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Leesa Mohanty is based at School of Commerce, XIM University, Bhubaneswar, India. Leesa Mohanty is an Assistant Professor in the School of Commerce, XIM University, Bhubaneswar, India. She has ten years of experience in academics and industry experience (EY LLP and Cognizant Technology Solutions) in India and Singapore. She is a Chartered Accountant with a PhD in Management and Post Doc. from IIM Calcutta. Her research areas include corporate governance, auditing, sustainability accounting and financial statement analysis. She is involved in multidisciplinary research combining accounting, finance and human resources management.

Sukanya Panda is based at School of Commerce, XIM University, Bhubaneswar, India. Sukanya Panda is an Assistant Professor at the School of Commerce, XIM University, Bhubaneswar, India. She earned her PhD from the School of Management, NIT Rourkela, India. Her research interests include HR capability, strategic HRM, labour studies, etc. Her research has been published in leading international journals such as the Journal of Enterprise Information Management and the Journal of Management and Organization.

Vijaya Batth is based at School of Commerce, XIM University, Bhubaneswar, India. Vijaya Batth is an Associate Professor at the School of Commerce, XIM University, Bhubaneswar, India. She holds triple qualifications of being a Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary, and a degree in Law. She has about 22 years of experience in industry, practice and teaching. Her doctoral research was on Corporate Governance in Indian public sector undertakings relating to independent directors. Her research interests are primarily multidisciplinary, combining accounting areas with human resources management.

Lalatendu Kesari Jena is based at School of Human Resource Management, XIM University, Bhubaneswar, India. Lalatendu Kesari Jena is an Associate Professor (Human resources) in the School of Human Resource Management, XIM University, Bhubaneswar, India. He has more than 23 years of experience in academics and corporate HR (with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Indian Defence PSU), including seven years as a Faculty Member in HR at ICFAI University, Hyderabad, India and Central University of Orissa, India. He specialises in human resource planning, performance management, learning and development and talent assessment. His research interest lies in areas such as HRM and Sustainable Development Goals; Self-steering, Self-Organising Teams and Leadership; Job Crafting; Job Insecurity; Millennial and work ethics; Return on Investment in HR Programs, Sustainable HR through Disruptive Leadership; Attitude and Productivity; Joy at Work; Workplace Persuasion; Employee Retention and Leadership Challenges; Abusive Supervision; Performance in Multitasking Environment; Stress and Coping; Meaningful Engagement and he has published papers on them in tiered national and international journals. He has completed his PhD from IIT Kharagpur, India (#222 in QS Global World University Rankings 2025) on the topic “Workplace Spirituality and Human Resource Effectiveness” and did his Post Doc. on “Employee Retention and Leadership Challenges” from Loyola Leadership School, Universidad Loyola, Seville, Spain (ranked #1201 in QS Global World University Rankings 2025).