Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction -- Part I: Managerial Issues in Agricultural Enterprises in Poland -- 1: Agricultural Enterprises in Poland -- 1.1 Agricultural Enterprises in the Country's Economy -- 1.2 Managerial Issues in the Agricultural Enterprises in General -- References -- 2: Profitability in Polish Agricultural Enterprises -- 2.1 Main Factors Influencing Profitability -- 2.2 Planning and Forecasting Profitability -- References -- 3: Managerial Challenges in Polish Agricultural Enterprises -- 3.1 Sales Potential -- 3.2 Competitiveness -- 3.3 Partnerships and Cooperation -- 3.4 Human Resources -- 3.5 Risk Management -- References -- 4: Good Practices and Unresolved Problems in Polish Agricultural Enterprises -- 4.1 Good Practices -- 4.2 Unresolved Problems and Gaps -- 4.3 Suggestions for Market-Based Services -- References -- Part II: Managerial Issues in Agricultural Enterprises in the Czech Republic -- 5: Agricultural Enterprises in the Czech Republic -- 5.1 Agricultural Enterprises in the Country's Economy -- 5.2 Managerial Issues in Agricultural Enterprises in General -- Sales Potential -- Competitiveness -- Partnerships and Cooperation -- Human Resources -- Risk Management -- References -- 6: Profitability in Czech Agricultural Enterprises -- 6.1 Main Factors Influencing Profitability -- 6.2 Planning and Forecasting Profitability -- References -- 7: Managerial Challenges in Czech Agricultural Enterprises -- 7.1 Sales Potential -- 7.2 Competitiveness -- 7.3 Partnerships and Cooperation -- 7.4 Human Resources -- 7.5 Risk Management -- References -- 8: Good Practices and Unresolved Problems in Czech Agricultural Enterprises -- 8.1 Good Practices -- Increasing Sales Potential/Sales Strategy -- Competitiveness -- Partnerships and Cooperation -- Human Resource Issues -- Risk Management.

8.2 Unresolved Problems and Gaps -- 8.3 Suggestions for Market-Based Services -- References -- Part III: Managerial Issues in Agricultural Enterprises in Hungary -- 9: Agricultural Enterprises in Hungary -- 9.1 Agricultural Enterprises in the Country's Economy -- 9.2 Managerial Issues in Agricultural Enterprises in General -- Sales Potential -- Competitiveness -- Partnerships and Cooperation -- Human Resources -- Risk Management -- References -- 10: Profitability in Hungarian Agricultural Enterprises -- 10.1 Main Factors Influencing Profitability -- Land Use and Plant Production -- Livestock and Animal Production -- Labour Force -- Subsidies -- 10.2 Planning and Forecasting Profitability -- References -- 11: Managerial Challenges in Hungarian Agricultural Enterprises -- 11.1 Sales Potential -- 11.2 Competitiveness -- 11.3 Partnerships and Cooperation -- 11.4 Human Resources -- 11.5 Risk Management -- 11.6 Good Practices and Unresolved Problems -- 11.7 Suggestions for Market-Based Services -- References -- Part IV: Managerial Issues in Agricultural Enterprises in Central Europe: A Synthesis of Country Studies -- 12: A General Overview of Agriculture and Profitability in Agricultural Enterprises in Central Europe -- 12.1 Size of the Sector -- 12.2 Farm Structure -- 12.3 Products -- 12.4 Foreign Trade -- 12.5 Human Resources -- Aging -- Education -- 12.6 Managerial Issues in Agricultural Enterprises in General -- 12.7 Main Factors Influencing Profitability -- 12.8 Planning and Forecasting Profitability -- References -- 13: Managerial Challenges in Central European Agricultural Enterprises -- 13.1 Methodology of the Qualitative Research -- 13.2 Main Findings of the Interviews -- 13.3 Sales Potential -- 13.4 Competitiveness -- 13.5 Partnerships and Cooperation -- 13.6 Human Resources -- 13.7 Risk Management.

13.8 Good Practices -- 13.9 Unresolved Problems and Gaps -- 13.10 Suggestions for Market-Based Services -- References -- Index.