Nripendra P Rana

Biographic Data

ID1656132
NAMENripendra P Rana
GIVEN NAMESNripendra P
FAMILY NAMERana
SIGNATURERANA N P
AFFILIATIONSQatar University
ORCID0000-0003-1105-8729
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS57
TOTAL CITATIONS115
AUTHOR COUNT56
EDITOR COUNT1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX6

  • Developing an integrated service robot acceptance model (Isram)

    Open AccessNusaiba Begum, NUSAIBA UNNISA BEGUM et al.ARTICLETourism Management2026References: 104

  • The Potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence Across Disciplines

    Keng-Boon Ooi, Garry Wei-Han Tan et al.ARTICLEJournal of Computer Information…2025

    In a short span of time since its introduction, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has garnered much interest at both personal and organizational levels. This is because of its potential to cause drastic and widespread shifts in many aspects of life that are comparable to those of the Internet and smartphones. More specifically, generative AI utilizes machine learning, neural networks, and other techniques to generate new content (e.g. text,…

  • Food waste avoidance behavior

    Nitika Sharma, Pooja Goel et al.ARTICLEJournal of Sustainable Tourism2025Cited by: 6References: 93

    This study investigates the relationship between travelers’ generativity, prosocial attitudes, consumption values, and food waste avoidance behavior. We develop a theoretical model based on the motivation-opportunity-ability theory and tested it using data collected from a sample of Generation Z (n = 389) and older travelers (n = 262) to Delhi, India. Partial-least-squares structural equation model analysis is used as the data analytic tool. The …

  • Social media as a behavior depolarizer

    Open AccessJitendra Yadav, Kuldeep Singh et al.ARTICLEInformation Technology and People2025References: 81

    Purpose Social media has played a pivotal role in polarizing views on Russia–Ukraine conflict. The effects of polarization in online interactions have been extensively studied in many contexts. This research aims to examine how multiple social media sources may act as an integrator of information and act as a platform for depolarizing behaviors. Design/methodology/approach This study analyzes the communications of 6,662 tweets related to the sanc…

  • Adverse impacts of metaverse-induced cognitive biases on the immersive shopping experience

    Open AccessGhosh, S Ghosh et al.ARTICLETechnology in Society2025Cited by: 1References: 1

  • Four decades of sustainable tourism research

    Open AccessReeti Agarwal, Ankit Mehrotra et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Tourism…2024

    With the growth of sustainable tourism research and its practical relevance in today's world, it is important to integrate and synthesize the vast amount ofintellectual work on this topic. This research applies a novel and robust structural topic modeling technique to analyze textual data from a total of 3289 research articles on sustainable tourism published between 1978 and 2022. The topics identified have been classified into macro, meso, and …

  • How does business analytics contribute to organisational performance and business value? A resource-based view

    Open AccessSheshadri Chatterjee, Nripendra P Rana et al.ARTICLEInformation Technology and People2024

    Purpose The purpose of this article is to identify how the organisations are able to improve their business value through acquisition of business analytics capabilities and by improving their performance. Design/methodology/approach With the help of literature survey, along with standard resource-based view framework, a conceptual model has been developed. These have been statistically tested by collecting the data using the survey questionnaire …

  • Adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) based employee experience (EEX) chatbots

    Open AccessRupa Pillai, Yamini Ghanghorkar et al.ARTICLEInformation Technology and People2024

    Purpose AI-based chatbots are revamping employee communication in organizations. This paper examines the adoption of AI-based employee experience chatbots by employees. Design/methodology/approach The proposed model is developed using behavioral reasoning theory and empirically validated by surveying 1,130 employees and data was analyzed with PLS-SEM. Findings This research presents the “reasons for” and “reasons against” for the acceptance of AI…

  • Understanding and predicting customers’ intentions to use smartphone-based online games

    Open AccessMuhammad Sabbir Rahman, Surajit Bag et al.ARTICLEComputers in Human Behavior2024

    Building upon flow theory, the present research empirically investigates the impact of customers' attitudes on their intention to use smartphone-based online gaming. It also examines the mediating effects of customers’ perceived flow and engagement between attitudes and customer's intention to use smartphone-based online gaming. Furthermore, customers' cognitive involvement was also examined as a moderator in between attitude and perceived flow. …

  • Consumers' continuance intention towards metaverse-based virtual stores

    Open AccessDebarun Chakraborty, Aruna Polisetty et al.ARTICLETechnological Forecasting and…2024

  • How does change in CEOs' strategic orientations in their social media communication impact firm performance during crisis? A longitudinal study

    Open AccessHitesha Yadav, Arpan K Kar et al.ARTICLETechnological Forecasting and…2024

    The social media (SM) presence of the CEOs and their sustainability-related communication plays a major role in handling business communication and shaping firm strategic outcomes during a crisis. In turbulent times of crisis, stakeholders seek credible information for their better decision-making towards firms. Therefore, it becomes essential for the CEOs to engage with the stakeholders and manage firm value strategically. This empirical study u…

  • What drives tourists towards sustainable behaviour? A longitudinal study

    Debarun Chakraborty, Aruna Polisetty et al.ARTICLEAsia Pacific Journal of Tourism…2024Cited by: 6References: 7

    The study employs the Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) framework to analyze the relationship between stimulus (independents), organism (willingness to pay), and response (sustainable behaviour) in the context of tourism. This study used a longitudinal approach and collected data from 436 tourists between February 2021 and May 2021, followed by another survey between January 2022 and March 2022. The findings showed meaningful insights for tourism …

  • Consumer vulnerability

    Open AccessDonia Waseem, Shijiao Chen et al.ARTICLEInternet Research2024Cited by: 1References: 15

    Purpose In the online environment, consumers increasingly feel vulnerable due to firms’ expanding capabilities of collecting and using their data in an unsanctioned manner. Drawing from gossip theory, this research focuses on two key suppressors of consumer vulnerability: transparency and control. Previous studies conceptualize transparency and control from rationalistic approaches that overlook individual experiences and present a unidimensional…

  • Opinion Paper

    Open AccessYogesh K Dwivedi, Nir Kshetri et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2023

    Transformative artificially intelligent tools, such as ChatGPT, designed to generate sophisticated text indistinguishable from that produced by a human, are applicable across a wide range of contexts. The technology presents opportunities as well as, often ethical and legal, challenges, and has the potential for both positive and negative impacts for organisations, society, and individuals. Offering multi-disciplinary insight into some of these, …

  • Advancing sustainable development goals through interdisciplinarity in sustainable tourism research

    Robin Nunkoo, Anuj Sharma et al.ARTICLEJournal of Sustainable Tourism2023

    The sustainable development goals (SDGs) address multifaceted problems that lie at the intersection between natural and socio-economic systems. While scholars agree that interdisciplinary research is needed to advance the SDGs, the concept of interdisciplinarity itself has been given limited attention. This article explores the interdisciplinarity of research published in the Journal of Sustainable Tourism using references cited by the journal’s …

  • Assessing factors influencing consumers' non-adoption intention

    Open AccessRajat Kumar Behera, Pradip Kumar Bala et al.ARTICLEInformation Technology and People2023

    Purpose The new ways to complete financial transactions have been developed by setting up mobile payment (m-payment) platforms and such platforms to access banking in the financial mainstream can transact as never before. But, does m-payment have veiled consequences? To seek an answer, the research was undertaken to explore the dark sides of m-payment for consumers by extending the theory of innovation resistance (IR) and by measuring non-adoptio…

  • Categorizing and relating implementation challenges for realizing blockchain applications in government

    Open AccessShreya Luthra, Marijn Janssen et al.ARTICLEInformation Technology and People2023

    Purpose Blockchain technology (BCT) can be used for a wide variety of applications across domains and can bring many benefits. BCT-based applications can be beneficial for the government as well as businesses. Despite the many promises, BCT implementation lags behind. The purpose of this research is to identify a roadmap of critical implementation challenges that influence BCT implementation by governments. Design/methodology/approach The study d…

  • Evolution of artificial intelligence research in Technological Forecasting and Social Change

    Open AccessYogesh K Dwivedi, Anuj Sharma et al.ARTICLETechnological Forecasting and…2023

    Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of rapidly expanding disruptive technologies that are radically transforming various aspects related to people, business, society, and the environment. With the proliferation of digital computing devices and the emergence of big data, AI is increasingly offering significant opportunities for society and business organizations. The growing interest of scholars and practitioners in AI has resulted in the divers…

  • An effectuation and causation perspective on the role of design thinking practices and digital capabilities in platform-based ventures

    Open AccessSachin S Kamble, Sachin Kamble et al.ARTICLETechnological Forecasting and…2023

    The evolution of digital platforms and related ecosystems has led to a new and essential context of entrepreneurship. Previous studies have revealed that although high-tech new ventures possess cutting-edge technology, they face significant challenges because of vital resource constraints and limited management capability. Design thinking practices have emerged as a prominent problem-solving approach offering innovation benefits during high uncer…

  • Responsible natural language processing

    Open AccessRajat Kumar Behera, Pradip Kumar Bala et al.ARTICLETechnological Forecasting and…2023

  • A longitudinal study on how smart tourism technology influences tourists’ repeat visit intentions

    Debarun Chakraborty, Aruna Polisetty et al.ARTICLEAsia Pacific Journal of Tourism…2023Cited by: 4References: 6

    This study addresses this knowledge deficit by developing and testing a model that examines the effect of smart technologies on tourists' satisfaction and intentions to repeat visit a travel destination. This study used a longitudinal approach and collected data from 438 tourists between December 2020 and March 2021, followed by another survey between September 2021 and March 2022. Technology characteristics such as accessibility, information qua…

  • Analysis of challenges for blockchain adoption within the Indian public sector

    Open AccessNripendra P Rana, Yogesh K Dwivedi et al.ARTICLEInformation Technology and People2022

    Purpose Blockchain is one of the most significant emerging technologies that is set to transform many aspects of industry and society. However, it has several major technical, social, legal, environmental and ethical complexities that offer significant challenges for mainstream use within the public sector. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has compelled many public sector employees to work remotely, highlighting a number of challe…

  • Usage of augmented reality (AR) and development of e-learning outcomes

    Open AccessAbdullah M Baabdullah, Abdulellah A Alsulaimani et al.ARTICLEComputers & Education2022

  • Has Covid-19 accelerated opportunities for digital entrepreneurship? An Indian perspective

    Open AccessSachin Modgil, Yogesh K Dwivedi et al.ARTICLETechnological Forecasting and…2022

    Covid-19 has challenged many businesses to orient themselves towards digital solutions for their survival. Due to the rising digital wave during Covid-19, there has been a plethora of opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs to enter the market. Hence, this study focuses on understanding emerging areas and technologies for digital entrepreneurship. This study adopted a qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews through the lens of the d…

  • The interplay of emerging technologies in pharmaceutical supply chain performance

    Open AccessEsha Saha, Pradeep Rathore et al.ARTICLETechnological Forecasting and…2022