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Healthcare Costs and Financial Burden Among Informal Caregivers of Children with Down Syndrome in Karnataka, India: A Cross-Sectional Study Open
Background: Parents of children with Down syndrome (DS) often face greater challenges due to the need for specialized childcare and treatment, which incurs significant and sustained costs. The objective of the study was to identify the dir…
Exploring the Risks Faced by Hotel Kitchen Professionals: From Stovetop to Safety Net Open
This review is the first to highlight the significant factors contributing to injuries and fatalities in hotel kitchens. It synthesizes measures for enhancing safety and preventing hazards in job contexts with high risk. A systematic liter…
Vibing the Young Consumer to Wellness: Exploring Lo-Fi Music Consumption Through the Positive Design Lens Open
The consumption of lo-fi music as a wellness and productivity-inducing product has become increasingly popular among young consumers in recent years. This pioneering article explores emerging evidence on lo-fi music consumption for young c…
Relationship selling impact on sales effectiveness: an evaluation from a health insurance agent’s perspective Open
This research paper examines the relationship selling impact on sales effectiveness in Health Insurance from an agent’s perspective. The study analyzed primary data by personal interaction with respondents in the Karnataka region, India, a…
Transformative career maturity training for rural adolescents: an exploratory approach Open
Rural adolescents often overlook the significance of early career preparation, thus hampering their school-to-college transition. Regardless of overall growth, Karnataka, a state in India, confronts challenges in achieving a high transitio…
‘I would want to listen to it as a medicine’ – Lo-fi music and state anxiety, a mixed-methods pilot study on young adults Open
Faced with heightened state anxiety, today’s youth are turning to lo-fi music for relief – but does it truly work, how and why? This study represents a pioneering initial exploration of lo-fi music and state anxiety through the lens of cri…
Tourism and wellbeing: curating a new dimension for future research Open
Evidence from literature shows that wellbeing has been considerably picking the drift for a decade as a path to find oneself in a chaotic world. Complimentary to this, the tourism industry is invested in tailoring its services and paying a…
Crafting careers through theory-driven interventions: a scoping review of the utility of social cognitive career theory and career maturity inventory Open
In the intricate tapestry of the exploration stage (14–25 years), students grapple with the challenges of self-discovery, career ambiguity, and the quest for purpose. Over the last few decades, a vast body of research evidence on the utili…
Effectiveness of social robots as a tutoring and learning companion: a bibliometric analysis Open
A long-term perspective on how technology will mature is needed whereby robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) have accomplished a consequential and remarkable impact by finding their way into mainstream higher education. Robots have al…
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An exploratory analysis of gastronomy tourism: The impact of dining attributes on satisfaction among young adult Indian travelers Open
Gastronomy tourism has become increasingly popular recently, drawing tourists looking for distinctive gastronomic experiences. For tourism organizations and destinations to succeed, it is crucial to comprehend the elements that go into cli…
Policy and regulatory frameworks for agritourism development in India: A scoping review Open
Among the many verticals in India’s rich kaleidoscope of tourism services, agritourism offers a vivid rural experience to tourists. National and state-level tourism policies focused on agritourism play a pivotal role in its performance enh…
Embracing complexity: Exploring the silent struggle of life insurance agents Open
Drawing on Lazarus and Folkman's transactional stress theory, this study aims to explore a broader range of what constitutes work stress among life insurance agents and their needs for organisational work stress prevention. Face-to-face in…
Purchase of Unit Linked Life Insurance Policies: The Role of Agents’ Relationship-Selling Behaviour Open
Purpose : The objective of this study was to understand the influence of relationship-selling behavior on the selection of life insurance products. Methodology : Quantitative data were collected from 542 life insurance policyholders in Kar…
Stimulating employee performance and well-being: a review of mindfulness impact in the hospitality sector Open
Purpose Mindfulness is gaining popularity in the business world as a way to improve mental health and productivity in employees. However, the application of mindfulness for employees in the hospitality sector is still in its nascent stage.…
Education loan repayment: a systematic literature review Open
Education is a significant contributor to human capital. Financial assistance for education through institutional loan serves as the key element for human development, and loan repayment without default makes the education loan product sel…
The assessment of locavorism through the lens of agritourism: the pursuit of tourist’s ethereal experience Open
The popularity of local foods is increasing among the masses, especially tourists, and this has led to the inception of ‘locavorism’ where the consumers – termed locavores – look for sustainable local foods. We gauge tourists’ ideology of …
Effects of perceived stress, mindfulness, self-efficacy and social support on psychological wellbeing of life insurance agents during the COVID-19 pandemic Open
The Conservation of Resources theory has been set in motion to understand the psychological wellbeing at work-place-focused foothold of the realm in light of the JD-R theory. Life insurance agents experience multifarious stressors and chal…
Economic Burden on caregivers or parents with Down Syndrome children – A Systematic review protocol Open
Background: Financial burden is a common phenomenon, often noticed in the caregivers of children with down syndrome (DS). It echoes adverse effects on the caregiver's mental and physical health. The economic burden of DS covers direct heal…
Integrating artificial intelligence for knowledge management systems – synergy among people and technology: a systematic review of the evidence Open
This paper analyses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Knowledge Management (KM) and focuses primarily on examining to what degree AI can help companies in their efforts to handle information and manage knowledge effectively. A search was ca…
Block Chain Application in Insurance Services: A Systematic Review of the Evidence Open
The Insurance industry participates in various processes that are characterized by data exchange, which is modified or updated by many parties. Hence, the insurance industry can benefit from the adoption of blockchain technology. However, …
The Influence of Cause-Related Marketing on Millennials’ Purchase Intentions: Evidence of CSR from an Emerging Economy Open
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been implemented through sponsorships, philanthropy, and cause-related marketing (CRM), amongst which CRM has aroused the interest of many academicians and stakeholders. The study aims to examine t…
Assessing the Technical Efficiency of Traditional and Corporate Agents in Indian Life Insurance Industry: Slack-based Data Envelopment Analysis Approach Open
The distribution channels play an imperative role in the life insurance industry. In India, traditional and corporate agency are contributing immensely to the profitability of the insurance companies. The challenges faced by the distributi…