Despite the proliferation of occupational segregation research, only a limited amount has explored it from a gender perspective. The attention that has been given is widely scattered and requires an analysis to identify the major works undertaken and the changes over time. This study aimed to examine and assimilate articles published on gender-based occupational segregation through a bibliometric analysis. The study examined 512 articles published from the early 1970s to 2020 that were retrieved from the Web of Science database. The findings suggest that gender and occupational segregation remain an extensive field of research, although this research comes mainly from North American and European countries. The low representation from developing countries indicates that more research is needed based on these different socio-cultural settings. This study identified three dominant research clusters, namely gendered organisational structures and systems, measurement of occupational segregation, and wage differential. Studies also covered areas including conceptualization, LGBTQ issues, and the role of legislation and institutions in reducing workplace inequalities; thus, providing a direction for scholars and practitioners.

PurposeThe manufacturing industry is one of the most disrupted systems as a result of the global spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Manufacturing firms are looking for strategies and policies to deal with the situation while also meeting customer demands. This study aims to discuss and analyze the barriers that have impacted manufacturing systems during this period.Design/methodology/approachThe barriers and performance measures were extracted from the extant literature and further discussed with academic and industry experts. Based on the response of experts, a list of ten barriers and five performance measures were selected for further analysis. The interpretive ranking process (IRP) is applied to analyze the inter-relationship among the barriers with respect to performance variables. The cross-interaction matrices and the dominance profile are created to prioritize the barriers. Based on dominance value, an IRP-based manufacturing barrier evaluation model is developed for validation.FindingsThe impact of the pandemic on the manufacturing industry is analyzed through the list of barriers and a structured ranking model is proposed. The research findings of the study indicate that “Financial constraints” is the most influential barrier to manufacturing due to the outbreak of Covid-19, followed by “Government imposed restrictions” and “Setbacks in logistics services.”Practical implicationsThe ranking of barriers and developed interpretive ranking process model would be helpful for practitioners and policymakers to formulate strategies for manufacturing organizations to deal with the pandemic situation. The finding can be beneficial as it promotes similar studies in other sectors.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the manufacturing sector by developing a contextual relationship among the set of identified barriers against various performance measures. As per the author's knowledge, this is the first study that provides a relationship and ranking of manufacturing barriers due to the outbreak of Covid-19.

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This case highlights the crucial role played by the internal and external business environment policies in the success and failure of small-scale cotton yarn industry in India. This case study is about Rojgar Cotton Yarn Plant (RCYP), which was started in 1992 by Mr Naresh a Delhi University graduate, whose main objective of starting this plant was to create a niche in the market by providing good quality cotton yarn 'manja' at a reasonable price. Mr Naresh was very laborious and effective businessmen. Soon, with his high efforts RCYP flourished with leaps and bounds and since Mr Naresh was an opportunity seeker, he started a new plant, that is, New Rojgar Plant, and to manage the business effectively his father Mr Daman also joined the business. So, as the competition increased with the emergence of new players in the market and the changed customer demand which shifted from cotton yarn 'manja' towards 'Chinese manja', RCYP suffered with major losses and many employees lost their job. Although there were many government policies in various states against the trade of 'Chinese manja', it was not effective due to poor policy implementation, black marketing, lack of monitoring, provision of minor punishment and small fine. Mr Naresh was an entrepreneur, and he did not give up despite the challenges and changed his path towards a new opportunity. He started a new partnership firm, that is, Naveen Limited, with his friend which is a wholesaler of Chinese products such as toys and plastic goods in India. But on 16 August 2016, after the ban of 'Chinese manja' in Delhi, the sale of cotton yarn 'manja' increased. Hence, Mr Naresh is now in dilemma, whether to continue with this RCYP or invest the whole amount in Naveen Limited? Intended Course and Audience This case study will be helpful for BCom/BBA/MBA full-time or part-time students, academicians and practitioners for critically analysing the changing role of business environment. It particularly highlights the crucial role played by government policies and the impact of increased competition due to high demand of low-cost Chinese products. Further it explains how the Chinese market is sweeping away the

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