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This booklet is part of a series designed to provide practical guidance on how to start up and develop a small business. It contains all the forms that are necessary to present information about a proposed business to a bank or lending institution. A handbook (on key issues for the feasibility of a new business venture including assessing market potential and drawing up a marketing plan, costing products and services, business organisation, financial planning and estimating start-up capital) and a workbook (containing activities and practical exercises) are also available separately, or as a three part set.
This work traces the impact of privatization of state-owned enterprises on management practices and strategies. It covers methods of privatization and the barriers faced by managers, includes case studies of industry and public services in industrialized, developing and former socialist countries, and identifies training needs. It aims to build management development capacity and to prepare managers for the challenges of privatization and a new competitive environment.; The book is divided into four parts. Part One covers: the reasons for, and main methods of privatization; the environmental,
The aim of this volume is to give practical guidance on how to establish and use expert systems technology within an organization, avoiding various pitfalls on the way. The book also outlines the resulting benefits in terms of productivity.
Discussion on public enterprise management and operations in developing countries.
This work encourages business managers to take account of the needs of the threatened planet and dwindling natural resources, while simultaneously redefining the commercial interests involved.; The book highlights opportunities for and threats to sustainable development. It leads the reader through the morass of existing and proposed regulations and guidelines which cover the areas encompassed by the term environmental management: the use of hazardous chemicals; toxic wastes and emissions; occupational health and safety; and environmental impact analysis.; Completely revised and updated, this.
This guide to strategic management is based on an analysis of some of the most successful development programmes in the world. It contains questions, answers and practical guidelines which aim to make the book a useful manual for training programmes in development management.
Presents a comparative analysis of seven case studies that challenge current beliefs about good practice in the provision of business development services to small and micro enterprises. Highlights issues concerning the assessment of impact, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness of such services.
Discusses various methods of generating know-how in one region and speedily deploying it elsewhere to meet market demands or exploit competitive manufacturing advantages. Three detailed cases studies cover the Philippines, India and Ghana.
Offers a conceptual framework and a compendium of techniques, practical guide-lines and tips for managers in both the public and private sectors and those involved in the management of large and small enterprises, management centres and institutes.