The first section will be the introduction which discusses the global scenario of wellness tourism after the pandemic. The second section of this study is wellness tourism after the pandemic in Sri Lanka. This title is an overview based on the homestays which are practicing wellness tourism at...

Purpose : Entrepreneurship is one of the best ways towards self-sufficiency and poverty alleviation for women in a country without guaranteed employment. The research contributes and provides reasons for supporting women’s entrepreneurship, as although it is well-documented that women’s...

Before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, most countries in the Asia and Pacific region had made gains in closing gender gaps and equalizing opportunities for women and girls. However, gaps persisted for at least some groups of women and girls in access to secondary and tertiary education,...

Workers who lose their job often experience substantial earnings losses and persistent unemployment, and for older workers the consequences are typically worse than for younger workers. Decarbonisation and advances in artificial intelligence and automation are reshaping labour markets by driving...

Through a relational approach to stakeholder engagement and partnering, Ulster University Business School works closely with industry and global corporates to design and deliver impactful learning solutions that embed innovative programme curricula and educational models. The case study of the...

This concluding chapter summarises contributions made by the book regarding the examination of various perspectives on the human aspects of circular economy and transformation towards it, including studies at the level of the macro environment, organisation and individual. In this chapter, we...

Digital transformation and the related scope and velocity of change pose a plethora of new challenges: from taking advantage of the opportunities related to artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), digital platforms, and advanced technologies, to adapting corporate governance...

Modern health care is characterized by increasing levels of job burnout, anxiety and depression among health care workers. Moreover, COVID-19 has exacerbated an already difficult situation resulting in extra problems concerning retention and a resistance to return to workplace. The accumulated...

This chapter presents critical approaches developed by ecofeminism and the (new) commons as well as the general framework of the social and solidarity economy to describe a new institutionality for culture and the arts that is rooted in critical culture. It provides an argument and some examples...

Any banking institution’s success depends heavily on customer satisfaction. Understanding and evaluating customer satisfaction has become crucial with the rise of small finance banks (SFBs) in India, which serve the underserved and unbanking segments of society. In the context of SFBs in...