Title: Managing the growing firm /
Authors: Hendrickson, Lorraine Uhlaner.; Psarouthakis, John, 1932-
Publisher: Prentice Hall,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Small business Management; Industrial management
Contents: Foreword / Ernest Ludy -- Pt. 1. The DSP Model: Its Roots, Description, and Application -- Ch. 1. Preparing Yourself for Managing Growth -- Ch. 2. How Your Management Challenge Changes with Growth -- Ch. 3. Using the DSP Model to Plan Your Business -- Ch. 4. Viewing Your Company as a Dynamic System: Practical Implications -- Pt. II. Managing the Eight DSP Issues in a Growing Firm -- Ch. 5. Financial Viability: Your Yardstick for Organization Achievement -- Ch. 6. Market Strategy: Finding Your Niche -- Ch. 7. Building Profit Through Organization and Smooth Work Flow: Step 1 -- Division of Work -- Ch. 8. Building Profit Through Organization and Smooth Work Flow: Step 2 -- Coordination of Efforts -- Ch. 9. Acquiring Personnel, Capital, and Supplies -- Ch. 10. Maintaining Human Relations with Growth -- Ch. 11. Putting Resources to Best Use: Allocating Dollars, Material, and Personnel -- Ch. 12. Public Relations: Getting the Most Out of Your Firm's Environment -- Ch. 13. Mastery of Technology -- Pt. III. Anticipating Your Future -- Ch. 14. Bringing About Change in a Growing Company -- Ch. 15. Rethinking Our Approach to Strategic Planning -- Appendix A: Overview of Research Methods for "Managing the Growing Firm" -- Appendix B: Guide to Assessing Your Firm -- Appendix C: Linkages Supported by the Research Study "Managing the Growing Firm"