Pub Date : 2002-09-01DOI: 10.1177/097135570201100206
Venkatesh Pamu
Overall, the book is a very interesting reading both for people who are interested in setting up an incubator and also for people who want to start business with the support of incubators. Business historians can read the book as an informative material as it provides a great deal of historical information and analysis of the incubation process. Overall a worthy book for all good business libraries.
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Pub Date : 2002-09-01DOI: 10.1177/097135570201100201
M. Manimala
An earlier study by the author on 'Entrepreneurial Heuristics' had shown that entrepreneurial performance (especially in terms of innovativeness which is the essence of entrepreneurship) varies significantly with the types of policies and strategies adopted by the enterprise/entrepreneur during the start-up phase. Such policies and strategies were then designated as 'heuristics' because of their non- formal and evolutionary nature. In an entrepreneurial venture the primary source of such policies, strategies or heuristics is naturally the founder who normally has the maximum influence on the decisions made in the enterprise. Based on this logic, it was decided to undertake a follow-up study to ascertain the extent of such association, if any, between the founder characteristics and start-up policies. Coinciding with the design of the follow-up study, the author obtained data from British enterprises using the same research design. This research investigated two important issues in entrepreneurship: (a ) the relationship between founder-characteristics and start-up policies of the enterprise, and (b) comparison of British and Indian enterprises in terms of their start-up policies and founder characteristics. The present paper deals only with the second part. The first part is mentioned here only to explain the rationale for choosing the variables. There are four sets of variables being investigated in this study: (a ) Background and early experiences of the entrepreneur, (b) Personal policies (traits) of the entrepreneur, (c) Motives of the entrepreneur and (d) Management practices (policies and strategies) of the enterprise. The findings are explained and a few hypotheses generated on cross-cultural perspectives on entrepreneur ship and enterprise management.
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Pub Date : 2002-09-01DOI: 10.1177/097135570201100203
Jyotirmayee Kar
Small-scale units have to encounter the perennial problem of resource crunch. This article tries to examine the factors that come into play in addressing the credit needs of the small-scale sector entrepreneurs. The paper also makes an attempt to understand this aspect from the angle of the institutional credit sup pliers and then tries to look into certain business traits. The paper finds that most often it is the interplay of the business traits and ownership patterns which act as major determinants to the demand as well as the supply of credit. The em pirical work finds that the need for credit is observed to be increasing with investment requirement and the level of output, i.e., the scale of operation. It has been observed that these two factors often influence the lenders in extending credit support. The paper contents that the time has come where the lending institutions have a close look into other factors too, apart from the financial factors.
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Pub Date : 2002-09-01DOI: 10.1177/097135570201100204
W. Kalyani, K. Chandralekha
Overall development of women entrepreneurs and their enterprise depends upon the degree to which these women are involved in various aspects related to the managing of enterprises. This therefore calls for a need to explore howfar women entrepreneurs are involved in the management of their enterprises. This, ifknown, will help professionals involved in capacity-building and other related aspects, plan for appropriate interventions. This paper makes an attempt to learn about women entrepreneurs who take initiatives to start their own enterprises. The paper also dwells upon factors that motivate women to initiate the launching of enterprises and then tries to understand those factors which constraints or supports their effective association in managing the enterprises. This under standing is expected to help us in understanding the external support these women obtain from their families and from other agencies. These findings are based on an exploratory survey on a sample of 300 women entrepreneurs in two urban centres. The result reveals that various socio-economic and demographic charac teristics have significant impact on involvement of women entrepreneurs in their enterprise management. It summarises that entrepreneurial development is a function of person in interaction with the environment.
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Pub Date : 2002-03-01DOI: 10.1177/097135570201100109
U. Menon
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Pub Date : 2002-03-01DOI: 10.1177/097135570201100104
Naresh Singh
The rural population constitutes a major segment in India. The livelihood strate gies of this vast segment depend primarily on agriculture and allied activities. Growth in this agriculture sector has shown a declining trend during the last one decade. The declining trend is noted in the growth rate of employment and gross domestic production. In the context of this reality, it becomes a primary necessity for institutions and agencies involved in rural development in general and poverty alleviation in particular to undergo a paradigm shift. The bur geoning problem of population and underemployment can be tackled through institutionalising the process and concept of rural entrepreneurship. NGOs definitely have an increasing role to play in this process. The experience of the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI) in implementing Rural Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (REDPs) using training as a strategy has yielded very positive results. This process was carried forward in collaboration with NGOs. This implementation strategy has proved effective. Using the case study methodology, an attempt has been made to understand the success and failure factors towards institutionalising this REDP approach.
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Pub Date : 2002-03-01DOI: 10.1177/097135570201100108
A. Sen
ment had been allowed for. This is especially so since most of the microfinance operations today are carried out with the help of money borrowed from international donor agencies. Such a dependence on external sources could significantly modify the nature of relationship between the borrowing poor and the lending intermediaries. The above observations notwithstanding, the book by Biswaroop Das is an important contribution to the otherwise sketchy literature on Indian microfinance. The findings of his study throw open a number of issues that can be taken up by other researchers interested in further exploring the dynamics of this sector. For instance, it is important to examine the social and political implications of the drive for ’marketisation of debt’ of the poor, using a ’homogeneous group approach’. Equally important is to see whether there are any significant externalities arising out of promoting groups with members from heterogeneous social and economic backgrounds. Other than for its intrinsic academic value, this book could, doubtless, serve as a rich source book for training institutions engaged in equipping NGOs with the necessary skills in managing a finance programme with a social development focus.
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Pub Date : 2002-03-01DOI: 10.1177/097135570201100101
A. Yusuf, Robert O. Nyomori
Environmental uncertainty is unavoidable. Business organisations, hence, have to develop ways and means to cultivate the opportunities and contain the men ace that resultfrom uncertainty. It has been argued that firms can address both the opportunity and menace questions of uncertainty through systematic plan ning which, in turn, help them enhance their performance. Using data from a sample of small firms in New Zealand, this study tries to examine the relation ship between environmental uncertainty, planning and performance. The re sults of the enquiry suggest that small firms do not respond to uncertainty with increased planning. However, when they plan, their performance does record some improvement.
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Pub Date : 2002-03-01DOI: 10.1177/097135570201100106
M. Rutten
Business development and social change are closely related, but this interconnection has hardly ever been the focus of study. The book under review by the Amsterdam sociologist Ruud Stokvis deals specifically with the relationship between entrepreneurial decisions and societal changes. It views this relationship from the analytical perspective of business competition, as understood by J.A. Schumpeter. In Schumpeter’s writings, economic life is viewed as the outcome of
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Pub Date : 2002-03-01DOI: 10.1177/097135570201100110
N. Sharma
Chambers of Commerce and Industries and Associations, which indulge in lobbying (read crying) most of the time for more sops for their members. This book brings out the weaknesses of their members. Finally, this book should be circulated to the Indian exporter, who is sure to wake up from his hibernation when he reads the book. This book is a must for all libraries, particularly libraries of educational institutions providing management education. An excellent book, it reminds us of the realities of Indian trade worldwide.
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