Entrepreneurship and Small Scale Industries
Contents: Foreword. Preface. Keynote Address: 1. Developing entrepreneurship in North East experiences and strategies (with special reference to Small-Scale and IT industries and Manipur)/D.D. Mali. Entrepreneurship Development in Manipur: 2. Industrial policy and Small Scale Industries in Manipur/E. Bijoykumar Singh. 3. The prospects of Small-Scale Industries development in Manipur/B.D. Nayak and Shipra S. Nayak. 4. Entrepreneurial motivation in Small Scale Industries in Manipur--an analysis/G.P. Prasain and E. Nixon Singh. 5. Managerial problems in Small Scale Industries of Manipur: a critical analysis of some selected units/H. Ramananda Singh. 6. Working capital management of Small Scale Industries in Manipur: an empirical study/N. Tejmani Singh. 7. Entrepreneurship development in Manipur: challenges and opportunities/Rajmani Singha. 8. Entrepreneurship development in Small-Scale Industries in Manipur: the challenges ahead/Th. Priyokumar Singh. 9. Development of entrepreneurship in Small Scale and IT industries in Manipur/S. Herojit Singh. 10. Role of promotional agencies for entrepreneurship development in Manipur: a case study/Kh. Devananda Singh. 11. Hand-woven textiles and home furnishings: an opportunity for entrepreneurship growth/Radhesyam Oinam and Memcha L. 12. Problems and prospects of entrepreneurship development in Small Scale Industries - a case study/Gautam Patikar and Ratan Kaurinta. Entrepreneurship Development in it Industries: 13. Entrepreneurship development and information technology/Purushottam Bhandari and H.C. Gautam. 14. Technopreneurship as the new paradigm for e-business/Lai Prabhakar. 15. The e-entrepreneur: potential and challenges/Kh. Tomba Singh. 16. Information needs of the Small Scale Industries: prospects of e-commerce in Manipur/L. Shanta Meitei and Th. Purnima Devi. 17. Entrepreneurship and information technology in Mizoram/R.K.P.G. Singha and K.C. Kabra. 18. IT policy of Manipur: a step for the growth of SSI in IT sector/S. Somokanta Singh. 19. Development of entrepreneurship in Small Scale and IT industries in Manipur/M. Minarani Devi. Women Entrepreneurship: 20. An overview of women entrepreneurs in Manipur/Robita Sorokhaibam. 21. Women entrepreneurs in Manipur: a case study of Khwairamband women market/G.P. Prasain and Kh. Dhiren Meetei. 22. Women entrepreneurs and Self Help Groups/Kh. Somorendro Singh. 23. Problems of Women entrepreneurs: a case study of Imphal and Kamrup districts/Th. Prabha Devi. Entrepreneurship Development in North-Eastern Region: 24. Entrepreneurship development in the North-Eastern Region of India: experiences and prospects/S.S. Khanka. 25. Sustainable development of tourism entrepreneurship in the North-East India: an appraisal of tourism entrepreneurship incubator/Anjan Bhuyan. 26. ISO-9000 and TQM in SSI units -- issues and challenges/Ch. Ibohal Meitei. 27. Role of entrepreneurship in fruit and vegetable processing sector: perspectives of North-Eastern Region of India/R.M. Pant, P.K. Nema and Rituparna Datta. 28. Managerial challenges of Small Scale Industries/S. Keshorjit Singh and Jibon Kumar L. 29. Co-operative entrepreneurship in North-East states with special reference to Assam and Manipur/K.I. Meetei. 29. Prospects and impediments on industry in Manipur/L. Orenkumar. Summary of recommendations. Index.
"This book contains a collection of papers presented by several eminent scholars and intellectuals in a National Seminar on Entrepreneurship Development organised by the Department of Commerce, Manipur University under the sponsorship of Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi. Issues like small business management, industrial policy, women entrepreneurship, emerging trend of IT industries, e-entrepreneurship are also analysed in the light of development experience of NER. The book is expected to be an important contribution to the scanty literature on entrepreneurship development in the country. The volume deserves the attention of the students of commerce, management, economics, researchers, policy makers, entrepreneurs and EDP conducting agencies." (jacket)
