Managerial Skills of the Women Entrepreneurs in Southern India

Abstract

Entrepreneurship has become a defining business trend in many countries throughout the world. Though in the recent years the number of women owned firms with employees has increased considerably, the visibility of the women entrepreneurs in the business arena is still underrepresented. This paper examines the managerial skills possessed by women entrepreneurs in Southern India, drawing from both empirical data collected by the authors and existing literature on the subject. A sample of 200 respondents was selected for a survey in Trichirappalli district of Tamil Nadu in Southern India. Structured questionnaire was used to collect the primary data and using survey method. The data analytic tools include the descriptive statistics, chisquare, t-test and ANOVA. The findings of the study shows that there is a significant relationship between age, educational qualification and the family background in influencing the level of managerial skills posses by women entrepreneurs in the micro enterprises. The study reveals that women entrepreneurs are adopting the managerial skills which varies according to the nature of business. The education and prior experience also plays a key role for the women to adopt managerial abilities.