Factors influencing micro-entrepreneurship among women SHG members of Sikkim: a propensity score matching approach
Smriti Prasad,
Manesh Choubey
Abstract:PurposeThe paper identifies the influence of socio-economic factors and livelihood training in stimulating micro-entrepreneurship among women self-help group (SHG) members.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on a sample of 416 women SHG members drawn from all the four districts of Sikkim using cluster sampling procedure. A multivariate binary logistic model is used to find the impact of socio-economic factors, and a Poisson regression has been used to find the impact of training on fostering micro-en… Show more
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