A Generic Flexibility Evaluation Model -- Strategic Flexibility through Cross-Border Acquisitions: Market Response in Indian Context -- Impact of Disinvestment on Transforming the Performance of Indian Public Enterprises -- Effect of Vital Organizational Processes on Flexibility -- Employers Perception on the Antecedents of Graduate Employability for the Information Technology Sector -- Big Data: Enabling Transformation through Empowerment -- E-Assessment - A Digital Solution for Promoting e-Governance -- Giving off a Rosy Glow: Exploring the Link between Self- Efficacy Optimism, Personal Optimism and Career Planning in Indian Sub-Continent -- Technology-Driven Workplace Transformation -- Supportive Culture: A Transformational Strategy -- Framework for Sustainable Healthcare Waste Management in India -- Sentiment Analysis: An Effective Way of Interpreting Consumer's Inclinations towards a Brand -- Channel Collaboration in E-Commerce: A Study on Channel Relationship from the Perspective of Vendors Selling on Online Platforms, the E-Retailers -- Examining Adoption of eNAM Platform for Transforming Agricultural Marketing in India -- Prioritizing Best Practices for Logistics Service Providers -- Framework for Green Flexible Manufacturing System

The book focuses on key emerging areas concerning flexible systems management as an approach for transforming organizations. It is divided into three parts, discussing Enterprise Flexibility and Performance Management; Transformational Strategies and Organizational Competitiveness; and Supply Chain Flexibility. Part I addresses the integration aspects of learning, innovation, and entrepreneurship for organizational success, performance gains through cross-border acquisitions, flexibility measurement, and organizational competitiveness, impact of disinvestment, employability gaps and sustainable growth. Part II then examines risk governance structure, supporting culture, channel collaboration, waste management, IT-based process re-engineering, HR flexibility and adoption of big data as transformational strategies. Lastly, the third part investigates the development of a framework for a green flexible manufacturing system, measuring the effect of supply chain design on firm performance, exploring and ranking logistics service providers best practices, and exploring the relationship between optimism and career planning in the context of manufacturing sector, and analyzes customers emotional engagement and their inclinations towards the brand. The concept of flexibility is a common thread running through the three parts. The book is supported by both quantitative- and qualitative-based research as well as case applications relating to different areas of government and profit and not for profit organizations. Written by leading academics and practitioners, it is a useful resource for management students, scholars, consultants and practicing managers in both government and corporate sectors