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@article{185263,
        author = {Joseph Mathew},
        title = {STEWARDSHIP BEHAVIOUR IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMONG INDIGENOUS VILLAGE HEADS},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {5},
        pages = {1353-1361},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=185263},
        abstract = {Vision, sensitivity, governance based on traditions, mutual trust, consistency, openness, and transparency are traits/attributes of stewards. Based on these stewardship traits, a quantitative survey was conducted on 300 village heads and 900 community members from five districts of Garo Hills, Meghalaya, to explore the social entrepreneurial traits among the A’king Nokmas, head of the Garo tribes, an indigenous tribe inhabiting these districts of Meghalaya, India.  This paper illustrates and maintains that A’king Nokmas can justly be termed as social entrepreneurs who possess stewardship traits.  They are visionaries who inspirers and influences their supporters to a vision which leads to socio-economic change in their community; Are sensitive,  empathetic, responsible, and accountable to the community needs as well as to the needs of their Clan and family; Are firm on traditional customs and beliefs, dignity and basic rights of the community members and adheres to the moral and ethical principles in their governing process; Builds up mutual trust and promotes dialogue in the community; Are consistent in self-respect and in meeting the strategic objectives to achieve the community welfare deficiencies. As steward leaders, they are open to public scrutiny, have intelligible governance, keep no secrets, and make information about governance available to the community. The results have validated the assumption that the A’king Nokmas possess the stewardship traits at a greater level. Their vision steers to socio-economic changes, sensitivity leads to cohesiveness and altruism in the community, adherence to tradition directs to have moral principles in governance, mutual trust manages to have a dyadic relationship with community members, their consistency of strategic objectives eradicates welfare deficiencies, and openness brings intelligible governance in the community},
        keywords = {Stewardship, A’king Nokmas, Entrepreneur, Social Entrepreneurship},
        month = {October},
        }