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    A Strategic Study on Problems Faced by Women Entrepreneurs in Rural Goa: Emerging Needs and Challenges
    (Dr. Barals Research Foundation, 2020) Sukthankar, Sitaram V.; Chari, Shravani V.; Singh, Chandra Shekhar; Rath, Ramesh Chandra
    A women entrepreneur is any woman or a group of women who begin, organize and operate business enterprises for personal gain. Even though the concept of women entrepreneurs came into existence many years ago, the problems faced by them are rapidly increasing. The paper focuses on the various problems faced by the women entrepreneurs in Goa. The main objective of the paper is to analyse various problems faced by the women entrepreneurs and to find out the association between demographic profile & overall problems faced by them. The research is purely based on primary data i.e. questionnaire Method is used to collect the data from 104 respondents. The Variables used in the research are Personal, financial, human resource, Manpower, natural Resources of raw –Materials, technological, infrastructural & administrative problems & the techniques used are Descriptive Statistics, Chi Squared Test & Regression Analysis. The findings of the study are that the personal, financial, human resource, raw material, technological, infrastructural & administrative problems show a positive influence on the overall problems faced by the women in rural areas and there is no association of age, qualification, marital status, turnover and monthly income on the location of the women entrepreneurs in rural Goa.
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    Drivers in the fisheries domain: A bibliometric and text mining analysis
    (Elsevier, 2024) Fernandes, Relita; Sukthankar, Sitaram V.
    Fisheries have garnered attention from researchers throughout the last several decades. This sector's contribution has been recognised globally, leading to exponential growth in the number of research studies published in this area. Among all the dimensions from which this field has been explored, a critical theme under focus has been the drivers in the fisheries domain. Therefore, this study aims to provide a wholesome view of such studies that have explored drivers in the context of fisheries using bibliometric analysis and text-mining tools. Based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) approach, 322 studies on the theme were extracted from the Scopus and Web of Science databases. The studies extracted were analysed using VOSviewer and Orange software. The analysis uncovered the top journals and publishers in this domain and revealed the hidden patterns in the existing literature. The researchers posit that rather than judging the growth solely based on the number of citations and publications over the period, focus should be concentrated towards identifying themes that have gained immense attention from researchers over the years. The results indicate a shifting trend in recent times, centered on topics related to sustainability and climate change, among many more. The findings have important implications for researchers to make valuable contributions in this domain.
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    Measuring and evaluating the influence of cultural sustainability indicators on sustainable cultural tourism development: Scale development and validation
    (Elsevier, 2025) Gaonkar, Sadanand; Sukthankar, Sitaram V.
    In the past few decades, tourism has significantly impacted the ecological, social, and environmental dimensions, making sustainability facilitation more vital. These aspects are also regarded as the primary pillars of sustainable tourism development. Culture is the cornerstone for accomplishing sustainable tourism research and practice goals in many domains. Culture has received very little attention despite being the deeply rooted and reliable framework for human existence. As a part of cultural tourism, even Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) has been largely ignored in sustainable tourism development. Moreover, the varied sustainability dimensions do not explain cultural sustainability indicators and how these indicators influence sustainable cultural tourism development. Therefore, firstly, this research aims to develop and measure a new scale for Cultural Sustainability Indicators and Sustainable Cultural Tourism Development (SCTD) and, secondly, to examine the influence of Cultural Sustainability Indicators on SCTD growth. In this sense, data was gathered from tourism stakeholders using self-administered questionnaires. A total of 1000 respondents completed the questionnaire; 949 of those responses were deemed legitimate. The new scale development identified the seven most important cultural sustainability indicators— Authenticity, Awareness, Commodification and Transformation, Empowerment, Parallel Development, Promotion, and Sustainability Practices, and one indicator of SCTD growth—SCTD, through Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) in SPSS 20. Further, to investigate the influence of cultural sustainability indicators on the growth of SCTD, additional analysis is conducted using PLS-SEM in Smart PLS 4. The study results showed that, except for parallel development and promotion, the five cultural sustainability indicators significantly and positively influence SCTD. Thus, the study concludes that culture is one of the most important aspects of developing a sustainable tourism industry and may be used to assess the sustainability of tourist destinations. The primary contribution of this work is a scale that depicts current perspectives and solutions for the cultural tourism sector as perceived by different stakeholders.
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    Study of the recent trends in digital payment methods in India
    (Indian Academicians and Researchers Association, 2024) Sawaikar, Ranjana D.
    In today’s world of digitization, a concept of digital payment is familiar to all. In India it emerged in the last decade through internet banking and since 2016 onwards there is rise in digital payment transactions and Government of India is taking initiatives to promote digitization in all sectors and to bring transparency in financial transactions. Missions like digital India and Cashless India are part of it. Digital payment method is a part of cashless India’s mission. It involves an online transaction without actual exchange of hard cash and without physical visit to bank. The present study highlights the meaning of digital payment, different types of digital payment methods offered by Government, Banks and other private sectors in India. The study also highlights factors influencing digital payment methods, its benefits and challenges involved in implementing it. The study is based on secondary data and it is of conceptual nature. The finding of the study is that digital payment brings convenience in making payment. It allows to make payment online. It is speedy and less risky. It is available for use 24 x 7. However, it faces challenges like availability of internet connection, electronic device and operating bank account of user.