Against the backdrop of the fledgling entrepreneurship development and the imperatives of risk management to mitigate … failure, this chapter discusses the impact of risk management practice on the development of African businesses. It also … considers how best to align the practice of risk management in order to achieve business continuity. More than ever before …

Purpose – The aim of the paper is to show how intelligence emanating from customer profitability analysis (CPA) can … help improve strategic marketing planning. Insights into the profitability of individual customers, as well as the … distribution of profitability across the customer base, can lead to better decisions in the areas of managing costs and revenues …

management, e.g. Michael Porter's models and SWOT analysis, led me to seek for alternatives. Of particular value in this search … strategic management. The perceived differential value framework focuses attention on vital components of a successful strategy.  …

legitimize its role as an academic discipline and as a management practice. Draws on theoretical reflections and empirical field … tension between claims to satisfy consumer needs while ensuring high levels of profitability.  …

. The conclusion is that one of the smallest top management teams in the business has quadrupled the company's profits … concentrating management time and attention on premium brands.  …

Wonders why there is so much excitement about risk management? States, whatever the reason, that organizations may lose … effectiveness of risk management depends wholly on the skills, knowledge and commitment of those applying them. Concludes that if a … reporting process is linked into the management process it will sustain proactive risk management – enabling an organization to …