Microfranchising an Inclusive Business Model By SUNANDA S Ph.D. Student
FMS, Delhi University, New Delhi
I. Introduction:
“Microfranchising” a business model which is used as an economic development tool is currently prevailing in many developing countries, especially India. The proponents of Microfranchising in Brigham Young University (BYU)’s Marriott School define “microfranchise” as small businesses that can easily be replicated by following proven marketing and operational concepts. BYU points out that the “overall objective of Microfranchising is to promote economic development by developing sound business models that can be replicated by entrepreneurs at the base of the pyramid; therefore, the start-up costs of Microfranchises
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Significance of Microfranchising Model in India:
India, irrespective of its impressive economic growth over a period of time is still lacking inclusive growth, facing poverty, especially in rural areas, in-access to goods and services for people at the bottom of pyramid in rural areas, lack of employment opportunities and employability.
It has been observed that “Poverty is widespread in India with 37.2 per cent people below poverty line”(Source: GoI, Economic Survey, 2012), “which in otherwise implies that the nation estimated to have a third of the world's poor”(Source: World Bank: 2012). In an USAID Report (2011) it has been pointed that “India’s economic and social progress is critical to achieving universal Millennium Development Goals. The BOP segment of the population lacks education, workforce skills, social capital, and access to the primary health care and basic infrastructure that would allow them to benefit from India’s economic growth. Thus this large section of Indian population are in need of improved access to a wide range of vital goods and services such as water, sanitation, energy, telecommunications, transportation, financial services, basic construction materials, health & hygiene products, etc” (Source: http://transition.usaid.gov/in/ourwork/health/index.html and
In response to your query for the average delivery times for orders on Football Saturday’s I want to advise that you should give 30-minute free guarantee. After analyzing the sample of delivery and pickup times you provided I was 95% confident that the probability of providing an order for free was just between 3% to 10% of all the deliveries you give on the Football Saturday’s. Your analysis of the total delivery time was correct and the average interval of time taken to deliver the order after receiving is between 22 minutes to 24 minutes. I am 95% confident that this is the average for the all the football Saturday’s you serve in the future. Until and unless there is some unforeseen circumstances.
Ministerial Correspondence editor Acting Assignment: M8761 Urgent Quick Request - Indian Beach Estates Lease and ? Akisqnuk FN land use planning. An urgent quick request on this subject came in and was sent to the program for response.
By the early 1800’s the industrial revolution had began in the United States. But it did not really start until after the civil war in . When people began to move to cities to work in industries involving mines and factories instead of staying in the rural areas. The three major factors that permitted the united states to industrialize during the late 19th century which are an orotund source of natural resources and raw materials. Some of these were coal, oil, timber, water, ETC.
Setting: Hospital Social Service is a small agency specializing in providing services relation to health, home care, and basic needs assistance. The agency employees consist of over 20 staff that has many years of experiences in health care, home care, and basic needs field. Metro Social Services is a free service agency open to the communities near Birchville, California. Identifying Information: Ms. Joan Cassell is a 23-year-old young Caucasian woman who lives at home with her family.
By the end of the civil war the creation of the large-scale industrialization was developed due to war profits such as weapons and foreign investments such as trading commodities with different countries. Therefore, during the years between 1865 to 1900, industrialization affected the United States society in many significant ways through business, government and labor. Many business corporations were involved with the government. In document 2, the author is political activist and impacted government workforce by illustrating an image that shows big businessmen are controlling the senate. Money equals power so since the Business companies have, almost full power over them, they can clearly manage anything they desire.
For almost half a century, Andrew Young has worked for the social, political and economic advancement of oppressed people around the world. He joined the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1961 as director of the organization's Citizenship Schools, joining veteran activist Septima Clark to teach literacy and leadership skills to rural southern black women and men. Young was an aide to Martin Luther King, Jr. and a thoughtful strategist for some of the most important protests, including the Birmingham campaign and March on Washington in 1963. Young served as executive director of SCLC (1964-1968). He helped draft the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The relationship between a government and its citizens must maintain the perfect balance between giving and taking. The relationship consists of constant checks and balances; however, it normally goes awry because either the disobedience is ineffective, or the authority is tyrannical. Typically, the relationship between a government and its citizens holds tension. The tension in the relationship stems from poor communication. Citizens communicate their grievances to the government through disobedience; therefore, the government communicates back by reestablishing order.
3) Civil Disobedience is the disagreement to follow the laws and stand against them through peaceful demonstrations. In the early 1900’s women were treated lower than men, they were abused, and were not given the right to vote. Women’s rights to own property, and take part in politics were violated. Nellie McClung, a social activist voiced her opinion and stood up against the government to give women equal rights as men; provide them with the right to vote. Civil disobedience was used by Nellie McClung to attain her goals.
The Los Angeles Walkouts was a protest act for Latinos to raise the issue of prejudice among teachers and administration for Mexican American students. (Simpson, 2012) On March 6, 1968, students currently enrolled in Abraham Lincoln High School in East L.A. orchestrated a walkout to express their opinion of their poor classroom education. Mexican Americans believed the educators were offering only vocational and trade careers. Chicano believed educators were not allowing them to attempt at four-year unversity.
From the beginning of mankind’s recorded history, opposition to established governing bodies have always been recorded. Whether through coup d'etat or a peaceful protest, resistance to authority always causes change in some way. The United States Government changes; laws are meant to change as well. America prides itself on the history of its peaceful protests and revolutions, demonstrating positive effects on a free society. Because peaceful resistance wasn’t creating progressive change, radical disobedience was the key to change in the 1700’s during the American Revolution.
The question of whether or not peaceful resistance toward the law impacts society in a positive way is really a question of circumstance. If I were to refer back to the historical aspects of the subject, then my immediate answer would be yes, it does; peaceful resistance has often prevailed in situations that required immediate attention, yet were simply overlooked by the general public, despite their importance. One extremely important example of this would be the many boycotts during the civil rights movements of the 60's. Civil disobedience was a way to communicate the true inequality represented by the phrase, ''separate but equal'' by peacefully marching for their beliefs. For example, many white officials used various schemes to prevent
Throughout history, civil disobedience has helped societies grow and accept social reforms. The case of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, is an important formal written statement for the need of social change. Civil disobedience has been a useful leveraging tactic in ways to draw attention to the perceived injustice. It has had huge impacts on societies in ways to create tension that
Planning Commission of India defines it as “a sort of patronage in which the minimum wage is barely enough to cover the living costs of the employee and relation between employer and employee is often characterized by unfixed and exploitative payment agreements which benefit for employer”. Forced child labor, commercial sexual exploitation, forced begging and forced marriage. The global slavery index mentioned that “India is undergoing a remarkable 'triple transition', in which economic growth is both driving and is being affected by rapid social and political change. Economic growth has rapidly transformed the country over the past 20 years, including the creation of a burgeoning middle-class. In 1993, some 45 percent of the population were living in poverty; by 2011 that had been reduced to 21 percent.
The Greensboro Sit-Ins You are one of the many people to enter your local Woolworth’s to join the protests. That was a very common situation in February of 1960. Sit-Ins became a highly influential factor in Civil Rights. They were created and popularized in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1960, during the Greensboro Sit-Ins. The Greensboro Sit-Ins were a series of protests led by four young black college students that were committed to equality in civil rights.
CHAPTER TWO-LITERATURE REVIEW 2.0 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study is to explore whether incentive structures influence stakeholder participation in collective action and the extent to which incentives explain success or failure of collective action. This chapter will highlight and discuss literature from various resources including peer-reviewed articles, books, journals and other publications around the issues that are the focus of this study. The chapter starts with a brief discussion on how the concept of collective action is defined and proceeds to discuss some of the key theories that explain this concept.