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Evaluating the effectiveness of utility privatization effortsThe views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Uni...

Braziel, Carlos; Thal, Alfred E.; Weir, Jeffrey D. - In: Journal of Facilities Management 5 (2007) 2, pp. 86-102

utility privatization as a way to efficiently operate and upgrade them. For utility privatization to be successful though … privatization efforts. Findings – The VFT MODA model was determined to be a suitable tool to evaluate a complex decision problem … such as utility system evaluation. The model captured 28 values and 47 measures relating to utility privatization program …

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Completing abandoned public facility projects by the private sector: results of a Delphi survey in the Iranian Water and Wastewater Company

Sarvari, Hadi; Cristofaro, Matteo; Chan, Daniel W.M.; … - In: Journal of Facilities Management 18 (2020) 5, pp. 547-566

Purpose Completion of abandoned public facility projects is one of the major concerns of governments struggling with budget issues. Various research studies have shown that this can only be solved with the help of the private sector. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the capacity of the...

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Strategic initiatives in a transitional economy

Taplin, Ian M. - In: Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management: An … 6 (2002) 1, pp. 44-52

This paper examines how Western management techniques have been introduced by a new owner to implement strategic initiatives in a newly privatized clothing firm in Hungary. In an attempt to reposition the firm in a higher value‐added niche and avoid the intense competition of a cost‐based...

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The privatisation process and evolving share ownership structure of Mainland China's leading state‐owned enterprises

McGuinness, Paul B. - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 14 (2006) 1, pp. 37-46

Purpose – China is in the midst of an aggressive privatisation process in which key state‐owned enterprises have already tapped, or have plans to tap, international capital through initial public offerings in Hong Kong. Aims to critically assess two major SOE bank IPOs, the Bank of...

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Privatising land in England

Layard, Antonia - In: Journal of Property, Planning and Environmental Law 11 (2019) 2, pp. 151-168

Purpose This paper aims to analyse the extent to which privatising – or denationalising land – has legal and policy effects. Design/methodology/approach It applies the law in context scholarship to the question of land privatisation. Findings Of all the recent privatisations in England, the...

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Ideology or economics: government banking in New Zealand

Cardow, Andrew; Tripe, David; Wilson, William - In: Journal of Management History 17 (2011) 3, pp. 299-314

Purpose – This paper aims to argue that in the short history of New Zealand banking, political experimentation, based at first upon socialist ideology of the 1940s led to the nationalisation of The Bank of New Zealand (BNZ), followed by a period of neo‐liberalism in the 1980s and early 1990s...

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The impact of private sector participation in infrastructure : lights, shadows, and the road ahead

Andrés, Luis (contributor) - 2008

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Barriers to development of private sector investment in water and sewage industry

Sarvari, Hadi; Chan, Daniel W.M.; Banaitiene, Nerija; … - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 11 (2020) 1, pp. 52-70

Purpose Privatization is a complex issue in many developing countries; therefore, it is vital to examine the obstacles … The results showed that the greatest barrier to privatization is the weakness of insurance companies in controlling …

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Benchmarking to economic value added

Austin, Lloyd M. - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 12 (2005) 2, pp. 138-150

Purpose – To describe and analyse the adoption of economic value added (EVA) income as a benchmark for setting pricing and other policies of a monopolistic state‐owned enterprise in the absence of normal benchmarking mechanisms. Design/methodology/approach – By earning zero economic value...

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“The people” and resistance against international business

Otto, Birke; Böhm, Steffen - In: Critical perspectives on international business 2 (2006) 4, pp. 299-320

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to analyse the organisation of the Bolivian “water war” in Cochabamba that saw a social movement resist international business and the privatisation of public goods. The implications for the study of resistance in management and organisation studies...

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