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RESEARCH @ IIMV

A novel framework for waste management in smart city
transformation with industry 4.0 technologies

Aalok Kumar
Research in Globalization (Scopus Index)

Most of the developed and developing nations focus on the
transformation of city livelihood through the development of smart
cities. Waste management in smart cities is a critical concern for

policymakers and smart city administration. The fourth industrial
transformation (hereafter Industry 4.0) helps to improve waste
management practices in smart cities to improve the sustainability
of the city. This paper tries to develop a roadmap for industry 4.0
technologies relevant to managing waste in smart cities. This paper
proposes a novel framework for analyzing the deployment enablers
of Industry 4.0 technologies, implementation barriers, current best

practices, and opportunities for digital technologies (EBPO) for smart
city transformation. The proposed EBPO conceptual framework
is analyzed in the context of studies conducted in developed and
developing countries. The EBPO presents the unique linkages among
the technological advancements for managing waste in smart cities.
The present research is an early attempt to explore the relevance of
industry 4.0 technologies in the smart waste management context
for improving environmental sustainability. The keyword and theme
mapping analysis proposes three major waste management clusters in

smart cities. This paper provides insight for improving EBPO elements
for smart cities’ waste management. The policy and theoretical
implications are presented for smart city stakeholders. The paper also
highlights the different dimensions of the EBPO framework.

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Sustainable development goals and organizations:
exploring the role of employee emotional capital

Parul Gupta, Kanupriya Misra Bakhru, Amit Shankar

IIMBG Journal of Sustainable Business and Innovation (Scopus Index)

This study aims to understand the association between employee
emotional capital, organizational commitment and implementation
of the targeted sustainable development goals (SDGs) by businesses.
It explores how the various emotional competencies possessed by
employees of an organization and accumulated in the form of a capital,

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