Environmental Business Management


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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.




Expert Systems


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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.




Localizing Global Production


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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.




Management for Privatization


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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,




Improving Public Enterprise Performance


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Discussion on public enterprise management and operations in developing countries.




Diagnosing Management Training and Development Needs


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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.




Entrepreneurship Development in Public Enterprises


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This book presents a number of cases - both in centrally planned and market economy systems - where the culture and practice of entrepreneurship were successfully introduced into the structure and activities of public enterprises. The book shows how sponsorship can help promote both public and private economic initiaitives by either turning the public enterprise into an entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial organization, or by helping small private business in the start-up stage.




Training Entrepreneurs for Small Business Creation


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Describes the assistance that can be had in various countries by those who want to start and own a small business.