Sucheta Agarwal | Human Resource Management | Best Researcher Award

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sucheta Agarwal | Human Resource Management | Best Researcher Award

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sucheta Agarwal | GLA University | India

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sucheta Agarwal is an accomplished researcher and academic with a PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, specializing in women entrepreneurship and competency development, supported by strong qualifications including UGC-NET, MBA in Human Resource Development, and B.Tech in Instrumentation & Control. She has supervised multiple doctoral candidates, with three PhD scholars already awarded and five currently under her supervision. She serves as Associate Editor for Business Strategy and Development and the Cureus Journal of Business and Economics, and as Senior Editor for the Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries. A highly active trainer and consultant, she has led and delivered numerous national and international workshops, FDPs, conferences, and research methodology programs funded by bodies such as ICSSR and NRC. Her contributions include invited lectures, keynote talks, course design, and resource person roles across institutions including EDII Ahmedabad, California State University San Bernardino, Jindal Global Business School, University of Delhi, and several national universities. She has received multiple awards, including Best Paper Award (SBI Conference, USA), Research Excellence Award (InSc), Young Woman Management Researcher Award (AIMS), Young Research Scholarship (AIT Bangkok), and commendations for teaching and research excellence. She has also served as Guest Editor for several special issues in international journals such as Journal of Enterprising Communities, Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, Journal of Family Business Management, and International Journal of Educational Management. Dr. Agarwal is a lifetime or active member of InSc, NHRDN, GAHSSR, and AGBA, supported by a strong publication record of 47 documents, 1,039 citations across 797 sources, and an h-index of 14, reflecting her substantial impact in entrepreneurship, HRM, education management, and sustainability research.

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Featured Publications

Dixit, J. K., Agrawal, V., & Agarwal, S. (2025). Sustainable entrepreneurship: Exploring the intention–behavior gap. Management Decision. Advance online publication.

Varshney, N., Agarwal, S., Dana, L. P., & Dwivedi, A. K. (2024). Correction to: An investigation of factors towards family business sustainability: Perspective from India, a developing economy. Journal of Family and Economic Issues.

Bhardwaj, S., Agarwal, S., & Tripathi, V. (2024). Exploring factors influencing the entrepreneurial intentions of the youth community towards green ICT to encourage environmental sustainability: Evidence from an emerging economy. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 90(6), e12331.

Varshney, N., Agarwal, S., Dana, L. P., & Dwivedi, A. K. (2024). An investigation of factors towards family business sustainability: Perspective from India, a developing economy. Journal of Family and Economic Issues. Advance online publication.

Agrawal, V., Bhardwaj, S., Pathak, N., Dixit, J. K., Agarwal, S., & Momin, M. M. (2024). Augmenting research. IGI Global.

Agarwal, S., Mangla, S. K., & Ramadani, V. (2024). Enlightening cases. In IGI Global.

Ramadani, V., Agarwal, S., Caputo, A., Agrawal, V., & Dixit, J. K. (2022). Sustainable competencies of social entrepreneurship for sustainable development: Exploratory analysis from a developing economy. Business Strategy and the Environment, 31(7), 3997–3012.

Dixit, J. K., Agarwal, S., Ramadani, V., & Agrawal, V. (2022). Comparing male and female entrepreneurs—Is the comparison justified? A qualitative study in Indian perspective. FIIB Business Review, 11(4), 402–415.

Natasha Saqib | Management | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Natasha Saqib | Management | Best Researcher Award

Assistant Professor in University of Kashmir, India

Dr. Natasha Saqib is a Senior Assistant Professor in the Department of Management Studies at the University of Kashmir, South Campus, India, specializing in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Kashmir with a doctoral thesis on “Product Positioning Strategies in the Indian Emerging Market: An Empirical Study of the FMCG Sector.” With over a decade of academic experience, she has been actively engaged in teaching, mentoring postgraduate students, and guiding Ph.D. scholars, with one Ph.D. awarded and two currently enrolled under her supervision. Her research interests span marketing strategies, entrepreneurship development, consumer behavior, and sustainability in emerging economies. She has successfully completed four major and minor research projects funded by reputed bodies such as ICSSR and UGC, addressing themes like solar energy adoption, rural entrepreneurship, and social media behavior in the Indian context. Dr. Saqib has authored 20 research publications in reputed indexed journals and conference proceedings, earning over 150 citations and maintaining an h-index of 6, reflecting the impact of her scholarly work. Her research has contributed to shaping innovative frameworks for understanding consumer psychology, market positioning, and policy-level implications in entrepreneurship development. She has received several prestigious honors, including the Maulana Azad National Fellowship, Best Paper Awards at IMS Kolkata (2020) and Rizvi College Mumbai (2020), and recognition as “Best Researcher” at the 6th South Asian Education Awards (2021). She also received the “Young Scientist of the Year (Management)” Award from the GISR Foundation in 2021. Alongside her academic and research achievements, she has held multiple administrative and leadership roles such as Academic Coordinator, Career Counselor, and Convener of key institutional committees, contributing to institutional development, gender sensitization, and student welfare initiatives.

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Featured Publications

Saqib, N., Amin, F., Gupta, S., & Satar, M. S. (2025). Digital business model innovation: Scale development and validation. Business Process Management Journal. Advance online publication.

Saqib, N. (2025). Frugal business model innovation in an Indian emerging market: A multiple case study. Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Advance online publication.

Saqib, N., & Reshi, Z. M. (2025). Harnessing social capital for entrepreneurial success. In Catalyzing entrepreneurial ecosystems: Perspectives and practices (pp. xx–xx). IGI Global.

Saqib, N., & Saqib, M. (2025). Catalyzing growth. In Transformational strategies for sustainable business growth (pp. xx–xx). IGI Global.

Satar, M. S., Alharthi, S., Omeish, F., Alshibani, S. M., & Saqib, N. (2024). Digital learning orientation and entrepreneurial competencies in graduates: Is blended learning sustainable? Sustainability, 16(17), 7794.

Saqib, N., Dhull, H., & Agrawal, S. (2024). Sonic branding in the telecom sector. In Advances in Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, and E-Services (pp. xx–xx). IGI Global.

Saqib, N., Amin, F., & Mathu, A. A. (2024). Addiction to social media. In Emerging perspectives on digital wellbeing and mental health (pp. xx–xx). IGI Global.

Saqib, N., & Amin, F. (2024). The development and validation of the Indian social media addiction scale. Online Information Review, 48(1), xx–xx.