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The empirical relationship between success factors and dimensions
Ika, Lavagnon A.; Diallo, Amadou; Thuillier, Denis - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 4 (2011) 4, pp. 711-719
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on a PhD thesis that examined the empirical relationship between a specific set of critical success factors (CSFs), project success, and success dimensions (criteria) from the perspectives of World Bank project supervisors (task managers or task...
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The project planning myth in international development
Ika, Lavagnon A.; Saint‐Macary, Jan - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 5 (2012) 3, pp. 420-439
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to improve understanding and practice of project management by assessing whether two of its core myths also prevail in international development (ID): first, that project managers (PMs) plan fully for project success, including implementation success and...
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Development porn? Child sponsorship advertisements in the 1970s
Mittelman, Robert; Neilson, Leighann C. - In: Journal of Historical Research in Marketing 3 (2011) 3, pp. 370-401
Purpose – Child sponsorship programs have been accused of representing children in the developing world in a manner described as “development porn”. The purpose of this paper is to take an historical approach to investigating the use of advertising techniques by Plan Canada, a subsidiary...
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Business and development: making sense of business as a development agent
Blowfield, Michael - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 12 (2012) 4, pp. 414-426
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework for understanding and analysing business's role as a development actor, and the distinction between development tool and development agent. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a theoretical analysis based on secondary...
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Re‐thinking the role of the corporate sector in international development
Davis, Peter - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 12 (2012) 4, pp. 427-438
Purpose – This paper explores the paradigm of international development that has persisted for the past five decades, and asks whether a fresh approach is needed – one that builds on the developmental potential of the corporate sector, not just on donor aid. Design/methodology/approach –...
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City Fragments and Displaced Plans in War Torn Mozambique
Bornstein, Lisa - In: Open House International 32 (2007) 1, pp. 16-29
This article explores why a massive effort to promote peace, democratic governance, economic recovery, and poverty-reduction in Mozambique produced social, economic and spatial fragmentation in urban areas. Drawing on the experience of several Mozambican cities in the immediate post-war period,...
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Perspectives on “marginal crisis risk” and “leaning against the wind” from the capital structure of housing investments
Arne Borgersen, Trond - In: Journal of Financial Economic Policy 5 (2013) 3, pp. 272-280
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to relate the marginal crisis risk of Woodford to a number of financial fragility indicators. The paper expands the interest rate gap approach by considering the capital structure of investments and systemic risk, dating back to Modigliani‐Miller. The...
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Does public investment crowd-out private investment in India
Muthu, Shanmugam - In: Journal of Financial Economic Policy 9 (2017) 1, pp. 50-69
investment in India. Design/methodology/approach The autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bounds testing approach is used to … estimate the long run relationship between public and private investment using annual data from 1971-1972 to 2009 …-2010. Findings Based on the empirical findings, it is observed that aggregate public investment has a positive effect on private …
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The macroeconomic effects of fiscal consolidation policies in Greece
Papadamou, Stephanos; Tzivinikos, Trifon - In: Journal of Financial Economic Policy 9 (2017) 1, pp. 34-49
consequences for the economy are harsh. A contractionary investment policy shock is not recommended, as it triggers a rise in …
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Quantity Controls, License Transferability, and the Level of Investment
Krishna, Kala M; Tan, Ling Hui; Ranjan, Ram - In: Contributions in Economic Analysis & Policy 3 (2004) 1, pp. 1-27
This paper models investment/entry decisions in a competitive industry that is subject to a quantity control, either on …/input. We show that liberalizing the quantity control could reduce investment in the industry under certain circumstances …. Furthermore, the level of investment in the industry is different depending on whether the licenses are tradable or not. Key …
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