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Purpose: In the context of exponential technological advancements in the economy and the role of entrepreneurial ventures in significantly contributing towards social and economic growth, this study aims to examine the influence of learning motivation and personal innovativeness (PI) on students' entrepreneurship intention. The study gains relevance in the context of students in emerging economies like India, where the digital divide is still on the higher side. The study also seeks to understand the extent to which varying levels of technological self-efficacy moderate the interaction effects of human capital in the aforementioned relationship. Design/methodology/approach: The sample for this study consisted of 330 students from various disciplines, including science, technology and management, who were selected randomly from different universities in India. A self-administered and structured questionnaire was used to obtain responses from the participants. The data were analysed using confirmatory factor analysis (IBM SPSS 23.0), and path analysis was performed using Hayes PROCESS Macro. Findings: The study's results indicated that learning motivation and PI had a significant indirect effect on students' entrepreneurship intention, mediated through human capital. However, interestingly, the relationships were varyingly influenced by technological self-efficacy as the moderator. Practical implications: The contemporary student cohort consists of individuals known as "digital natives," who possess a strong inclination towards digital learning and demonstrate innovative behaviour. The insights gained from this study underscore the crucial role of technological self-efficacy in shaping entrepreneurial intentions, indicating the necessity of incorporating technological training and skill development within international business education curricula. Also, the results of the study emphasize the need for integrating PI into business education programs, as it positively influences the entrepreneurial mindset and potential. Originality/value: This study is pioneering in conceptualizing and testing a model that provides a more comprehensive understanding of student attitudes and outcomes. This understanding can be used to customize entrepreneurial programs to better meet the needs of students. Entrepreneurship fosters technological innovation and creates employment opportunities, making student venture creations a crucial factor in economic development and sustainability. For educators and university administrators, it is essential to comprehend how to enhance entrepreneurial intentions among students to design a learning environment that facilitates the creation of new ventures as a result of higher education.

Purpose: In the emergent context of the digital transformation of learning processes, this study aims to examine the influence of students' digital learning orientation on their innovative behavior, mediated through readiness for change. Furthermore, we investigate how organizational learning culture moderates the aforementioned mediated relationship. From an educational sector stakeholders' perspective, elaborations are made on how the constructs will aid in facilitating and nurturing the sustainable development of educational organizations. Design/methodology/approach: The respondents for this descriptive study were drawn from a student sample, who had taken up postgraduate courses in science and technology streams, in a prominent university in India. Self-reporting questionnaires were administered among the respondents, who were selected through random sampling. Measurement model analysis was done using IBM AMOS 21.0, and path analytic procedures using PROCESS 3.0 macro were used to test the proposed hypotheses. Findings: The results revealed that digital learning orientation had a significant indirect effect on innovative work behavior, through readiness for change. Also, the conditional indirect effects of digital learning orientation on innovative work behavior, mediated through readiness for change, were influenced by organizational learning culture as the moderator, specifically when the levels of the moderator were low. At optimal levels of an organizational learning culture, digital learning orientation had a significant influence on innovative behavior, through higher readiness for change. However, beyond a certain threshold, organizational learning culture does not have a significant influence on predicting outcomes. Originality/value: This study is pioneering in conceptualizing and testing a theoretical model linking digital learning orientation, organizational learning culture, readiness for change and innovative behavior. The study is relevant especially in the context of today's students being referred to as "digital natives," and it, thus, becomes imperative to understand how the same can be translated into work outcomes. Educators are suggested to facilitate an organizational learning culture that is conducive to nurturing positive outcomes among digital native students. Efforts should be oriented toward undertaking teaching pedagogies that will include more of digital gadgets and technologies, enabling higher experiential learning.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of workplace spirituality on employee well-being and intention to stay with the organization among teachers in technical higher education institutions. Furthermore, the study endeavors to test the difference in model estimates across two groups of teachers who differ in their intentional career choice. Design/methodology/approach: This descriptive study was conducted amongst a sample of 523 teachers working in technical educational institutions in India. Self-reporting questionnaires were administered among the respondents, who were selected through purposive sampling method. Structural equation modeling and multi-group analysis were done to test the hypotheses. Findings: Analysis revealed that workplace spirituality enhanced employee well-being and intention to stay. Differences were observed on the effects of different dimensions of workplace spirituality on job outcomes. Also, teachers' intentional career choice was found to moderate these relationships. Originality/value: This study is pioneering in conceptualizing and testing a theoretical model linking workplace spirituality, employee well-being and intention to stay, particularly in the context of teachers who differ in their intentional career choice. Implications with regard to the experience of workplace spirituality and job outcomes in the specific context of teaching are elaborated, thus striving to fill a gap in existing literature.

Purpose: Spiritual leadership focuses on intrinsically motivating the workforce though shared values, attitudes and behaviours and is about achieving organizational excellence through shared aspirations. In the context of tough competition among organizations and relentless disruptions of existing business processes, leaders look forward to devise strategies that will help keep their employees stay alongside, offering constructive criticisms as well. This study aims to examine the influence of spiritual leadership style on employees' intention to stay with the organization, mediated through their voice behaviour. Design/methodology/approach: This cross-sectional study followed a descriptive research design, and data were collected from 357 employees working in the information technology sector in India. Validated instruments in the existing literature were used among the sample respondents, and structural equation modelling was done to test the proposed hypotheses. Findings: The findings of the study suggest that employees' experience of dimensions of spiritual leadership style had varying influences on their voice behaviour and intention to stay with the organization. Also, employee voice behaviour mediated the relationships between two dimensions of spiritual leadership (hope and altruistic love) and intention to stay, but not the relationship between vision and intention to stay. Originality/value: This study is pioneering in conceptualizing and testing a theoretical model linking spiritual leadership style, employee voice behaviour and their intention to stay with the organization. The results of the study emphasis the need for cultivating a leadership style of shared vision, value congruence and facilitating standards of excellence grounded on values of integrity, humility, compassion and perseverance. Implications for management development on how to promote employee voice behaviour are also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Contemporary business organizations are operating in a highly global, multifaceted, dynamic, highly competitive, and particularly volatile environment. Attracting and retaining talent have been an issue of primary concern for the employers. This paper focus on Peter Cappelli's 'Talent Management in Twenty - First Century, discussing four different strategies towards effective talent management, two of them to address the demand uncertainty and two towards addressing issues in supply uncertainty. Enterprise Rent-A-Car, has car rental services in 66 countries and is presently the largest car rental business in North America with many offices in the USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, the UK, Germany and Ireland. Maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction is a key driver of growth for Enterprise. This paper attempts to explore the key strategies focused by Enterprise Rent-A-Car, as to gain competitive advantage in today's global dynamic business environment. The organization focus of social recruiting and values of ethics and gender equity attract applicants. Enterprise has developed a committed recruitment brand and website named 'Come Alive', which describes to the potential employees the benefits of working with Enterprise and what all career opportunities available with Enterprise and it also provides a medium through which students can submit their applications. Enterprise provides their employees with continuing development and training as they progress up the career ladder. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]