Indian Female Entrepreneurs as Catalysts for Economic Growth and Development

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piyali Ghosh ◽  
Reena Cheruvalath
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Female Entrepreneurship ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
Proper Training ◽  
Employment Generation ◽  
The Many ◽  
Cultural Constraints

Female entrepreneurs are increasingly being considered to be an important catalyst for economic growth and development in India, as they are contributing substantially to employment generation, and, as such, female entrepreneurship has become an area of research interest over the past few years. This paper furthers this research by making a theoretical study of the current status of female entrepreneurs in the country. It discusses the many challenges they face, focusing on their level of education and socio-cultural constraints. It also suggests some solutions to overcome such barriers. These include giving them proper training, developing an entrepreneurial attitude in them, ‘attributional augmenting’, understanding their entrepreneurial motivation, and, most importantly, removing the discriminating social customs imposed on them.

THE UNIQUE OBSTACLES OF FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE TO URISM INDUSTRY IN WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zinzi Nxopo ◽  
Chux Gervase Iwu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
Accommodation Sector

The intention of this article is to identify the obstacles unique to female entrepreneurs in the tourism industry in Western Cape, South Africa. This is against the backdrop that in order to accelerate economic growth and development in South Africa, female entrepreneurs should also be considered as important vehicles that can bring about the necessary economic growth and development. Unfortunately, this growth has been stifled due to the high failure rate in the SMME sector; specifically among women. This article used the qualitative deductive approach, utilising in-depth semi-structured interviews, which enabled the participants to disclose important information relating to the study. The data were analysed qualitatively using themes. For effect, this article also made use of content analysis because of its significance in qualitative studies.Three themes emerged from content analysis. These include demographic factors; socio-economic factors and culture. The findings have shown primarily that the factors that impede female entrepreneurs differ from sector to sector. Within the Western Cape Tourism industry, specifically the accommodation sector, unique obstacles abound. While the authors acknowledge that the obstacles faced by female entrepreneurs are unique to this sector, they are equally mindful of therepercussions of a generalisation of the findings. To this end, we suggest that a broader study be conducted to compare factors that impede entrepreneurship in other provinces in South Africa and/or draw a comparison between males and females. This article undoubtedly has value not simply because it is gender biased, but also because by highlighting the unique challenges and barriers faced by female entrepreneurs, there could be better government support for female entrepreneurs in general and especially those in the accommodation sector in the Western Cape.

scholarly journals Measuring Economic Growth in Rural Communities: The Shift-Share Approach

1976 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Gordon ◽  
David Darling
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Economic Opportunity ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
Community Growth ◽  
The Many

Communities interested in economic growth and development need to be concerned with understanding at least three aspects of the development process. The first deals with identifying existing and historical composition of industry in the community, including an explanation of how changes in the study area differ from changes in other areas, and an identification of industries in which the community has had a comparative advantage. The second aspect deals with the many considerations involved in increasing desired economic activity in the community. This includes business and industrial development. The third aspect is addressed to estimating impacts of growth and development on the local community. Knowledge of expected consequences of alternative growth and development possibilities improves residents' ability to select preferred types of community growth. All three aspects must necessarily be considered as a community strives to expand and improve economic opportunity for its residents.

scholarly journals Community Development and Local Social Capital

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey L. Jordan ◽  
Bulent Anil ◽  
Abdul Munasib
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
Geographical Clusters

While a substantial amount of research has been devoted to showing what social capital does, research explaining social capital itself lags behind. The literature has a long tradition of examining the effect of social capital on local economic growth and development. In this paper we examine whether local economic development can explain the variation in social capital across various geographical clusters in the state of Georgia. We begin by devising a measurement tool, a Human Development Index (HDI), to measure community development. Our social capital measure includes associational memberships, voluntary activities, and philanthropy obtained from the Georgia Social Capital Survey. The findings show that even after accounting for various demographic and economic characteristics, the HDI explains the variation in a number of social capital levels (especially those measured by associational involvement) across various geographical clusters in the state of Georgia.

Inducing Technological Change for Economic Growth and Development.

Economica ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 41 (162) ◽  
pp. 232
Author(s):  
V. N. Balasubramanyam ◽  
Robert A. Solo ◽  
Everett M. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Technological Change ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Economic Growth And Development
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