Farm business management : the human factor

Explores the role of the psychology of the manager running the farm business, the person responsible for staff, strategic decisions and financial success or failure. This book addresses fundamental questions such as the process of decision making, persoal skills, and methods to improve managerial ab...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nuthall, P. L. [ (Peter Leslie)] (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CAB International , c2010
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Online Access:https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2009/20093345350.pdf
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. What defines management ability?
  • 3. The origins of managerial ability
  • 4. Decision processes and goals
  • 5. Skills required
  • 6. Biases and stress
  • 7. More objectives: family influences, origins and modification
  • 8. Methds of improving managerial ability