Entrepreneurship in Transition: Research Insights and Policy Perspectives

This book is entirely a distinct category of book on Entrepreneurship where research based articles have been compiled to showcase the nature, features, problems and solutions for a variety of entrepreneurial ventures ranging from tea manufacturing, fisheries, makhanas, tea parlours, tourism enterprises, women micro-entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs in the form of business correspondent agents and entrepreneurs engaged in waste management. The research methodology adopted by the researchers are both qualitative and quantitative in nature. Case studies have brought out the real life scenarios of the entrepreneurs, while empirical evidences supported by causal research has added value to the book. The book can be used by students for their post graduate dissertations and doctoral scholars in Commerce, Rural Management, Economics and Management studies, NGOs and Development Practitioners government agencies and policymakers, new and aspirant entrepreneurs and marketing professionals, e-commerce platforms and financial institutions and microfinance providers who can help to assess viability of these types of enterprises.

P r o f. S a m i r e n d r a Nat h Dhar (b.1961), M.Com, MBA (Finance), Ph.D is the senior-most professor and head of the Department of Commerce, North Bengal University, having more than 40 years of teaching and research experience. He was a gold medallist in both B.Com and M.Com examinations. His areas of expertise include financial inclusion and literacy, microfinance and direct taxation. He has authored ten books and more than 75 articles in national and international journals. He has attended and chaired sessions in more than 300 national and international conferences and delivered lectures as resource person in more than 200 UGC refresher, orientation and faculty improvement programmes. He has acted as chairperson and coordinator in several NAAC visits to universities and colleges. He is the chief-editor of Anweshan- Journal of Business Research and associate editor of Indian Accounting Review. He has lent his expertise to bodies such as Union Public Service Commission and various state public service commissions. The editorial board comprising of Dr. Joy Sarkar, Dr. Gangotree Ghosh, Dr. Soumitra Sarkar, Dr. Saraswati Lama and Dr. Jamaluddeen, Prof. Dipen Roy are all faculty members of the Department of Commerce, University of North Bengal in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India.