scholarly journals Farmer led gross root level entrepreneurial initiatives for sustainable sugarcane production system in Tamil Nadu, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 2249-2255 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Karpagam ◽  
D. Puthira Prathap ◽  
P. Moovendan
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Major Objective ◽  
Total Cost ◽  
Net Profit ◽  
Socio Economic Impact ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
Two Wheeler ◽  
Case Study Methods

The major objective of the study was to explore the rural entrepreneurial initiatives and its socio- economic impact among the sugarcane farmers across Tamil Nadu. Exploratory surveys, Focused Group Discussions (FDGs) and case study methods have been adopted. A total of seven successful entrepreneurial activities initiated by cane farmers, across different districts of Tamil Nadu were selected, purposively. The study revealed that entrepreneurial initiatives accomplished the needs of farmers and these either were developed by farmers themselves or with collaboration of sugar factories. Among seven entrepreneurial initiatives; ‘two wheeler sprayer’, ‘tractor mounted sprayer’, ‘trichogramma production’ and ‘Agricultural Service Provider (ASP)’ were initiated by the sugar factories under the Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) in participatory mode. The other initiatives viz., organic jaggery powder and trash based vermi-compost production were initiated by farmers themselves. Budchip settling production was practiced by individual farmers as well as promoted by factories in participatory mode. It is also found that all seven entrepreneurial initiatives are profitable and sustainable. Further, the study found that the production cost for 1 cc trichogramma is Rs. 16 and selling cost is Rs. 23/cc, thus farmer getting a net profit of Rs. 7/cc of Trico card. In case of budchip settling production, total cost incurred for production of one settling is around 60-85 paisa. Selling cost of one-month old settling is Rs. 1.25. Thus, a farmer gains a net profit of 40 paisa per settling.

scholarly journals Idiosyncrasies of taking risk: A case of a South-Asian context

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-241
Author(s):  
Helan Ramya Gamage ◽  
Ananda Wickramasinghe
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Economic Complexity ◽  
Asian Context ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
High Uncertainty ◽  
Case Study Methods

Risk taking is fundamental to entrepreneurial activities and a central theme of the entrepreneurship literature. However, research on the risk taking propensity of entrepreneurs has met with virtually no empirical evidence on how socio-cultural factors influence on taking entrepreneurial risk in the context of South Asia where entrepreneurs consistently face challenges of high uncertainty due to socio-cultural and politico-economic complexity and instability. Purpose of this paper is to address this paradox by examining entrepreneurial risk through the lenses of socio-cultural, politico-economic and decision making. Given the self-evident that nature of complexity, irrationality and uncertainty in this context, a sophisticated exploration of entrepreneurial social reality of risk taking and management requires the fundamental philosophy of subjectivism and therefore this study adopts qualitative inductive case study methods in a sample of Sri Lankan entrepreneurs. The study found that entrepreneurs do indeed use their social and cultural understanding to a great extent in their decision making.

scholarly journals ANALISIS USAHA DAN PROFITABILITAS PADA USAHA BUDIDAYA IKAN LELE STUDI KASUS KELOMPOK PEMBUDIDAYA IKAN (POKDAKAN) NGAOL JAYA DESA SUNGAI ULAK KECAMATAN NALO TANTAN KABUPATEN MERANGIN

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Episar Episar ◽  
Widuri Susilawati ◽  
Evo Afrianto
Keyword(s):  
Fish Farming ◽  
Business Value ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Total Cost ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Fish Group ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Methods Analytical ◽  
Case Study Methods

The purpose of this study was to find out the income from the fish farming business of the Ngaol Jaya Fish Cultivator Group (POKDAKAN), to determine the return cost ratio of the fish farming group Ngaol Jaya Fish Group (POKDAKAN) and to determine the value of profitability of the group fish farming business Fish Cultivator (POKDAKAN) Ngaol Jaya.The object of this research was carried out in the fish cultivation business of the Fish Cultivation Group (POKDAKAN) Ngaol Jaya in Sungai Ulak Village, Nalo Tantan District, Merangin Regency, the research method used in this research was quantitative descriptive research methods and methods of determining respondents using case study methods, analytical methods The data used are data obtained from the questionnaire then tabulated to find the total cost, acceptance, business feasibility and profitability of the Ngaol Jaya Fish Cultivator Group (POKDAKAN) business in Sungai Ulak Village, Nalo Tantan District, Merangin Regency.The results showed that the income level of fish farming business in the Fish Cultivator Group (POKDAKAN) Ngaol Jaya, Nalo Tantan District, Merangin Regency was Rp. 23,022,250.01, the business value of return cost ratio of Fish Cultivation Group (POKDAKAN) Ngaol Jaya in Sungai Ulak Village, Nalo Tantan District, Merangin Regency is 1.70 and is feasible to be continued and the profitability value of the Ngaol Jaya Fish Cultivation Group (POKDAKAN) business in Sungai Ulak Village is 70%Keywords : Effort, Profitability, Ngaol Jaya. 

scholarly journals This is how we take risk: a case of a South-Asia

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-299
Author(s):  
Helan Ramya Gamage
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
The Self ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Economic Complexity ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
High Uncertainty ◽  
Case Study Methods

Risk taking is fundamental to entrepreneurial activities and a central theme of the entrepreneurship literature. However, research on the risk taking propensity of entrepreneurs has met with virtually no empirical evidence on how socio-cultural factors influence on taking entrepreneurial risk in the context of South Asia where entrepreneurs consistently face challenges of high uncertainty due to socio-cultural and politico-economic complexity and instability. Purpose of this paper is to address this paradox by examining entrepreneurial risk through the lenses of socio-cultural, politico-economic and decision making. Given the self-evident that nature of complexity, irrationality and uncertainty in this context, a sophisticated exploration of entrepreneurial social reality of risk taking and management requires the fundamental philosophy of subjectivism and therefore this study adopts qualitative inductive case study methods in a sample of Sri Lankan entrepreneurs. The study found that entrepreneurs do indeed use their social and cultural understanding to a great extent in their decision making.

Economics of Buffalo Milk Production – A Case Study in Rural Tamil Nadu

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 408-409
Author(s):  
Dr. A. Serma Saravana Pandian ◽  
◽  
Dr. K. N. Selvakumar Dr. K. N. Selvakumar ◽  
Dr. M. Prabu Dr. M. Prabu
Keyword(s):  
Milk Production ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Buffalo Milk

When Culturally Significant Songs are Decontextualised: The Initiation Song Somagwaza, A Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Dowling ◽  
Somikazi Deyi ◽  
Anele Gobodwana
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Popular Song ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Ritual Music ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
Small Focus ◽  
Over Time

While there have been a number of studies on the decontextualisation and secularisation of traditional ritual music in America, Taiwan and other parts of the globe, very little has been written on the processes and transformations that South Africa’s indigenous ceremonial songs go through over time. This study was prompted by the authors’ interest in, and engagement with the Xhosa initiation song Somagwaza, which has been re-imagined as a popular song, but has also purportedly found its way into other religious spaces. In this article, we attempted to investigate the extent to which the song Somagwaza is still associated with the Xhosa initiation ritual and to analyse evidence of it being decontextualised and secularised in contemporary South Africa. Our methodology included an examination of the various academic treatments of the song, an analysis of the lyrics of a popular song, bearing the same name, holding small focus group discussions, and distributing questionnaires to speakers of isiXhosa on the topic of the song. The data gathered were analysed using the constant comparative method of analysing qualitative research.

GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AMONGST WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES: A CASE STUDY OF MWENEZI DISTRICT, ZIMBABWE

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tafadzwa Rugoho ◽  
France Maphosa
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Community Perceptions ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Women With Disabilities ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Disabled Women ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
The Impact

This article is based on a study of gender-based violence against women with disabilities. The study sought to examine the factors that make such women vulnerable, to investigate the community’s responses to gender-based violence against women with disabilities, and to determine the impact of gender-based violence on the wellbeing and health of women with disabilities. The study adopted a qualitative research design so as to arrive at an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon under study. The study sample consisted of 48 disabled women living in marital or common law unions, selected using purposive sampling. Of the 48 women in the sample, 16 were visually impaired while the remaining 32 had other physical disabilities. Focus group discussions were used for data collection. The data were analysed using the thematic approach. The finding was that women with disabilities also experience gender-based violence. The study makes recommendations whose thrust is to change community perceptions on disability as the only guarantee towards eradicating gender-based violence against women with disabilities.

Corporate Social Responsibility Practices in Indian Petroleum Companies: A Case Study of Selected PSUs

Think India ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Abhijit Ranjan Das ◽  
Subhadeep Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Net Worth ◽  
Net Profit ◽  
Petroleum Companies ◽  
Corporate Social

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is not a very new concept, it is an old concept. Earlier, in India it was optional to the company that they may contribute voluntarily towards CSR but after the Companies Act 2013, it was formally introduced in the business environment and was made mandatory for those companies whose net worth and profit cross a threshold limit. They should contribute 2% of the average net profit of just preceding three years profit. This paper primarily focuses on CSR practices of some selected public sector petroleum companies in India. The study has been conducted based on the Annual Reports of seven selected public sector companies. Five years of data on CSR spending from 2009–10 to 2014–15 were examined. Moreover, the pattern of expenses was also examined. Since petroleum companies are giants of the India economy and contribute significantly towards the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of our country. Thus it is necessary to look into how these companies are contributing towards CSR. An attempt has been made to examine the early impact of Section 135 of the Companies Act.

Service Gap In Hospital Industry- A Patient Centric Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (6) ◽  
pp. 80-89
Author(s):  
T. Muthupandian ◽  
A. Sabarirajan ◽  
B. Arun ◽  
P.S. Venkateswaran ◽  
S. Manaimaran
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Hospital Industry ◽  
Major Objective ◽  
The People ◽  
Coimbatore District ◽  
Service Gap ◽  
Very High ◽  
Century Health ◽  
Patient Centric

This paper is having a major objective of finding out the service gap in hospital industry – A patient centric analysis in Coimbatore District. In the 21st century, Health conscious is very high among the people in Tamil Nadu. Before fifty years, people have limited level of hospitals and other allied health services. But today, increases of public, private, corporate and municipal hospitals providing quality services. Hence patients are expecting high quality services from the service providers. The study reveals that services provided in the hospitals have a positive and strong effect on the satisfaction of the inpatients. But reliability is the factor the hospital administrations have to consider.

The Social, Cultural and Behavioral Components of Information and Knowledge-Seeking Among Home Care Nurses

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edmund J.Y. Pajarillo
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Study Methods ◽  
Soins À Domicile ◽  
The Social ◽  
Knowledge Seeking ◽  
Case Study Methods ◽  
Home Care Nurses

Information and knowledge-seeking vary among users, including home care nurses. This research describes the social, cultural and behavioral dimensions of information and knowledge-seeking among home care nurses, using both survey and case study methods. Results provide better understanding and appreciation of nurses’ information behavior.La recherche d’information et de connaissances varie selon les usagers, y compris parmi les infirmiers et infirmières des soins à domicile. Cette recherche décrit les dimensions sociales, culturelles et comportementales de la recherche d’information et de connaissances parmi les infirmiers et infirmières des soins à domicile, en utilisant les méthodes de sondage et de l’étude de cas. Les résultats offrent une meilleure compréhension et connaissance du comportement informationnel des infirmiers et infirmières. 

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