Peter L Nuthall
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Publisher
CABI
Publication Date
2024
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This book is about managerial ability and how it might be assessed and improved, and it focuses on rural Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Traditionally, business studies have seldom covered the manager as a person and a decision maker in any great depth. Personnel management, production economics, financing, operations analysis techniques, etc. tend to be emphasized but the personal attributes of the decision makers have as much influence on success...
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Publisher
CABI
Publication Date
2023
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Farmers face ever-changing production systems, markets and regulations. This means they must constantly review their long-term plans to ensure continuing economic and environmental sustainability. The challenge for the future is for farmers to assess opportunities strategically as they appear and overcome the temptation of just meeting the demand of day-to-day tactical decision-making. This long-term view is the world of strategic planning.Farm owners...
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Publisher
CABI
Publication Date
2011.
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This book discusses the methods to determine optimal systems in farm business management. The methods are all about problem solving, as any decision situation implies choice and, therefore, requires a method for deciding which alternative maximizes the objectives. The book is not, however, about carrying out the optimal plans. Most of the chapters relate to quantitative methods and qualitative analysis. The book has a penultimate chapter discussing...
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Publisher
CABI
Publication Date
2010.
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This book outlines the human components of what makes a person, and why a farm manager acts in particular ways. The following chapters bring past and new work as well as developments and theories from other disciplines, including psychology, to provide a well-structured set of ideas for understanding managerial ability. The book consists of eight chapters. Chapter 2 contains outlines of the characteristics of a farmer that defines his modus operandi,...
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Publisher
CABI
Publication Date
2010.
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This book is a practical guide to improving farm management, with emphasis on the core skills and techniques of making decisions. The book is divided into six parts. The three main sections cover observation, anticipation and risk management (Parts 1, 2 and 3, respectively). The main sections are rounded off with a concluding section (Part 4), which contains information on what creates high managerial ability. Part 5 deals with the assessment of a...