Question Paper 2021, 2022 & 2023
Content/ Syllabus: Unit wise course content distribution
Unit -1 Concept and types of Entrepreneurships
• Concepts and basic characteristics of entrepreneurship • Function and types of entrepreneurs • Role of entrepreneurship in economic development • Rural entrepreneurship – meaning, need and problems - Notes -1.1 , Notes 1.2, Notes 1.3
Unit-2 Project Identification and Selection
Meaning of project- project report - planning commission’s guidelines for formulating a project report - Notes-2
Unit -3. Theories of Entrepreneurship
• Motivation theories • Maslow’s need hierarchy theory • Mclleand’s acquired needs theory • Motivating Factors - Notes-3
Unit -4. Financial Resources for New Ventures
Sources of finance 4.1 - capital structure 4.2- institutional support to enterprises 4.3—(national small industries board – state small industries development corporation--- district industries center - Notes 4.4) - industrial estates- Notes 4.5.
Notes 4.1 , Notes 4.2 , Notes 4.3, Notes 4.4, Notes 4.5
Unit -5. Expansion Strategies
Growth strategies in small business - Support infrastructure and operational environment for successful entrepreneurship. Notes-5
References/ Suggested Readings
1. Khanka, S.S. Entrepreneurial Development, S. Chand and Company
2. Bolton, Bill and John Thompson, Entrepreneur: Talent, Temperament and Technique,
Butterworth and Heinenmann
3. Szirmai, Adam, Dynamics of Socio-economic Development, CUP
4. Dreze, J. and A. Sen, India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity, OUP
5. Karmakar, K.G., Rural Credit and Self-Help Groups, Sage Publications
6. Sau, S. Rural Industrialization – Development Trajectory in India, Farma KLM