A new business planning paradigm is inherent in the "total quality management" school of thought. This approach has several advantages. Principal among them is that it helps bridge the gap between plan creation and plan execution. This paper compares the traditional business plan paradigm to the...

Corporate planning largely relied on technological and economic forecasting. However, failure to predict emergence of new business models, economic down turns led to search for a tool. Social forecasting takes into account different variables that are ignored for lack of precision. Its genesis...

Strategic approach to management in general and strategic planning in particular has gained popularity and application in today’s competitive and volatile environment. Increasingly in the present complex world, leaders and managers in public and nonprofit organizations feel the need to be...

In India, the demand for table eggs is growing and supply will be short of demand in the coming years. Apart from domestic consumption, the country is also making headway on the export market, particularly in the Gulf region. However, a better structure of the poultry industry is needed. Poultry...

Seaports are an integral component of the marine transportation system; one that provides the vital link between producers and consumers, importers and exporters and military logisticians and deployed forces. Ports are often a leading catalyst and engine for regional economic growth and...

The effect of environmental characteristics and uncertainty on strategic planning was investigated in this study. Ten firms (5 in the Banking Industry, and 5 in the Manufacturing Industry) operating in the Lagos State of Nigeria were chosen for this study. Questionnaire administered on selected...

In increasingly competitive business environments, many organizations adopt the strategic planning approach to strive for business excellence. On the other hand achievement and implementation of strategies can perform an important role for the purpose of organizations' success. Balanced...

In negotiation and conflict management situations, understanding cultural patterns and tendencies is critical to whether a negotiation will accomplish the goals of the involved parties. While differences in cultural norms have been identified in the current literature, what is needed is a more...

Oysters are naturally complete and are often referred to as “milk of the ocean”. Only one of its kind corporal and organic conditions at Cox’s Bazar coast, southeastern Bangladesh, is accountable for an accretion of high amounts of Oyster spat. Direct settlement of the spat to suspended...