International Journal on Customer Relations

Vipul Chalotra ¹, Taruna Dubey ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Commerce, University of Jammu, Udhampur Campus, Jammu & Kashmir, IN
2 Department of Economics, University of Jammu, Udhampur Campus, Jammu & Kashmir, IN

Abstract

The present research encompasses the headship styles of supply chain members of small scale manufacturing firms operating in Udhampur district of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) state. The data for the study were collected from 44 small scale units operating under DIC (District Industries Centre) Udhampur in Jammu & Kashmir state. The main headship styles contoured for the study were 'Straightforward”, “Risk taking”, “Planner”, and “Knowledge oriented”. Overall, the variable “Straightforward” was ranked first amongst all the four variables. “Risk taking” attained rank second. Third rank was achieved by “Knowledge oriented” showing that the supply chain members are knowledge oriented and rank four fetched by "Planner".

Keywords

Headship Styles, Small Scale Industries (SSIs), Supply Chain.

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