Against a background of increasingly common corporate failure, Robert Davies sets out a multistage strategy development and implementation cycle within which the reasons for failure fall into distinct clusters. This cycle is called the 'Strategic Action Process' and not only identifies potential...

The report first summarizes the key findings from the following three studies in three provinces (Guizhou, Jilin, Shandong): (a) a demand survey to assess rural ICT access and attitudes; (b) a library study including scoping the status of ICT use in rural libraries; and (c) a limited impact...