Findings:

or housing attributes needed for a decent standard of living, using two-stage hedonic analysis. It also estimates rent differentials for improvements in housing quality and the minimum budget required to rent a house that meets the standards for adequate living.

Findings:

The existing definitions of affordability address the financial aspects of housing but do not focus on critical qualitative aspects. This study explores the dynamics of rental housing and affordability, indicating the influence of housing amenities on rental values.

Conclusion:

The study recommends that while addressing sustainable and affordable housing ownership, it is crucial to address rental housing affordability. Policies should incorporate the quality of housing amenities in their guidelines.

27:T522,

This study uniquely quantifies the gap between entrepreneurial behaviour (EB) and sustainable entrepreneurial behaviour (SEB) among farmers in the Ratnapura District of Sri Lanka, and offers a context-specific framework with policy-oriented strategies to bridge the divide. Data were collected through a pre-tested, structured questionnaire administered to a sample of 392 farmers in the study area using a non-proportional random sampling, complemented by two focus group discussions involving 10 farmers each. The data were analyzed using Reliability Analysis, KMO Test, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Descriptive Statistics and Thematic Analysis. Results revealed that while farmers exhibit a neutral level of EB, with an EB index of 3.481 out of 5, their commitment to sustainability is relatively lower, as reflected by an SEB index of 2.916 out of 5. The positive gap of 0.565 between EB and SEB indicates that farmers prioritize short-term profitability over long-term sustainability. The context-specific framework and policy-oriented strategies underscore the need for gradual changes and strong external support systems to transition toward SEB, with targeted interventions such as incentives for eco-innovation, stronger market linkages for sustainable products, and financial de-risking measures.

28:T41e,

This article aims to investigate the moderating role of digitalization of trade (DT) on the association among foreign direct investment (FDI) and sustainable economic growth in BRICS+ nations over the period 1996–2023. This research employed a panel quantile regression approach for an empirical analysis and the two-stage least squares model for robustness. The findings depict the direct influence of both FDI and DT, which substantially and favourably enhance sustainable economic growth. Together, they stimulate innovation, enhance infrastructure and foster equitable and sustainable economic development for long-term prosperity. The moderating influence of DT on the FDI–growth relationship is found to be significant at all quantiles (except the 10th and 90th). The study recommended that policymakers should lower trade barriers, reduce tariff rates and form investor-friendly policies to attract FDI and promote DT by fostering digital literacy and investment in digital infrastructure for the economic advancement of BRICS+ nations.

29:T527,

The study aims to assess the relative prominence of antecedents responsible for the adoption of digital AI-integrated human resource management (HRM) in small, and medium enterprises (SMEs). The present study has employed the technological–organizational and environment (TOE) framework to identify and categorize the antecedents and their sub-antecedents through an extensive literature review. Further, the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process was employed with a sample of 140 human resource professionals to prioritize the antecedents and their sub-antecedents. In a first for HRM in the context of findings, the sub-antecedents prioritized were the technical interface of software and application, data integrity, competitiveness and relative advantage in the