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This research evaluated the strategic management practices of the Kingsgate Clothing Group, which operates within the clothing and textile industry. The industry is undergoing dramatic changes since the opening up of the South African economy and the advent of globalisation. These changes have occurred within the political and economic spectrum and include factors such as trade and tariff agreements, changes in labour legislation, exports, illegal imports which has impacted on the organisation. A framework on strategic management was developed highlighting the factors necessary for strategy development, key issues in the external enviroment, strategic capabilities, organisational structure and culture and leadership issues. Various strategic management tools were used to analyse the Kingsgate Clothing Group's present strategy in the light of the changing industry conditions. These tools included value chain analysis, financial analysis and SWOT analysis. Based on the conclusions drawn from the analysis recommendations were made on the company's future strategy and the way forward in order for them to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. / Thesis (MBA)-University of Natal, Durban, 2003.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 378-397).

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1985. / Also available in print.

The purpose of the research was to test Walker's assertion that the human resource planning process of an organization is influenced by selected organizational characteristics, and to investigate Walker s typology for implementing and evaluating human resource planning systems. Chapter I introduces the research topic and provides a justification for the study. Chapter II describes the methodology and presents the findings. Chapter III analyzes the findings. The final chapter summarizes the findings and offers conclusions drawn from the research.

Competitive advantage (CA) is an intuitively evident concept which has been widely used in theoretical research in strategy. But CA's diffuse image and its dynamic nature make it a difficult concept to apply. The purpose of this study was to develop a comprehensive (or macro) CA construct capable of being applied in an empirical manner across a broad spectrum of business situations. This objective required both an adequate grounding of the CA concept within its nomological- net of theories and a new operationalization approach.

This study examined the effectiveness of strategic planning systems in strategy formulation in a changing business environment. It also investigated differences in the designs, processes, levels of top management involvement, and perceived levels of achievement and performance of the strategic planning systems of companies classified as leaders, challengers, followers, and nichers in the electronic computing equipment community. For the most part no significant correlations were found between perceived levels of achievement and performance of planning systems and organizational performance measured by financial ratios. However, significant correlations were found between perceived level of achievement and performance and the design, process and level of top management involvement in the strategic planning process.

Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1977 / Bibliography : leaves 123-125. / M.S. / M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management

Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1977 / Bibliography : leaves 54-55. / M.S. / M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management

Существующие стандарты и методики бизнес-планирования носят универсальный характер независимо от того, применяются они для вновь создаваемого бизнеса или для реализации проектов на действующем производстве. Отсутствие четко проработанных методических рекомендаций, учитывающих специфику формирования и реализации бизнес-планов для действующего производства определило выбор темы диссертационной работы. Цель диссертационной работы: совершенствование методического подхода к разработке бизнес-планов на действующем производстве. Задачи исследования: исследование теоретических и методических основ бизнес- планирования, анализ зарубежного и российского опыта бизнес-планирования в рамках действующего производства; разработка методического подхода к бизнес- планированию на действующем производстве, апробация разработанного методического подхода на предприятии ООО «Экомаш+Урал», оценка его экономической эффективности. Предложен методический подход к бизнес-планированию на действующем производстве, включающий уточненную схему реализации этапов разработки бизнес-плана с выявлением специфики каждого этапа для действующего производства и методические рекомендации по реализации отдельных этапов, что позволяет повысить эффективность реализуемых на предприятии проектов и производственно-хозяйственной деятельности в целом. Использование данной методики на предприятии ООО «Экомаш+ Урал» позволило повысить коэффициент загрузки оборудования, снизить расходы на закупку материалов и сырья, а также на заработную плату сотрудникам. / Existing standards and methods of business planning are universal in nature, regardless of whether they are used for a newly created business or for the implementation of projects in existing production. The lack of well-developed methodological recommendations that take into account the specifics of the formation and implementation of business plans for existing production determined the choice of the topic of the dissertation. The purpose of the thesis: improving the methodological approach to the development of business plans in existing production. Research Objectives: study of the theoretical and methodological foundations of business planning, analysis of foreign and Russian experience in business planning in the framework of existing production; development of a methodological approach to business planning at the existing production, testing of the developed methodological approach at the LLC «Ekomash + Ural» enterprise, assessment of its economic efficiency. A methodological approach to business planning at the existing production is proposed, including an updated scheme for the implementation of the stages of developing a business plan with identification of the specifics of each stage for the existing production and methodological recommendations for the implementation of individual stages, which allows to increase the efficiency of projects and production and business activities carried out at the enterprise whole. Using this technique at the LLC «Ekomash + Ural» enterprise allowed increasing the load factor of equipment, reducing the cost of purchasing materials and raw materials, as well as wages for employees.