International Journal of Management Practice (14 papers in press)

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• The policy endorsement of central bank digital currency- trend analysis and research scope using bibliometric review  
  by Srijanie Banerjee, MANISH SINHA 
  Abstract: The digital advancement is moving at a faster pace in the recent past especially after the outbreak of the pandemic, has paved the way for advancement of digital currency. The moving era of digital currency introduces digital wallets and the commencement of central bank digital currency (CBDC) - a centralised system. The intention behind this paper is to centralise the idea of a bibliometric analysis to gain insights regarding the literature status, authors contributing to the topic, major countries where the study is prominent and also to focus on the research gap to understand the future objective of research. The bibliometric analysis is done using two famous peer reviewed journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. Therefore, this paper will aim at providing an overview for researchers of getting a synoptic insight of the status quo which manifests the contemporary trends of central bank digital currencies.
  Keywords: cryptocurrency; blockchain; central bank digital currency; CBDC; bibliometric analysis; Scopus; Web of Science.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2024.10058536
   
  
• An Investigation of Consumer Decision-Making Styles Among Consumers In North East India.  
  by Partakson Chiru, Khumukcham Tomba Singh 
  Abstract: There is a growing managerial interest in getting an insight into what affects the consumer and their corresponding decision-making styles. The study aims to assist marketers to developed innovative marketing strategies. Eight mental traits from the revised model of the consumer style inventory (CSI) developed by Sproles and Kendall (1986) were utilised to determine the decision-making style of the respondent. Responses from 390 respondents of 18 to 56 years of age were collected using random sampling techniques. Within the context, CSI generalisability was evaluated, and factors on decision-making traits accounted for 61.26% of the variance and range of eigenvalues between 1.49 to 4.42. Furthermore, a comparison was made with other studies to identify the differences and similarities of consumer decision-making styles across the population of four countries. For instance, the addition of new factors such as ' supply of goods', 'bandhs and blockade', ' infrastructure', 'organic product', etc. would help understand CDMS effectively. Being aware that Manipur is a landlocked state and that Chinese goods are widely available on the market, further research in view of local aspects can developed in CDMS to analyse consumer perception and marketing strategies.
  Keywords: consumer; factors; decision-making styles; comparison; India.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2024.10059984
   
  
• WORKPLACE ERGONOMICS & ITS INFLUENCE ON JOB PERFORMANCE WITH MEDIATING ROLE OF JOB SATISFACTION: AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE  
  by Pankaj Agarwal, Rajesh Kumar Upadhyay, Akhilesh Sharma, Jitendra Chauhan, Kapil Ahalawat, Tilottama Singh, Veera Lakshmi 
  Abstract: The current study attempted to inspect the influence of workplace ergonomics (WE) and job satisfaction (JS) on job performance (JP). Besides, the study considered job satisfaction as a mediator to elaborate on the influence of workplace ergonomics on job performance. Data were gathered from 364 academicians who are working in Higher education Institutions of Uttarakhand state, India by using a survey questionnaire. Subsequently, the data were analysed by using the structural equation modelling technique. The study findings showed that WE and JS positively influenced JP. In addition, the results revealed a significant positive relationship between WE and JP. The results supported the mediator task of JS between the influences of WE on JP. The study was theoretically grounded on The Balance theory. The study added to the literature by providing evidence on how WE can serve as a booster to influence JP of academicians. Even in the presence of mediating variable (JS), the direct effect was found significant which means mediating effect is partial in nature. We discuss the theoretical contributions of this research and its practical implications for organisations.
  Keywords: workplace ergonomics; WE; job satisfaction; JS; job performance; JP; academicians; higher education institutions; HEIs.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2025.10062179
   
  
• Team innovation: the role of team absorptive capacity and team decision-making  
  by Anjali Singh, Sumi Jha 
  Abstract: Drawing on the team-member exchange theory, we examine the perceived relationship between team absorptive capacity dimensions and team innovation in Indian organisations and the mediating role of team decision-making. It is a current research context mainly studied at the organisational/firm level that is highly relevant for corporate practise but has been neglected in management literature until now. The article developed and tested a moderated mediation model to examine the relationship between absorptive capacity dimensions, team decision-making, team member exchange, and team innovation using data from 65 teams and 263 team members working in diverse Indian organisations. Data were analysed using PROCESS Hayes’s macro in SPSS. The findings reveal the impact of external knowledge transformation and exploitation capacity on team innovation only when there is effective team decision-making. However, in the case of acquisition and assimilation of external knowledge, it is not contingent on effective team decision-making.
  Keywords: team innovation; team absorptive capacity; team decision-making; TDM; team-member exchange theory.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2025.10062895
   
  
• Gender moderating role in the relationship between leader humility and employee psychological empowerment  
  by Marjorie Noboa, Ricardo M. Pino 
  Abstract: The gender difference in leadership and subordinates' empowerment has been a controversial topic studied in several countries. This study examines how gender moderates the relationship between the perceived leader humility and the subordinate psychological empowerment in a country that scores high in the power distance index. Four dyads were studied considering leader gender, male or female, and subordinate gender: M-M, F-M, M-F, F-F. Four hypotheses were tested with a questionnaire applied to 253 MBA students in Ecuador. Multi-group analysis was used with the bootstrapping technique. It was found that gender had a significant moderating effect in three of the studied relationships, being the M-M and F-M dyads the ones that presented the highest correlations. The results showed that male subordinates value humility attributes in their leaders, whether male or female, while the relationship was not significant for the F-F dyad.
  Keywords: Leader humility; psychological empowerment; gender role; power distance; multi-group analysis.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2025.10063146
   
  
• Revisiting consumer ethnocentrism using thematic cluster analysis  
  by Govind Nath Srivastava, Daviender Narang 
  Abstract: Globalisation and economic integration impacted the world economy like a tidal wave. The lesson of the pandemic and post-COVID effect forced the countries to rethink about consumer ethnocentrism as local retailers/small vendors helped the customers in the most difficult time. The pandemic transformed the global economy into a closed economy, and only those countries which were self-reliant and sustainable countered the pandemic effectively. This study is conducted to perform a systematic, structured, and comprehensive review of consumer ethnocentrism using bibliometric analysis. The present study examines the relationship between the research constituents and proposes a research proposition to carry forward the study. The result of bibliometric analysis brought four clusters: ethnocentrism, country of origin, cosmopolitanism and CET Scale and ethnicity. This study is significant and distinct as we found insignificant studies which used integrated methods SLR, bibliometric and content analysis to analyse the intellectual structure of the domain.
  Keywords: consumer ethnocentrism; bibliometric analysis; content analysis; systematic literature review; SLR; country of origin.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2025.10063361
   
  
• Determinants of integrated reporting quality: a case study from India  
  by Suman Devarapalli, Lalita Mohan Mohapatra, Ranjitha Ajay 
  Abstract: This study investigates the impact of financial and other factors, including profitability, firm value, board size, firm size, and the influence of COVID, on the quality of integrated reporting (IR). The sample comprises 46 listed Indian corporates observed over a three-year period (2019-2021). A scoring system was devised to assess IR quality through content analysis of annual reports. Empirical estimation employed pooled ordinary least square, fixed effect, and random effect models. The findings revealed no significant relationship between profitability, firm value, and IR quality. However, board size, firm size, and the COVID dummy variable exhibited a positive impact on IR quality. Robustness checks provided further support to the panel regression estimates.
  Keywords: integrated reporting; profitability; firm value; Tobin Q; COVID dummy; India.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2025.10063729
   
  
• Providing support for employee autonomy, relatedness, and competence in a remote work environment  
  by Donna Sennott, Susan Stewart 
  Abstract: During the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations transitioned their operations to remote work. To better understand the effects of remote work, this paper reviews research on employee well-being before and during the pandemic and provides post-pandemic recommendations. Studies utilising the job demands-resources model and self-determination theory were examined as a framework for exploring remote employees’ fulfilment of the psychological needs of autonomy, relatedness, and competence. The focus is on remote work in a variety of industries to better understand its past, current, and future use. Practical implications are provided and include the specific actions that human resource professionals and managers can take to support and develop employee well-being in a remote work environment.
  Keywords: employee well-being; autonomy; relatedness; competence; remote work; pandemic.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2025.10063740
   
  
• A systematic literature review and bibliometric evaluation of the use of analytics in organisations  
  by Shanti Devi Chhetri, Devesh Kumar 
  Abstract: This systematic review and bibliometric analysis aim to utilise a rigorous approach to convey qualitative and quantitative knowledge on the constantly developing subject of analytics due to the dearth of comprehensive descriptions in the literature currently available. Seventy-two research records were found using a keyword search in the Scopus bibliometric databases. The report finds three research clusters in which academics are driven to advance analytics research using Biblioshiny’s factorial analysis software. The need of top-level management support for the deployment of analytics within a company is emphasised in the first notion, which is related to data analytics. The importance of new strategies for the successful operation of supply chain management firms is highlighted in the second notion, which is related to supply chain management. Last but not least, research on learning analytics and small and medium-sized enterprises shows how analytics are being adopted more quickly.
  Keywords: analytics; PRISMA; Biblioshiny; systematic literature review; content analysis.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2025.10063836
   
  
• Is blockchain worth it? Value drivers of stock market returns to corporate blockchain announcements  
  by Timo Rogalski, Dirk Schiereck 
  Abstract: In the era of emerging technologies many firms explore the role of blockchain technology and its business value impact. Research on firm value has shown that companies benefit from executing blockchain projects, but little is known about specific value drivers. Theoretically founded, we demonstrate under which conditions blockchain provides additional firm value. Utilising the event study methodology, we examine investors’ reactions to companies announcing blockchain initiatives and apply the theoretical lens of signaling to explain factors that lead to positive stock market reactions. Based on an international sample of 606 blockchain announcements, our study shows that stock markets react more positively to blockchain projects if the project has been successfully finished, relates to the company’s business processes, or is announced by firms based in the USA. Moreover, announcements during blockchain- and cryptocurrency hypes lead to higher stock market returns.
  Keywords: blockchain; event study; market value; signalling.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2025.10063856
   
  
• Does wellbeing impact the employee moonlighting and their intentions to quit the organisation? Analysing the mediating role of employee engagement  
  by Swati Sisodia, Sumaira Jan 
  Abstract: With the introduction of customised working styles, the human resource management area is changing rapidly. Due to exponential growth of hybrid, virtual and work from home culture, moonlighting, e-lancing and gig working have seen incredible growth in the IT industry. There is a wide range of reasons/motivators why people choose to moonlight, and these reasons ultimately determine whether their moonlighting is going to be permanent or temporary. In this present study, our aim is to examine the contributors/motivators of moonlighting which further lead to employee intention to leave. Based on responses from 430 IT professionals we evaluated five hypotheses to estimate the relationships between the latent dimensions of employees’ we being, employee engagement, moonlighting intentions and intention to quit among IT professionals at a subset of Indian businesses. The results reveal that employee wellbeing significantly influences moonlighting intentions negatively. Also moonlighting intentions influence employees’ intention to quit positively as per the study. The study also revealed that employee engagement partially mediates the relationship between employee wellbeing and their moonlighting intentions. This posits that employees’ wellbeing is crucial for increasing productivity, job satisfaction, engagement level which in turn reduces alternative job search.
  Keywords: employee wellbeing; employee engagement; moonlighting intentions; intention to quit; IT professionals.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2025.10065018
   
  
• Environmental, social and governance research: a bibliometric analysis  
  by Mehak Upveja, Kapil Choudhary, Simran Kalra, Sakshi Mehta 
  Abstract: This comprehensive research study aims to bring attention to the theoretical foundations, key findings and identify the fertile research streams in ESG by providing quantitative and qualitative insights. Environmental, social, and governance integration into strategies, processes, and financial instruments are gaining recognition to drive value. This analysis evaluates 1,561 studies published between 19732022. The study uses a combination of VosViewer and biblioshiny to discover the most significant research studies, leading journals, citation analysis, and prominent authors. The broader categorisation of studies is aided by cluster analysis as well. Further, a rigorous investigation of these research studies reveals numerous loopholes, provides researchers, practitioners, policymakers, shareholders, employees, and business people interested in ESG with a goldmine of valuable data, and proposes a framework of actionable themes for future generation research.
  Keywords: ESG; bibliometric analysis; sustainability; PageRank analysis; VOSviewer; biblioshiny; Gephi.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2025.10065622
   
  
• Participative Management Style and Learning at Work: Mediating Role of Participative Strategic Planning Processes and Moderating Role of Supervisory Communication  
  by Nilesh Kumar Tiwari, Santosh Rangnekar 
  Abstract: Fostering a learning environment at the workplace has developed as an indispensable growth facilitator. Drawing on the resource-based theory (RBT) and organisational learning theory (OLT), this research investigates the relationship between participative management style and learning at work with mediating role of participative strategic planning processes and moderating role of supervisory communication. A questionnaire-based survey method has been used to collect the data from 173 employees working in India's manufacturing and service sector organisations. This study employs structural equation modelling with R-studio and SPSS macro process (Model 14) to test moderated mediation effect. This study founds a positive relationship between participative management style and learning at work, and participative strategic planning processes significantly mediate the relationship. Moreover, supervisory communication plays a significant role as a moderator between participative strategic planning processes and learning at the workplace. The implication of this study, its limitation, and its future direction have been discussed.
  Keywords: learning at work; participative management style; participative strategic planning processes; supervisory communication.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2025.10067074
   
  
• Harmonising sustainability through green human capital management: an Indian perspective  
  by Pankaj Agarwal, Rajesh Kumar Upadhyay, Megha Sharma, Anuj ., Harish Kumar, Vishal Sagar, Kapil Ahalawat, Sachin Chauhan 
  Abstract: This research objects to scrutinise the mantle of ‘green human resource management’ (GHRM) on the HEI’s ‘environmental performance’ (EP). Besides, this study also centres on the mediating influence of ‘corporate social responsibility’ (CSR) on the above relationship. The paper chose a quantifiable design expending the convenience sampling skill by accumulating the data via a structured questionnaire on 396 pharmaceutical manufacturing sector employees, currently employed in Garhwal Province of Uttarakhand State, India. The data were collected from June 2023 until November 2023. The present investigation outcomes give empirical discernments that show how GHRM lead to EP at a significant level in the pharmaceutical background. Further, fallouts also demonstrate that CSR mediates the liaison amid GHRM and EP. The direct sway amid GHRM and EP was shown to be substantial even when a mediating variable (CSR) was present. The inventiveness of this work seals the cavity in how CSR intercedes the liaison of GHRM and EP in a pharmaceutical setting. The inference of the existing research was proficient in corroborating the positive disquiets of GHRM and CSR for EP.
  Keywords: green human resource management; GHRM; corporate social responsibility; CSR; environmental performance; EP; pharmaceutical sector; PS.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2025.10067326