Expanding Operations Through Agile Principles and Sustainable Practices

Expanding operations through agile principles and sustainable practices is important for businesses aiming to thrive in today’s market landscape. Agile principles, characterized by flexibility, repetitive progress, and customer-centered approaches, empower organizations to respond swiftly to changing demands and opportunities. When combined with sustainable practices, these principles enhance operational efficiency while promoting environmental responsibility and social equity. This enables companies to innovate while minimizing their ecological footprint and fostering positive community impacts. Further exploration into these practices may allow organizations to drive growth and resilience, positioning themselves as leaders in a sustainable economy. Expanding Operations Through Agile Principles and Sustainable Practices explores the intersection between agility, sustainability, and business resilience. It delves into how businesses can effectively integrate agile principles and sustainable practices to expand their operations while enhancing their resilience in the face of challenges and uncertainties. This book covers topics such as management science, organizational development, and circular economy, and is a useful resource for business owners, managers, economists, environmental scientists, computer engineers, academicians, and researchers.

Dhanabalan Thangam presently working as an Associate Professor at Presidency Business School, Bengaluru, India. Earlier he worked as Post a doctoral researcher in Konkuk School of Business, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea South. He received his Ph.D. degree in Management from Alagappa University, Tamilnadu, India. His current research interests are marketing, small business management, and artificial intelligence in management fields.

Hemant Chittoo has more than 30 years’ experience in different Tertiary Education Institutions in Mauritius and has been a visiting Faculty for Universities in UK, India and Australia. He is a Professor, Researcher, Consultant in the field of Management. He has led the School of Business, Management and Finance for 6 years and has been the Ag. Director General of the University of Technology, Mauritius for nearly 2 years, among other major functions he has held like providing his services to Boards of Directors of various organizations. He has managed several crisis situations successfully. Dr. Chittoo has also provided consultancy services to the World Bank, the UNICEF, CIDA, CAFRAD, British American Tobacco, SME, Competition Commission, Nigerian Mortgage Re-financing Company, and a number of Companies in Mauritius. He has written 3 reports for the Government of Mauritius, several book chapters, more than 80 articles in refereed journals, some 50 conference papers assessed scores of Doctoral degrees and successfully supervised a dozen PhDs. He has also been invited as keynote speaker in a number of international conferences. Leading education and strategy at the University of Technology, Mauritius, Dr. Chittoo has participated in the formulation of the National Strategic Foresight Exercise 2050 for Mauritius and has been member of different National level Committees for the Government of Mauritius. He has insights into a number of sectors in Mauritius

Indrajit Ghosal presently serves as an Associate Professor & Research Coordinator at Brainware University, Barasat, Kolkata (India), and Dept. of Management. Dr. Indrajit was awarded a Ph.D. in Online Marketing (Management) in 2020. He was awarded FRPM in 2017. He has done his masters in MCA and an undergraduate with BSc.IT. He has more than 16+ years of experience in teaching. He has published 75 research papers in many reputed journals with indexing such as ABDC, ABS, Scopus, WOS, UGC, and many more, and published 6 patents. He has presented papers in 36 International, 7 national, and 4 case studies in conferences. He is the author of 6 Books and 5 edited books published by Taylor & Francis, Nova Science, IGI Global, and published Book chapters. He assists 3 Ph.D. scholars, and four MPhil scholars already awarded under his supervision. He reviews many reputed journal indexes in Scopus, WOS, ABDC, ABS, and SSCI. As a Keynote Speaker/ Resource person/Chairperson, he has been invited to 30 Conferences/workshops/seminars. He is associated as an Examiner for PhD. DRC seminar in Seacom Skills University, West Bengal, Mewar University, Rajasthan. He is a Member of ACM (Meerut Chapter), SSRN, MTTF (Bhatinda, Punjab), Life Member and executive member of the Education Research and Development Association (ERDA), Member of IARA (Guwahati), IARA (Tiruchirappalli) & World Leadership Academy. His area of research is Digital Marketing, Consumer behavior, Online Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and E-commerce.

Kandasamy Ravindran , MBA, MSW, M.Phil, Ph.D., is currently employed at Presidency Business School in Bangalore, bringing with him 13.5 years of teaching experience. Specializing in marketing, he has authored over 40 research papers published in renowned international and national journals. Presently, he mentors doctoral scholars in management, and one of his mentees has successfully obtained a doctoral degree under his guidance. Recognized for his excellence, he has been honored with several best faculty and teaching competency awards. In the field of marketing, he has made significant contributions with two distinct patents. Additionally, he holds various administrative positions across different institutions. Serving as an editor for a few journals, he has secured a Major Research Project from ICSSR, New Delhi. His expertise extends to acting as an external examiner for Ph.D. public viva voce examinations. Furthermore, he is actively engaged in sharing his knowledge, delivering guest lectures, and serving as a keynote speaker at various institutions.

Jin Yong Park is working as Professor in Konkuk School of Business, Seoul, Korea South. He holds a Ph.D. from Yonsei University, Korea South. His research interests include channels of distribution, retailing, online consumer behaviors, information quality in marketing channels, and e-business research. His papers appeared in marketing and channels, information technology, and management related journals and proceedings of international conferences.