Assessment of managerial competence of farm families for managing selected family resources
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2017
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Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
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The study entitled “Assessment of managerial competence of farm families for managing selected family resources” was conducted in district Ludhiana. The specific objectives were to assess the managerial competence for managing financial resource and abilities of the family members for achieving their family goals and to see effect of various socio-economic factors of homemakers on their managerial competence. A sample of 120 respondents was selected randomly from five different villages of five different blocks. Data were collected through interview schedule. Managerial competence was studied on basis of ability to undertake management process. The findings of the study revealed that overall managerial competence of farm families for managing their financial (1.37) and human resource (1.27) was poor .They were found good to manage generation of real income for their families through rearing dairy animals (2.21) and kitchen gardening (2.09). The farm families were found to be average in planning (1.56) and organizing (1.41) but poor in controlling (1.23) and evaluating (1.09) the use of their financial and human resources for attaining their family goals. Age, education and family type of respondents did not effect their managerial competence however their annual income and land holding had a positive but non-significant relationship with their managerial competence. Outcome of study suggests a dire need to teach the farm families about importance of home management and ways to exercise it to improve their current plight.