USA is inflicting severe damage upon both the environment and its inhabitants. In 1979, the EPA estimated that in the USA there were as many as 51,000 sites containing potentially hazardous waste. The number of sites with 'significant problems' was anywhere. The EPA noted, "Industry has shown a...

Internationalisation as a strategic element in the current context of globalisation is increasingly a determinant of business success. Based on the literature in the area of internationalisation and networks, through a case study - a cooperation network involving small and medium-sized...

This exploratory paper examines the drivers and obstacles to construction innovation. It is based on a large-scale survey of nearly 400 businesses in the Australian construction industry conducted in 2004, and twelve in-depth case studies of innovation on Australian construction projects between...

"The best trick this winter won’t be done on skis or a board, it will be worn!" said Steve Kenny, CEO of Australian-based SnowSports Interactive. Steve was finishing up an early July 2006 presentation about SnowSports Interactive to a group of business professors. During the course of the...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This study is concerned with change in the factors that drive and support innovation, focusing on the influences of business behaviour and industrial dynamics. The study draws on seven sectoral case studies: computer games, dairy products, mineral exploration, motor vehicles,...

Firms began outsourcing information system functions soon after the inception of electronic computing. Extant research has concentrated on large organizations and large-valued outsourcing contracts from a variety of different industries. Smaller-sized firms are inherently different from their...

The purpose of this research is to apply theories and models in strategic planning and analysis to my professional experience working with the Asociación Femenina Q'eqchi (AFQ) in El Estor, Guatemala. My research questions are: How effective are AFQ's current programs based on their...

This paper examines the perceived effectiveness of various human resource management practices by United States supervisors in the United States Foreign Service. It attempts to identify, through the review of current human resource management literature and interviews with ten U.S. Foreign...

This study focuses on clarifying factors that influence the sustainability of a development project, by examining a bilateral aid project in Vietnam: "The HIV/AIDS/STI Commune Clinics Network Project." This is a CIDA funded project which started in 2003 and is still going on. The purpose of this...