{"title":"Accounting Knowledge: A Tool for the Success of Females in Small-scale Enterprises in the Post-COVID-19 Era","authors":"Oluwaseun Titi Adeosun","doi":"10.1177/09708464231213227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09708464231213227","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the fact that the pandemic has made entrepreneurs out of people, especially females who venture into diverse small-scale enterprises to cope with the residue of the pandemic, the majority of the enterprises seem to be dwindling and stagnant. The knowledge of accounting will provide a platform for the effective administration and management of these enterprises. This study specifically probes the methods used in the management of finances, inquires about the continuity plan and explores the contribution of entity theory to the success of females in small-scale enterprises in the post-COVID-19 era. The study adopts an exploratory research design. A mixed-method sampling technique was adopted (multi-stage and judgemental). In-depth interviews were used to collect data from 36 participants who commence their business during and after the ease of the lockdown in southwestern, Nigeria. Findings revealed that females in small-scale enterprises lack accounting knowledge. This, coupled with the motivation of the establishment of their businesses has predominantly affected its administration and management which has led to their lack of strategic plan for the continuity of their businesses. Despite their lack of knowledge of entity theory, some of them have been applying it in the administration of their businesses. It is therefore recommended that irrespective of the motivation behind the establishment of their businesses, a proper book-keeping record should be maintained. This will enable them to track their profit and growth over time, enlighten them to be conservative with their finances and assist them to develop a strategic plan for their business continuity.","PeriodicalId":147014,"journal":{"name":"SEDME (Small Enterprises Development, Management & Extension Journal): A worldwide window on MSME Studies","volume":" 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139140378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of Demographics on Managerial Competencies of Small Business in South Andaman Islands","authors":"Treemurutulu B","doi":"10.1177/09708464231209449","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09708464231209449","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to examine how demographic factors of entrepreneurs affect the managerial competencies of small businesses in South Andaman and to measure the managerial competencies according to demographic features such as education levels, experience, age, marital status and gender. The study used a primary survey sample size of 338 respondents of entrepreneurs of micro and small businesses. This study used statistics of the Chi-square test, independent samples t-test and ANOVA. The finding shows that the business experience and education qualification of the entrepreneurs played a significant role in the managerial competencies of MSE owners in the Islands region. This article also found that a majority of respondents interested in selling their products mainly targeted customers in South Andaman. The study will be helpful to small enterprises and implementing government agencies in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The study’s main contributions to demographic variables of entrepreneurs bolster the business competencies in the Islands region.","PeriodicalId":147014,"journal":{"name":"SEDME (Small Enterprises Development, Management & Extension Journal): A worldwide window on MSME Studies","volume":"140 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138978559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intention Among Female Students of Odisha","authors":"S. Dey, Debabrata Sharma, Sucheesmita Dash","doi":"10.1177/09708464231209456","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09708464231209456","url":null,"abstract":"Economic development is significantly influenced by the entrepreneurial process. Economic growth is fuelled by entrepreneurial activity; thus, academic institutions are under more pressure than ever to encourage students to think like entrepreneurs. This study tries to focus on analysing how entrepreneurship education is affecting the development of entrepreneurial intent among female students of Odisha. The study analysed the impact of entrepreneurship education in terms of perception of entrepreneurship education, perceived relevance and adequacy of curriculum and perceived competence of the lecturing team on student entrepreneurial intention. Our study showed a positive and significant association between entrepreneurship education and female entrepreneurial intention. It was also evident from the study that entrepreneurship education has a positive significant impact on female entrepreneurial intention. Therefore, it is imperative to reform and revolutionise the educational system for educated youth to stop seeking employment and start creating it instead.","PeriodicalId":147014,"journal":{"name":"SEDME (Small Enterprises Development, Management & Extension Journal): A worldwide window on MSME Studies","volume":"17 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138978772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding Indian Millennials' Awareness Towards Brand Personality of Apparel Brands","authors":"Simran Sikka, Jitender Kumar","doi":"10.1177/09708464231209451","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09708464231209451","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study report is to identify the brand awareness of Indian millennials towards the brand personalities of apparel brands. The idea of brand personality has recently received a lot of attention as it is an essential component of the symbolic and emotional traits of a business. Consumers’ perceptions of a brand’s human qualities are referred to as its ‘brand personality’. The utilisation of brand personality connections by marketers and advertisers can help them create more effective strategies for showcasing products in a way that appeals to consumers on an emotional level. Brand personality is important from both the advertiser’s and the consumer’s perspectives. Because of this, it is now being used more often to change customer behaviour. The primary sources from which the data were acquired were surveyed. Non-probability sampling techniques were used by the researcher. Using a survey technique, the researcher obtained information from the millennials. A total of 450 Generation Y consumers provided data. In this study, Chi-square was used to show the significant disparities in brand personality awareness among millennials. The survey found that urban school and college students and independent earnings individuals who earn a fair living had a propensity to be more aware of brand personality.","PeriodicalId":147014,"journal":{"name":"SEDME (Small Enterprises Development, Management & Extension Journal): A worldwide window on MSME Studies","volume":"14 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138601825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Productive Performance of Indian Food Manufacturing Industry: A Sub-Sectoral Analysis in a Stochastic Frontier Framework","authors":"Jai Ram Meena","doi":"10.1177/09708464231207928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09708464231207928","url":null,"abstract":"This article examines the productive performance of the Indian food manufacturing industry measured in terms of technical efficiency (TE) of its 13 sub-sectors under the organised sector. For estimating their TE, it makes the use of the Cobb–Douglas production technology with the truncated normal distribution of stochastic inefficiency term ( Stevenson, 1980 ) via Jondrow et al. (1982) estimator of cross-sectional data. Data are sourced from the Annual Survey of Industries, 2017–2018. The results show that this industry, as a whole, observed 92% TE in 2017–2018, but among its sub-sectors, it varied between 100% and 74%, that is, they exhibited differential productive performance. Modern sub-sectors, such as fruits and vegetables, edible oils, bakery and beverage products, realised frontier-level efficiency, while sugar and starch products were identified as marginal performers in the industry. The robustness of the results is confirmed by the non-parametric estimates of TE from the data envelopment analysis. The results are expected to be useful in framing specific policies for these two different groups of food processors. In the case of sub-sectors performing below the frontier, policy actions aiming at pure technical and scale efficiencies, such as capacity building, research, skill programmes, and extension activities, need to be operationalised, while for sub-sectors performing at the frontier, only technological progress needs to be prioritised.","PeriodicalId":147014,"journal":{"name":"SEDME (Small Enterprises Development, Management & Extension Journal): A worldwide window on MSME Studies","volume":"98 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139247225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}