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The VESP Model: A Conceptual Model of Supply Chain Vulnerability
Lahmar, Arij; Chabchoub, Habib; Galasso, François; … - In: International Journal of Risk and Contingency … 7 (2018) 2, pp. 42-66
During the last decade, researchers and practitioners became more interested in the domain of vulnerability analysis. It is considered as a key element in defining and managing supply chain risks. The great complexity of a global supply chain and of its environment, coupled with managerial...
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The Impact Of Green Finance On The National Debt: Model Analysis Of Cdp And Evaluation Of The Intensity Of Mission
Turina, Sandro; Confessore, Giuseppe; Turina, Maurizio - 2013
The Energy Service Company (ESCO also called) are companies which carry out actions to improve energy efficiency, taking upon himself the risk of the initiative and freeing the end user from any organizational effort and investment. The economic savings obtained are shared between the ESCO and...
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Public food procurement from smallholder farmers: Literature review and best practices
Miranda, Ana - 2018
identifying best practices in promoting smallholder participation in public food procurement. It reviews the body of available …
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Environmental sanitation practices in Osogbo, Nigeria: An assessment of residents' sprucing-up of their living environment
Daramola, Oluwole; Olowoporoku, Oluwaseun - In: Economic and Environmental Studies (E&ES) 16 (2016) 4, pp. 699-716
This paper examined residents' environmental sanitation practices across different residential zones of Osogbo, Nigeria … sanitation facilities in their homes was low. The study established poor environmental sanitation practices among the residents …
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Digitalisierung als eigensinnige soziale Praxis
Carstensen, Tanja - In: Arbeit 26 (2017) 1, pp. 87-110
Zusammenfassung Mit der Digitalisierung verändert sich gegenwärtig auch der Arbeitsalltag der Beschäftigten. Allerdings erfolgt die Aneignung der neuen Technologien nicht immer reibungslos. Auf der Grundlage von theoretischen Ansätzen der Science and Technology Studies, der Information...
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HR practices and challenges in Chinese firms : comparison with Western firms
Shi, Wei - 2010
This research compares Chinese HRM with Western HRM, particularly in the areas of development of HR information systems (HRIS) and HR measurement systems and their relation to HR’s involvement as a strategic partner in firms. The research uses a 3-stage model of HRIS (workforce profiling,...
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Improving the impact of IT development projects: the Benefits Realization Capability Model
Ashurst, Colin; Doherty, Neil; Peppard, Joe - 2008
categorise those specific practices that have the potential to contribute to the effectiveachievement of benefits from IT … investment projects. These practices are then studied in anempirical examination of 25 IT projects. The analysis finds no … evidence of benefitsrealization practices being adopted in any consistent, comprehensive or coherent manner.Effective benefits …
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A decision support tool for optimising the use of offsite technologies in housebuilding
Pan, Wei - 2006
solutions, but the perspectives and practices of housebuilders of using offsite remain unclear. This is significant given that … contexts, examining the historical and current offsite practices within the generalhousebuilding business. It reveals that …
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Planning for practices: Everyday issues in planning considerations using urban green as an example
Kühl, Jana - In: Raumforschung und Raumordnung / Spatial Research and … 77 (2019) 2, pp. 131-145
show how urban green typically gets relevant in people's practices of everyday life and how planning practice can refer to …
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Design as an interactive boundary object
Tharchen, Thinley; Garud, Raghu; Henn, Rebecca L. - In: Journal of Organization Design 9 (2020) 1, pp. 1-34
term may hold different meanings for those involved? To address this question, we analyzed the vocabularies, practices and …
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