Emerging Business Trends and Management Practices

Himanshu Rai, PhD, is the Director of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore, India. He is the Dean at MISB Bocconi (India Campus of Bocconi, Milan) and Professor at the SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, Italy.The author of many books and research articles, he also worked eight years at Tata Steel, India, where he played a pivotal role in developing quality systems and communication policy. Prof. Rai has trained over 20,000 professionals, both in the private sector as well as in government. He provides strategic consultancy to the Government of India in areas of restructuring, strategic HR management, and employee development. An expert in interpersonal negotiation, he conducts training programs and workshops for executives as well as bureaucrats around the world. Mubashir Majid Baba, PhD, is a faculty member at the Department of Management Studies at the University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Dr. Baba has two books to his credit and has published papers in national and international journals and has also presented papers at international conferences. He is also a columnist for various newspapers, writing on topics in business management. Mansi Babbar is Assistant Professor at the University of Delhi, India. She has authored books and published papers in international journals and has presented her research at national and international conferences. Her writings on critical issues in national newspapers and magazines. She was also invited as evaluator and coordinator by the Government of India for national-level events.

• 1. Research in Zimbabwe during COVID-19 Lockdowns and Restrictions: Experiences, Challenges, and Mitigating Strategies 2. Challenges of Women Entrepreneurs Pre- and During-COVID-19: Recommendations for the New Normal Using DEMATEL Approach 3. Evaluating Consumer Behavior for Wine during Pandemic and Its Implications for Marketers 4. Diagnosing the Psychosocial Effects of COVID-19 Among the Working Population 5. Psychosocial Impact of Crisis on Employees and Managers During the Pandemic Crisis: A Global Insight on Building a Sustainable Emotional Culture 6. Understanding the Role of Remote Work Arrangements on Employee Knowledge-Hiding Behavior 7. Pandemic Problems: COVID-19 and Firm Performance in India 8. Trends in Consumer Behavior Induced by COVID-19: Insights from India 9. The Phenomena of Liquor Sales during the COVID Pandemic in India 10. Management of Psychosocial Risks at Workplaces amid the COVID-19 Pandemic 11. Influencer Marketing during COVID-19: A Narrative Review 12. Study on the Relationship between Fear of COVID-19 and Psychological Distress: Sense of Coherence as a Mediator 13. ISM Modeling of the Factors Impacting Growth of Women Entrepreneurship during COVID-19 14. A Paradigm Shift in the Indian Health Insurance Industry during the COVID-19 Pandemic 15. Ensuring Undisrupted Supply Chain Management in the Pandemic Through Collaborative Partnership 16. The Shadow of "Zoom Fatigue" in Academia during the COVID-19 Pandemic 17. Work-Life Balance of Academicians during the Pandemic 18. Communication and Management Strategies during COVID Crisis: An Indian Perspective 19. Challenges and Strategies in Managing Employees’ Work-Life Balance during COVID-19 20. Revamping Economic Priorities during the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Perspective on Food and Employment