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1 Declaration 1-4
Certificate 6-9
Acknowledgement
List of Abbreviations
2 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND PROBLEM 10-11
STATEMENT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

3 CHAPTER 2: REVIEW OF LITERATURE 12-25

1. INTRODUCTION

2. SMEs in INDIA

3. CONTRIBUTION of SMEs to the INDIAN

ECONOMY

4. Working Capital Management

5. Review of the Existing Literature on WCM

Practices

6. Review of the Existing Literature on WCM in

Indian Context

4 CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 26-33

1. INTRODUCTION

2. Research Approach

3. Research design(secondary data analysis)

5 CHAPTER 4: DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS-I 34-60
(WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
PRACTICES OF SMEs)

1. INTRODUCTION

2. Tests For Non-Response Bias

3. Working Capital Management Practices

4. Conclusion
6 CHAPTER 5: DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS –II 61-86
(FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS OF WORKING
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT)

1. INTRODUCTION

2. Size of Firm

3. Age of Firm

4. Foreign Sale

5. Financial Leverage

6. Firm Performance

7. Gender of Owner

8. Age of Owner

9. Education of Owner

10. Experience of Owner

11. Conclusion

7 CHAPTER 6: SUMMARY & CONCLUSIONS 87-90

1. INTRODUCTION

2. Key Findings and Conclusion

3. Key Findings Related to WCM Practices

8 Bibliography 91-93