Problems of Women Entrepreneurs - A Case Study of Dharwad District

The development of entrepreneurship among women is a major step to increase women participation in economic development. In India, women constitute around half of the of total country population. Once upon a time, they were confined to the four walls of houses performing household activities. The scenario has changed. Now, women have been performing exceeding well in different spheres of activities. Even they indulge in running the enterprises and performing well in the society. Though women contribute almost 50 per cent in business development, socio-cultural values and attitudes are the main obstacles to their entrepreneurship. Hence, in this study, an attempt has been made to describe the problems of women entrepreneurs. Women entrepreneurs encounter so many problems like family ties, lack of family support, lack of awareness about opportunities, inadequate finance, lack of training, poor knowledge of the market, cut-throat competition, etc

Measurement of Long-Term Post-Merger Performance and Method of Payment

Using a sample of mergers between 2000 and 2010, we investigate the long-run performance of Indian acquiring companies. The measurement of long-run performance has been made on the basis of long-run CAR and BHAR using market index and control firms as reference portfolios. The results suggest that in India mergers in the long run bring gains to shareholders of acquiring companies. When the performance is analyzed on the basis of payment method, it can be concluded that in India cash-financed mergers perform better than stock-financed mergers using both long run CAR and BHAR approaches

Method of Payment and Operating Performance of Acquiring Companies: A Study of Indian Mergers

The present paper aims at analyzing the operating performance of 84 acquiring companies involved in MAs in India between 2000-2010. The study examines the relation between the change in operating performance of acquiring firms and cash and stock methods of payment. The results of the study indicate that the operating performance of sample acquiring companies deteriorates after the merger in the long run. Out of 5 measures of performance 3 measures shows that the control firms outperform sample firms. The study also concludes that Cash flows increase significantly following mergers in case of stock financed mergers but decline for cash financed mergers. Keywords: Acquisitions, Cash adjusted assets, Cash Mergers, Mergers, Operating incom