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Characterizing the Amount and Speed of Discounting Procedures
Jamison, Dean T.; Jamison, Julian - In: Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis 2 (2011) 2
-characterized families of procedures for use in social project evaluation. Exponential discounting sequesters the concepts of amount and … aggregating individual discounting procedures into a social one for project evaluation averages the individual discount functions … applications in social project evaluation we characterize three families of two-parameter discounting procedures – hyperbolic …
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Innovation in centralized organizations: examining evidence from Soviet Russia
Chulkov, Dmitriy - In: Journal of Economic Studies 41 (2014) 1, pp. 123-139
Purpose – This study aims to examine the economic factors that determine innovation pattern in centralized and decentralized economies and organizations. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical evidence on innovation in the centralized economy of the Soviet Union is reviewed. Existing...
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“Super mechano systems” – a report on the IEE Tustin/UKACC annual lecture given by Professor Katsuhisha Furuta
Buckingham, Rob - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 30 (2003) 5, pp. 417-421
Summarises the content of the IEE Tustin lecture presented by Professor Katsuhisha Furuta of the Tokyo Institute of Technology. The work discussed is part of the $10 million super mechano systems project which concentrates on developing walking machines based largely on pendulae principles.
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An intelligent group decision-support system and its application for project performance evaluation
Ramezani, Fahimeh; Lu, Jie - In: Journal of Enterprise Information Management 27 (2014) 3, pp. 278-291
step of FMAGDSS model, all projects are assessed by experts based on evaluation criteria and the organization's goals. The … certain attributes. Findings – The result of this study simplifies and accelerates the evaluation process. The proposed system …
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How to be a Successful Project Manager
Bowenkamp, Robert D.; Kleiner, Brian H. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 87 (1987) 3/4, pp. 3-6
The project is a one‐time complex event involving many functional organisation elements that must deliver an end item within very specific cost and schedule constraints. The project manager's responsibilities are to plan, control the organisation of manpower, control the basic technical...
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MIS Project Risk and Applications Development Approach
Lynch, Robert M. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 87 (1987) 5/6, pp. 22-26
Inherent in MIS applications undergoing development are elements of risk and a potential for failure. A strategy for choosing a development approach based on project risk is presented. Project risk is examined in the light of project size, a development group's experience with a technology and...
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Leadership performance is significant to project success or failure: a critical analysis
Nixon, Phil; Harrington, Megan; Parker, David - In: International Journal of Productivity and Performance … 61 (2012) 2, pp. 204-216
Purpose – This paper seeks to review the current literature in order to explore how performance of leadership in project management determines project outcomes. The specific causes of project success or failure have been an area of much debate in the project management literature. Performance...
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Measuring the economic and social impacts of local authority events
Wood, Emma H. - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 18 (2005) 1, pp. 37-53
Council. Findings – An evaluation of the methods, after conducting the case study, indicates that the techniques produced …. Originality/value – This article sets out practical guidelines for undertaking the measurement and evaluation of some of the major …
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Strategic Issues in Development Management: Learning from Successful Experiences
Kaul, Mohan - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 1 (1988) 3, pp. 12-25
The experiences of eleven successful development projects from six different countries are summarised and discussed. The management aspects of non‐commercial development projects are studied to identify the features which contribute to their success and which could be incorporated in the...
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“How accurately does regeneration target local need?” Targeting deprived communities in the UK
Shiels, Chris; Baker, Deborah; Barrow, Stephen - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 26 (2013) 3, pp. 203-215
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate to what extent urban regeneration programmes were targeted at the most deprived geographical areas and populations within the boundaries of nine local authorities (LAs) in the North West of England. Design/methodology/approach – For each...
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