Entrepreneurial Behaviour of Women in Self Help Groups: An Indepth Analysis in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh

This study was conducted to assess the entrepreneurial behaviour of SHG women in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. This study utilized an ex postfacto research design and employed a simple random sampling method to select the sample. Data collection was done using a pre-tested interview schedule. The findings of the study revealed that significant majority of the women entrepreneurs in Self Help Groups were found under medium level category with respect to components viz., decision making ability (78.75%), innovativeness (76.25%), achievement motivation (77.50%), information seeking behavior (80.00%), leadership ability (87.50%), besides being found under low level of risk taking ability (42.50%) and low level of cosmopoliteness (73.75%). The overall entrepreneurial behavior of the respondents was also found to be medium (72.50%).