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Contracting with private providers for primary care services : evidence from urban China

Wang, Yan; Eggleston, Karen; Yu, Zhenjie; Zhang, Qiong - In: Health economics review 3 (2013) 1, pp. 1-20

strengthening primary care, but formal contracting-out initiatives remain few, and the associated empirical evidence is very limited …. This paper presents a case study of contracting with private providers for urban primary and preventive health services in …

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How optimal was the Sydney Metro contract?: Comparison with international best practice

Gordon, Cameron; Mulley, Corinne; Stevens, Nick; … - In: Research in Transportation Economics 39 (2013) 1, pp. 239-246

literature on optimal contracting and optimal incentives and on PPP best practice. The paper concludes that the Metro seems to …

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The organizational boundaries of housebuilding firms in Korea

Cho, Youngha - In: Construction Management and Economics 21 (2003) 7, pp. 671-680

This paper investigates the boundary of activities undertaken by Korean housebuilding firms. First, it examines the contractual relationships between housebuilding firms and contractors, focusing on the existence of quasi-firm type organization in the Korean housebuilding industry. Second, it...

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Exploring the internationalization of Malaysian contractors: the international entrepreneurship dimension

Abdul-Aziz, Abdul-Rashid; Wong, Sing Sing - In: Construction Management and Economics 28 (2010) 1, pp. 51-61

The internationalization of construction companies is a subject of enduring interest among construction management scholars. The internationalization pattern of Malaysian contractors was explored, this time mainly using the international entrepreneurship body of literature as the theoretical...

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Construction contracting and civil-military interaction

Kremers, Jasper; Rietjens, Bas; Voordijk, Hans; Boer, … - In: Construction Management and Economics 28 (2010) 8, pp. 871-883

There is a need for improved insights into the contracting process for construction projects that the military contract … instability and armed conflict. The core questions are: what are the key criteria for contracting out CMI projects in out …-of-area operations, and what contracting methods are appropriate? First, we discuss possible methods and key criteria for contracting out …

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How can customer focus be strengthened in competitive tendering?

Schaaffkamp, Christoph - In: Research in Transportation Economics 48 (2014) C, pp. 305-314

Award procedures, contract designs and the scope of contracts vary widely in public transport (PT). Notwithstanding obvious improvements of the technical quality, many authorities are not fully satisfied with the outcome of their tendered contracts. Dissatisfaction with patronage development and...

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The contracting of urban bus services – Recent Australian developments

Wallis, Ian P.; Bray, David J. - In: Research in Transportation Economics 48 (2014) C, pp. 48-61

Since 2011, very significant developments have occurred in the procurement and contracting of bus services in major …

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An assessment of the Competition Commission report and subsequent outcomes

White, Peter - In: Research in Transportation Economics 48 (2014) C, pp. 277-285

Following the Office of Fair Trading's review of the British deregulated bus market as a whole in 2009, the issues raised were referred to the Competition Commission. Its final report was published in December 2011. Subsequently, the House of Commons Transport Committee carried out an enquiry...

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Competitive strategy revisited: contested concepts and dynamic capabilities

Green, Stuart; Larsen, Graeme; Kao, Chung-Chin - In: Construction Management and Economics 26 (2008) 1, pp. 63-78

Strategy is a contested concept. The generic literature is characterized by a diverse range of competing theories and alternative perspectives. Traditional models of the competitive strategy of construction firms have tended to focus on exogenous factors. In contrast, the resource-based view of...

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A study of the growth-investment-financing nexus of the major UK construction groups

Punwani, Anita - In: Construction Management and Economics 15 (1997) 4, pp. 349-361

This paper compares the relationship between growth, investment and financing of the contracting operations with that … presentation of a financial analysis of the contracting and housebuilding divisions' company accounts illustrates significant …

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