Research Project - QNTR

Research Project - QNTR. Women’s involvement in entrepreneurship process are dependent on the financial condition of their family Presented by :- PADMINI MAHAPATRA ROLL NO – 2021ExPHD03 DATE – 23/10/2021.

LIST OF ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS.

Table of Content. Proposal of Research Research Objectives Problem statement Literature review Research Methodology Data Collection Instruments of survey Selection of samples Limitations of the study.

Proposal of Research. “You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women” -Jawaharlal Nehru Women have become aware about their rights and entered in different fields of business. They have established their own successful business empires. They are contributing towards the growth of economy and improvement of their socio-economic conditions. Women workforce ratio in the country is increasing due to increase in the women literacy rate in India. Government of India has also given appropriate importance to women entrepreneurship in the country and several schemes have been introduced for the development of women entrepreneurs..

cont.. The word entrepreneurship appeared first in French. In the early 16th century men engaged in leading Military expeditions were referred as entrepreneur. Around 17th century, the term was used for architects and contractors of public works. An entrepreneur is a person, who specializes in taking judgmental decisions about the coordination of scarce resources ( Casson , 1982 ). Women entrepreneurs encounter some sets of problems, like Financial Problems, Scarcity of Raw Material, Stiff Competition, Production Problems, Family Ties, Lack of Education, Male Dominated Society, Low Risk-Bearing Ability etc..

Research Objectives. To correlate financial condition of family with women’s involvement in entrepreneurship. To study the profile of women entrepreneurs, from Odisha . To identify the different problems faced by women entrepreneurs in running and promotion of their business enterprises. To assess the financial status, decision making status and social status of women entrepreneurs in the state of Odisha . To assess the awareness level of women entrepreneurs about various government agencies, financial institutions and schemes provided by them..

PROBLEM STATEMENT. A study in this direction should reveal the parameters that can help to encourage women into entrepreneurship for their effective contribution to the socio-economic development of the state. Therefore, the problem of this research revolved around the following research questions: (i) What is the socio-economic profile of women entrepreneurs in Odisha ? (ii) What are the different problems (financial, marketing, manufacturing and labour problems) faced by women entrepreneurs ? ( iii)What is the awareness level of women entrepreneurs about various government agencies and financial institutions in Odisha ?.

Literature review. Sucheta Agarwal (2021): This study aims to identify the significant factors essential for the growth of women enterprising community ( WEC). The study by Rathore and Chhabra (1991) rural that with little training women could do business in the agro-based industries sector like food preservation, bakery, dairy poultry etc Ramamurthy, V.M.J.A., Krishnakumar , T. (2008) discussed how training programmes can effectively address the wider needs for confidence building as well as business orientation among poor women entrepreneurs. Jyothi and Prasad (2009) find a striking difference in the educational background of women entrepreneurs in general and those belonging to rural India. Awasti D.N. (2005) conducted a case study of women owned micro and small enterprises within India’s self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and reports that women change in.

Research Methodology. The research design adopted for this study was of ex-post facto in nature since the phenomenon had already occurred. Ex-post-facto research is a systematic empirical enquiry in which the researcher does not have direct control over independent variables because their manifestation has already occurred or they are inherently not manipulated ( Kerlinger , 1973). Hence, the research design was of expost -facto type. Also, using mixed method approach refers to an emergent methodology of research that advances the systematic integration, or “mixing,” of quantitative and qualitative data within a single investigation or sustained program of inquiry..

DATA COLLECTION. Data will collect from various sources. It will be tabulate and classify chapter wise so as to make study scientific and systematic. The primary data will accumulate with the help of structured questionnaire from the sample respondents (women entrepreneurs and their family). Then the data a re coded in the form of numbers. Numbers 1, 2, 3 a re given for the (closed ended) options for all questions. These codes a re entering into coding sheets and separate coding sheets a re prepared for 500 women entrepreneurs. The coding i s then transferred to the computer using SPSS software. Statistical tools like ANOVA, t-test, chi-square, averages and percentages a re use to analyze the collected data. The derived results a re converted into suitable tables for the interpretations of results..

Instruments of survey. The tool used for data collection was self-administered questionnaire. The pilot survey was conducted on 80 respondents for the pre-testing of questionnaire . 5-point Likert -scale In order to check the internal reliability of the research instrument, Cronbach’s alpha test was applied with the help of SPSS software The construct validity with respect to convergent validity will be calculated by Spearman’s rho method and analyze if values a re found within acceptable range..

Cont.. Type of respondents: Women Entrepreneur Respondents. Grass root Workers. SHG teams The selection of the study area is Odisha State and 500 women entrepreneurs will be selected randomly by using random sampling technique. The survey questionaries‘ includes, The Entrepreneurial activities. Prevailing socio-economic data of the village and the composition of population. Details of women who have been entrepreneurs and whether they are part of SHG. Special efforts made by women from socially backward group..

Variables. Independent Variables Age Family Income (Monthly) Education Work-Experience Training Dependent Variables Financial Status Decision Making Status Social Status Awareness Level Financial Problems Marketing Problems Manufacturing Problems Labour Problems.

Selection of samples. Considering that Odisha has 30 districts and is divided into 5 regions, I‘m going to take 10 districts randomly by using judgmental sampling. The total number of women entrepreneurs is 500 through proportionate sampling and the villages chosen were on the basis of judgmental sampling..

Hypotheses. Hypotheses are formed as follows : - H0 : Women’s involvement in entrepreneurship process are independent of the financial condition of their family. H1 : Women’s involvement in entrepreneurship process are dependent on the financial conditions of their family. H2 : There is no significant difference among family income groups on decision making status, social status, awareness level and problems of women entrepreneurs H3 : There is no significant difference among education groups on decision making status, social status, awareness level and problems of women entrepreneurs.

Limitations of the Study. This study is limited to ten districts of Odisha , only. Therefore, conclusions drawn out of this study will be applicable to these selected districts only. The findings of the study purely depend on the responses given by the sample respondents and there may be chances of biasness among respondents. The secondary data has been obtained from reports and publications of various government departments and accuracy of secondary data depends on reliability of data obtained from these resources..

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