Technology and Beyond

Business Solutions for One World, One Future

Rohit Bakshi, Komal Chopra, Pravin Dange, Smita Mehendale, Pravin Kumar Bhoyar

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Computer Science
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040909577
• Subtopic: Information Technology
• Index: Computer Science

Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS), Pune, organized its 15th Annual International Research Conference, SIMSARC'24 on 16th-18th December, 2024. The conference theme, "Technology and Beyond: Business Solutions for One World, One Future," highlighted the pivotal role of technology in fostering sustainable business solutions that address global challenges and transcend boundaries. It underscored the importance of leveraging innovation to create inclusive opportunities aligned with the vision of a unified global future. Technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and green innovations are reshaping industries, promoting efficient resource use, and driving collaborative growth. These advancements also provide effective tools for tackling pressing issues such as climate change, health disparities, and inequality. To build a resilient global economy, a balance between progress and equity needs to be achieved by integrating technological innovation with ethical practices and adopting a people-centered approach. Collectively embracing technology and responsibility will pave the way for shared prosperity and a harmonious future for all.
The conference provided a platform to faculty, doctoral scholars and students to gain knowledge and experience on issues related to the theme.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• About the Editors
• 1 Bibliometric Analysis of Green IT: Themes, Trends, Facilitators, and Inhibitors
• 2 Risk Profiling and Customer Segmentation for Non-Life Insurers: A Key to Sustenance through Strategic Customer Insights
• 3 Effectiveness of Pharmaceutical Promotional Tactics: What Works and What does Not
• 4 Group Action Coaching–A Strategic Approach to Personal Development
• 5 Unveiling the Dynamics of Contemporary Online Consumer Behaviour: Leveraging Predictive Analytics for Strategic Insights
• 6 Enablers and Barriers of ESG for Effective Business Solutions: One World, One Future
• 7 IT Tools for Effective Employee Engagement—Amazon Case Study
• 8 Digital Transformation in India's MSME Sector: Enhancing Competitiveness and Market Reach
• 9 Examining the Environmental Kuznets Curve for India Considering Electricity Consumption, Emission, Economic Growth, Inward FDI, Openness to Trade and Urban Agglomeration
• 10 Prediction of Commodity Prices Using Supervised Machine Learning Models: The Case of MCX, India
• 11 Organizing the Creators' Economy – An Actor-Based Perspective
• 12 Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Unlock Success in the Workplace
• 13 Analysing the Effect of Digital Transformation in HR Practices on Employee Engagement
• 14 The Role of Digital Transformation in Enhancing Employee Engagement: Analysing the Impact of Employee Experience Platforms in Indian Workplace
• 15 Conceptualizing Gen Z Investment Decisions: The Roles of Financial Knowledge, Experience, Risk Tolerance, and Self-Efficacy
• 16 Quick Delivery Apps from the Lens of Female Consumers as a Source of Self-Empowerment
• 17 “The Influential Shift: How Social Media Influencers are Reshaping Consumer Mindsets”: A Comprehensive Study Thru Selected Cases and Examples
• 18 Religious Consumerism: A Study of Jewellery Market in India
• 19 An Empirical Study in the Context of Socio-Cultural Determinants of Beggars in the City of Kolkata: A Need for Reforms
• 20 Optimizing Human Resource Management: The Strategic Integration and Impact of Virtual Communication Technologies
• 21 Influence of Modularity on Outsourcing: Insights from Structural Equation Modeling
• 22 Do Resilient Migrants with Cultural Intelligence Tackle Acculturative Stress?
• 23 Social Media Influencers and Customer Engagement: Unravelling the Impact on Buying Decision
• 24 “Me Too” In Investing? – Uncovering the Behavioral Factors Driving Copycat Investing in Blockchain Based Social Trading Platforms
• 25 Propelling Economic Growth through Digitalization of Retail Payments (In Indian Context)
• 26 Wavelet Analysis of NIFTY 50: Unveiling Multiresolution Structures
• 27 Balancing the Books and the Planet—Financial Outcomes of ESG Practices in Indian Company
• 28 The Transformation of Education through Artificial Intelligence Technology: Unveiling Insights through Bibliometric Analysis
• 29 Social Media Usage on Students' Academic Performance under the Technology Performance Chain
• 30 Farmers Adaptation Strategies and Impacts of Climate Change in the Rabi Season: A Village-Level Study in Aurad Shahajani, Maharashtra
• 31 The Evolution of Government Social Welfare Policies Governing Self Help Groups (SHG) in India
• 32 Impact of AI-Powered Recommendation Systems on the Online Purchasing Behavior of Millennials in Urban India: A Focus on Decision Fatigue, Gender and Trust
• 33 Comparing Performance of Price Ratio-based and Linear Regression-based Pair Trading Strategies Through Backtesting
• 34 Purchaser's Preferences of Luxury Residential Real Estate in Pune City