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Sumukh Hungund is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Management at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal. His research interests are in the area of small business management and innovation practices. He received his Ph.D. from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, his Master's in Business Administration and Bachelor's in Textile Technology from the Bangalore University. He has received fund to execute a project on Innovation from Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He has guided, five Undergraduate projects in Engineering, four M.Tech. projects and eighteen MBA projects. He is currently guiding four doctoral scholars and seven undergraduate students.

Dr. Anandkumar R. Annigeri is a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, JSS Academy of Technical Education, Bengaluru, affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, India. He earned his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering and a M.E. in Production Management from Karnataka University and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering Sciences from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India. His research interests include Finite Elements Methods, Mechanical Vibrations, Mechanisms and Optimization.

Ishita Pandey, a graduate with a B.Tech. degree in Electronics and Communication engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India.

Dr. Gurubasavarya Hiremath, is Professor in the School of Management Studies and Research, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, Karnataka. I have a total of 19 years of work experience in both industry and academics in the area of Human Resource Management. He is a Law graduate and also Post graduate and Ph.D. in Management. He has presented my research work at many National and International conferences.