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Understanding project cost contingency - A survey

Baccarini, David - 2005

Patrascu (1988) observed nearly two decades ago that "contingency is probably the most misunderstood, misinterpreted …?s understanding of the concept of project cost contingency. This paper reports the results of a survey of 78 project practitioners …? comprehension of issues pertaining to project cost contingency. Whilst there is consensus that cost contingency is a reserve of …

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Organizational contexts and management accounting systems: an evaluation of contingency frameworks

Moores, Ken; Chenhall, Robert H. - 1991

Application of contingency frameworks to management accounting research comenced in the mid 1970s and dominated … of theory and method. This paper reviews developments in contingency style research over the past decade and attempts to … provide support for an emergent contingency framework for the design of management accounting systems (MAS). This framework …

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The use of networks in human resource acquisition for entrepreneurial firms: Multiple "fit" considerations

Leung, Aegean; Zhang, Jing; Wong, Poh Kam; Foo, Maw Der - 2006

This study proposes a multi-dimension, multi-contingent "fit" perspective for examining different practices adapted by entrepreneurial firms in acquiring human resources. We posit that while environmental constraints are important considerations for adapting recruitment practices through...

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The nature of the relationship between market orientation and performance

French, Mark J. - 2011

A review of the literature indicates that a universally enhancing relationship between market orientation and performance is not conclusively supported. Recent research suggests that the relationship between marketing investments and profit may be inverted U-shaped such that there is an optimal...

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Prioritizing and Estimating Hydropower Project Construction Risks: A Case Study of Nyadi Hydropower Project

Panthi, Kamalesh - 2007

Investment decisions have to be made when there is little information about the scope of the project. New projects have to depend on historical evidences and experiences gained from previous projects of similar nature. However, such projects lack historical data and even if such data are...

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An Analysis of the Disruptions in the U.S Apparel Manufacturing Industry and Identification of Continuity Planning Strategies

Gupta, Deepak Kumer - 2003

The purpose of this research is to conduct an exploratory analysis of the disruptions in the United States apparel manufacturing industry. The specific research objective is to identify and determine the nature of disruptions and the continuity strategies in the US apparel manufacturing...

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Marketing stakeholder analysis: Branding the Brisbane Goodwill Games

Merrilees, Bill; Getz, Don; O'Brien, Danny - 2005

The paper aims to explore a major issue in international marketing: how to build a global brand in a way that makes a strong local connection. Using qualitative research methods on a single case, the Brisbane Goodwill Games, the processes used in the staging of this major sport event are...

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Superpoly: monopoly in the twenty-first century

Rowley, Jennifer - 2009

Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published [following peer-review] in Management Research News, published by and copyright Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

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An overview of previous studies in stakeholder management and its implications for construction industry

Yang, Jing; Shen, Qiping; Ho, Manfong - 2009

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of previous studies in the field of stakeholder management, and propose implications for the construction industry. Design/methodology/approach – Three major databases are searched: ABI, EI CompendexWeb, and ISI web of knowledge....

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Governance networks and stakeholders : engaging through salience

Beach, Sandra; Keast, Robyn - 2010

Across Australia, construction and redevelopment of public infrastructure, continues to be a key factor in economic development. Within this context, road transport has been identified as key building block of Queensland‟s future prosperity. However, since the late twentieth century, there has...

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