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Social Distancing During COVID-19: Will it Change the Indian Society?

'Practicing' Cosmopolitanism—Making a progress towards the understanding of a humane cohabitation across differences

Cosmopolitanism may be understood as an interaction of the individual with the other through dialogues and intermingling in different cultural spaces, such as, academic institutions, habitats and marketplaces. With the recognition of the individual, there arises the significance of the local ...

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March 23, 2026

Work-Life-Study Balance and Executive Education: Case of India

Are the longer working hours ultimately resulting in blurring work–family boundaries?

In today’s dynamic world, majority of boundary-spanning professionals like sales are expected to work for longer hours, regularly interacting with clients and, in several instances, operating across various time zones which ultimately results in blurring work–family boundaries. Sales is a ...

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March 23, 2026

Are the Tribals really benefitting from Forest acts and policies?

Are the Tribals really benefitting from Forest acts and policies?

Over the century, Forest acts and policies have claimed to conserve and provide the equitable and justifiable distribution of forest resources among the human populace. Since pre and post-independence periods the development of National forest policies and acts have undergone many changes fro...

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March 23, 2026

IS IT ENOUGH FOR A COUNTRY TO RUN ELECTIONS TO BE A DEMOCRACY?

IS IT ENOUGH FOR A COUNTRY TO RUN ELECTIONS TO BE A DEMOCRACY?

Running elections would be one sign that a country might be a democracy. But there are some additional conditions to it: Every citizen can vote. Citizens can assemble and are free to speak and exchange views, including the chance to organize a peaceful protest. The country has a free press...

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March 23, 2026

Is Urban Poverty More Challenging than Rural Poverty?

Is Urban Poverty More Challenging than Rural Poverty?

Urbanization has led to an increase in the urban share of the poor, which has caused the ratio of urban poverty to total poverty incidence to rise. It has been found that in many countries, including India; urban inequality has worsened since early 1990s and is c...

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March 23, 2026

What determines an Individual’s commitment towards social networking sites!

What determines an Individual’s commitment towards social networking sites!

Individual participation in the Social Networking Sites (SNS) more or less corresponds to the aspects of physical space and essentially draws from the behaviors one exhibits in physical space. The selective withdrawal from physical space and active participation in virtual space, gives more fr...

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March 23, 2026

Are we heading on the path of Inclusive Development?

After experiencing dramatic structural changes and transition recessions following independence, Central Asian economies have been able to recover and experience high rates of growth and declining poverty rates over the last 15 years. The challenge for Central Asian countries over the next 30–4...

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March 23, 2026

Are stronger IPRs enhancing or retarding industrial development in developing countries?

Are stronger IPRs enhancing or retarding industrial development in developing countries?

Asia is now well recognized and acclaimed as a growth pole of the global economy. The dynamism of Asian transition is based on building innovative capabilities and modernizing the national innovation system. Asia has allocated higher resourc...

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March 23, 2026

The Tyranny of Invisible Barriers in a Women’s Career

The Tyranny of Invisible Barriers in a Women’s Career

Do women executives harbor fears of holding positions of power and authority?  Women agree that there is a need for them to take on stretch roles and assignments that will help them get noticed. On the other hand, women will over-analyze the challenge and shrink away from the work for fear...

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March 23, 2026

A relook into the causes of decline in rural female labour force participation in India

A relook into the causes of decline in rural female labour force participation in India

As an economy transforms from an agricultural economy to an industrial economy, a decline in participation of female labour force is observed. The decline observed in rural female labour force participation is due to a complex mix of several forces working simultaneously. An article from Vikalp...

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March 23, 2026

Have the objectives of Indian Political Parties altered over the years?

Have the objectives of Indian Political Parties altered over the years?

It is often proclaimed that a political party and its members desire to ‘serve’ the society. But of late, it has been analyzed that the trend is moving away from the popular notion of a party as an organization at the ‘service’ of people. The new notion implies that “party” in contemporary Indi...

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March 23, 2026

A perfect fit between personality and the selection of a specialization are essential for an individual in giving his/her best to the profession.

A perfect fit between personality and the selection of a specialization are essential for an individual in giving his/her best to the profession.

A career in management has become of prime importance over the last few years. Management itself is a very wide discipline; hence students who choose management as a career step into the discipline with a question as to which major specialization to choose. This choice is influenced by various ...

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March 23, 2026

What are India’s and China's commitments and initiatives to combat climate change?

What are India’s and China's commitments and initiatives to combat climate change?

Climate change has come to occupy an important space in international relations today. The recently concluded Conference of Parties (COP) 21 at Paris, France in December 2015 was a testament to the fact that issues hitherto relegated to ‘low politics’ in traditional international relations have ...

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March 23, 2026

Is Knowledge Management Process an effective tool for building dynamic capabilities?

Is Knowledge Management Process an effective tool for building dynamic capabilities?

With the increasing market dynamism and global competition, the topic of dynamic capability has carved a significant place for itself. It has become a need of the hour rather than an option to ensure firms growth and competitiveness. This intensifying need has garnered the strategic concern tow...

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March 23, 2026

Whether and how the Financial Performance of family companies is better than the non-family companies ?

Whether and how the Financial Performance of family companies is better than the non-family companies ?

 The economic backdrop of most nations remains dominated by family businesses. Family control is common in publicly traded Indian companies. Such controlling families often hold large shareholdings and for the most part have representation at the top management level as well as on the bo...

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March 23, 2026

The Impact of Celebrity Expertise on Advertising Effectiveness: The Mediating Role of Celebrity Brand Fit

Endorsements are advertising messages which reflect findings or experience of someone other than the sponsor. It can be in the form of verbal statements, demonstrations or depictions of the name, signature, likeness or other identifying personal characteristics of an individual or the name or s...

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March 23, 2026

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SAGE India Journals : Are the Tribals really benefitting from Forest act...

SAGE India Journals : Are the Tribals really benefitting from Forest act...: Over the century, Forest acts and policies have claimed to conserve and provide the equitable and justifiable distribution of forest res...

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March 23, 2026

The incessant fight of Indian women for ‘identity’ and ‘powerlessness’ at work places!

The incessant fight of Indian women for ‘identity’ and ‘powerlessness’ at work places!

Indian women, paradoxically worshiped as goddesses while being victimized by rape, infanticide and discrimination and harassment at workplaces have always struggled against an archaic system that continues to privilege age-old patriarchal social structures characterized by male dominance. W...

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March 23, 2026

“Unisex” the new consumption ideology - blurring the stark distinction between masculine and feminine brands!

“Unisex” the new consumption ideology - blurring the stark distinction between masculine and feminine brands!

 An identity, integral to our understanding of who we are is our gender identity. It is perhaps the first and the most easily recognizable feature of our persona that we. Unlike sex, our gender is not congenitally determined; rather it is constructed, developed, and refined through social ...

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March 23, 2026

Indian Media in a Globalised World!

Indian Media in a Globalised World!

India is a country with the world’s largest newspaper market, second largest telecommunications market, third-largest television market, and second-largest Facebook community but even today it is  virtually absent from most mainstream global communication studies within academia. In revenu...

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March 23, 2026

Work and family- Are the two becoming antagonist poles?

Work and family- Are the two becoming antagonist poles?

Modern day workplace is characterized by long working hours, shorter deadlines, higher competition, lesser holidays and leaves, frequent tours and job transfers. Similarly, family–work conflict (FWC) arises out of inter-role conflicts between family and work and results in lower life satisfacti...

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March 23, 2026

This new wave of Mobilisation in Kashmir – Is it Religious or Political?

This new wave of Mobilisation in Kashmir – Is it Religious or Political?

Kashmir Valley has been witnessing a decade of popular mobilization starting from 2008 and continuing till date. There have been continuous cycle of protests and killing in 2008, 2010, 2013 and even in 2016. To name a few, in 2008, protests in the Valley against the transfer of land to the A...

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March 23, 2026

Is your Organization plagued by the “Culture of Blame”?

Is your Organization plagued by the “Culture of Blame”?

Although making mistakes is a part of human nature, they are still tabooed, covered up, or kept secret. This behavior probably has its origin in our socialization. Errors made by people are perceived as a competence deficit. Causing of errors leads to a negative self-assessment, and also to r...

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March 23, 2026

Thinking about innovating your product?—Start with the Customer, not technology!

Thinking about innovating your product?—Start with the Customer, not technology!

Innovation is vital to the continued success of any business. Customers no longer stay satisfied for long. They are looking to be surprised and delighted by most, if not all, of the products and services they buy. Today’s challenge is to find ways to better and more quickly satisfy these ever-i...

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March 23, 2026

Are you courageous enough to break the barriers that prevent you from getting back to a job after a career-break?

Are you courageous enough to break the barriers that prevent you from getting back to a job after a career-break?

There has been a new trend about working women taking career break and re-entry of these women. For women, taking a career break generally means taking time off for maternity leave or stepping back from the workplace to look after children. The high levels of anxiety around this are unsurprisin...

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March 23, 2026

Integrated Programmes in Education

The philanthropy and charity motives of investing in higher education institutions have been replaced with profit and commercial interests!

The Indian higher education sector has undergone massive expansion, though not uniformly, during the six and half decades following independence. There were only 0.26 million students in higher education in 750 colleges and 30 universities in India in 1950–1951. This has increased to about 20...

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March 23, 2026

Talent crunch, the shortage of skilled employees and their retention - major issue faced by the organizations today!

Talent crunch, the shortage of skilled employees and their retention - major issue faced by the organizations today!

This modern era has witnessed a significant and rapid growth in the service sector. The cross-border business and technological advancement created plenty of employment opportunities in developing nations such as India. India has become the first choice of foreign investment in different secto...

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March 23, 2026

Exit! A Prostitution Survivor Voice

Exit! A Prostitution Survivor Voice

This article shares a first-hand account of sexual abuse and slavery on the streets of South Africa during and after apartheid. Reflecting on her days in prostitution, the author of this article also provides an insight into how the prostituted woman is robbed off her dignity and how diffi...

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March 23, 2026

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Post Office—its evolution from an institution of ‘communication’ to a ‘financial’ institution

The Post Office of India has evolved from an institution of ‘communication’ in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to an important ‘financial’ institution of the early twenty-first century.  To understand this dramatic change in functionality of an institution identified with its tradit...

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March 23, 2026

Let us develop an understanding of Effective waste management process!

Let us develop an understanding of Effective waste management process!

Disasters are not new phenomena; they have been faced since time immemorial. However, the current set of disasters is fundamentally different from the earlier ones since their cause is not rooted in nature. It can instead be attributable to technological progress which also provides us an oppor...

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March 23, 2026

What are the factors driving India’s astounding e-commerce growth in the next two decades?

E-commerce in India has been experiencing remarkable growth, successfully changing the way people transact. The online market space in the country is burgeoning in terms of offerings ranging from travel, movies, hotel reservations and books to the likes of matrimonial services, electronic gadge...

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March 23, 2026

Are good governance practices living up to the promises made?

Are good governance practices living up to the promises made?

In India a new government has recently been elected on the platform of ‘good governance’, with the new prime minister promising ‘less government, more governance’ to promote ‘development’. Good governance made its appearance in India in 1991, when the then prime minister, P.V. Narasimha Ra...

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March 23, 2026

Evaluating the differences in learning attitudes and attributes between Gen X and Millennials

Evaluating the differences in learning attitudes and attributes between Gen X and Millennials

Student learning outcomes have attained global learning focus off late and research has shown that the current generation in higher education has significantly different learning characteristics than its predecessors. It then becomes essential to understand this generation’s learning attrib...

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March 23, 2026

How do rigid gender roles in labour outcomes of rural environment impact women?

How do rigid gender roles in labour outcomes of rural environment impact women?

Work activities of women and men in rural areas primarily revolve around land and related resources. In addition to these activities, every household has the minimum amount of housework for carrying on its day-to-day activities. The household constitutes a basic unit of production in ...

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March 23, 2026

Do MDGs remain an unfinished agenda for India?

Do MDGs remain an unfinished agenda for India?

The adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the beginning of this millennium was a culmination of the people-centred development discourse that poverty reduction and freedom from other deprivations at the top of the global development agenda and influenced governments including In...

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March 23, 2026

Are organizations ready for this burgeoning new generation that is entering the workforce in large numbers? Do they have strategies to engage them?

Are organizations ready for this burgeoning new generation that is entering the workforce in large numbers? Do they have strategies to engage them?

Millennials, also known as the Generation Y (Gen Y), born between 1980 and 2000, cannot be ignored. By 2025, they will make up roughly 75 percent of the world’s workforce. India will have the largest number of millennials anywhere in the world by the year 2021 but are organisations well pr...

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March 23, 2026

Youmarket What You Speakpost In 2005

A tribute to one of the greatest all rounders "Vinoo Mankad", on his 100th birth anniversary

12 April 2017: Exactly 100 years ago, was born Vinoo Mankad. He is undoubtedly amongst the greatest all-rounders of the game. People believe that Kapil Dev and Vinoo Mankad are the two greatest all-rounders from India. SAGE joins the many cricket lovers n paying a tribute to this maestro. “...

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March 23, 2026

Join hands on Earth Day to make our Earth a better place to live!

Join hands on Earth Day to make our Earth a better place to live!

How Green are Our Hotels? Environmental management remains a neglected area in the management of hotels. But it has been seen that hotels in Bangkok are practicing environmental management practices. However, at a point they also do not want to compromise with guest comfort. The idea of Green ...

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March 23, 2026

What is the reason of decline in rural female workforce despite a discernible improvement in India’s rural economy in recent years?

What is the reason of decline in rural female workforce despite a discernible improvement in India’s rural economy in recent years?

The role of women in the socio-economic transformation of a country is now globally recognised. Though some national governments have taken affirmative action in the past few decades to improve the socio-economic status of women, those living in rural areas, especially in developing countries, ...

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March 23, 2026

An author's reflections on his book that holds much relevance in today's times.

Celebrate the myriad hues of #Motherhood on this Mother's Day with #SAGE

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March 23, 2026

Are online reviews affecting your brand image?

Rapid growth of online communication has connected consumers through various social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and so on. Consumers are mostly indulged in informal communication about brands in the form of online product reviews, where they share their experiences of suc...

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March 23, 2026

Common Property Resources —its governance and management!

Common Property Resources —its governance and management!

Millions of people across rural India depend on and share the ‘common’ (community) natural resources like forest, wasteland, grazing land, water resources, etc., for their livelihoods, whereas developing such ‘common resources’ through collective action for the sustainable village development i...

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March 23, 2026

Is work autonomy to employees an important factor to accomplish workplace creativity!

Is work autonomy to employees an important factor to accomplish workplace creativity!

In the current global competitive business environment, organizations prioritize more innovative and creative performance by the employers. Technologies and approaches are changing, so it is important to update and implement new knowledge. In every organization, discovery and implementation of ...

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March 23, 2026

'Working with Generation Y & Generation Z'- engaging this cohort for businesses, societies and nations is no more a matter of choice

'Working with Generation Y & Generation Z'- engaging this cohort for businesses, societies and nations is no more a matter of choice

The younger workforce, Generation Z and Generation Y, is driven by technology, as an outcome they believe in multitasking and approaching projects in different creative vantage ideas; and likes to experiment and discover new styles and solutions to problems and difficulties as they a...

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March 23, 2026

Is the inclusion of women personnel in Police department a genuine step towards making a gender-just institution?

Is the inclusion of women personnel in Police department a genuine step towards making a gender-just institution?

After the Delhi gang-rape of 16 December 2012, widely known as the Nirbhaya case, the issue of women’s safety has received prominence in public discourse across the country. The city of Delhi saw massive protests by outraged citizens in the aftermath of the rape. The Delhi Police was a target o...

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March 23, 2026

The Dangerous Art of ‘Impression Management’

The Dangerous Art of ‘Impression Management’

Impression management is our desire to manipulate others’ impressions of us on the front stage. It refers to determining the impressions others form of them regarding their behavior, motivation, morality, and other characteristics such as their intelligence and future potential. It has been fou...

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March 23, 2026

Moderating Impact of Job-worth on Burnout and Self-worth of Indian Call Centre Employees

Moderating Impact of Job-worth on Burnout and Self-worth of Indian Call Centre Employees

A significant proportion of the Indian workforce is engaged as customer service representatives or call centre employees. The National Association of Software and Services Companies in India (NASSCOM) Information Technology–Business Process Management (IT–BPM) industry FY2015 performance review...

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March 23, 2026

India’s Diversity and Globalization: Unifying Forces and Innovation

India’s Diversity and Globalization: Unifying Forces and Innovation

India is a multilinguial, multireligious, and multi-caste country and has been a dominant player in the world system and part of the global economy for ages. Its civilizational past has been shaped and has evolved through a number of events, crises, people, and communities. It has not been an i...

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March 23, 2026

Is India Managing its Water Resources Judiciously?—A Prerequisite for Sustainable Development

Is India Managing its Water Resources Judiciously?—A Prerequisite for Sustainable Development

Water is a finite but renewable natural resource and, like other natural resources, it is an integral part of the environment. It is essential for the survival of all living beings on this planet and also for the socio-economic development of households, communities and nations all over the worl...

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March 23, 2026

A Call for Change: India needs a debate on how to empower Muslim Women

A Call for Change: India needs a debate on how to empower Muslim Women

Allah ta’ala ne aurat ko bhi insaan banaaya hai, words spoken by a young Muslim woman from Mumbai, are simply a statement of a person of faith about her own creation. It is a comment on the inequality that women are subjected to, how they are made to feel subhuman, a commodity to be consumed ...

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