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245 0 0 _aAgribusiness management /
_cJay Akridge [and others].
250 _a4th ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bRoutledge,
_c2012.
300 _axviii, 453 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c25 cm.
490 1 _aRoutledge textbooks in environmental and agricultural economics ;
_v4
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _gPart 1.
_tAgribusiness management: scope, functions, and tasks --
_g1.
_tThe business of agribusiness --
_g2.
_tManaging the agribusiness --
_g3.
_tEconomics for agribusiness managers --
_gPart 2.
_tAgribusiness management: organizations and context --
_g4.
_tThe organization of an agribusiness --
_g5.
_tInternational agribusiness --
_gPart 3.
_tMarketing management for agribusiness --
_g6.
_tStrategic market planning --
_g7.
_tThe marketing mix --
_g8.
_tTools for marketing decisions in agribusiness --
_gPart 4.
_tFinancial management for agribusiness --
_g9.
_tUnderstanding financial statements --
_g10.
_tAnalyzing financial statements --
_g11.
_tFinancing the agribusiness --
_g12.
_tTools for evaluating operating decisions --
_g13.
_tTools for evaluating capital investment decisions --
_gPart 5.
_tOperations management for agribusiness --
_g14.
_tProduction planning and management --
_g15.
_tSupply chain management for agribusiness --
_gPart 6.
_tHuman resource management for agribusiness --
_g16.
_tManaging organizational structure --
_g17.
_tManaging human resources in agribusiness.
520 _aAgribusiness Management uses four specific approaches to help readers develop and enhance their capabilities as agribusiness managers. First, this edition of the book offers a contemporary focus that reflects the issues that agribusiness managers face both today and are likely to face tomorrow. Specifically, food sector firms and larger agribusiness firms receive more attention in this edition, reflecting their increasing importance as employers of food and agribusiness program graduates. Second, the book presents conceptual material in a pragmatic way with illustrations and examples that will help the reader understand how a specific concept works in practice. Third, the book has a decision-making emphasis, providing contemporary tools that readers will find useful when making decisions in the contemporary business environment. Finally, Agribusiness Management offers a pertinent set of discussion questions and case studies that will allow the reader to apply the material covered in real-world situations.
650 0 _aAgricultural industries
_xManagement.
_937945
700 _aAkridge, Jay T.
_937946
830 0 _aRoutledge textbooks in environmental and agricultural economics ;
_v4.
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