IMPACT OF FINANCIAL LITERACY (FL) AND ACCESS TO BANKING SERVICES (AC) ON FINANCIAL WELL-BEING (FWB): AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

Jitender Kumar 1 ; Garima Bansal 2
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Haryana, India.
2 Research Scholar, Department of Management Studies, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Haryana, India.

Article Id - IJM_11_12_090, Pages : 1010-1020, Date of Publication : 17, December 2020

DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.34218/IJM.11.12.2020.090   20 Downloads   94 Views   0 Citation
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Abstract

This paper aims to examine the mediating role of AC between the financial literacy (FL) level and financial wellbeing (FWB) of select individuals residing in National Capital Region of India. The sample study considers 476 conveniently selected individuals. The authors’ suggest that FL helps in enhancing financial knowledge and in developing skills of individuals so that they can compare and choose best finance oriented products and services which ultimately increase access to banking services. Thus, results demonstrate that without AC, FL alone can’t enhance the level of FWB among individuals residing in National Capital Region of India. No doubt, prior studies have explored association between FL and FWB; however, the mediating role of AC within this domain has remained unexplored. Findings will enable Governments and policymakers to target vulnerable groups and design financial strategies and policies to increase their FL level which increases their access to banking services which ultimately help in advancing the level of FWB. The study ignores the qualitative study through interviews. Further study focuses only on one dimensions of financial inclusion, thus ignoring other dimensions.

Keywords

Financial Knowledge, Financial Inclusion, Financial Access, Mediating Role, Financial Well-being

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Jitender Kumar and Garima Bansal, Impact of Financial Literacy (FL) and Access to Banking Services (AC) on Financial Well-being (FWB): An Empirical Study, International Journal of Management, 11(12), 2020, pp. 1010-1020 doi: https://www.doi.org/10.34218/IJM.11.12.2020.090

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✔ The Proofing team, who coordinate the proofing process through Hindawi`s Online Proofing System (OPS)

✔ The Editorial Quality Assurance team, who perform a final check to ensure that the manuscript and its review process adhere to the journal`s guidelines and policies

✔ Our Marketing and Communication teams, who ensure your article receives the attention it deserves.

✔ The Technology team, who build and maintain our systems, and develop new systems

The work these teams do contribute to the requirement of an APC and is why the actual amount payable varies depending on the journal in which you wish to publish your article.

IAEME Publication does not request Article Submission Charges, also called Submission Fees. These are due at the time of submission of the manuscript. Nor does IAEME charge per page or for color figures or for any other items for which other publishers are known to charge.

Sources for Article Processing Charges (APC)

Authors of an article are responsible for arranging the payment of APC. Still, that typically does not mean that authors end up paying for the publication of the article. The cost of APC is very often assumed either by the organization funding the research published in the article, or by an Open Access Publishing Fund, or by the institution at which the author is employed.

Fair Dealing - Authors and Publisher

When an author submits a manuscript for review at one of IAEME`s journals, the submitted manuscript should not have been previously published in any form and must not be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. The manuscript should also not be submitted to any other journal during the review process at IAEME Publication. In case the review process at IAEME takes much longer than stated and the author wishes to end the review process at IAEME, he/she should get in contact with the Editorial Assistant of the journal at IAEME and come to an agreement suitable for both sides after looking at the stage of the manuscript in the review process.

With the APC specified above, the author is given an indication what the APC will be. IAEME is charging Publication Fees (APC) but not Submission Fees. This is to the benefit to authors because payments are only due once the author knows the manuscript is accepted. IAEME with editors and reviewers puts much effort in dealing with the manuscript and expects the authors to stick to the common plan of publishing the paper which is linked to payments of APC as given above at the end of the review process. The author is not legally bound at this time, but it would be seen as a strong breach of academic conduct to back off from the publication process. Once the manuscript is accepted for publication, IAEME will issue an invoice in the Paper Submission and Manuscript Tracking System. This is IAEME `s legal offer and will state the regular APC of the journal. The Corresponding Author is expected to arrange payments of the amount stated at this time. In severe cases IAEME `s Complaints Procedure can be followed and the result of this should be binding to the author.

Refund Policy

Once an article has been accepted for publication, any Article Processing Charges on the article become due. The submitting author accepts responsibility for the Article Processing Charges, and will not issue refunds of any kind except those payments made by mistake or in excess of the amount required.

Subject Area
The topics to be covered by this journal include but are not limited to the following fields:

• Management Information System
• Decision Sciences
• Economics
• Management Sciences
• Econometrics and Finance
• Business/Management and Accounting
• Human Resource Management
• Organizational Behaviour
• International and Strategic Management
• Marketing/Rural Marketing
• International Business and Ethics
• Accounting and Finance Management
• Economics Policy
• Technology and Operations Management
• Strategic Planning
• Entrepreneurship
• Public Relation

• History
 

• Production and Operation Management
• Human Resources Management
• Marketing Management
• Retail Management
• Banking and Insurance Management
• Financial Analysis
• Risk Management
• Knowledge Management
• Stress Management
• Business Process Re-Engineering and Value Engineering
• Software Project and Quality Management
• Brand and Customer Relationship Management
• Business Process Outsourcing
• Case Studies in Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Consumer Survey and Research
• Data Analysis and Presentation

• English

• Social Science


 

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