Hoshiar Mal

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Savitribai Phule Pune University

Purpose E-commerce companies use different types of dark patterns to manipulate choices and earn higher revenues. This study aims to evaluate and prioritize dark patterns used by e-commerce companies to determine which dark patterns are the most profitable and risky. Design/methodology/approach The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) prioritizes the...

Owing to the importance of corporate sustainability, companies provide sustainability reports based on various criteria to achieve competitive advantage. However, whether resource allocation for improving corporate sustainability performance (CSP) affects the sales performance of a firm must be determined. This study is performed to understand the...

This study examines the impact of IoT characteristics, key cultural dimensions, and safety concerns on consumer green purchase intentions. The research employed a survey approach, collecting responses from 278 consumers. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the hypotheses. The finding of the study indicates that IoT characteristics (...

Purpose The use of natural resources by organizations has a significant impact on society, resulting in business firms playing a vital role in developing sustainable development. As a result, corporate sustainability has become an integral aspect of a company’s vision and policy in the modern days. Companies issue sustainability reports based on va...

Purpose This paper aims to understand the effect of a change in Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) of India and the USA on investors' sentiment in the Indian context, consisting of Sensex returns and volatility index (Vix). Design/methodology/approach The authors employ bounds testing approach to cointegration to capture the short-and long-run effe...

In the current global scenario, safety of life and protection of the environment is equally, if not more important, than preservation of energy resources. Just as it is critical to ensure that natural resources are put into best use before it goes back to the environment, it is of paramount importance to ensure optimum utilization of these natural...

Our study focusses on the forecasting the volatility of the BSE BANKEX indices of Indian banking sector as one can't be always sure about his returns on the investment. We used the Statistical model for the analysis of the performance of BSE BANKEX indices. We have collected the data from the S&P BANKEX Index for the period of 2001 to 2019. The stu...

Abstract: Monetary policy is said to be formulated with the three-fold objectives of achieving a sustainable growth, keeping inflation within limits and controlling external imbalances. In this study we have done a study of such cases wherein the economic environment has been tough in India and the policies, actions taken by the Central bank of the...

Abstract: In India drug prices are controlled and are commonly known as Drug Price Control Orders (DPCO) was initiated in the year 1995 which was till then, issued under Essential Commodities Act (1955). It is governed by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy (NPPA) and accordingly, a National List for Essential Medicines (NLEM) was formulated...

Globally, suppliers of custom-made materials handling systems (MHS) are under pressure to deliver systems that exactly meet their customer's needs. They have to elicit complete and unambiguous requirements from their customers that include stated as well as latent requirements. However, customer requirements are usually ambiguous, unstable and ofte...

Startups struggle for many reasons; some even go out of business or never quite attain the level of success that the founders had anticipated. They might not have anticipated some of the obstacles and, hence, failed to respond to them in an adequate and timely manner. This case focuses on the financial challenges faced by Ambee Automation, a techno...

Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in India are focused on improving their inventory management function as part of government’s program to increase their contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP). A plethora of inventory models are available in literature; these models are either very complex, or need reliable inventory cost data,...

Multiechelon inventory models are key to optimizing overall inventory management costs in organizations that have multiple operating sites and associated maintenance policies. However, these models are extremely complex and difficult to understand due to the level of mathematics involved. Practitioners, especially those without any background of pr...