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Received: 24 April 2024

Accepted: 23 September 2024

First Online: 13 October 2024

Competing interests

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: Ethical review and approval were exempted vide Letter No IRC/02/2024 from The Secretary, Institute Research Committee, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, dated 25 April 2024. The study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration as revised in 2013, and the authors followed the following steps: • Informed consent from participants. • The purpose of the survey is clearly explained. • The participants were fully informed about the purpose of the survey. They clearly understand how their data would be used and the extent of their involvement. This allowed the participants to agree and voluntarily participate and provide honest feedback.

: Written informed consent was obtained from the participants. The purpose and scope of the data collection used are explained. The data were generated for this empirical research through a survey in which the questionnaire was deployed. All the respondents to the survey questionnaire were asked to complete the questionnaire online. The participants’ participation was voluntary. The background of the study, the purpose of the study, proposed activities, possible benefits and outcomes of the research, possibility/any foreseeable risks, discomfort or inconveniences, and confidentiality of the records were explained. The participants were informed that they were free to withdraw from the survey at any point in time. Before participation, all the participants were informed about the aim of the research and assured anonymity of their data. After providing informed consent for the study, the form was duly signed by the participants, and the questionnaire was activated. Participation was voluntary, and participants did not receive any compensation for their participation in the study.