Senior policy workshop on the theme "improving the performance of public enterprise management in Africa : lessons from country experiences

Abstract

The Dakar Senior Policy Workshop organized by ECNSAPAM in collaboration with the Institute for Economic Development and Planning ODEP) took place at IDEP In Dakar, Senegal from 14 to 17 October 1991. The broad objective of this seminar was to examine the findings of the ten case studies with a view to drawing appropriate lessons for improved management specifically, the Senior Policy Seminar was devoted to: 1.1. Reviewing the practices that were adopted in poor and successful public enterprises in wide areas of management operations such as personnel, marketing and financing. 1. 2. Assessing the Impact of the external environment public enterprise in both categories. 1. 3. Identifying a system of indicators to be used in assessing, monitoring and improving the performance of public enterprises. 1.4. Developing policies and practices (techniques) for the turnaround of poor performing public enterprises.