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The significant of public asset management framework application for Indonesian local governments : Opportunities and challenges

Hanis, Muhammad Hasbi; Trigunarsyah, Bambang; … - 2010

The purpose of this paper is to emphasis the significance of public asset management in Indonesia that is by …, which could not represent exactly the whole local governments’ condition in Indonesia. Findings from this study provide … useful input for the policy makers, scholars and asset management practitioners in Indonesia to establish a public asset …

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Decision making tools for infrastructure project planning

Omar, Mohd. Faizal; Trigunarsyah, Bambang; Wong, Johnny - 2008

Nowadays, most of the infrastructure project developments undertaken are complex in nature, demanding greater skill and technologies, fast track work practices, good decision making and analytical skill, and capabilities to utilize Information Communication Technologies (ICT) specifically in...

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Infrastructure project planning : progress in contemporary decision support tools

Omar, Mohd. Faizal; Trigunarsyah, Bambang; Wong, Johnny - 2009

Most infrastructure project developments are complex in nature, particularly in planning phase. During this stage, many vague alternatives occur - from the strategic to operational level. Human judgement and decision making are characterized by biases, errors and the use of heuristics. These...

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Housing supply in Australia : the impact of the availability of development finance

Bryant, Lyndall - 2010

Before the Global Financial Crisis many providers of finance had growth mandates and actively pursued development finance deals as a way of gaining higher returns on funds with regular capital turnover and re-investment possible. This was able to be achieved through high gearing and low presales...

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A conceptual framework to investigate the optimisation of financial incentive mechanisms in construction projects

Rose, Timothy M.; Manley, Karen - 2005

Implementation of financial incentive mechanisms in the contractual arrangements of a construction project can impact significantly on the motivation of contractors and hence project performance. Positive incentives (as a component of the project delivery strategy) aim to motivate contractors to...

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Motivating construction organisations through incentives : a case study for client-side project managers

Rose, Timothy M.; Manley, Karen - 2010

Client-side project managers face challenges in motivating project organisations to pursue exceptional design and construction performance. One approach to improving the motivation of project organisations is by offering a financial incentive reward for the achievement of voluntary performance...

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Construction price formation : full-cost pricing or neoclassical microeconomic theory?

Skitmore, Martin; Runeson, Goran; Chang, Xinling - 2006

Neo-classical microeconomic theory has been suggested to offer (1) an appropriate analytical tool for construction price determination while, at the same time, (2) full-cost pricing is most commonly accepted pricing policy of construction firms. Paradoxically, however, both are mutually...

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Sustainable infrastructure project planning : progress in contemporary decision support tools

Omar, Mohd Faizal; Trigunarsyah, Bambang; Wong, Johnny - 2010

Most infrastructure project developments are complex in nature, particularly in the planning phase. During this stage, many vague alternatives are tabled - from the strategic to operational level. Human judgement and decision making are characterised by biases, errors and the use of heuristics....

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Client recommendations for financial incentives on construction projects

Rose, Timothy M.; Manley, Karen - 2010

Purpose: To provide recommendations for construction clients who design and implement financial incentive mechanisms (FIMs) on projects. ---------- Methodology: Four large Australian building projects commissioned by government clients under managing contractor contracts and completed between...

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Motivation toward financial incentive goals on construction projects

Rose, Timothy M.; Manley, Karen - 2011

Construction industry observers tout the use of financial incentives as promoters of motivation and commitment on projects. Yet, little empirical evidence exists concerning their effectiveness. What are the drivers of motivation on construction projects? The reasons that construction project...

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