EC 4812 – ENTREPRENEURIAL ECONOMICS

Date & Time: 20/04/2007 / 9:00 – 12:00 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks

Part – A

Answer any FIVE questions in about 75 words each. (5 x 4 = 20 marks)

What is entrepreneurship? Distinguish entrepreneur and entrepreneurship.
What do you understand by capacity building for entrepreneurs?
Define Tiny unit and Ancillary unit.
Write a short note on the prospects of SSI in a free economy.
How do withdrawal of status respect and social mobility influence emergence of entrepreneurship?
List out the common features of women entrepreneurs in India.
What are the objectives of Federation of Indian Women Entrepreneurs (FIWE)?

Answer any FOUR questions in about 250 words each. (4 x 10 = 40 marks)

Examine the different schools of thought on entrepreneurs.
Bring out the myths of entrepreneurship.
Explain the specific management problems faced by an entrepreneur.
Elaborate the contribution of Small Scale Industries in socio economic transformation of the country.
Briefly explain the various institutions supporting women entrepreneurs in India.
Write the procedure and proposal to start a small-scale enterprise you like? What are its specifications?
Bring out the profile any two successful women entrepreneurs in India.

Answer any TWO questions in about 300 words each. (2 x 20 = 40 marks)

Elucidate the views of Shumpeter, Walker and Drucker on entrepreneurship.
Discuss in detail the characteristics of a successful entrepreneur.
“Entrepreneurship does not emerge spontaneously” – Discuss.
Examine the role Self Help Group in promoting gross root entrepreneurship? How do SHG works.