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Presents the analysis of a two‐unit cold standby system in which the standby unit takes a random amount of time for operation whenever the operative unit fails. Each unit is first repaired by the assistant repairman and is then taken up for post‐repair if necessary. The failure and repair times of each unit are assumed to be correlated and their joint density is taken as bivariate exponential. Uses regenerative point technique to obtain various reliability characteristics of interest. Studies the behaviour of steady‐state availability through graphs. Verifies earlier results.

The aim of this study is to analyze and evaluate the awareness of hotel businesses in the Cappadocia region within the scope of responsible tourism. In this direction, the case study method, one of the qualitative research designs, was taken as a basis, and the vignette (short stories) technique was utilized. In this context, the question “What are the awareness of hotel businesses within the scope of responsible tourism?” guided the research study. Then, vignettes taken from real-life stories were created to support the theoretical basis. These vignettes were directed to 14 managers working in managerial positions in hotel businesses operating in the Cappadocia region and who agreed to participate in the research study. The managers were asked to answer the questions at the end of the vignettes. The data obtained as a result of the research determined that the managers of tourism enterprises have knowledge about responsible tourism. In addition, with the answers given to the vignettes, it has been determined that the preferability of socially sensitive businesses in terms of responsible tourism has increased, and this situation is reflected in customer comments, which is important for the sector.

The digital era has revolutionized storytelling, creating intimate connections with audiences through diverse digital mediums. As a link between tradition and modernity, digital storytelling enhances the conveyance of cultural values in our increasingly digitized world. Prioritizing user experience, customization, and seamless integration with social media, digital stories cater to physical and virtual tourists. The chapter explores the transformative impact of digital storytelling on heritage experiences and tourism. The chapter underscores how interactive storytelling immerses audiences, turning them passive observers into active participants. It emphasizes the need for rich, informative, and culturally sensitive content to preserve heritage essence. While storytelling's significance in tourism is acknowledged, comprehensive research on the implementation and impact of digital storytelling is imperative. Quality content curation is vital for effectively communicating cultural heritage. The chapter sheds light on the evolving landscape of digital storytelling and its nuanced influence on heritage tourism, stressing the ongoing necessity for thorough research in the domain.

This research examines the linkage between commitment (organizational and job), motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic), and work outcomes (effort and propensity to leave) using the Korean sample. With its focus on the relative impact of loyalty‐based commitment and incentive‐based motivation on work outcome behavior, this study highlights Confucian culture and expectancy theory. Using survey data, support was found for all the hypotheses except the paths from job involvement to effort. In particular, organizational commitment was found to have the highest influence on effort and propensity to leave, presenting empirical support for the eminence of loyalty as a motivational tool in a collectivistic work culture. Managerial implications and future research are discussed.

The Electric Vehicles Initiative (EVI) is a multi-government policy forum devoted to speed up the introduction and adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) worldwide. EVI key themes for sustainable development include energy-efficient transportation with e-mobility (drive-by science and technology), reduced greenhouse gas emissions, decreased oil dependence and improved local air quality. India's transport sector contributes around 142 million tons of CO₂ every year, with road transport contributing 123 million tons.

Review methodology forms a basis for knowledge development, creating guidelines for policy and practice. Quality assessment of review articles is by using mixed methods appraisal tool (MMAT).

The research trends on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) technological and social aspects highlight the critical role of technology in economic and social development, emphasising infrastructure development and communication of government policy and rewards for awareness and end-user acceptance.

The scenario brings a school of thought if it is equally important to address a social perspective to improve India's perception and acceptance of technology-enabled EVs.

While rapid increase in demand for foods but limited availability of croplands has forced to adopt input-intensive farming practices to increase yield, there are serious long-term ecological implications including degradation of biodiversity. It is increasingly recognised that ensuring agricultural sustainability under the changing climatic conditions requires a change in the production system along with necessary policies and institutional arrangements. In this context, this chapter examines if climate-smart agriculture (CSA) can facilitate adaptation and mitigation practices by improving resource utilisation efficiency in India. Such an attempt has special significance as the existing studies have very limited discussions on three main aspects, viz., resource productivity, adaptation practices and mitigation strategies in a comprehensive manner. Based on insights from the existing studies, this chapter points out that CSA can potentially make significant contribution to enhancing resource productivity, adaptation practices, mitigation strategies and food security, especially among the land-constrained farmers who are highly prone to environmental shocks. In this connection, staggered trench irrigation structure has facilitated rainwater harvesting, local irrigation and livelihood generation in West Bengal. However, it is necessary to revisit the existing approaches to promotion of CSA and dissemination of information on the design of local adaptation strategies. This chapter also proposes a change in the food system from climate-sensitive to CSA through integration of technologies, institutions and policies.

The authors explore turnover tendencies among expatriate employees in Saudi Arabia They: (1) discuss the novelty of expatriates in Saudi Arabia; (2) review the literature on employee turnover tendency and its correlates—job satisfaction and employee characteristics; (3) hypothesize a negative relationship between extrinsic job satisfaction and expatriate turnover tendencies, a negative relationship between general job satisfaction and expatriate turnover tendencies, no relationship between intrinsic job satisfaction and expatriate turnover tendencies, and no relationship between expatriate characteristics and expatriate turnover tendencies, and (4) empirically lest the hypotheses with a sample of expatriate employees. Results provide strong support for most of the hypotheses except “pay,” one of the extrinsic job satisfaction variables, and “job feedback,” one of the intrinsic job satisfaction variables.

The purpose of this paper is to investigate differences in characteristics, job outcome experiences and attitudes of maximiser and satisficer decision-making style groups working in the retail trade.

A survey of 140 participants who have accepted a job offer in the retail trade in the past six months in the USA was conducted on Amazon Mechanical Turk. The survey examined participants’ opinions and attitudes towards their present job and established which job information source(s) they had used to search for retail trade job-related information.

The results show that compared to satisficers, maximisers exert more effort when searching job information, have higher uncertainty avoidance and need for cognition, and experience more post-decisional regret. In this sample, any significant differences between maximisers and satisficers in relation to job satisfaction, company commitment, and intention to quit their present job are restricted to certain groups. For recruitment information sources, while satisficers rely on their families and friends for information, maximisers are more likely to obtain job-related information from other sources such as online discussion forums.

Even though some studies suggest that maximisers are unhappy with their choices, this research recommends that retail trade companies should not exclude maximisers from their recruitment pools. Retailers should enhance their candidate pools with both maximisers and satisficers by managing different recruitment information sources.

Research of decision-making style in recruitment is relatively limited. This research illustrates the differences of attitudes between maximisers and satisficers towards their present retail job, and also demonstrates the preferences of maximisers and satisficers in recruitment information sources.

Sustainability, responsible travel and ecotourism have gained popularity in recent years, forcing all stakeholders to consider their environmental impact. This analysis identifies tourist-harming acts and acknowledges tourism stakeholders like tourism firms, local communities and travellers' efforts to maintain and protect nature. Tourism stakeholders' care for their natural environment might impact the success of a destination's sustainable and ecotourism operations. Responsible tourism does not tolerate green washing. Sustainability is complicated, and sustainable tourism (ST) has numerous components, making it hard to identify responsible travel for tourist sustainability. Thus, tourism stakeholders' opinions and challenges must be considered. After COVID-19, everything is back to normal. It is critical to understand how relevant parties can promote ethical travel in ecological destinations. This will ensure that tourism meets local needs and protects natural and cultural resources. Therefore, stakeholders must be considered, and any issues that arise must be addressed. To protect the environment, responsible travel needs more than a campaign or a few little actions. How to build ethical journeys for and from all tourist stakeholders, especially in an ecological destination, is a hard and long-debated subject. This chapter highlighted the main stakeholders' viewpoints and concerns with responsible travel for tourism sustainability. For stakeholders to recognise the success of tourism sustainability, they must understand responsible travel. The authors asked the three primary stakeholders about their perspectives and the steps they needed to take to address the challenges. Understanding changing attitudes to willingly modify behaviour and influence habits, among other things, is crucial for promoting meaningful tourism.