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AEC industry culture: a need for change
Weippert, Achim; Kajewski, Stephen L. - 2004
participants to do business through information and communication technology (ICT) tools and systems is dependent on the innovation … of the user, not only the technology itself – i.e. the successful implementation of ICT requires careful consideration to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437525
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Export specialization and economic growth
Plumper, T; Graff, M - 2001
Traditional economic wisdom claims that - while global economic integration is beneficial for economic performance - a country's trade specialization pattern has no impact on its economic performance. In this paper, we seek to cast doubt on this aspect of mainstream economics using a very...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009448494
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A comparative analysis of three macro price forecasting models
Akintoye, Akintola S.; Skitmore, Martin - 1994
This paper examines the relative performance of three different systems of forecasting movements in macro building prices. The three systems analysed are (1) the Building Cost Information Service system, (2) the Davis, Langdon & Everest system, and (3) Akintoye and Skitmore's reduced-form...
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Using risk analysis to prioritise intelligent transport systems: a variable message sign case study on the Gold Coast
Marschke, Kath; Ferreira, Luis; Bunker, Jonathan M. - 2006
With perpetual strains on resources, road agencies need to develop network-level decision-making frameworks to ensure optimum resource allocation. This is especially true for intelligent transport systems (ITS), and in particular, variable message signs (VMS), a key component of incident...
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No Simple Solutions: How Sectoral Innovation Systems Can Be Transformed : Key Findings from the Australian Innovation Systems (AUSIS) Project
Scott-Kemmis, Don; Holmen, Magnus; Balaguer, Antonio; … - 2005
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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437703
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Trends in emission standards and the implication for bus fleet management : technology assessment for Brisbane transport
Patil, Anish; Brown, Kerry A. - 2008
provides recommendations to the fleet manager for selecting new buses, in terms of technology and emissions, in order to attain …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437857
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Economic growth, inequality and technology adoption in transitional economies
Ratnasiri, Nawaratne Gedara Shyama Chandani - 2009
across countries. This thesis constructs a dynamic general equilibrium model in which technology adoption is costly and … technology adoption process depending on productivity differences between the technologies. These are appropriately labeled as …‟ decision to switch technology which leads to a disparity in incomes across households in the technology adoption process. Since …
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The Impact of Technology, Demography, and Market Structure on Broadband Service Delivery
Eldridge, Robert - 2011
broadband under-provision. We attempt to fill in this void by answering the question “What roles do technology, demography, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009439255
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Maintaining Patient Confidentiality When Sharing Medical Data Requires a Symbiotic Relationship Between Technology and Policy
Sweeney, Latanya - 1997
Often organizations release and receive medical data with all explicit identifiers, such as name, address, phone number, and Social Security number, removed in the incorrect belief that patient confidentiality is maintained because the resulting data look anonymous; however, we show that in most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009440982
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Computer Technology, Human Labor, and Long-Run Economic Growth
Elliott, Stuart W. - 1998
Over the coming century, computer technology is likely to become capable of reproducing many of the skills now …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441014