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Business sustainability and undergraduate management education in Australia
Fisher, Josie; Bonn, Ingrid - 2009
sustainability and the appropriate strategies required to improve business sustainability. In addition, there are international calls … for educators to address sustainability in their programs. The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which … business sustainability is being incorporated into undergraduate business and management courses in Australian universities …
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A Comparative Analysis of Water Quality Sampling Decisions in Aquifers
Rajagopal, Rangaswamy; Kuchibhatla, Ramana - 1995
No single set of sampling decisions is optimal for all monitoring programs. Cost-effective decisions will have to be made in an adaptive framework, constantly changing yet having a basic structure. The major objectives of this paper are to develop and illustrate such a model structure for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009466049
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The Point-of-Use Water Treatment Industry: Expert Opinion on Regulation.
Rajagopal, Rangaswamy; Tobin, Graham A - 1990
Concerns over declining water quality have led many home owners to install point-of-use water treatment units to improve potable supplies. This industry has grown considerably in recent years. However, some questions have been raised regarding misleading advertising and improper claims being...
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Critical success factors for PPP/PFI projects in the UK construction industry
Akintoye, Akintola; Li, Bing; Edwards, Peter J.; … - 2005
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are increasingly used in the United Kingdom's public facilities and services provision through the Private Finance Initiative (PFI). Despite some casualties, PPP/PFI projects have been undertaken successfully, but the reasons for success are not entirely clear....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435327
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A model of project complexity : distinguishing dimensions of complexity from severity
Remington, Kaye; Zolin, Roxanne; Turner, Rodney - 2009
There is increasing agreement that understanding complexity is important for project management because of difficulties associated with decision-making and goal attainment which appear to stem from complexity. However the current operational definitions of complex projects, based upon size and...
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Success of Agile Environment in Complex Projects
Ghanbary, Abbass; Day, Julian - 2010
This paper discusses the impact of agile methodology in complex and modular interrelated projects based on the authors’ practical experience and observations. With the advancement of Web technologies and complex computer systems, business applications are able to transcend boundaries in order...
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Developing a basis for global reciprocity: Negotiating between the many standards for project management
Crawford, Lynn; Pollack, Julien - 2008
Professional standards are a significant issue for professions such as IT and Project Management, where certification and licensure are either necessary to practice or to demonstrate individual competence and capability. In many professions there is no basis for international reciprocity of...
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Factors that influence and are influenced by change projects
Nahmias, Anat H.; Crawford, Lynn; Combe, Marge - 2010
Organizational changes are often achieved through disciplined project management. Change management and project management are two disciplines that draw upon different theoretical frameworks but rely on each other to achieve an organizational goal. While organizational change deals with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441713
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Exploring the complexity of projects: Implications of complexity theory for project management practice
Cicmil, Svetlana J. K.; Cooke-Davies, Terry J; … - 2009
Exploring the Complexity of Projects: Implications of Complexity Theory for Project Management Practice explores the process and findings of the implications of the complexity theory for project management theory and practice. The golden triangle (project deadline, budget and output) makes the...
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Influence of culture on project practices: Insights from Australian project managers in UAE
Cerimagic, Sabina - 2010
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to explore the workplace behaviours of Australian project managers working in the UAE, as examples of Western cultural adjustment. Design/methodology/approach – A 49-question survey was developed using SurveyMonkey. This software was used to collect and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441811