The adoption and implementation of Blockchain in Management have been gaining increasing attention. The rise in the number of studies on Blockchain in managerial applications invites a greater number of research contributions in this field. This chapter describes the gap in the present studies using a hybrid review system through the means of systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis. Scopus database is used for the data from the last ten years, to serve the purpose of the study. The findings indicate the rise of Blockchain in the organisation’s managerial functions- particularly in such aspects of Business Management as Human Resource Management. However, this field’s evolution is put forward in its infancy in the process of curriculum vitae (CV) verification, and talent hiring. The chapter will help the experts and practitioners gain insights into technological advancements and Blockchain’s applicability in managing business management and decision-making. The themes from the current work will help in network analyses, and the development of the theoretical framework, and will highlight the issues causing challenges for adopting Blockchain in management. The chapter is focused on research articles collected from Scopus databases and hence it restricts other scholarly articles and findings on the area of the study. As the present study is more focused on the review type, it does not validate the findings. Hence future works can be supported through qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-research methods.

Purpose: This systematic literature review aims to explore the adoption, global acceptance and implementation of human resources (HR) analytics (HRA) by reviewing literature on the subject. HRA adoption can assist HR professionals in managing complex procedures and making strategic human resource management (SHRM) decisions more effectively. The study also aims to identify the applications of analytics in various disciplines of management. Design/methodology/approach: The review is conducted using a domain-based structured literature review (SLR), emphasizing the diffusion of innovative thinking and the adoption process of HRA among early adopters. The philosophical stances are analyzed with the combination of research onion model and PRISMA protocol. Secondary data are gathered from published journals, books, case studies, conference proceedings, web pages and media stories as the primary source of information. Findings: The study finds that skilled professionals and management assistance can significantly impact adoption intentions, enabling professionals to deal with analytics. The examples and analytical models provided by early adopters allow managers to manage complex processes and make SHRM decisions. Research limitations/implications: The study suggests that the lack of use of quantitative techniques is a key limitation and should be considered in future studies. Despite the rise in the number of research papers on HRA, its application in the workplace remains limited. Practical implications: This research can assist managers in implementing HRA and help resolve complex and inefficient processes, making SHRM decisions. Originality/value: This study adds to the existing body of knowledge on how HRA can aid a company's efficacy and performance and can be considered one of the first to link adoption and HRA.

The study aims to review and evaluate the literature on Blockchain Technology (BT) and Human Resource Management (HRM) in businesses. The 6 W-Framework developed by Callahan (2014) is employed for the development of a conceptual framework on BT and HRM. The frameworkbased clustering of reviews from Indian cases allows researchers to address HRM saliency through the applications of BT. Further, it mitigates the challenges for potential recruiters and HR managers at the workplace. This study focuses on the major HR saliency, i.e. regulation, staffing and development, and change management. The evolution of this study as a domain-based literature review offers diversified implications for modern organizations in India. Implementation of ledger technology in managerial functions will reduce the time, money and effort required by potential recruiters and HR professionals, advancing HR saliency. Furthermore, the management gains the opportunity to enjoy the tax-free source of the hiring system in Indian organizations.

Doctors, engineers, lawyers, architects, designers, managers, artists, scientists, innovators, inventors, farmers and all other professions and walks of life have the immense possibilities of making it big. And such immense possibilities represent in terms of scale, value, excellence, and tremendous impact upon the larger society. However, quite often, it is observed that the efforts and impact of making it big fail to live up to the expectations of self and others and do not take off the way envisaged. Everyone has desires. Spiritual leaders too give up the mundane life. However, they carry the deeply rooted desire to attain insights and enlightenment, eventually. Irrespective of what life one leads, one core but common desire is to enjoy the autonomy to make decisions. However, life introduces one to several ups and downs resulting in both successes and failures. Nonetheless, one desires to be happy throughout and enjoy whatever is in possession. Also, one aspires to achieve all that one feels capable of achieving, thus driving oneself to take risks against the opportunities identified. In the backdrop, the present book is for every individual who is either an aspiring entrepreneur or serial entrepreneur, irrespective of the domain expertise or industry one represents. The book attempts to focus and address a pressing pain point of entrepreneurs: the pain point happens to be one of the major gaps towards successful and sustainable entrepreneurship in one's life. A strong but subtle factor impacting in this context is the failure to achieve entrepreneurial success through great deals in all stages, at all levels of entrepreneurial journey. The present book attempts to bridge the gap through the power (soft) skill-'negotiation' for entrepreneurs!.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the extensive literature on blockchain technology (BT) and human resource management (HRM) in enterprises and set the future scope of research in the adoption of BT in HRM. Design/methodology/approach: A framework-based review of the literature (Callahan, 2014; Paul and Criado, 2020) is adopted for the present study. The 6 W-Framework developed by Callahan (2014) is used for the development of a conceptual framework on BT and HRM and could address HRM issues through the applications of BT. Findings: This study focused on the major HR issues, i.e., regulation, staffing and development, and change management. These issues were categorized into sub-categories. The major implementation of BT in HRM is highlighted. The study developed a framework to aid HR professionals in implementing blockchain in the decision-making process of HRM. Research limitations/implications: The current study is limited to the bias on the part of employers in providing feedback and data feeding. Blockchain being at its infancy stage did not allow much of pieces of literary works to be introduced. Practical implications: Implementation of ledger technology in managerial functions will reduce the time, money and effort required by potential recruiters and HR professionals. Using this technology, the time and cost required to verify and sort the right potential can be reduced. Originality/value: The present work offers benefits to HR professionals and practitioners by expediting the process of effective decision-making of HRM employing BT.

Performing crisis management (CM) through social media platforms (SMP) is the modern way of handling crisis events. The chapter aims to identify core research on CM along SMP. By employing bibliometric network analysis, the authors aim to review published works in Scopus-indexed journals from the year 2019 to 2023. Scopus database and VOS (visualizing scientific landscapes) viewer have been combinedly used to identify the most influential journals, top-ranking countries, and institutions, most cited articles, most occurred keywords, and the pattern of authorship in CM along SMP publications. The present study undertakes a pioneering bibliometric analysis aimed at exploring scholarly publications on the field of CM facilitated through SMP. To the authors' knowledge, this work is the first study to use a bibliometric approach to research this area, thereby contributing to the nascent literature on the subject. The unique insights garnered from this analysis are expected to provide valuable guidance to researchers and scholars interested in this emerging field.

The article investigates mindfulness mechanisms and leadership attributes as reflected by performing artists. This qualitative study analyses major categories to develop a theoretical framework of mindful leadership development employing performing arts. The present study uses interpretivism to explore respondents’ experiences and unique phenomena. The grounded theory (GT) methodology aided in exploring grounded data and theory construction. Abstract core category ‘immense concentration and self-control’ captured the abstract and inclusive meaning as understood by the participants in this study. The qualitative coding analysis helped explore the data-driven abstract phenomena. Results of the present study exhibited that all performing artists require high concentration and self-control to exemplify mesmerizing Koodiyattam performing arts. Theoretical reflections on the relationships between the relevant categories are provided in depth. The connections of five major categories between mindfulness mechanisms, leadership attributes, motivation components, values and beliefs, and personality dispositions are particularly intriguing.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in an Indian context, especially in the light of the “skilling India” mission initiated by the government. The aim here is to understand the dynamics of CSR initiatives and how they can be a catalyst for the training of skilled labour in support of the Indian hospitality industry. Design/methodology/approach: The research is exploratory in nature and is primarily based on qualitative data. Semi-structured interviews were conducted for data collection. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to draw out insights as to how practitioners in corporate entities experience the role and potential of CSR initiatives in the context of the “skilling India” mission initiated by the Government of India. Also, secondary data, such as academic, institutional and trade literature, were studied. Findings: The paper discusses the immense but untapped potential that CSR measures hold for “skilling India”. It also explores the prevailing gap and the possible measures to be taken to meet the requirement for skilled labour now and in the future. Originality/value: The paper integrates CSR possibilities with the government’s mission to improve the skills-deficit problem. The findings of the paper reveal significant aspects of CSR initiatives and adds value through corporate initiatives, in turn bridging the gap and addressing the critical need for skilled labour in the Indian hospitality industry.

The history of family run business in Surat, India is more than 350 years now. However, over the last several decades, it has been observed that family run enterprises in Surat have not been able to scale up the business by untapping opportunities in international markets. The paper aims to explore the experiences of family-run enterprise owners in their attempt to grow their businesses in Surat. Given the stagnant growth trajectory, less expansion, and minimal diversification over the last several decades, the researcher is intrigued to study the experiences of these family-run enterprise owners. As a phenomenological research study, there is only one question: What experiences have these enterprise owners faced in a family-run enterprise as they attempt to grow their businesses? Non-leading prompts were asked to encourage participants to expand their responses to lead to a deeper understanding of those experiences. As respondents, seventeen family-run enterprise owners have been contacted for In-Depth Interview (IDI). The respondents were from diamond, textile and restaurant business in Surat. The study aided in identifying existing challenges and strengths making the whole experience of family-run enterprise owners unique, diverse and different from the conventional businesses operating in different industry. The findings indicate that the potential of family-run enterprises have not been harnessed to its fullest due to prevailing mediocrities, sub-standard practice, sophisticated and disoriented business procedures and system. Organization Development (OD) interventions would be effective in unearthing deeper issues and problems amongst these family-run enterprises in Surat.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to show the relevance of teachers’ extra role behaviour towards improving students’ learning efficacy status. This study examines the intervening role of art-based teaching pedagogies, i.e. involvement of different forms of art during the traditional teaching session between extra role behaviour and students’ learning efficacy. Design/methodology/approach: The statistical test results showed that teachers’ extra role behaviour is significant for improving and strengthening students’ learning efficacy. Further, the moderation analysis showed that if art is integrated with teachers’ extra role behaviour, the effect on learning efficacy of students will increase. Art-based teaching pedagogies suggest involvement of art in teaching practices. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the direct effect of extra role behaviour on students’ learning efficacy with the intervening role of art-based teaching pedagogies. Findings: Results indicated a linear effect of teachers’ extra role behaviour on students’ learning efficacy and that art-based teaching pedagogies had an indirect effect (mediation) on students’ learning efficacy. Originality/value: The study will bridge the gap between academic initiatives taken and its overall implementation in primary and secondary schools.

Due to macroeconomic factors and industry-prone changes, umpteen family-run businesses are mirroring the deteriorating conditions affecting their business. Essentially, they are sensing an immediate necessity to scale up their business in the given competitive environment. Against the backdrop of such erratic consequences of family-run businesses, this chapter attempts to explore the concept and application of leadership affecting the various aspects of decision-making in family-run fast-food businesses in the city of in Gujarat, India. Researchers have taken art forms and its intersecting impact on family businesses under parameters such as imagination, inspiration, concentration, innovation, learning, and role identification as an artistic process. This has paved the way to understand the intersecting space between arts and business. This study attempts to establish arts as an artistic process and considers leadership as an arts-informed approach. The larger ambit of inquiry is to understand, how arts as a process facilitates in taking decisions in selected family businesses in Surat city. The methodology of conducting research has been stimulating and thought provoking as well. Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were organized. Qualitative data were collected from consumers, family-run business owners, and local civic agencies, etc. to deduce appropriate learning and develop a complete view in the present study. The study proves that familybusiness owners can scale up their business by adopting an arts-informed leadership. Based on the study, researchers propose a conceptual model of arts driven learning process to engage employees in family businesses. To facilitate such an arts-informed leadership; an arts driven learning process must be incorporated to engage employees and make them feel connected to the vision of the business as a whole.

Purpose – This study aims to investigate how Oachira Panthrandu Vilakku (twelve-lamp) festival in Oachira helps in providing economic benefits to local residents of the town during the pilgrimage season. Design/methodology/approach – Stakeholder interviews and focus-group roundtable discussions with multiple stakeholders were conducted. Findings – Policy changes have been studied and recommended for enhancing the economic value of the culturally embedded Panthrandu Vilakku festival celebrated in Oachira, Kerala, India. Practical implications – There is huge untapped potential for India’s festivals in India. While efforts are made to leverage these for economic gains, the negative impacts also need to be recognized and mitigated. Originality/value – The study is significant in the context of arresting economic leakage and promoting an ecosystem of decision-making at community level by the local residents.