Journal of Indian Business Research: Volume 16 Issue 1

Guest editorial: Towards operationalizing sufficiency

Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan, Binilkumar Amarayil Sreeraman, Lakshmikanth Hari, Shrabani B. Bhattacharjee

Climate change management in manufacturing industry: a greenhouse gas inventorisation and mitigation approach

M. Dwarakanath, Vidyadhar Gedam, Kadirvelu Krishna, Narassima M.S., P. Prabhu, Varman Nandi

Industries worldwide have been striving to serve the increasing demand of consumers alongside providing importance to environmental issues. Yet, there are concern-raising changes…

Assessing the environmental and economic impacts of adopting circular economy for sustainable resource management in the Indian construction sector

Purva Mhatre-Shah, Vidyadhar Gedam, Seema Unnikrishnan

The aim of this study is to understand the environmental benefits and economic savings associated with adoption of circular economy in the construction sector. The research…

Evolving a conceptual framework for sustainable e-waste management: a consumer typology based on environmental behavior

Nanjangud Vishwanath Vighnesh, Balachandra Patil, Deepak Chandrashekar

There is widespread consensus that unchecked growth of e-waste is a major challenge to global sustainability transition. Current research has failed to connect e-waste with…

Ride-hailing services and vehicle ownership: evidence from Indian metropolitan cities

B. Ajay Krishna

This study aims to examine the differential impact of ride-hailing services (RHS) on private and commercial vehicle ownership from five metropolitan cities in India.

Understanding Indian ride-sharing consumers: the role of psychographics and perceived value

Kedar Bhatt

This study aims to explain the influence of four socio-psychological variables: social comparison orientation, face saving (FS), status consumption (STC) and frugality (FGL) on…

Towards customer-centric sustainability: how mindful advertising influences mindful consumption behaviour

Amir Shikalgar, Preetha Menon, Vaishali C. Mahajan

Though there is consensus that mindfulness induces mindful consumption (MC), empirical testing is needed to uncover the mechanism underlying temperance behaviour in the MC model…

Burgeoning of co-living and co-working space for the Indian millennial – a quiver or a hunt for novel strategies!

Premasish Roy, Deepa Nair, Rikhi Yadav

The purposes of this paper are to examine the factors persuasive in building competitive advantage strategies for the co-living and co-working service operators and study the…

Managing sustainable transition through farmer-owned enterprises: the case of Ram Rahim Pragati Producer Company

Abhishek Saxena, Shambu C. Prasad

Food systems research is typically focused on productivity and efficiency. But in the face of impending challenges of climate, investment, markets, and incomes small holders may…

Readiness for green transformation process in healthcare organizations

Albi Thomas, M. Suresh

Green transformation is more than simply a trend; it is a way of life, a set of habits, a field of knowledge and a dedication to resource conservation. Going green is surely a…