Research
Entry and Exit Policy and Ties with University as Critical Success Factors Influencing Agri-Business Incubation Performance
Business incubation performance is linked to many key factors. This study is focusing on two factors, namely Entry and Exit Policy and Ties with University. The effort is to understand that are these Critical success factors influencing Agri-Business Incubation performance. Through literature review the constructs for Entry and Exit Policy was 0.730; for Ties with University, it was designed. The reliability score for all three constructs was above the threshold value of 0.70. Entry and Exit Policy factor had Cronbach alpha of 0.730; for Ties with University it was 0.933 and for Business Incubation (BI) Performance it was 0.703. Factor analysis was conducted for Entry and Exit Policy factors and it helped to reduce the seven items to three, viz. i) EE11: ApplicantΓ’β¬β’s proposal potentiality; ii) EE12: Admission & Graduation policy; and iii) EE13: Post incubation scenario. These three factors explained 81.378 percent of the variance. A model depicting relation of SEM-PLS was Entry and Exit Policy and Ties with University was designed to understand the criticality of these factors. Results suggest that both Entry and Exit Policy factors and Ties with University emerged as significant predictors of BI performance. They explained 49.2 percent of the variation. This study thus highlights that entry and exit policy and Ties with University emerge as important predictors of agri-BI performance.
Identification of Critical Success Factors for the Implementation of Supply Chain Management Information System through SEM Approach
Supply Chain Management Information System (SCMIS) in automobile industry has gained importance recently due to its ability to reduce cost and increase responsiveness in the supply chain. The system provides high quality, relevant and timely information that supports decision making. The implementation of this system is a complicated process with significant risk as huge amount of money and time is involved. A review of literature has revealed that the success in implementing SCMIS is not very encouraging. This study explored critical factors for the successful implementation of the system.
An Analysis of Some Key Segments of Food and Beverage Sector of India
Purpose- This research aims to study the changing trends of Food and Beverage sector since iberalization and to analyse the key segments of Food and Beverage sector of India. Research Methodology- The data regarding the sales of key segments like Confectionary, Bread, Fun food and Snack, and Food Juices and Concentrates is collected from year 1990 to 2010. Findings- Out of four segments, the total growth rate of Bread segment is maximum i.e. 3.54 percent. Originality- This paper is unique because the paper is focussing on Food and Beverage Sector which is an emerging sector in Indian economy. The analysis of various segments of the sector has been done through growth rates considering the sales from year 1990 to 2010 which includes the sales of recessionary period as well.
