http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/335 Fri, 15 May 2026 12:06:04 GMT 2026-05-15T12:06:04Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/948 Organisational Determinants of Retail Franchising Into Rural Areas: A Case Study of Chilea Community Alagh, Munish; Christie, Jatin This paper is about a real life case of a social entrepreneur Nadeem Jafri. It tries to explore the organisational determinants of retail-business network in chilea community. Nadeem is a cousin of Pir Syed Mujahid Hussain Jafri who is sect head of the Chilea community from North Gujarat which runs a network of around one hundred restaurants in and around Ahmedabad and various restaurants in the entire highway belt of Ahmedabad to Mumbai. In an earlier case (Alagh, Thenmouzi & Babu, 2008) we had described the setting up of the Super Market Hearty Mart at Vishala Circle area of Ahmedabad by Nadeem an advertising professional turned entrepreneur, we had described in that case how Nadeem satisfied the latent consumer demands of the middle class largely Muslim community in the area of Vishala circle. In another case (Alagh and Christie, 2009) we further described how Nadeem by venturing into villages and setting up franchises of Hearty Mart provided Entrepreneurial opportunities to the youth in the rural areas. In this paper we propose now to further study the Hearty Mart model to specifically examine selected theories of Contemporary Organisational Economics to further understand this model of organization. Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/948 2011-02-16T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/464 Women Entrepreneurship: A Shift in Paradigm Banik, Piyashi Present economy is becoming highly instrumental behind the splurge of entrepreneurship among the young genre, especially in the developing countries. Caused by joblessness, driven by the need for growth and achievement and with an intention to have economic mobility, an encouraged group of people are high on the road to start an entrepreneurial venture. Women are also not exception in this. In a country like India where a 'XX' foetus (i.e. foetus of a baby girl) often faces a premature death in the mother's womb, still has a major proportion of women in the population. But the social dominance is ostensibly higher among the male folk. They are supposed to be the major contributors to the nation's economy and hence are on the drivers' seat in any vital decision making process. A subtle blow to this concept is the silent emergence of a 'new class' called 'women entrepreneurs' who by their skills, ideas, efforts, sincere endeavours are making their presence felt as upcoming entrepreneurs. Blessed by the potential to face all challenges and by utilizing the opportunities optimally, they are now on the same boat with the 'entrepreneurial folk' and are able to attract the eyes of people through their contributions. So much so, they are also the real source of inspiration to all prospective, but 'dejected' women of India who dared to come out of their mothers' womb. The present study strives to carefully bring out specific examples of two women entrepreneurs, who walked into their dreams with visions in their eyes. They are now proven names in the area of beauty products, meant for both the genders. Both of them are having the credits of winning awards at national level for their innovative contributions. Originally from West Bengal, they have reached homes of many within and outside the country. Whatever says the balance sheet, but most important is the transformation in the thought of people that 'entrepreneurship' is, and should be a common platform for both male as well as female forever and the two cases of West Bengal here is an iconic representation of it. Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/464 2011-02-16T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/463 Women Entrepreneurship – To the Extent Developed in Rural India: Some Case Studies Patra, Anita The emergence of entrepreneurs in a society depends to a great extent on economic, social, religious, cultural and psychological factors prevailing in the society. In India women constitute around fifty percent of the total population. But the total number of women entrepreneurs does not contribute to fifty percent of total entrepreneurs in India. Majority of women entrepreneurs are in low return, low skill, low technology industries such as handicrafts, handlooms and cottage industries. A large number of women entrepreneurs particularly in rural areas have the potential to be developed for small business. This paper will embody five case studies from Odisha incorporating enterprises run by a group and enterprises run by individuals. These cases will help us to know that women operate mainly in traditional parts of manufacturing and service sectors, running low return enterprises. This paper will highlight the social and cultural barriers and other such reasons which limit the growth of enterprise of women entrepreneurs. Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/463 2011-02-16T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/462 Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation: A Case Study from Rural Rajasthan Reddy, K Rama Krishna In the recent past social entrepreneurship has been identified as an area of research in order to pursue the developmental patterns in almost all the sectors. The combination of innovation and entrepreneurship in social sector altogether brought value addition to the whole discourse of social entrepreneurship. The Barefoot College located in rural Rajasthan is a successful social entrepreneurial organization (SEO) that has been working for the inclusion of the excluded rural communities. The college has been trained thousands of illiterate rural men and women to become Barefoot professionals who have been flourished their lives thorough securing employment including solar engineers, chemist, lab technician, teachers, doctors and so on. The transformation from an illiterate to a profession has offered a lot to them to improve their lifestyle. The Barefoot College which was established as an NGO has been transforming towards a SEO through mobilizing their own resources. This unique experience has opened space to widen its realm in almost 15 Indian states and 10 least developed countries from Latin America, Africa and Asia. The present paper highlights the Barefoot transformation processes from NGO to SEO and assess the viability of the socially innovative venture. Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/462 2011-02-16T00:00:00Z