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Conflicts and Strategic Implications for MNC Market Entry
Yohannan T. AbrahamThree‐hundred‐and‐fifty‐nine of the world′slargest MNCs were surveyed to determinesignficant conflict areas. The findings aresummarised in terms of ownership entry…
The Sinclair C5 – Why Did it Fail?
Andrew P. MarksSir Clive Sinclair – an electronics genius – hasdeveloped a number of completely innovativeproducts and made remarkable breakthroughs intechnology. He has had great success, but…
Corporate Hospitality: Marketing of a Monster?
John RamsayRecent developments in the UK corporatehospitality industry are outlined. Theprogressively more favourable media attention paidto corporate hospitality is assessed and thedangers…
Business Growth Part 3: How to Grow – Routes and Recommendations
Anthony S. Page, Ralph C. JonesThe importance of reviewing the opportunities for,and the barriers to, growth are examined. Waysof measuring growth are discussed, and fiveroutes to business growth are outlined …
Successful Management Buy‐outs
Barrie PearsonThe practical steps necessary for successfulnegotiation of a management buy‐out are outlined,discussing preliminary assessment of its inabilityas a business proposition; the…
Understanding Overheads – Their Management and Control
Jim TattersallA key success factor for any organisation is theeffective management and control of its overheadresources and costs. Direct costs usually receiveclose management scrutiny …
Politics – The Illegitimate Discipline
Jack M. ThompkinsPolitical behaviour and the games played withinorganisational structures are devastating to itsresources. Politics emerges as a result ofexecutive management′s lack of…
Managerial Decision Making Part 2: The Newer Techniques
O.P. Kharbanda, E.A. StallworthySome of the newer techniques in managerialdecision making are examined, with particularreference to those based on statistical andmathematical principles and the use ofmanagement…
Engineering and Manufacturing Managers of the 1990s Part 1: Capturing the ″Raw Material″
Peter Hawkins, Ian BarclayThe recruitment of engineering (and science)based graduates and their subsequentdevelopment to managerial status is discussed.The problems that organisations experience in…
Total Quality Management in the Public Sector
Charles Hammons, Gary A. MadduxTotal quality management necessitates the co‐operationand enthusiasm of all employees.Implementation issues are examined, includinginspection of the process, rather than the…
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- Brandon Randolph-Seng (Editor-in-Chief)