Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to formulate a multiple regression model by considering those factors which are positively affecting the growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India. Methodology: The data used in this study are primary in nature which are collected...

Through a critical review of some of the literature and making use of information relating to Indian groups, the case is made for a more bottom-up, and more historical, approach to the study of the developing country business group. The lack of clarity and unanimity in the conceptualization of...

This paper analyzes patterns of foreign direct investment in India. We investigate how labor conflict, credit constraints, and indicators of a state’s economic health influence location decisions of foreign firms. We account for the possible endogeneity of labor conflict variables in modeling...

Having access to credit is essential for households to address the volatility of their personal finances over time and for firms to fund their investments. Accessing financial services at affordable cost on the other hand, is crucial to ensure financial security of all economic units. Despite...

Women entrepreneurs have proved equally to their men counterparts in business activities and are emerging as vibrant and smart entrepreneurs. The study reveals the status and disparities prevailing among the women entrepreneurs of India and Gujarat in SSIs. It further provides the dismal picture...

In Agro-based economy like India, rural development is none less than its foundation of overall development and small scale industries (SSIs) are similar to bricks used in building this foundation. There are numerous names which establish a small scale unit long ago and today it has turned in to...

Women entrepreneurs have proved to be equi-potential with their men counterparts in business expertise and are emerging as smart and dynamic entrepreneurs. A strong desire to do something positive is an inbuilt quality of entrepreneurial women, who is capable of contributing values in both...

Micro, small and medium enterprises have contributed significantly to the industrial development in the country, particularly in the rural sphere. They have added distinctly to the output and also to the employment generation in our country. The country is endowed with abundant natural, mineral,...