South African Air Quality Units are continuously undergoing changes, andimproving their performance remains a constant endeavour. In addition, theseunits are also experiencing several challenges in terms of improvingcommunication across the different spheres, accessing air quality data and...

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. August 2009. Major: Business Administration. Advisor: Kingshuk K. Sinha. 1 computer file (PDF); xiv, 201 pages.

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the main findings of asuccessfully defended doctoral thesis that studied factors or interventionscausing the discrepancy between how adequate project risks should be managed andhow project risks are actually managed....

Against the backdrop of shifting views on the role of government in the provision of infrastructure, this paper distinguishes between the payment for and financing of the South African Government's infrastructure investment programme. The paper argues for a clear distinction between loan...

Thesis (MProjectManagement)--University of South Australia, 2005.

Project management professionals have long recognized the strengths and limitations of traditional project management focus on scope, cost and schedule (the iron triangle). Adding “soft skills” to the mix helps but still leaves a large gap from achieving sustainable organizational success....

An Australian Pacific Islands aid project that is in an advanced state of delivery is used as a case study. One of the authors, who is project manager of this project, provides valuable reflection of practice insights together with feedback and data from the aid recipients. The project brief...

PURPOSE ? This paper aims to explore a case study example of the decision-making process that occurs within complex organizations. It exposes a murky ?zone? of decision making and action between the strategic vision set by senior management and the work of teams to realise projects....

Purpose ? The construction industry in Australia is characterised by a long work-hours culture, with conditions that make it difficult for staff to balance their work and non-work lives. The objective of this paper is to measure the success of a work-place intervention designed to improve...

The aim of this paper is to explain how sticky-knowledge theory (Szulanski,1996;2003) is applicable to both knowledge transfer as well as innovation diffusion when applied to promoting innovation. Knowledge about how innovation drivers and inhibitors can assist project-based organisations to be more...