Demographics
A Casebook For Business And Government
1st Edition
Published on 18. August 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
361 pages
978-0-8133-1919-3 (ISBN)
Description
Understanding changing demographics is becoming critically important to a growing number of professionals and decisionmakers in business and government. Written in nontechnical language and presented in a classroom-tested format, this easy-to-use guidebook offers case studies of important applications of applied demography in government planning, long-term corporate strategy, forecasting, human resource management, and marketing. The authors show how to tie financial, political, and legal analysis into a consideration of demographic data and trends.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-1919-3 (9780813319193)
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08/1994
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Westview Press Inc
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Content
Part 1 Introduction: introduction to casebook; orientation to case studies. Part 2 Politics and the law: empowered or disadvantaged?, Peter A. Morrison; redistributing Palm Beach County, William J. Serow et al; reapportioning Los Angeles County, Nancy Minter Bolton; evaluating boundary changes for discriminatory effect, William A.V. Clark; Part 3 Markets: cellular market area valuation, George H. Billings and Louis G. Pol; targeting wealthy ex-Wisconsinites in Florida, Paul R. Voss; selecting markets for corporate expansion, Kenneth M. Johnson; evaluating profitability of proposed business, David M. Ambrose and L.G. Pol. Part 4 Locations: health services planning, Richard K. Thomas; automobile dealerships, Stanley K. Smith; locating fire station sites, Jeff Tayman et al; market analysis for long-term care facility, Steven H. Murdock and Rita R. Hamm. Part 5 Planning and policy: strategic financial planning for hospitals, Bill Rives; how long will General Motors' salaried retirees live?, Hallie J. Kintner and David A. Swanson; projecting enrollments for Multicampus University, Harriet R. Fishlow; predicting college enrollments, Philip Garcia; planning residential care, Nancy Dunton; documenting state underemployment, Gordon F. De Jong.