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Implementing lean: UK culture and systems change [PDF]
, 2004 For the IGLC 12 Conference the authors reported the results of implementing Last PlannerTM methods with a large UK contracting company. The projects studied demonstrated some success but also some cultural, organizational and systemic barriers to its ...
Greenwood, David +2 more
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Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2001 In Germany the building industry is in recession at the moment. Especially the SMEs have to adapt to different situation in order to survive. One possible strategy could be taken on orders as main contractors. This has until now been donne dominantely by
Bernd Reichelt
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Analyzing the Intersection of Transparency, Issues Management and Ethics: The Case of Big Soda [PDF]
, 2017 This article critically analyzes the ethics of Coca-Cola’s public relations strategies through the lens of corporate social responsibility, issue management, and moral legitimacy.
Berg, Kati Tusinski +1 more
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Inter- and intra-organizational conditions for supply chain integration with BIM
, 2017 Digitizing buildings via building information modelling (BIM) is increasingly gaining traction in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector.
E. Papadonikolaki, H. Wamelink
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Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background and challenges to implementation According to the publication Tobacco industry interference with tobacco control (WHO, 2008), "The diversity of these strategies demonstrates that the mission to thwart tobacco control is global", and it is not ...
Ana Paula Leal Teixeira +1 more
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Bridging Sectors: Partnerships Between Nonprofits and Private Developers [PDF]
, 2004 In recent years, partnerships between nonprofits and private developers to develop affordable housing have become a topic of increasing interest. Through a review of current literature and interviews with housing thought leaders, nonprofits, private ...
Amy Chung
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Which governs - the relationship or the contract? [PDF]
, 2006 According to the transaction cost economics literature, a firm’s external contractual relationships must be ‘fit for purpose’. What is a ‘fit for purpose’ contractual relationship should not be a normative decision, but an objective one, to be made with ...
Anvuur, A, Kumaraswamy, M, Mahesh, G
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Enhancing the Impact of Cross-Sector Partnerships. Four Impact Loops for Channeling Partnership Studies [PDF]
, 2015 This paper addresses the topic of this special symposium issue: how to enhance the impact of cross-sector partnerships. The paper takes stock of two related discussions: the discourse in cross-sector partnership research on how to assess impact and the ...
Brammer, Stephen +3 more
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Loneliness in the general population: prevalence, determinants and relations to mental health
BMC Psychiatry, 2017 BackgroundWhile loneliness has been regarded as a risk to mental and physical health, there is a lack of current community data covering a broad age range.
M. Beutel +10 more
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New Proposals, 2011 This paper examines and argues against the neoliberal assumption that local community participation in market-based nature conservation projects is democratic and leads to community empowerment through economic development.
Mehmet Barış Kuymulu
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