Developing an index to measure the entrepreneurial orientation of rural youth

An index may be defined as a technique of totalling or reducing a single composite series datum on a number of distinct but related variables expressed in different units of measurement. In other words the term index is defined as the numerical scale used to compare variables with one another. A study was designed to develop an index to measure the entrepreneurial orientation of rural youth of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. The study was conducted among 210 rural youths with farming background. Relevancy weightage score method was used to develop the index. The finalized index comprised of fifteen indicators. The entrepreneurial orientation index thus developed was standardized for administration.