Strategic Decision-Making for Sustainability in Business

Preface

Introduction

PART I: Environmental Management

1. Environmental Management: Strategies for Sustainability and Stewardship

Radha Krishnan, Piyush Kumar Thakur, and Ruchi Gupta

PART II: Sustainable Supply Chains

2. Post-Pandemic Supply Chain Resilience Strategies in Food Retail in the World of VUCA

Archi Dubey and Payal Dubey

3. Healthcare Waste Management Through Automation, AI, and IoT: A Path to Enhanced Sustainability

Gazala Yasmin Ashraf

4. Behavior-Based Supply-Chain-Management and Its Facets: Analysis and Model Building

Yugal Kishor Pradhan and Saket Jeswani

PART III: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

5. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): The Economic Growth of India Through the Indian Banking Sector

Payal Dubey and Suresh Kumar Pattanayak

6. Holistic Corporate Eudaimonia: Integrating Employee Well-being and Sustainability as a New Paradigm for Corporate Social Responsibility

Shyamali Dubey

7. Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices on the Indian Banking Industry

Suresh Kumar Pattanayak and Payal Dubey

PART IV: Green Product Development

8. Sustainable Packaging Innovation: Transforming Business Strategies for a Greener Future

Imran Nadeem Siddiqui, Reshma Shrivastava, and Jay Kumar Dewangan

9. The Green Products: A Path to Sustainable Consumption

Radha Krishnan, Ruchi Gupta, Priyanka Chandel, and Piyush Kumar Thakur

PART V: Circular Economy

10. Role of Central Banks in Fostering Circular Economy Initiatives: Policy and Practice

Manoj Kumar Sahoo

11. A Study on the Impact of Circular Economic Practices Adopted by India: An Analysis with Reference to Electronic Waste Management

Pooja Srivastava

PART VI: Sustainable Marketing and Communication

12. Navigating Complexity: Challenges and Strategies in Sustainability Communication for Positive Social Change

Archana Shrivastava

PART VII: Employee Well-being and Health

13. Global Trend on Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) in Supporting Employee Mental Health and Well-Being: A Bibliometric Analysis

Reshma Shrivastava, Imran Nadeem Siddiqui, and Jay Kumar Dewangan

PART VIII: Biodiversity Conservation

14. Study of Implemented Strategic Techniques for Employee Well Being for Organizational Sustainability: A Systematic Review

Shilpa Pandey and Shweta Patel

15. Elephant Recognition System Based on Deep Convolutional Neural Network

Bakhtawer Shameem, Sharmila Sharad More, Bhavna Narain, and Aruna Rana

16. Inclusion and Diversity: The Two Quintessential Dimensions of Strategic Business Management: A Qualitative Conceptual Approach to Sustainable Development

Parnab Ghosh

17. Detection, Identification, and Recognition of Elephant with Drone Photography and Using Deep Learning Techniques

Bakhtawer Shameem, Bhavna Narain, Aruna Rana, and Sharmila Sharad More

Index

Biography

Reshma Shrivastava, PhD, is Professor in the School of Management at ISBM University, Chhattisgarh, India. Her expertise includes organizational behavior and human resource management, with more than 24 years of teaching and training experience. She has published widely, edited books, and authored the book HR Analytics: Concepts and Cases.

Gazala Yasmin Ashraf, PhD, is Head UG-Management and Professor at Amity Business School, Amity University, Chhattisgarh, India. With over 24 years of academic and industry experience, she focuses her work on marketing, operations management, sustainability, women’s empowerment, and emerging technologies. She has published research papers and guides doctoral scholars.

Imran Nadeem Siddiqui, PhD, is Professor in the School of Management at ISBM University, Chhattisgarh, India. His 30-year career spans academia and industry, with experience in management education, pharmaceuticals, entrepreneurship development, and training. He has published research papers and serves as a resource person for professional development programs.

Suresh Kumar Pattanayak, PhD, is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Commerce & Economics at Amity Business School, Amity University, Chhattisgarh, India. His expertise includes quantitative techniques, operations research, econometrics, taxation, financial management, corporate finance, and research methodology.