This book covers the key steps in designing, implementing and administering a formal strategic planning process and provides practical guidance on the elements of a business plan and the steps that should be taken to create a business plan that can be used for execution of strategy and...

Even though the evidence is strong that the likelihood of success for a new business increase when the members of the management team embrace some sort of formal planning process from the outset, it is still tempting for entrepreneurs to charge bravely into the fray in pursuit of their dreams of...

One of the distinctive characteristics of an emerging company is the significant level of “innovation” associated with its business model, with innovation being thought of as the process of successfully acquiring and implementing new ideas within a business company. Successful innovation...

Stakeholder engagement is related to the fundamental principle of corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) that calls for companies to acknowledge that their businesses do not and cannot exist in isolation and rely heavily on their relationships with customers, employees, suppliers,...