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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446341803321

Autore

Nuthall P. L (Peter Leslie)

Titolo

Farm business management : the human factor / / Peter L. Nuthall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CAB International, c2010

ISBN

1-282-70151-7

9786612701511

1-84593-599-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Disciplina

630.68

Soggetti

Farm management - Decision making

Farm managers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; The Author; Acknowledgements; List of Figures; List of Tables; 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 on Objectives: Family Influences, Origins and Modification; 8 Methods of Improving Managerial Ability; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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, personal skills, and methods to improve managerial ability.