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Profiles of organisational culture in Indonesian construction companies [PDF]
, 2011 Although relatively few studies have been undertaken analyzing the drivers of performance for construction companies in producing and delivering satisfactory quality of project works, findings from previous research reveal that there is a significant ...
Coffey, Vaughan +2 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The drivers of firms' participation in fragile markets have become increasingly complex. Under such conditions, the conventional explanation focusing on incentives within the OLI framework—ownership, location, and internalization advantages—proves insufficient.
Yu Ri Kim, Seo Yun Choi, Taewoo Roh
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Identifying a Theoretical Framework for Megaprojects Success and Failure Factors: A Meta-Synthesis Approach [PDF]
ارزش آفرینی در مدیریت کسب و کارMegaproject means projects with a wide range of efforts to achieve strategic goals in time, financial and qualitative macro frameworks. Megaprojects have deep, comprehensive and lasting outcomes.
Jafar Gheidar-Kheljani, pedram jahedi
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THE URBAN METABOLISM OF FLOOD PROTECTION INFRASTRUCTURE IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Investments in large‐scale climate infrastructures are central to emerging forms of climate urbanism. In Jakarta, flood protection infrastructures seek to protect the city from devastating flood events in anticipation of future catastrophes.
Sophie Webber, Wahyu Kusuma Astuti
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Diplomacy of the project "Economic belt of the Great Silk Road" in modern foreign policy of China [PDF]
, 2019 The authors consider the Chinese policies of promoting the Silk Road Economic Belt project as a means of expansion of China’s influence on the global scale in general and as a means to find new markets for its goods.
Hasparian, Ye., Karlyuk, S. V.
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THE CHAINMAKER: How Intermediaries Sustain Urban Policy Initiatives over Time
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Practitioners implementing urban climate initiatives are frequently faced with the intermittent nature of urban projects and the short‐termism of policy experiments. In this conjuncture, understanding how urban transformations are advanced necessitates grasping how small‐scale efforts are carried forward or sustained despite these brief time ...
HANNA HILBRANDT +2 more
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Changing Societies & Personalities, 2022 Urban megaprojects exhibit various distortions: special regulations, budget overrun, additional funding sources, long-term timeframes, and ad-hoc actor networks.
Ana Perić +2 more
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Issues in front-end decision-making on projects
, 2010 The importance of the front-end decision-making phase in projects is being increasingly recognized - the need to do the right project is on a par with doing the project right. This area is underrepresented in the literature, but there are a number of key
Samset, Knut, Williams, Terence
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Presenting the case for the application of multi-criteria analysis to mega transport infrastructure project appraisal [PDF]
, 2016 The paper commences with an overview of mega transport infrastructure decision-making as it relates to the megaproject development cycle and challenges of sustainable development, which are increasingly redefining the criterion for the evaluation of ...
Dean, M, Dimitriou, HT, Ward, EJ
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Past Carbon Emissions and Future Targets for the Olympic Games
The Geographical Journal, EarlyView.Short Abstract The global visibility and political weight of the Olympic Games can inspire climate change action. Yet, at the same time, the Olympics are also significant carbon emitters. To date, however, there is a lack of a systematic assessment of past carbon emissions and extrapolation of future targets considering international agreements.
David Gogishvili, Martin Müller
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