http://dspace.iimk.ac.in:80/xmlui/handle/2259/220 This section is mainly deals with the publications of IIMK Community in the area of Business Management Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:22:58 GMT 2026-09-15T07:22:58Z http://dspace.iimk.ac.in:80/xmlui/handle/2259/1183 Demystifying the barriers for electric vehicle acceptance: Multiple stakeholders’ perspective Pratima Verma; Bhawana Rathore; Vimal Kumar; Konstantinos P Tagarakis; Rohit Gupta; Surajit Bag Increasing awareness about global warming, and the unsteadiness of oil prices has increased interest in sustainable transportation among consumers as well as researchers. Electric vehicles (EVs) are considered as one of the sustainable road transportations for coping with these challenges. This paper presents a study of the economical, technical, social & attitudinal, infrastructural, and policy and regulatory barriers to the adoption of EVs within an Indian context. Additionally, the study also considered different stakeholders’ perspectives on adopting EVs. Various stakeholders viz. consumers/public, businesses, governments, and the scientific community will boost the supply and demand of EVs. All stakeholders’ coordinated efforts are creating the groundwork for a stronger EV environment, which will result in increasing acceptability. This study aims to identify the significant barriers to EV adoption. Based on an extensive literature review first, we identified the various barriers, and after that, we prioritized the identified barriers through the Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (FAHP). FAHP is employed to study the relevance and prioritize the barriers with the help of expert opinions from different stakeholders. The results strongly suggest that a technical barrier is the most critical one among all the stakeholders. The ranking of EV barriers provides a decision-making framework for managers and experts to pay more attention to the critical barriers/sub-barriers in order to eradicate them from the system for the successful adoption of EVs. It recognizes the value of a robust theoretical contribution to the area and intends to investigate theories or models that might offer a more solid foundation for the study in order to support the theoretical framework of this research. The study provides a stronger rationale for the research’s importance and potential impact by introducing a comprehensive theoretical framework. Research in Transportation Business & Management, Pratima Verma ( Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Kozhikode, India), Bhawana Rathore (Operations Management Area, Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur, Sambalpur, India), Vimal Ramesh Kumar (Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan), Rohit Gupta (Operations Management Area, Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur, Sambalpur, India ), Surajit Bag (Excelia Business School, La Rochelle, France), Konstantinos P. Tagarakis (School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, Chania 73100, Greece), DOI: 10.1016/j.rtbm.2023.101090 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.iimk.ac.in:80/xmlui/handle/2259/1183 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.iimk.ac.in:80/xmlui/handle/2259/1182 Role of Technology in Solid Waste Management: Social Enterprise in a Pandemic Sumit Mitra; Aakriti Deepak COVID-19 has changed the world. The pandemic was a public health crisis with profound implications for society. Accordingly, the quantum of waste generated also went up especially fast. The global nature of the pandemic demanding global communication and coordination, also required locally adopted responses for specific reasons like lack of opportunity to network and create bonding and bridging ties as lockdown conditions prohibited human interactions. This situation that needs the substitution of human interactions and communication with technology however did not encourage strong ties and only allowed for the sustenance of weak ties along with pressures of financial sustainability on the social enterprise in solid waste management (SWM). This research paper attempts to explore whether the SWM social enterprises could remain true to their mission in these uncertain times or would need to replace their true beneficiaries with technology. This would then test their aspects of ‘mission agility’ versus ‘mission drift’ as discussed in the article. The findings also lead us to conclude that a fine balance between objectives of value capture and value creation in determining the switch over to technology by SWM enterprises underscored the importance of social mission to them. The data for this research was collected through qualitative and semi-structured interviews of Project Managers / Program Coordinators of various organisations working in the field of SWM. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, Pages 26-40 Sumit Mitra (IIM Kozhikode, Kunnamangalam, Kerala, India), Aakriti Deepak (CESI, IIM Kozhikode, Kunnamangalam, Kerala, India) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/23939575231214136 Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.iimk.ac.in:80/xmlui/handle/2259/1182 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.iimk.ac.in:80/xmlui/handle/2259/1181 Achieving professional qualifications using microcredentials: a case of small packages and big challenges in higher education Pratima Verma; Vimal Kumar; Arpit Singh; Rohit Raj Purpose –This study examined the factors impeding the implementation of micro-credentials and accepting it as a credible source of earning professional qualifications and certifications necessary for pursuing higher education or other career goals. Design/methodology/approach – The factors were identified by reflecting on the recent literature and Internet resources coupled with in-depth brainstorming with experts in the field of micro-credentials including educators, learners and employers. Two ranking methods, namely Preference Ranking for Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation (PROMETHEE) and multi-objective optimization based on ratio analysis (MOORA), are used together to rank the major challenges. Findings – The results of this study present that lack of clear definitions, ambiguous course descriptions, lack of accreditation and quality assurance, unclear remuneration policies, lack of coordination between learning hours and learning outcomes, the inadequate volume of learning, and lack of acceptance by individuals and organizations are the top-ranked and the most significant barriers in the implementation of micro-credentials. Research limitations/implications – The findings can be used by educational institutions, organizations and policymakers to better understand the issues and develop strategies to address them, making microcredentials a more recognized form of education and qualifications. International Journal of Educational Management, Rohit Raj (Department of Information Management, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan), Arpit Singh (Department of Information Systems and Analytics, Jindal Global Business School, OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India), Vimal Kumar (Department of Information Management, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan) and Pratima Verma (Department of Strategic Management, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Kozhikode, India) DOI 10.1108/IJEM-01-2023-0028 Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.iimk.ac.in:80/xmlui/handle/2259/1181 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.iimk.ac.in:80/xmlui/handle/2259/1170 Achieving professional qualifications using microcredentials: a case of small packages and big challenges in higher education Pratima Verma; Rohit Raj; Arpit Singh; Vimal Kumar Purpose This study examined the factors impeding the implementation of micro-credentials and accepting it as a credible source of earning professional qualifications and certifications necessary for pursuing higher education or other career goals. Design/methodology/approach The factors were identified by reflecting on the recent literature and Internet resources coupled with in-depth brainstorming with experts in the field of micro-credentials including educators, learners and employers. Two ranking methods, namely Preference Ranking for Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation (PROMETHEE) and multi-objective optimization based on ratio analysis (MOORA), are used together to rank the major challenges. Findings The results of this study present that lack of clear definitions, ambiguous course descriptions, lack of accreditation and quality assurance, unclear remuneration policies, lack of coordination between learning hours and learning outcomes, the inadequate volume of learning, and lack of acceptance by individuals and organizations are the top-ranked and the most significant barriers in the implementation of micro-credentials. Research limitations/implications The findings can be used by educational institutions, organizations and policymakers to better understand the issues and develop strategies to address them, making micro-credentials a more recognized form of education and qualifications. Originality/value The novelty of this study is to identify the primary factors influencing the implementation of micro-credentials from the educators', students' and employers' perspectives and to prioritize those using ranking methods such as PROMETHEE and MOORA. International Journal of Educational Management 38(4):916-947:: January 2024, Vimal Kumar (Chaoyang University of Technology), Arpit Singh (Institute of Science, Nagpur), Rohit Raj (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology), DOI: 10.1108/IJEM-01-2023-0028 Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.iimk.ac.in:80/xmlui/handle/2259/1170 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z