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In India, the concept of materialism has shifted from (the Indian philosophical concepts) Lokayata/Carvaka, from supernaturalism to naturalism, following the development of science and modernism. People, who were predominantly religious and believed in philosophical idealism, as opposed to materialism, have started following philosophical materialism to express their worldview and progress. E.g., living in a big city and owning a car is perceived as an orientation toward material goods and materialism, which may not be true. This study makes an attempt to develop a measure for materialistic orientation, which takes into account the cultural and behavioural distinctions of Indian urban youth. Existing measures of materialism are reviewed to develop a measure that is more attuned to trace the contextual materialism in Indian urban youth. Findings of the study suggest that, in order to measure the level of materialism, three dimensions need to be considered, i.e. significance, individuality and satisfaction. Keywords: materialism, idealism, material satisfaction, material significance, material individuality. U Indiji, koncept materijalizma razvija se od (indijskih filozofskih koncepcija) idealizma Lokayata/Carvaka, prema materijalistickoj orijentaciji, prateci razvoj znanosti i modernizma. Ljudi, koji su prethodno bili prvenstveno vjerski i, u filozofskom smislu, idealisticki orijentirani, poceli su izrazavati, filozofski shvaceno, materijalisticku orijentaciju, kako bi iskazali svoj pogled na svijet i napredak. Primjerice, zivot u velikom gradu i posjedovanje automobila bi se moglo percipirati kao orijentaciju prema materijalnim dobrima i materijalizmu, a sto ne mora biti tocno. Stoga se u ovom radu pokusava razviti mjera materijalisticke orijentacije, koja uzima u obzir kulturalne i ponasajne specificnosti indijske urbane mladezi. Prikazuju se postojece mjere materijalisticke orijentacije, kako bi se razvio mjerni pristup, primjeren kontekstualnim odrednicama materijalizma kod indijske urbane mladezi. Rezultati rada ukazuju da se mjerenje materijalisticke orijentacije moze prikazati pomocu tri dimenzije: znacaja, individualnosti i zadovoljstva., UDC 140(540) 1. INTRODUCTION The all-encompassing globalization has enhanced the significance of material possessions in one's life. The impression of growing influence of materialism in life reflects from the pride [...]

This study is an attempt to capture the impact on, and sentiments of hotels induced by, COVID-19 pandemic in the Emirate of Sharjah, the third largest emirate of United Arab Emirates (UAE) and also propose plausible strategies to recover from the on-going crisis. The study used critical realism meta-theory as ontological and epistemological assumptions and triangulation in mixed method research design. The data were collected from the General Managers of different categories of hotels operating in the emirate through a questionnaire survey for quantitative analysis and in-depth interviews for interpretative phenomenological analysis. The study finds that managers of 3- and 4-star hotels feel they are more severely affected, have more negative sentiments on the performance of hotels, and will take longer time to recover from the crisis as compared to 5-star and deluxe hotels. This study suggests that building financial capability, brand support and customer base are the promising strategies for the hotels to overcome from such a crisis. Exclusivity of the study lies in the application of pragmatism in its methodology. The findings are valuable for hotels, government and other stakeholders of the hospitality sector to overcome from the crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Textile industry and international trade is one of the oldest in the world, with India leading the industry for most of the part of history, except for the last few decades, where other countries, especially China started dominating the world textile exports. In the context of relating textile exports with the industry performance, focused on Economic Efficiency, we conducted literature review to study the relationship between Textile export performance and Economic Efficiency of Organized Composite Textile Industry in India. Researchers across the world have studied the Export Performance and Economic Efficiency individually, as well as their relationship. We have reviewed 105 research papers on the subject and developed common understanding to devise a conceptual model defining the relationship between Export Performance and Economic Efficiency to be used for farther analysis in the context of Organized Composite Textile Industry in India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Green Supply Chain Management (GrSCM), which integrates environmental thinking right from conceptualization and management of production, distribution and consumption to end-of-life management of the product, has become a growing concern for Indian industries. One of the most polluting industries, the Information Technology (IT) is generating alarming magnitude of e-waste which involves social and environmental hazards. This research paper uses the case study approach to explore the green initiatives followed by the three major Indian IT companies to manage their supply chain. The study summarizes the steps taken by these companies with respect to green manufacturing, green procurement, green packaging, recycling and e-waste management, that have helped them to make their supply chains more costefficient as well as environment-friendly. These green initiatives by the companies also distinguish them from their competitors and help them to improve their brand image. The paper also identifies some of the major challenges to the effective implementation of rules by the government and desired outcome of the green initiatives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]