The Gower handbook of management / edited by Dennis Lock and Nigel Farrow.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Principles of management / Philip Sadler Corporate strategies for the future / George S. Sanders and Ron H. Bradnam The strategic planning process / Denis Boyle Organization development / John Woolhouse Corporate relations / Norman Hart Sources of finance / Stephen Badger Capital project planning / Tess V. Ryder Runton The annual accounts / W.P. Ridley Budgetary control / Alan R. Leaper Working capital and management ratios / Leon Simons Cost analysis / R.M.S. Wilson Taxation / J.C. Craig Marketing planning / John Stapleton Market research / Colin McDonald Advertising / John Hobson Sales promotion / Christian Petersen and John Williams Pricing / Bryan Atkin Distribution channels / Arthur Lawrence Overseas marketing / Sydney Paulden Managing a sales force / M.T. Wilson Promotional public relations / David Wragg Solution engineering / Dennis Lock and Don Rushton Managing research and development / A.W. Pearson Design management / A. Brearley Patents, trade marks and designs, intellectual property rights / Colin Jones Procurement policy Purchasing procedures / Peter Bailey Stock control / Peter Jackson and Dennis Lock Planning for production / J. Mapes and C.C. New Productivity improvement / The British Council of Productivity Associations Plant layout / Brian Walley Production control / Peter Jackson Industrial engineering / Dennis Whitmore Project management / Dennis Lock Quality assurance / John S. Oakland Maintenance / E.N. White The total cost approach to distribution / J.C. Gentles Warehouse operation and management / Ken Firth International trade / R.C. Horsley, Dennis Lock and Avison Wormald Managing transport services / Frank H. Woodward Company law Contracts between companies / F.W. Rose Insurance of company operations / Commercial Union Assurance The administration of commercial property / Philip Westwood Security / John Wilson Energy management / R. Dick-Larkam Office services / R.S. Henderson Managing the electronic office / Ted Bennett Manpower planning / E.S.M. Chadwick Recruitment and selection / P.T. Humphrey Salary management Wage management / Keith G. Cameron Employee benefits / John Muir Working conditions / Patricia George Industrial training / Derek Torrington Management development / Michael Day Employee relations / J.L. Cookson Redundancy / Peter Mumford Management self-development / Michael Williams Personal organization / A.M. Welsh Negotiating / Bill Scott Effective communication / Gordon Bell Executive health / Dr. Andrew Melhuish