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Supply side short‐circuiting in design and build projects

Knight, A.D.; Griffith, A.; King, A.P. - In: Management Decision 40 (2002) 7, pp. 655-662

Design and build is becoming an increasingly adopted procurement solution for construction projects. Characterised by its integrated team approach, it allows the construction contractor to take a more central role in the design process than its traditional alternatives. Its global popularity and...

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Multiple‐objective bidding strategy using goal programming technique

Tan, Yongtao; Shen, Liyin; Lu, Weisheng; Shen, Qiping - In: Management Decision 46 (2008) 4, pp. 656-672

Purpose – This paper aims to provide a solution that allows a contractor to present its maximum competitiveness in meeting the multiple objectives defined by a project client in bidding for a contract. Design/methodology/approach – By applying goal programming (GP) technique, this paper...

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A multi‐criteria model for bidding evaluation

Sipahi, Seyhan; Esen, Oner - In: Management Decision 48 (2010) 2, pp. 296-313

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a multi‐criteria bidding evaluation model based on Istanbul 2010 PR selection problem to strike a balance among conflicting criteria and to aggregate opinions held by a group of decision makers. Design/methodology/approach – In the study,...

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Towards a stoic interpretation of controllability

Pesqueux, Yvon - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 1, pp. 5-12

Ethics – both within philosophy and in the new disciplines of “applied ethics” and “business ethics” – is a vogue … subject these days and, as such, calls for a few cautionary words. The resurgence of ethics has engendered two main schools of … warnings of the other two, expresses a genuine interest in ethics – an interest stimulated paradoxically by a number of well …

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Cracking the code of business

Emiliani, M.L. - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 2, pp. 60-79

Large public companies restructure themselves on a regular basis with the primary goals of achieving better financial performance and demonstrating responsiveness to shareholder interests. However, it is well know that such discontinuities typically result in great stress and confusion amongst...

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Business ethics in the European Union: a study of Greek attitudes

Peppas, Spero C.; Peppas, George J. - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 6, pp. 369-376

Globalization and economic integration have focused attention on the topic of ethics in international management. At a … time when the European Union is attempting to harmonize standards in many areas, the issue of ethics within the EU deserves … different ethical orientations in different EU countries. In an effort to gain an understanding about ethics in an EU country …

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The stakeholder manager

Vinten, Gerald - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 6, pp. 377-383

All managers and directors are faced with real, or imagined, conflicts of interest or competing demands for time and resources, between shareholders and stakeholders. This has always been the case, but the contemporary emphasis on stakeholders has brought this to a head. Although the more astute...

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The oath of management

Emiliani, M.L. - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 4, pp. 261-262

Compares the management profession with the medical profession, in particular examining the Hippocratic oath. Suggests that as managers are the physicians of business, they should also abide by an oath, which is then proposed by the author.

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Convergence of ethics?

Richter, Ewa Maria; Buttery, Ernest Alan - In: Management Decision 40 (2002) 2, pp. 142-151

Two pillars of Western culture are the free market doctrine and democracy. The ability of these pillars to generate behavior that converges to a global ethical system is investigated. The market mechanism is no longer as described by Adam Smith, it is oligopolistic. Strategic architecture is...

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Global ethics and the Alien Tort Claims Act: a summary of three cases within the oil and gas industry

Olsen, Janeen E. - In: Management Decision 40 (2002) 7, pp. 720-724

Burma are presented as case studies of the use of the Alien Tort Claims Act. Implications for global ethics are discussed …

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