Since the privatization of UK utilities, few studies have examined supply chain management (SCM) in the sector. This paper aims to investigate the state of development of the SCM concept and the role of the emerging internet-based electronic marketplaces in supporting this.

This study aims at exploring ways to better manage organisational development andchange in practice. For project managers like myself it is important to gain a solidunderstanding about the drivers or inhibitors in these developments and changeprocesses. I was particularly interested in those...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to highlight the limitations of currentaccounting practices in an inter-organisational context; introduce contemporarycosting approaches used in inter-organisational costing (IOC) programmes; andidentify the inhibitors of successful implementation of IOC...