eBooks on business strategy and planning

Follows the progress of Coffee Republic from business plan to the present day. Takes the reader step by step through every aspect of starting and growing a business as an entrepreneur, from asking 'why?' and writing the plan to hiring staff and letting go.

How to design your business strategy to build a prosperous and sustainable business. The book helps readers to understand resilience within organisations and how it can be measured, assessed and enhanced.

A practical guide to protecting against unplanned disasters. Contains strategies for implementing a realistic and cost-efficient business contingency plan to help organisations survive disasters such as natural catastrophe, workplace violence or a terrorist attack.

Provides practical advice on setting up and managing business in China as well as pointers to support organisations that can help. Fresh insight is offered into the economic and business climate and China's role in the world economy. The book also includes case studies from companies and individuals that highlight the benefits and the potential pitfalls through their experiences of setting up and running business in China. Includes sections on China's macro-risk environment, the regulatory and legal framework, inward investment considerations, key sectors of Chinese business growth and areas o...

Provides practical guidance and insights for entrepreneurs or small business owners on writing a successful business plan. Each chapter introduces different components of the planning process. Also includes a model to analyse potential business opportunities.

The book contains chapters on the future of global retail, low-cost business strategies for retail, product and service differentiation, human resources strategies, enhancing the service experience, and practical advice for change management. The book includes illustrative case studies of real life retailers.

The book shows how to create business strategies based on the nature and needs of an organisation. It aims to be a comprehensive guide to strategic management theories for students and business leaders.

The book focuses on the activities required for product and service differentiation, the learning methodologies that contribute to arriving at that differentiation, and the role that technology plays in implementing the process. It contains chapters on entrepreneurship, research and development, fundamental concepts of product and price differentiation, talent management, business strategies for differentiation, business plans, and project management.

Contains articles from 'The International Family Offices Journal' focusing on three key themes: family office profiles (learn about unique structure, outlooks and best practices); family governance (understand principles and practices of family governance which is critical for preserving family harmony and ensuring the long term success of the family office); and NextGen and succession (exploring how to successfully transition family wealth and leadership to the next generation).

Provides a step-by-step plan for installing and implementing effective internal controls with an emphasis on building improved IT as well as other internal controls and integrating better risk management processes.