Logistics is one of the most significant segments that boosts economic growth, grows exports through global supply chains, and creates employment. An analysis of the financial performance of the Indian logistics sector through Principal component analysis is very important. This research discusses the use of limited and most important financial ratios that can be best in analysing the performance with little loss of information for saving efforts and time of the analysers. A total of 43 ratios grouped in four categories were calculated using the Prowess IQ database for seven companies for a period of 9 years from 2014-15 to 2022-23. Comprehensive score of financial performance through Principal component analysis (PCA) was calculated for ranking the companies using SPSS and MS Excel.

Digital Advertisement in the Age of Generative AI: A Bibliometric Analysis Abstract: With rapid advancement in artificial intelligence, the Digital advertisement industry has taken new opportunities and faces challenges that play a significant role in an advertising agency. In this paper, researcher provides an in-depth review of Artificial Intelligence in digital advertisements. The study aims to examine the relevance and progress of the “AI” and “Digital advertisement “concepts in the literature available in the Web of Science database/Scopus and retrieved 127 articles from the period (2000-2023). The study has been based on bibliometric analyses. In this study, the researcher found the most influential studies and authors and revealed the distributions and impact of publication in AI and Digital advertising. The result indicates the most relevant source is applied marketing analytics, and the most relevant author is AL GASAWNEH Additionally, Finland is a most cited country. The result reveals a systematic map of existing studies.

This study examines how team resilience in the public sector shapes leadership support and work performance under conditions of high governance uncertainty. Drawing on employees and supervisors from public agencies in northern, central, and southern Taiwan, we used convenience and snowball sampling to obtain 263 valid responses. Reliability and validity were assessed through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, with all three scales meeting recommended thresholds. Structural equation modeling was then employed to test the hypotheses. The results show that team resilience has a significant positive effect on both leadership support and work performance; leadership support also positively predicts performance. These findings suggest that simultaneously strengthening team resilience and supportive leadership can operate as dual engines for performance gains. Model fit indices indicated good fit. Further decomposing resilience into physical energy, emotional support, and cognitive flexibility revealed that cognitive flexibility exerted the strongest direct effect on both in-role and extra-role performance. Within leadership support, instrumental support had a larger impact on in-role performance, whereas emotional support more strongly influenced extra-role performance. The study contributes an integrated model linking employee resilience, supervisory support, and performance in public contexts, adding evidence on the interplay between psychological capital and supportive leadership. It also advocates embedding resilience diagnostics, resource allocation, and coaching-/empathy-based leadership development into human capital strategies to enhance service continuity and innovation during crises and organizational change.

The performance of cooperative enterprises is crucial for Ethiopia’s socio-economic development, as they empower its members to self-reliance and promote inclusive growth. However, cooperatives face systemic challenges that greatly reduce their competitiveness in increasingly complex markets, collectively hindering their ability to scale operations and meet evolving market demands. Therefore, this study aims to identify the main factors influencing the market performance of multi-purpose cooperative members in Hawassa City. Using an explanatory research design with a quantitative approach, the primary data collected through questionnaires were analyzed through SPSS software. The cooperative members were selected using a stratified random sampling technique. The analysis utilized statistical tools such as mean, standard deviation, correlation, and multiple linear regression. Results show that multi-purpose cooperatives in Hawassa City have moderate market performance. Respondents expressed neutral views about market information, pricing, and product quality, while disagreeing about the adequacy of credit services. Additionally, the correlation analysis indicated strong positive relationships between market performance and key factors: market information, pricing, product quality, infrastructure, and credit services. Furthermore, the regression analysis quantified these effects, revealing that market information, credit service utilization, product quality, pricing, and infrastructure facility are influential drivers, jointly explaining 61% of the variation. This study recommends improving market intelligence systems for data-driven decision-making, upgrading physical and digital infrastructure to facilitate operations and market access, and expanding affordable credit services to strengthen financial capacity.

Inclusive growth and sustainable development are the new paradigm for measuring economic development of a nation. Inclusive growth means economic growth that aims at generating employment, ensuring access to essential services in health and education, and providing equality of opportunities for the poor population of a country. According to policymakers, the objective of inclusive growth is not possible to achieve without achieving Financial Inclusion. And it is also believed that the road to Financial Inclusion is through Financial Literacy amongst the citizens of the country. Inclusive growth shall occur when not only the urban but the rural population is also financially aware and able to make independent choices in financial matters. This paper aims to analyse the level of financial literacy among the rural population of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh and identify demographic variables influencing the level. In our study we found that the rural population of Indore district had shown a positive level of financial attitude and financial behaviour but low level of financial knowledge.

Customer satisfaction is a key performance metric in the hospitality industry, especially within heritage hotels that offer culturally immersive experiences. Customer satisfaction serves as a critical performance indicator in the hospitality industry, directly influencing guest loyalty, brand reputation, and long-term profitability. In the specific context of heritage hotels—establishments that are often housed in historic buildings and rooted in cultural or architectural significance—satisfaction goes beyond basic service delivery to encompass the authenticity, ambiance, and emotional connection guests experience during their stay. This study explores the effectiveness of both online and offline survey methods in measuring guest satisfaction in heritage hotel settings. The major objective of this research was to study the customers’ satisfaction with heritage hotels. Mixed method approach has been used to serve the objective i.e. customers’ experience with their stay at heritage hotels have been accessed by using online reviews and offline data collected through questionnaire. Out of the total available heritage hotels in Rajasthan 54 hotels were picked and 619 guests were interviewed. The results indicated that majority of heritage hotels have received five star (33%) and four star ratings (29%) on tripadvisor.com, which indicated guests satisfaction with heritage hotels. Primary data analysis results indicated that majority of customers were satisfied with heritage hotels and t-test also confirmed the same results. Keywords: Customer satisfaction, heritage hotels, online reviews

This study leverages machine learning techniques to examine how geopolitical tensions influence foreign direct investment (FDI) flows across 20 Asia-Pacific economies from 2010 to 2024. The analysis identifies institutional stability as the primary determinant of FDI attraction (significance coefficient: 0.42), highlighting the central role of sound governance and policy consistency. Geopolitical risk emerges as the second most significant factor (0.28), displaying a nonlinear relationship with FDI: as risk increases from medium (0.40) to high (0.60), annual FDI declines by approximately $5.2 billion, while at very high risk levels (0.80), the reduction reaches 26.7%. The optimized random forest model (R² = 0.87) demonstrates the effectiveness of machine learning in capturing the complexity of these dynamics. Notably, substantial differences in FDI inflows between countries exposed to similar risk levels—such as Singapore’s robust $65.32 billion compared to Myanmar’s $12.45 billion—underscore the moderating effect of domestic institutions. The observed $7.7 billion drop in FDI during the 2020–2024 period, relative to the 2015–2019 peak, further suggests heightened investor sensitivity to volatility. The findings indicate that policymakers should prioritize institutional strengthening and develop mechanisms to mitigate geopolitical risk in order to sustain regional investment attractiveness.

In the current conditions of socio-economic instability of the development of economic systems at all levels, global challenges, growing interregional disparities and intensification of the processes of restoration of territories that have undergone significant transformational impacts due to various reasons, there is a need for in-depth analysis and assessment of transformational processes of regional development. This and other factors determine the need to develop methodology to assessing transformational processes that allow taking into account the specifics of each region, its resource potential, level of vulnerability and adaptive capabilities. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the methodological approach to assessing transformational processes of regional development, which involves determining the transformational impact on the development of regions through the complex transformation value according to its structure using a value that is numerically equal to the area of the figure and partial correction coefficients of transformation of regional development.

Globalization trends prove the undeniable need for the development of territories on the intellectual and innovative basis, which in turn necessitates the need to pay more attention to the higher education system, which ensures the formation of intellectual potential and the innovative direction of the development of territories. The purpose is to develop methodological principles for evaluating the higher education system in the context of intellectual and innovative development of territories. Problems of the functioning of the higher education system in the context of ensuring intellectual and innovative development of territories are identified, namely: asymmetric spatial development of territories within the national economic system; effect of the legal regime of martial law; prevalence of practices of the command-administrative nature in the field of management and organization of educational activities both from the point of view of excessive bureaucratization of the system; formalized nature of the value perception of the higher education institution among the population; limited financial resources to ensure the proper level of material and technical base of domestic higher education institutions and sufficient level of material motivation of scientific and pedagogical workers;

Examining UPI's impact on access, usage patterns, economic well-being, and persistent impediments, this study seeks to advance financial inclusion among India's underprivileged groups. The links between UPI access, usage frequency, digital literacy, and financial inclusion outcomes were assessed using structural equation modelling. The data was evaluated using a quantitative cross-sectional survey that included 384 respondents from rural and low-income communities. A substantial correlation between regular UPI use and enhanced economic well-being (standardized estimate = 0.744, p < 0.001) and a notable beneficial impact of UPI access on financial inclusion (standardized estimate = 0.753, p < 0.001) are shown by the results. Although digital literacy and security though they didn't directly affect UPI adoption too much, concerns are still crucial contextual hurdles to consider. According to these results, UPI can help bring about digital equality by decreasing reliance on cash, increasing financial empowerment, and bolstering long-term economic growth. In order to achieve substantial acceptance of digital payment systems, the report stresses the need of focused governmental measures that include digital education, improved security infrastructure, and endeavours to overcome socio-psychological obstacles. Contributing to efforts for encouraging equitable financial growth in emerging nations and addressing technical access barriers, this research offers empirical information on the multifaceted consequences of UPI beyond mere adoption.

Background: Quality of life can be defined as student's overall well-being, which is assessed by their physical, emotional, and mental health, as well as their social relationships, and ability to manage stress and challenges. Consequently, quality of life is a critical factor in students' academic performance and future professional success, as it reflects their ability to handle challenges, emotional resilience, and skill development. Objective: To study the relationship between quality of life and poor academic performance through lying behavior among medical students.

In recent years, Kerala has experienced a surge in entrepreneurial activity, with a growing number of start-ups contributing to its economy This study aims to comprehensively evaluate the impact of government policies on Kerala start-up ecosystem. The study focuses on entrepreneurs and start-up support organizations in Kerala, home to around 3,800 registered start-ups as per the 2022 Kerala Start-up Report. Its objectives are twofold: to assess government policies' actual influence on start-ups and to offer evidence-based policy recommendations for improvement. Using the Krejcie & Morgan (1970) method, a sample of 351 entrepreneurs was selected through simple random sampling techniques across the state. Data collection involves structured online surveys., Resource-based view theory (RBV) is applied to find out the impact of government policies on the sustainability of start-ups. It focuses on how a company can achieve a sustained competitive advantage by making use of its special internal resources and competencies. The construct measurements have been adopted from previous research studies and factor analysis was used to identify the inclusion of previous constructs in this study.

Cryptocurrencies have emerged as a significant asset class in the financial markets, attracting a diverse range of investors from retail participants to institutional entities. This research investigates the determinants that impact the investing behaviour of cryptocurrency. The use of multiple correlations and descriptive statistics allows for the determination of influential variables in Cryptocurrency investing behavior. The findings underscore the significance of risk perception in influencing individuals' overall views toward investing in Cryptocurrency. Furthermore, it suggests that it could be crucial to tackle the perceived risks associated with cryptocurrencies to improve perceptions of their potential. The differences in perception may be ascribed to several factors, including varying levels of knowledge, experience, and individual risk tolerance. The p-values corroborate the soundness of the research and provide confidence to the conclusion that investors' perspectives on cryptocurrency investments are significantly influenced by perceived risk and prospects. Consequently, making investments in the development of blockchain technology, forming strategic partnerships, and undertaking new endeavors may result in a more promising future. To better serve the demands of various investor segments, financial advisors, analysts, and cryptocurrency platforms can customize their services and recommendations. Personalized guidance and assistance can aid investors in making wise investment choices and navigating the market more skillfully. Equitable and transparent regulatory systems can improve market integrity and investor trust.