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This paper describes an exploratory field study which was carried out at the SNCF. In a network company like SNCF it is more difficult to adopt the assumptions on which traditional management control is based. Now this company is entering into a new process of change of its control system. Is a...
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Abstract Is there hostility toward things foreign in the US legal system? Existing work examines the success of foreign litigants in American courts and fails to find clear evidence for the existence of xenophobia. We propose to shift the debate toward the legislative framework underlying...
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This paper investigates the influence of culture on product design in Botswana, a topic on which there little previous … research. It is argued that product innovation should be assimilated within the context of Botswana’s own culture but it has …
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The paper tracks the fate of content as it passes across three grids of understanding: across the grid of ‘culture’, of … and policy ‘heyday’ around the 1980s and 1990s, as the domain of culture expanded, cultural policy fundamentals are being …
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completed investigations into the unique and ‘deeply embedded’ culture of today’s AEC industry in an attempt to better …’s need or ability to change its existing culture. Rather, it provides an overall snapshot and supposition of how today’s AEC …
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female entrepreneurs and male senior government officials explain the role of culture in legitimatising entrepreneurial …
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The significance of a link between organisational culture and organisational performance has long been recognised in … research domain, the impact of culture and organisation on project performance is becoming an increasingly important topic for … interrelationships between organisational culture and structure, commitment and national culture were investigated. The methodology was …
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to be a change of culture and attitude in the construction industry. In order for a turn around in the industry …/alliancing The practical rationale behind this research is that: • Partnering and alliancing require a change of mind set – a culture … organisation culture Research Rationale: The rationale behind this project has been to conduct research within participating …
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How is organisational and national culture relevant to making project procurement choices? This is a question that is … can make a contribution that is worthwhile, valued and engenders their commitment. Culture, when looked at from this … introduction section posed the question why culture is central to project procurement and indicated how this may be so. The second …
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organisational culture developed in the department. The level of commitment was also found to be low in three dimensions – normative …, continuous and affective. The findings of the survey are discussed and explored with reference to Hofstede’s culture concepts …
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