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Entrepreneurial activities of Self Help Groups: Instrumental for the empowerment of rural women - Couverture souple

Sharma, Preeti; Varma, Shashi Kanta

 
9783844385878: Entrepreneurial activities of Self Help Groups: Instrumental for the empowerment of rural women
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3844385878 ISBN 13 : 9783844385878
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

This research was conducted with the specific objectives to study and analyse the profile and entrepreneurial traits of members of self-help groups, to investigate the empowerment of women through participation in selected entrepreneurial activities, to study the marketing networks of entrepreneurial units and isolate the factors affecting empowerment. The study revealed that the respondents had medium to low level of overall empowerment. Economic empowerment of women ranked first followed by social, entrepreneurial and technological empowerment. Positive and significant correlation was found between socio-economic, psychological, communication and entrepreneurial variables and overall empowerment. Impact of SHG was on decrease in domestic violence followed by impact on social and economic aspects of life. Nearly three fourth of the respondents had medium enterprise satisfaction. Cognitive and infrastructural constraints were considered major constraints by the respondents.It was observed that no systematic network was established for the marketing of products. Thus, strategies were suggested for the marketing network and for the empowerment of women through SHGs.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This research was conducted with the specific objectives to study and analyse the profile and entrepreneurial traits of members of self-help groups, to investigate the empowerment of women through participation in selected entrepreneurial activities, to study the marketing networks of entrepreneurial units and isolate the factors affecting empowerment. The study revealed that the respondents had medium to low level of overall empowerment. Economic empowerment of women ranked first followed by social, entrepreneurial and technological empowerment. Positive and significant correlation was found between socio-economic, psychological, communication and entrepreneurial variables and overall empowerment. Impact of SHG was on decrease in domestic violence followed by impact on social and economic aspects of life. Nearly three fourth of the respondents had medium enterprise satisfaction. Cognitive and infrastructural constraints were considered major constraints by the respondents.It was observed that no systematic network was established for the marketing of products. Thus, strategies were suggested for the marketing network and for the empowerment of women through SHGs.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr. Preeti Sharma is presently working as Assistant Professor (HomeScience)at KVK, Ropar, Punjab, India.She has worked on several research projects like NATP project on Women in agriculture,DST project on Water management in agriculture and at household level, AICRP project on Women in agriculture etc. She has published several research papers

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3844385878
ISBN 13 
9783844385878
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
168
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