Book Summaries: Business Economics and Finance
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By David Parker | 03/05/2012
This is Volume II of the Official History of Privatisation, covering the period from the re-election of Margaret Thatcher in 1987 to the election of Tony Blair in 1997. Volume II considers in detail several of the major privatisations, including those of airports, steel, water, electricity, coal and the railways, as well as a number of smaller ones. This book will of great interest to students of privatisation, British political history and of business and economics in general.
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By David Parker | 14/12/2011
The first official history of the British Government’s evolving privatisation programme. It covers the years from 1970 to 1987. The book looks at the origins of privatisation in the difficult economic and political conditions of the 1970s and how the programme developed under Margaret Thatcher from May 1979.
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By D R Myddleton | 07/09/2007
An analysis of six large British government quasi-commercial projects over the last 100 years, all of which failed to achieve their goals. Ranges across the R101 airship, the groundnuts scheme, civil nuclear power, Concorde, the Channel Tunnel rail link and the Millennium Dome. Lessons learnt from each are examined.
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By Malcolm McDonald, Keith Ward & Brian Smith | 08/01/2007
Most marketing plans do not explicitly take account of the risks associated with proposed marketing strategies. The aim of Marketing Due Diligence is to outline a new process for measuring those risks and hence the likely shareholder value creation of marketing strategies.
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By David Parker | 01/01/2007
Explores international experience in the use of Regulatory Impact Assessment, which involves assessing potential benefits and costs of any regulatory change. The implications for businesses is considered- with the clear message that managers should get fully involved in the consultation process to ensure such regulations are both necessary and reflective of economic and social needs.
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By Séan Rickard | 01/03/2006
The books objective is to help non-economists understand strategic behaviour in the real world where business management is subject to uncertainty and individuals are constrained in their ability to rationalise events. It integrates business strategy within its economic roots, on the basis that in order to operate successfully, managers must develop an economic way of thinking.
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By Joe Nellis and David Parker | 05/08/2005
Managers need to understand the economy much more, and factor that into their business decision making. This book provides a clear and concise picture of the way in which the economy affects business and why different governments adopt different economic policies.
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By Sudi Sudarsanam | 01/08/2003
The book’s central focus is on the challenges of using mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as an instrument to create shareholder value. Since the odds of positive and significant value creation may be less than 50%, mergers and acquisitions are clearly high-risk transactions for acquirer shareholders. An extensive review of the value-creating performance of acquisitions, reported in numerous studies from the US, the UK and some continental European countries.
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By Ruth Bender and Keith Ward | 03/05/2002
The book provides a practical guide to the way in which the appropriate use of financial strategy can add value to the overall corporate strategy adopted by an organization. The relevant theories of corporate finance are considered but their more important applications in the real world represent the primary focus of the book.
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