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Strategic Planning in Bahrain
Golam M. Khan, Ebrahim Ali‐BuarkiThe tools and techniques of strategic planning are beingincreasingly used in many parts of the world. Suggests that, althoughthe planners in Bahrain appear to have limited…
The Rise and Fall of Political Risk Assessment?
Frederick StapenhurstPolitical risk assessment (PRA) is an integral part ofenvironmental scanning, which in turn is one of the key requirements foreffective strategic planning and corporate decision…
Maintaining Competitive Markets: The Control of Restrictive Agreements and Cartels in the UK and EC
Christopher Pass, Bryan LowesAn important aspect of UK competition policy is the attempt tomaintain competitive markets by prohibiting restrictive agreements andcartels involving price fixing, market sharing…
Banking Technology: Improving its Potential through Better Management
Paul F. Takac, C.P. SinghDiscusses the role of technology in financial institutions.Suggests that, given its cost and operational importance, technologicalchange must be carefully planned and managed and…
Poor Quality Products: Is their Production Unethical?
Marilyn M. Helms, Betty A. HutchinsSuggests that declining product quality and manufacturers′ socialresponsibility is of increasing concern to consumers and tomanufacturers, who must bear the cost of such faulty…
NLP: Managing a Revolution
Harry AlderThe archetypal manager is a dying species. Conservative left‐brainsconcepts all appear outdated – now the emphasis is on theindividual, more specifically the right side of the…
Common‐sense Risk Assessment
John C. GrothGives a brief background to risk evaluation methods and measures.Offers a simple definition of risk which may be useful to the managers.Examines risk issues relative to the…
Generating Marketing Strategies: A Structured Creative Decision Support Method
Tony Proctor, Paul RuoccoSuggests a structured approach to decision making in the context ofgenerating appropriate marketing strategies. The method includes the useof a creative problem‐solving method…
Information Systems and Constructing Problems
David SimsDraws on a large group of research projects on the management useof information systems in the British National Health Service. Arguesthat information systems are just one part of…
International Countertrade at the Crossroads
Sam C. OkoroafoIn the 1980s many countries paid for imports using countertradebecause of limited foreign exchange reserves. However, recently the samenations have been implementing reform…
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- Brandon Randolph-Seng (Editor-in-Chief)