVID-19 poses several challenges which not only include medical but also have a psycho-social impact on the society. It is important to understand how public appraise a pandemic in a large country like India and how do they mentally and behaviorally respond during this threat. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data and examine the Health Anxiety, Coping and Locus of Control-Internal/External variables using five-point Likert Scale. Responses (n = 231 ) were collected during 24th March to 30th March; this duration is part of nation-wide lockdown period. There was a significant difference between various age groups and their Health Anxiety. (F (8, 222)=2.772. p<.05). Analysis of health related anxiety reveals that respondents are more worried over the health of their loved ones than theirs. With regard to coping mechanism, it was found that, during the Covid-19 outbreak period, respondents displayed high engagement with the social media and connect with their loved ones using technology. Respondents feel responsible towards disease control, prevention, spread and healthy protective behaviour. The study provides preliminary insights into people’s perception on Health Anxiety, Locus of Control and Coping mechanism.

The UK Modern Slavery Act aims to reduce and eradicate various forms of exploitation and is in this respect in line with the Sustainability Development Goal (SDG) 8.7. Section 54 of the act focusses on modern slavery in the international supply chain of organisations and obligates organisations to report on the actions they have taken to identify and address exploitation vulnerabilities. In order to understand how effective the current provisions in the act are, we analyse how businesses in the fashion and textile industry engage with the reporting requirements of Section 54. While we find increasing compliance with the act, a significant share of fashion and textile businesses have not reported on their actions or have only filed a statement once.

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a view point on greenwashing practices used by pseudo green players to gain competitive advantage. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents a description of various tactics of greenwashing and suggest some strategies for real green companies to differentiate themselves. Findings Although there is a huge market available for green products, greenwashing brings a tough challenge for real green companies. This paper highlights various tactics used by pseudo green players to get competitive advantage with minimum green effort. Practical implications Real green companies are not able to differentiate themselves and thus lose market share. Originality/value The paper offers some strategies to tackle the challenges posed by greenwashing behavior.

In the context of today‘s volatile, uncertain and complex business environment, the business schools have started to identify the need to be innovative and to produce responsible future leaders. Teaching within higher education has undergone a pedagogical shift in recent years, with new approaches to increase student engagements and thereby learnings. Over the years many theories have been developed to examine the processes involved in effective learning. Most learning theories concentrate on the significance for the way that learning is delivered. There are variety of ways for ensuring learning. The current paper is designed to give the readers an idea about the various philosophical approaches in teaching-learning and describe the ―student Centered‖ pedagogy.

In today’s complex business environment, management education has been considered as vital and necessary for the future managers’ growth and development. Academician and business leaders, policy makers, thought leaders continuously strive to improve the quality of education to make it more relevant. The quality of the students is very important for the industry and society to lead the business. Institutions takes persistent effort to bring improvements in the quality standard of education through various means. There are developments being happening in all areas of teaching-learning including the evaluation patterns. Business schools are trying to implement evaluation system which helps them in determining the quality of the offerings in order to improve it. Achieving quality of education are approached through various modes like quality faculty, institutional infrastructure, syllabus, evaluation, collaboration and so on. The definition of quality could vary from institution to institution depending on their focus of attention. However, it primarily depends on factors like environment, an institute’s vision and mission statements. Accreditation bodies like AACSB stress on creating learning goals or outcomes as well as effective means to evaluate them.

India's population of 1.2 billion suggests a large consumption potential; therefore, understanding Indian consumer behavior is very important for local, national, and international companies and marketers. Innumerable Indian TV ads use old Bollywood songs; however, little research has explored the effects of such songs on Indian consumers. This research explores the nostalgia-inducing ability of old songs used in Indian TV ads, compares the advertising effects of different nostalgic types, and examines the possible moderation of singer gender, gender match-up between singer and audience, and product involvement. The empirical results indicate the following: (1) old songs can evoke different nostalgic feelings; (2) historical nostalgia songs generate better ad effects on young Indian consumers, especially songs sung by female singers, are gender mismatched, and used to promote high involvement products; and (3) personal nostalgia songs lead to better ad effects only for low involvement products.

Several Business schools have been increasingly admitting more female candidates to bring about gender diversity on their campuses. However, only handful of business schools admit close to an equal ratio of male to female students for their MBA programme while many others have falling levels of diversity. The paper talks about male-female ratio aspect.

It is now proven that the relationship between business and society is integral in the success of any enterprise. With the growing role of business in society, organizations are becoming more “socially responsible” and engaging in various social initiatives. Organizations involve themselves in various kinds of initiatives generally targeted towards a selected underprivileged section of the society or a specific area like education, health, and environment. Women play an important role in building sustainable development. Promoting women empowerment and widening their contribution in decision-making roles are key strategies for sustainable development. The present paper is an attempt to highlight women empowerment through various social initiatives. In this regard, I attempted to review some of the exemplary sustainable social initiatives running in India through this paper.

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