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Purpose: The study aims to assess the relationship between cultural capital, human capital, psychological capital, social capital and perceived employability of management graduates. Design/methodology/approach: The data was analysed through variance based partial least square (PLS) structural equation modelling on 505 management students by an online questionnaire. The predictive relevance of perceived employability was investigated with PLS predict approach. Further, importance-performance map analysis (IPMA) was applied to assess important and performing dimensions of perceived employability. Findings: The results indicate that social capital was found to be the strongest predictor of graduates' perceived employability. The proposed conceptual model was found to have a moderate to high predictive relevance. IPMA results suggested that investment in psychological capital leads to higher return in perceived employability of management graduates. Research limitations/implications: Data was collected using purposive sampling and confined to university students only. Practical implications: Findings of the study provide empirical inferences in support of human capital, social capital and social cognitive theory. Practical implications offer important inputs to policy makers, higher educational institutes, career counsellors and universities. Originality/value: This study provides novel inputs by a comprehensive model of graduate capital to determine and predict perceived employability of graduates in emerging economy like India.

Amidst the continual volatility in the labor market and heightened uncertainty about the future, it is imperative for students to be confident in their employability skills to navigate their careers seamlessly. Self‐perceived employability (SPE) instills in students the confidence needed to pursue their desired career paths, showcase resilience, and effectively market themselves to employers in an ever‐changing business environment. In this paper, we present a comprehensive and systematic review of the existing literature, synthesizing the insights from 88 relevant articles in Web of Science Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) through a structured framework that delineates the key antecedents, decisions, and outcomes related to SPE. This framework also encompasses underlying theories, contexts, and methodologies of study. While we highlight a plethora of research gaps, the most glaring is the inadequate conceptual development. Current theoretical approaches often lack a student‐focused perspective, sidelining critical modern viewpoints that could deepen our understanding of SPE. We advocate for richer operational definitions and introduce a blueprint of dimensions poised to nurture the evolution of such metrics. Additionally, we propose sophisticated methods to elevate the empirical exploration of the construct, ensuring a rigorous foundation for upcoming research. We further discuss potential antecedents, outcomes, and contexts, offering them as focal points for future investigative pursuits. Ultimately, our research offers invaluable insights to higher education professionals, illuminating strategies to bolster employability confidence in students, ensuring they are fully prepared for the workforce. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The study explored various dimensions of overconfidence bias (OB) among retail investors in Indian financial markets. Further, these dimensions were validated through formative assessments for OB. Design/methodology/approach: The study applied exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to 764 respondents to explore dimensions of OB. These were validated with formative assessments on 489 respondents by the partial least square path modeling (PLS-PM) approach in SmartPLS 4.0 software. Findings: The major findings of EFA explored four dimensions for OB, i.e. accuracy, perceived control, positive illusions and past investment success. The formative assessments revealed that positive illusions followed by past investment success among retail investors played an instrumental role in orchestrating the OBs that affect investment decisions in financial markets. Practical implications: The formative index of OB has several practical implications for registered financial and investment advisors, bank advisors, business media companies and portfolio managers, besides individual investors in the domain of behavioral finance. Originality/value: This research provides a novel approach to provide a formative index of OB with four dimensions. This formative index can acts as an overview for upcoming researchers to investigate the OB of retail individual investors. Highlights: Overconfidence bias is an important predictor of retail investors' behavior Formative dimensions of the overconfidence bias index. Accuracy, perceived control, positive illusions and past investment success are important dimensions of overconfidence bias. Modern portfolio theory and illusion of control theory support this study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Destinations with beautiful landscapes have the advantage of portraying powerful mental imagery which is a strong virtual magnet for tourist attraction. However, perceived terror threats can dampen the power of mental imagery. The objectives of this study include the examination of dissonance resulting from beautiful mental imagery and perceived terror threats. We also revisit the relationship between mental imagery and cognitive image which we believe needs to be revised under correct theoretical understanding. The destination under consideration in this study is Kashmir – a destination at the northern tip of India. Our structural model revealed insightful theoretical and managerial insights. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The study aims to assess the relationship between cultural capital, human capital, psychological capital, social capital and perceived employability of management graduates. Design/methodology/approach: The data was analysed through variance based partial least square (PLS) structural equation modelling on 505 management students by an online questionnaire. The predictive relevance of perceived employability was investigated with PLS predict approach. Further, importance-performance map analysis (IPMA) was applied to assess important and performing dimensions of perceived employability. Findings: The results indicate that social capital was found to be the strongest predictor of graduates' perceived employability. The proposed conceptual model was found to have a moderate to high predictive relevance. IPMA results suggested that investment in psychological capital leads to higher return in perceived employability of management graduates. Research limitations/implications: Data was collected using purposive sampling and confined to university students only. Practical implications: Findings of the study provide empirical inferences in support of human capital, social capital and social cognitive theory. Practical implications offer important inputs to policy makers, higher educational institutes, career counsellors and universities. Originality/value: This study provides novel inputs by a comprehensive model of graduate capital to determine and predict perceived employability of graduates in emerging economy like India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]