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Chang, Chun-Jung. "A study of developing a material inventory managemnet [sic] system for Der Huang Industrial Corporation, Taiwan, R.O.C." Online version, 1998. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1998/1998changc.pdf.
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Chiu, Mei-ling Connie. "Hong Kong competitiveness in research and development management : toward economic synergy with China /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18832908.
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Apeaning, Raphael Wentemi. "Energy Efficiency and Management in Industries : a case study of Ghana’s largest industrial area." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Energisystem, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-77558.
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The judicious use of energy by industries is a key lever for ensuring a sustainable industrial development. The cost effective application of energy management and energy efficiency measures offers industries with an effective means of gaining both economic and social dividend, also reducing the negative environmental effects of energy use. Unfortunately, industries in developing countries are lagging behind in the adoption of energy efficiency and management measures; as such missing the benefits of implementation. This study is aims at enhance the knowledge of industrial energy efficiency and management strategies in Ghana, by investigating the present level of energy (and efficiency) management practices in Ghana largest industrial park (i.e. Tema industrial area). The study also incorporates the investigation of also investigation of barriers to and driving forces for the implementation of energy efficiency measure; to shed light on the rationale for both the adoption and non-adoption of cost effective industrial energy efficient technologies in Ghana. This study was carried out using a semi-structure interview due to the explorative nature of the study. The interviews were conducted in sessions, in the first session respondents were asked describe the energy management strategies in used in the respective companies. In the second session, respondents were asked to fill a structured questionnaire covering the various aspects of the study. The results reveal that energy is poorly managed in the industrial area and there is an energy efficiency gap resulting from the low implementation energy efficiency measures. In addition the reveals that the important barriers impeding the implementation of cost effective energy efficiency technologies or measures in the surveyed firms principally stems from rational behavior economic barriers, which are deeply linked to the lack of government frameworks for industrial energy efficiency. The study also finds that economic gains related to ‘cost reductions resulting from lowered energy use’ and ‘threats of rising energy prices’ are the most important drivers for implementing energy efficiency measures or technologies.
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Fuentes, Alberto (Alberto Jose). "Apostles and brigadistas : industrial transformation with social gains in two Central American agro-industries." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/97864.
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Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2014.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-207).<br>This dissertation offers an ideational account of the industrial transformation with social gains of two Central American agro-industries during the 1980s and 1990s, the Guatemalan sugar and Nicaraguan cheese industries. Early in this period, both relied on semi-artisanal production processes, poor labor standards and low wages, and a narrow focus on low priced products sold in protected domestic markets. Over the next two decades, processors in both adopted new production models and business strategies that modernized their technologies and work organization, raised labor standards and wages, and repositioned them as formidable competitors in international markets. Remarkably, these industrial transformations occurred in highly adverse political and economic contexts for high-road business, as deep ideological cleavages plunged the countries into bitter civil wars, economic recessions undermined business development, and national states abandoned policies of industrial support. Paradoxically, the same ideological cleavages that tore these societies apart supplied the materials for two distinct teams of top firm decision-makers, the Apostles of Development in Guatemala and the Cooperative Brigadistas in Nicaragua, to transform the sugar and cheese industries. Spurred on by two distinct ideologies, these teams crafted and disseminated new production models and business strategies. In Guatemala, the motivating ideology was Vatican II Catholic social doctrine and in Nicaragua it was Sandinismo. To reveal how the Apostles of Development in Guatemala and Cooperative Brigadistas in Nicaragua enacted the general principles of these ideologies to transform firms in their industries, the proposed explanation deploys a model that highlights the role of two intervening variables in shaping their value-rational actions: (a) their particular interpretations of these ideologies, and (b) their shared professional backgrounds. The former impelled these top firm decision-makers to pursue a narrow range of prioritized moral imperatives and aspirations within the body of their ideology. The latter, in turn, directed their actions toward the business realm and supplied the necessary skills, tools and procedures to enact their ideological principles.<br>by Alberto José Fuentes.<br>Ph. D.
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Tam, Sze-wan. "Managerial control in a Japanese electronic manufacturing company in Hong Kong." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B42575047.
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Sinkevičius, Justinas. "Industrial enterprises project management." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2012. http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2012~D_20120723_111007-41367.
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In the final master work is analysing the industrial project management, its system and practical issues. Therefore is made analysis of theoretical aspects of fundamental project management methods. Questionnaire of manufacturing sector was made. Collected data about projects and its implementation from 42 enterprises of Lithuania industrial enterprises. Analysis is made by statistical data and empirical research results to evaluate parameters and successfulness of project management in industrial enterprises. Regression relationships are defined between organizational parameters and project implementation success. According to analysis of scientific literature, statistics and results of empirical research formed an improvement model of project management system in industrial organization.<br>Baigiamajame magistro darbe nagrinėjama pramonės įmonių projektų vadyba, jos metodai ir praktinės problemos.Šiam tikslui atliekamas bedrosios projektų vadybos metodologijos teorinių teiginių analizė. Vykdyta gamybinio sektoriaus įmonių anketinė apklausa. Surinkti duomenys iš 42 Lietuvos pramonės įmonių apie projektus ir ju įgyvendinimą. Atlikta empirinių duomenų anlizė, kurios tikslas remiantis tyrimo ir statistiniais duomenimis įvertinti gamybos įmonių projektų parametrus bei jų įgyvendinamumą. Nustatytos regresinės priklauomybes tarp parinktų kriterijų ir projetų įgyvendinimo sėkmingumo įmonėse. Remiantis mokslinės literaturos analize, statistiniais duomenimis ir empiriniais tyrimo rezultatais suformuotas projektų vadybos sistemos tobulinimo pramonės įmonėms modelis.
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Portes, Michel. "Du métier à l'institution, ou, Les transformations des mentalités associées aux modifications des modes de gestion dans l'industrie manufacturière canadienne de 1900 à 1930." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape2/PQDD_0019/MQ55789.pdf.
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Chan, Wing-chiu Andy, and 陳榮照. "A study on the relationship between the outbreak of industrial conflicts and the management characteristics in industrial relationsof Hong Kong's major manufacturing industries." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1987. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31263719.
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Yeung, Ho-wah Alice. "Supply quality management of leading manufacturing related companies in Hong Kong /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2002. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25139447.
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Tennant, David Vincent. "The adaptation of Japanese organizational and manufacturing techniques in Japanese-owned US facilities : three case studies." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/31027.
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Chan, Wing-chiu Andy. "A study on the relationship between the outbreak of industrial conflicts and the management characteristics in industrial relations of Hong Kong's major manufacturing industries /." Hong Kong : [University of Hong Kong], 1987. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B12335198.
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Dávalos, Mayorga Eduardo Ramiro. "Diseño de un clúster para generación de emprendimientos en la cadena agroproductiva de la quinua en la provincia de Chimborazo - Ecuador." Doctoral thesis, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2017. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/6730.
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Diseña un clúster para generación de emprendimientos en la cadena agro productiva de la quinua en la provincia de Chimborazo - Ecuador. El estudio es de tipo descriptivo, correlacional y explicativo. Se trabaja con una muestra de 110 productores de quinua y 11 representantes de agregados y comercio servicios. Los resultados obtenidos indican que, los productores de quinua de los cantones de Colta, Guamote, Guano y Riobamba, cultivan la quinua en sus propios terrenos utilizando tecnología para la labranza, para luego comercializarlo en el mercado local y nacional. La producción de quinua en Chimborazo representa el 26% del total nacional. El rendimiento promedio por Ha es de 1.29 TM/Ha. En el mercado local es incipiente el desarrollo de nuevos productos derivados de la quinua.<br>Tesis
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Aid, Graham. "Industrial Ecology Methods within Engagement Processes for Industrial Resource Management." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Industriell ekologi, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-122403.
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The global use of resources such as materials, energy, and water has surpassed sustainable levels by many accounts. The research presented here was explicitly normative in its aim to improve the understanding of, and make sustainable change toward highly systemic issues of resource management. The core methods chosen to work toward this aim were bottom up action research procedures (including stakeholder engagement processes) and industrial ecology analysis tools. These methods were employed and tested in pragmatic combination through two of the author’s case study projects. The first case study, performed between 2009 and 2012, employed a multi-stakeholder process aimed at improving the cycling of construction and demolition waste in the Stockholm region. The second case study produced a strategic tool (Looplocal) built for facilitating more efficient regional industrial resource networks. While the highly participative aim of the cases required a larger contribution of resources than that of more closed studies, it is arguable that the efficacy of approaching the project aims is improved through their employment.<br><p>QC 20130522</p>
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Jensen, Erick. "An assessment of safety/risk management practices/perspectives among high school/middle school technology education instructors and business/industry professionals." Menomonie, WI : University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2005. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2005/2005jensene.pdf.
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Howell, Jean Karin. "Key factors required by purchasing and supply departments in the automotive manufacturing industry." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/10971.
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The main research problem addressed in this study was to determine the key factors required by purchasing and supply departments in the automotive manufacturing industry to be efficient and effective. To achieve this objective, it was necessary to identify five sub-objectives which were, firstly, to determine the extent to which the purchasing and supply departments in the automotive industry believe that certain key factors in pricing, quality and supplier management are required to achieve excellence. Secondly, to identify if the purchasing and supply departments in the automotive industry actually implement the key factors on pricing, quality and supplier management in practice. Thirdly, to determine if there are any additional factors other than these key factors that business firms regard as key factors to be classified as worldclass purchasing and supply departments. Fourthly, to analyse why purchasing and supply departments in the automotive manufacturing industry do not always implement these key factors. Lastly, to identify any other factors that could have a significant negative impact on the performance of purchasing and supply departments. The study commenced with an analysis and review of relevant literature from various text books, journals, publications and internet sources. The literature study covered issues such as price determination, cost management, basic negotiation strategies, managing supplier quality and the supplier base, as well as a general overview of the latest developments in purchasing and supply management in business. The purpose of the literature analysis was to establish a theoretical basis for the design of the questionnaire which was used as a research instrument in this study. A survey was conducted among selected automotive assemblers and their first and second tier manufacturing suppliers in the automotive industry. The main areas of focus in the questionnaire were pricing, quality, and supplier management. As the questions in the questionnaire related to the purchasing and supply department of a business firm, a qualified and experienced buyer in the purchasing and supply department was identified in each firm to complete the questionnaire. The empirical results from the study conducted indicated that the respondents were in strong agreement with the proposed importance of the factors of pricing, quality, and supplier management required to achieve xcellence. However, the respondents also indicated that there were various obstacles which prevented the firms from implementing these key factors. Some of the obstacles mentioned were long lead times, late deliveries from suppliers, too few competitors in the market place, supplier capacity constraints and the sustainability of suppliers. Additional obstacles that the study identified were the high workload of buyers in general, incompetent staff and insufficient manpower that affected the performance of a purchasing and supply department. The buyers were not only performing buying activities, but were also involved in logistics related activities, which increased their workload and negatively affected their performance. Lack of specialised purchasing and supply chain knowledge was identified as another obstacle to achieving excellence. The empirical study highlighted some recommendations to assist purchasing and supply departments in the automotive industry to achieve excellence and become world-class departments. Examples of these recommendations are that suppliers need to be educated on how to understand their costing models and to check their own sustainability; local purchasing and supply departments require training in the purchasing skills such as incoterms, delivery times, minimum and maximum order quantity; as well as the payment terms. Buyers should be trained to become experts in their products and packaging, as well as the manufacturing process of the product they are purchasing The business firm should only employ qualified buyers who have financial and administrative skills, as well as the ability to adapt to change and work in teams. Buyers also need to master the in-house systems and work procedures involved in purchasing a product. The empirical study also identified that the majority of buyers in the automotive manufacturing industry are senior buyers, male in gender and between the ages of 40-49. The implementation of the recommendations based on the study’s empirical findings will assist in improved pricing, quality and supply management in the automotive manufacturing industry.
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Silva-Junior, Daniel. "Essays on industrial organization." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2013. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/820/.
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This thesis is composed by three essays and provides empirical and methodological contributions to the Industrial Organization literature. The first essay (chapter 2) analyzes the welfare impacts of the Brazilian Biodiesel law. The second essay (chapter 3) develops an alternative estimator for dynamic games. The third essay (chapter 4) applies the methodology developed in chapter 3 to build a dynamic oligopoly model for Brazilian banking industry. Chapter 5 concludes the thesis and provides some directions for future work. Chapter 1 analyzes market effects of Brazilian biodiesel regulations. Biodiesel was introduced in Brazil in 2005, mixed with mineral diesel to produce the BX blend (X stands for the percentage of biodiesel). Even in small quantities, the percentage of biodiesel has a positive impact on final price of BX because the production costs of biodiesel are higher than those of mineral diesel. In order to analyze the welfare consequences of this price increase, I use a static partial equilibrium framework. The results show that the current proportion of biodiesel in the diesel mixture (5%) increases consumers' price by 1.7% and decreases the consumption by 1.5% compared to the scenario without biodiesel. Also, an increase in the biodiesel percentage to 10% would raise the price by 3.5% and reduce the consumption by 3%. Chapter 3 provides an alternative estimator for dynamic games. Estimation of dynamic games is a numerically challenging task, in chapter 3 we propose an alternative class of asymptotic least squares estimators to Pesendorfer and Schmidt-Dengler's (2008). The estimator we propose is based on the equilibrium condition of the game when represented in the space of payoffs - in contrast with Pesendorfer and Schmidt-Dengler's (2008) that work in the probability space. Our estimator reduces significantly the computational burden. This reduction is specially significant under the linear-in-parameter specification where our estimator has an OLS/GLS closed form that does not require any optimization. Also, we show that our estimator is asymptotically equivalent to Pesenrorfer and Schmidt-Dengler's (2008). This implies that there is no theoretical cost of using our estimator. Monte Carlo estimations show that our estimator has good small sample properties and provides significant reduction in the computational time when compared to Pesenrorfer and Schmidt-Dengler's (2008) estimator. Chapter 4 applies the methodology developed in chapter 3. We estimate a dynamic oligopoly model for the Brazilian banking industry. The results are used to build counterfactuals to examine the effects of the privatization of public banks on the number of bank branches in small municipalities. We find that public banks are not strategic and their presence generate positive spillovers on the private banks' profits. The model however, is not able to disentangle the nature of this spillover. Also, the counterfactual shows that the number of branches operating in small markets would drop in a privatization scenario. Chapter 5 is the conclusion, I discuss the limitations of the current work and provide some directions for future research.
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Machnicki, Krzysztof Marek. "Lighting management system in industrial environments." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/7643.
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Mestrado em Engenharia Electrónica e Telecomunicações<br>A presente dissertação aborda a concepção e implementação de um sistema de gestão de iluminação para ambientes industriais. O objectivo principal deste sistema é fornecer controlo avançado em instalações de iluminação já existentes de forma a reduzir o consumo de energia e aumentar a eficiência global do sistema, sem recorrer a mudanças significativas na infra-estrutura de iluminação.
Em ambientes industriais, as instalações de iluminação convencionais são geralmente baseadas em lâmpadas de alta potência com um controlo básico de ligado/desligado, através de interruptores manuais que actuam sobre contactores. A ideia do sistema proposto é oferecer um controlo automático que ajuste a iluminação, medida por um conjunto de sensores, a níveis pré-definidos pelo usuário. Tal é conseguido através da actuação sobre os contactores, ligando/desligando lâmpadas ou grupos de lâmpadas específicos. Por exemplo, durante o dia quando a luz natural é maior, o sistema deve compensar reduzindo o número de lâmpadas que estão acesas, reduzindo assim o consumo de energia e aumentando a eficiência do sistema de iluminação.
O estudo sobre sistemas de gestão de iluminação começa com uma introdução à problemática do elevado consumo energético das instalações de iluminação industriais, e possíveis soluções. É seguido por uma descrição de soluções disponíveis destinadas a clientes industriais. Dispositivos e tecnologias que podem proporcionar uma solução, com melhor relação custo-benefício, mais flexível e fiável são também apresentados.
Segue-se uma visão global do design do sistema, fornecendo os pontos de vista que levaram à escolhia das estratégias utilizadas no desenvolvimento do sistema. As principais linhas condutoras do projecto juntamente com componentes individuais do sistema, são também apresentados. Este estudo conceptual foi fundamental, permitindo a comparação de diferentes hipóteses levando à escolha da solução apresentada.
Após definição da estratégia a seguir, o sistema actual foi desenhado e implementado. Os principais componentes são descritos separadamente a fim de proporcionar uma melhor perspectiva do princípio operacional do sistema. O custo de implementação do sistema de controlo projectado foi também calculado de forma a avaliar a competitividade do dispositivo.
No final, uma visão geral dos objectivos atingidos e dos resultados obtidos é dada. As principais conclusões são derivadas do trabalho apresentado nesta dissertação, juntamente com orientações para trabalhos futuros.<br>This dissertation addresses the design and implementation of a lighting management system for industrial environments. The main objective of this system is to provide advanced control to already existing lighting installations in order to reduce power consumption and increase the overall energetic efficiency, without significant changes to the lighting infrastructure.
In industrial environments, conventional lighting installations are usually built with high power lamps and basic on/off control through manual switches and contactors. The idea of the proposed system is to provide an automatic control that adjusts the illumination levels, measured by a set of sensors, to user-defined values. This is achieved by actuating on the contactors and turning on/off specific lamps or groups of lamps. For example, during daytime when natural light is higher, the system should compensate by reducing the number of lamps that are on, thus reducing power consumption and increasing the system efficiency.
The study on lighting management system begins with an introduction to the problem of high power consumption of industrial lighting installations and possible solutions. It is followed by a description of available solutions aimed at industrial clients. Devices and technologies that can provide a more cost-effective, flexible and reliable solution are also presented.
A system design overview follows, providing the insights that lead to the strategies selected for system development. The main design guidelines along with individual system components are also presented. This conceptual study was critical, allowing the comparison of different possibilities, leading to the selection of the presented solution.
Upon defining the strategy to follow, the actual system was designed and implemented. The main components are described separately in order to provide a better perspective on the system’s operating principle. The implementation cost of the projected control system was also calculated in order to assess competitiveness of the device.
In the end, an overview of the achieved objectives and the obtained results are given. Conclusions are derived from the work presented in this dissertation, along with guidelines for future work.<br>Poniższa rozprawa dotyczy zaprojektowania i wykonania systemu zarządzania oświetleniem dla środowisk przemysłowych. Głównym celem tego systemu jest zapewnienie zaawansowanej kontroli już istniejących instalacji oświetleniowych w celu zmniejszenia zużycia energii i zwiększenia ogólnej wydajności energetycznej, bez istotnych zmian w infrastrukturze oświetlenia.
W środowiskach przemysłowych, konwencjonalne instalacje oświetleniowe są zwykle zbudowane z lamp dużej mocy i podstawowego sterowania, zbudowanego z przełączników i styczników. Idea proponowanego systemu polega na zapewnieniu automatycznego sterowania, które reguluje poziom oświetlenia, mierzonego przez zestaw czujników, do zdefiniowanych przez użytkownika wartości. Osiąga się to poprzez sterowanie stycznikami w celu włączenia/wyłączenia konkretnych lamp lub grup lamp. Na przykład, w ciągu dnia, gdy więcej światła dziennego jest dostarczane do wnętrza budynku, system powinien skompensować poziom oświetlenia poprzez zmniejszenie liczby włączonych lamp, co przekłada się na zmniejszenie zużycia energii i tym samym zwiększenie wydajności systemu.
Poniższa praca rozpoczyna się wprowadzeniem do problemu wysokiego zużycia energii w przemysłowych instalacjach oświetleniowych i możliwych rozwiązań tego problemu. Następnie następuje opis dostępnych rozwiązań sterowania oświetleniem, mających na celu klientów przemysłowych. Urządzenia i technologie, które mogą zapewnić bardziej ekonomiczne, elastyczne i niezawodne rozwiązania są również przedstawione.
Zarys budowy systemu został zaprezentowany, dostarczając modele, które wprowadzają do strategii wybranych do dalszego rozwoju systemu. Także główne wytyczne, związane z projektowaniem systemu oraz poszczególnych elementów zostają przedstawione. Prezentacja koncepcji dalszego rozwoju systemu była bardzo ważna, ponieważ umożliwiła porównanie różnych możliwości, prowadząc do wyboru najlepszych rozwiązań.
Po zdefiniowaniu ścieżki rozwoju, rzeczywisty system został zaprojektowany i wykonany. Poszczególne elementy zostały opisane oddzielnie w celu zapewnienia lepszej perspektywy, przedstawiającej zasadę działania urządzenia. Także koszt realizacji zaprojektowanego systemu sterowania został obliczony w celu oceny konkurencyjności.
W końcu, przegląd osiągniętych celów i uzyskane wyniki zostają przedstawione, a także wnioski pochodzące z niniejszej pracy magisterskiej oraz wytyczne dla dalszego rozwoju projektu.
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Barata, André Gomes. "Lighting management system in industrial environments." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/10930.
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Mestrado em Engenharia Electrónica e Telecomunicações<br>Esta dissertação aborda a implementação de um sistema de gestão de iluminação especialmente concebido para operar em ambientes industriais, assumindo-se como uma solução respeitadora do ambiente e preocupada com o conforto global de todos os seus funcionários.
O sistema foi construído com uma topologia mestre/ escravo, a fim de dar ao utilizador a necessária interatividade. Tem a possibilidade de ser utilizado em modo autónomo, aumentando assim a versatilidade do produto criado. Deste modo, pretende constituir-se como uma alternativa válida aos sistemas que estão no mercado na execução de novas instalações e poder ainda ser utilizado na substituição de instalações existentes sem que isso signifique um esforço financeiro desproporcionado. O sistema concebido tem um retorno de investimento num prazo muitíssimo curto.
Este trabalho aborda também a importância da utilização em ambientes industriais de lâmpadas LED, nomeadamente das novas lâmpadas LED de alta potência, que permitem o desenvolvimento de soluções muito mais eficientes e a emergência de novos conceitos de controlo e gestão de sistemas de iluminação. Estudos recentes dão conta do extraordinária evolução das tecnologias relacionadas com esta temática e as projecções que é possível realizar para o futuro apontam para a sua utilização em larga escala.
Sendo essencialmente um trabalho de investigação teórica, o mesmo foi enriquecido com uma componente prática que apoia as conclusões apresentadas.<br>This dissertation addresses the implementation of a lighting management system especially designed to operate in industrial environments. assuming a solution as environmentally friendly and concerned about the overall comfort of all its employees.
The system was built with a master /slave topology, in order to give the user enough interactivity. Has the possibility to be used in standalone mode, thereby increasing the versatility of the created product. This is intended to constitute itself as a valid alternative to systems that are on the market in the implementation of new facilities and may still be used as un upgrade of existing facilities without meaning a disproportionate financial burden. The designed system has an investment return.
This work also addresses the importance of utilization in industrial environments of LED lamps, including the new high power LED lamps, which allow the development of more efficient solutions and the emergence of new concepts of lighting management systems. Recent studies realize the extraordinary evolution of technologies related to this theme and the projections that we can do for the future point to their widespread use.
Being essentially a work of theoretical investigation, it was enriched with a practical component that supports the conclusions presented.
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Li, Yujiang. "Development architecture for industrial data management." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Datorsystem för konstruktion och tillverkning, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-132244.
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Standardized information modeling is important for interoperability of CAx systems. Existing information standards such as ISO 10303 STEP have been proposed and developed for decades for this purpose. Comprehensive data structure and various implementation methodologies make such standards strong in support of different industry domains, information types, and technical requirements. However, this fact also leads to increased implementation complexity and workloads for CAx system developers. This licentiate proposes the development architecture, STEP Toolbox, to help users implement standards with a simplified development process and minimal knowledge requirements on standards. Implementation difficulties for individuals are identified with analysis on implementation of the information standards in three aspects: tasks, users, and technology. Then the toolbox is introduced with an illustration of design of behavior and structure. Case studies are performed to validate the toolbox with prototypes. Internal and external observation has shown the around two-month learning process skipped and a great amount of workload reduction in implementation with the utilization of this architecture.<br><p>QC 20131025</p>
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Adebola, Sunday. "Talent management : perspectives, practices and evaluation in UK private sector organisations." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2017. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/34166/.
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Talent management continues to attract attention in both the practitioner and the academic literature. However, despite its ascendency and popularity, there are many gaps left for further theoretical development because it remains a fairly new concept. Thunnissen (2016) noted that one of the key challenges that scholars have experienced over the past decade has been some unanswered questions regarding the definition, scope and goals of talent management. Moreover, there is little empirical research into the ways that organisations evaluate their own programmes or into the impacts that talent management has on people and organisations. This study seeks to contribute to the conceptual and empirical understanding of the nature of talent management and its evaluation. Interpretivist philosophy was adopted involving four qualitative case studies in private sector organisations. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with HR/talent managers, senior managers and employees in each organisation. Findings show that the identification, development and retention of talented employees were key features of the talent management processes observed. Findings also reveals that the conceptualization and operationalization of talent management varies between organisations but in a way that each variation and its accompanying philosophy can be described in terms of a core driver namely succession planning, valuable goods, pivot points and inclusion. Although evaluation is seen as a very important aspect of the talent management process, the impacts of talent initiatives on the organisation are not measured. Furthermore, this study identifies a number of emergent factors that practitioners should be aware of and account for in the talent management process including managing the expectations of employees in the talent scheme, transparency of the talent management process, issues relating to gender diversity, allowing employees to develop at their own pace as well as issues relating to direct line managers having the sole responsibility of identifying talent.
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Lassagne, Marc. "Management des risques, stratégies d'entreprise et reglementation : le cas de l'industrie maritime." Phd thesis, Paris, ENSAM, 2004. http://pastel.archives-ouvertes.fr/pastel-00000983.
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L'objet de cette thèse est de resituer le management des risques industriels dans une perspective globale, en analysant ses liens avec le management stratégique. Nous nous appuyons sur une étude qualitative du cas de la régulation des risques dans l'industrie maritime, fondée sur une observation participante longue dans une société de classification et une série d'entretiens auprès des principaux armateurs français. Compte-tenu de la sensibilité du terrain, nous avons employé dans ces entretiens la méthode projective dite des scénarios pour corroborer les propos de nos répondants, et triangulé les données recueillies par des entretiens complémentaires auprès d'autres acteurs de l'industrie. Nous montrons ainsi que la réglementation est le cadre général de référence dans lequel s'inscrivent les pratiques de prévention dans l'industrie maritime, qu'elles sont faiblement valorisées par la marché, que les parties prenantes aux entreprises du secteur ont à cet égard un rôle ambigu, et que le métier y est vu comme un facteur essentiel pour les décisions de management des risques. Le risque apparaît ainsi comme un concept structurant de cette industrie, concept que nous interprétons dans la problématique du fonctionnement d'un système de légitimités croisées en confrontation. Cette perspective, combinée avec nos résultats sur l'importance de la réglementation permet de porter un nouveau regard sur celle-ci, en analysant les enjeux managériaux du mouvement actuel d'évolution vers un régime réglementaire qui ne ressort plus totalement de la prescription, mais introduit une réelle prise en compte du rsique par le biais d'objectifs de performance.
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Cui, Zhaoming. "Three essays on technology industries and companies /." View abstract or full-text, 2009. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?ECON%202009%20CUI.
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Forrest, Eleanor. "Development of a practical and measurable health and safety management system." Thesis, Connect to e-thesis, 2002. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/1062/.
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Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Glasgow, 2002.<br>Ph.D. thesis submitted to the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde, 2002. Includes bibliographical references. Print version also available.
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Waddington, Michael E. "Total Quality Management : the development, application and analysis of a Total Quality Management paradigm in healthcare." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 1995. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/4875/.
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The research programme focuses on Total Quality Management adoption and application. TQM which is established in a number of businesses and industries has more recently been introduced into healthcare. TQM definition and eclectic paradigm has been developed and tested for establishing quality performance and distinguishing radical change and continuous improvement approach. A number of critical elements and variables concerning implementation and application are identified which pertain to organisations which through size and bureaucracy operate with diverse missions, a wide range of systems and are characterised by degrees of rigidity from an employee mix of multiple knowledge, understanding competences skills and hence commitment. Research was conducted in healthcare provider organisations, which involved eighty-three NHS hospitals/Trusts, wherein two pilot, twelve TQM demonstration and sixty-nine sites were involved. The main focus concerned a case study Trust, which although demonstrating keen interest in quality management had not reached the formative stages of developing TQM definition or paradigm. The research framework is based on a number of approaches in that methods selected for evaluation were appropriate both to the situation and the context of TQM strategies being examined. Intention was to identify successes and failures of the TQM processes applied, establish similarities and distinguishable differences and determine extent to which TOM objectives were achieved and the impact of the processes on specific groups. The investigation was undertaken using longitudinal analysis which involved in-depth interviews with top managers and clinicians and a mix of employees, customers, potential customers and purchasers in the form of managers, consultants, hospital doctors, nurses, support services personnel, patients, members of the public and GPs. TOM Awareness and Action Seminars and Workshops involving personnel from a variety of international healthcare organisations provided an additional source of data. Self-completion questionnaires were also used. Data analysis compares and contrasts varying TQM models, processes, activities and results from degree of emphasis placed on critical elements and variables. Stage predictions and resulting outcomes are presented and quality of care improvements suggested from analysis of customer perceptions of quality and value. The findings show significant variations in approach between the hospitals/Trusts in matters which concern organisation, management and culture issues, resulting in a high proportion viewing TOM process as evolution from quality assurance to radical change, hospital process re-engineering and patient focused care A minority only included such processes in their application of TQM. Key conclusions result from attempt at establishing some measure of success and failure from TQM implementation and application. Findings contribute to the extant literature specifically in that beyond top management and clinician commitment to high level strategic focus is a combination of facilitator-led culture change, motivation and shared values directing attention to exceeding that of merely doing enough for reducing poor quality and customer complaints. Patient involvement in TOM is more problematic than literature suggests from both the patients and professionals perspectives of patient empowerment. Bottom-up action focused TQM paradigm working simultaneously with top down support and commitment requires barrier breaking, culture transformation and the establishment of internal/external customer and supplier chains and seeking to establish opportunities for continuous improvement and radical change in advance of attempts at in-depth implementation and evaluation. It is not over-statement to conclude that the majority of managers and clinicians were unaware of the costs of getting things wrong. Despite TOM being acted upon as driving force for competition most had limited knowledge of how much non-quality cost them, suggesting that they had not earlier thought it necessary to measure the costs of none or low quality. Research results, irrespective of applications definition or paradigm, question the views that TQM is long-term process. Whether these may be concluded as desire to integrate TOM with other foci or vacuum sucking in panaceas was unclear. It was clear however that although quality in healthcare is sacred total quality management is not.
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Pleister, Hubertus. "Organisational behaviour of township, village and private enterprises in China : a transactions approach /." Thesis, Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B19977050.
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Tam, Sze-wan, and 譚思韻. "Managerial control in a Japanese electronic manufacturing company in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B42575047.
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Al-Dahiyat, Mohammed Abdul Rahim. "Towards an effective design of management control systems : a contingency approach." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2003. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/5939/.
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In an attempt to provide a better understanding of MCS design, this study has utilised the contingency theory approach to investigate the contingent relationships between perceived environmental uncertainty (PEU), business strategy, organisational structure and various attributes of MCS simultaneously. This study has also investigated the mediating effect of two structural dimensions (centralisation and formalisation) on the relationship between PEU, business strategy and MCS design. In addition, this study has investigated the implications of fit, internal consistency or coalignment between the contextual variables and MCS attributes on organisational effectiveness, thus adopting a systems approach to fit recommended in the contingency literature. This study also builds on the works of Simons (1987) and Chenhall and Morris (1986) in terms of developing a wider and comprehensive view of MCS design. Seven MCS attributes have been investigated in this study including budgetary control system practices, budgetary control system usage, cost control systems, broad scope information, managerial evaluation and rewards system, aggregation and timeliness of information. A cross-sectional survey employing a questionnaire method of data collection was adopted. A total of 274 usable responses were received representing a response rate of 28%. For purposes of analysis, the research utilised structural equation modeling (SEM) multivariate statistical technique enabled by EQS 5.7 version software (Bentler, 1995). Thus, this study is one of the first studies in MC contingency literature to utilise SEM for validating the research constructs, controlling measurement error and for testing the structural relationships between the constructs simultaneously. The results of this study confirmed the multi-dimensional nature of PEU, business strategy and organisational structure and the differential effects each dimension has on MCS design. Also the results indicated that the different approaches to fit (i. e., bivariate and systems approaches) utilized in this research resulted in insightful findings relating the contingent relationships between the contextual variables and MCS attributes. In addition, the structural dimension of formalisation was found to have significant positive relationships with many of the MCS attributes and also mediated the relationship between differentiation strategy and MCS attributes of budgetary importance, cost control systems and non-financial performance measures. The results of this study also raise several implications for future MC contingency researchers and fill some gaps in the existing MC contingency literature. This study also contributes to the body of knowledge by providing guidance for future MC contingency researchers to implement the SEM method. SEM has a greater potential for testing theories, controlling measurement error, validating research constructs and testing structural relationships among multiple contextual variables and multiple MCS attributes simultaneously.
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Fox, Peter George James. "Industrial conflict management in a developing country." Thesis, City University London, 1993. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/7537/.
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(Trade union recognition for the Swaziland Sugar Manufacturing and Refining Industry 1982 - 1992 from a human resources management perspective). This study has attempted to consider the complexities of labour relations and industrial conflict within a developing African country. A major case study was followed. The research covers the ten year period 1982 - 1992 and follows the interaction and conflict between management Representative of employers and trade union leaders in Swaziland's major strategic industry. The specific conflict issue was that of recognition by the employers of a trade union, as the sole collective bargaining agent for workers within the sugar manufacturing and refining industry. Both parties were constrained within the parameters of legislation more applicable to an industrialised nation than to a third world state. Interaction between participants in an industrial work place occurs within the ambience of the wider society but values, norms and ideologies are reflected individually and in the various sub-systems of that society. A prevailing ideology however pervades the total socio-economic and political system ordered through a framework of rules and regulations determined and approved by the governing elite. In one developing country, Swaziland, the authoritative framework for the industrial relations sub-system during the years 1982 - 1992, was based upon the Democratic Socialist ideology of Western industrially developed states, as catalogued and promoted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Organised labour's values and norms were identical to I. L. O. norms but the rank and file of the worker collectives in Swaziland rarely understood the concepts involved. Employers and managers marginally identified with the concepts but did not fully support their operationalisation. The hypothesis is that it was the impact of the respective values and norms of the employers and their representatives and union leaders which determined the processing of the conflict. The values and norms of industrialised society encapsulated in industrial relations concepts and the notion of collective bargaining embodied in Swaziland's labour legislation contributed little to the resolution of conflict over union recognition. Collective bargaining with its inherent compromise approach provided a model for conflict management and a forum for the exercise of attitudes and actions arising from individual and group values and norms; it did not provide guidelines for conflict resolution. Overt conflict was avoided but the underlying differences and the basic conflict itself were reinforced and prolonged for ten years. The study concludes with the suggestion that a locally developed conflict resolution strategy providing a structure for a consensus approach might have resulted in a long term collaborative environment for industrial relations. Such an environment could lead to economic stability and capital investment of benefit to employers and employees and of vital concern to a developing society.
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Tuan, Tong Anh Sittipong Dilokwanich. "Industrial wastewater management of Nhue river, Vietnam /." Abstract, 2006. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2549/cd387/4737900.pdf.
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Al-Rashied, Moayed A. "The management of industrial development in Kuwait." Thesis, Aston University, 1991. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/25140/.
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Lawson, Nicolette Patricia. "Environmental performance indicators in industrial management systems." Thesis, Brunel University, 1999. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5218.
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Measuring the Environmental Performance of industry is an essential element in the movement to minimise the impact that industry has on the environment. There has been a significant increase in interest in this area over the last few years, however it is recognised that the available literature still tends towards the conceptual and theoretical and there is little practical advice for a business wishing to undertake environmental performance measurement. This project has concentrated on the practical development of tools and techniques for measuring environmental performance in a large, complex engineering company, using LucasVarity as an example. The portfolio discusses the general trends and approaches in environmental performance measurement, explains the specific aspects developed in practice and their results. Finally, the general conclusions for industry are discussed.
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Jooste, J. L. (Johannes Lodewikus). "A performance management model for physical asset management." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53286.
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Thesis (MScEng)--University of Stellenbosch, 2003.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Two fundamental aspects in modem business success are performance management and
physical asset management. The current problem in the asset management environment is the
lack of structured performance management, which is required to effectively control and
enhance the dynamics of the asset and its life cycle. The result is ineffective assets with high
life cycle costs, which will consequently influence the bottom line and return on investment,
negatively.
An Asset _eerformance Management Model (APM2
, pronounced A-P-M square) was
developed. A sound theoretical foundation together with the experience of a leading asset
management consultant resulted in the realization of a model that (i) gives a balanced view of
asset performance, (ii) link asset performance to strategic business objectives, (iii) facilitates
decision-making and problem solving, and (iv) enhances asset control and continuous
improvement. The APM2 was developed by rese~ching and integrating five building blocks,
which encompass the model requirements. The APM2 consists of two distinct components,
namely:
• the APM Reference Structure (APMRS), and
• a range of APM Dockets.
The APMRS is a basic structure that integrates the various building blocks into a framework
for providing guidance and control, giving perspective on the entire model and explaining the
high-level content of the model. It consists of five levels, each with a distinct focus:
• Levell: Enterprise
• Level2: Factory
• Level3: Process Unit
• Level4: Aggregate
• Level5: Component
The APM Dockets are a subset of the APMRS, where each level has a docket. These dockets
are executable, unit-specific procedures, guiding and leading stakeholders towards improved
asset performance. Also each of the five levels consists of six similar and inter-related
elements. These elements are the foundation for each docket: lement 1: Stakeholders
Element 2: Objectives
Element 3: Measures
Element 4: External Monitor & Targets
Element 5: Responsibilities & Decision-Making
Element 6: Control & Continuous Improvement
Element 7 represents the link to the next level in the APM Reference Structure.
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Conclusively the APM2,s simplicity and understandability is realized through the APM
Reference Structure, while the range of APM Dockets contribute to the practicality objective.
The model has a strong theoretical foundation, but at the same time is generic, to be used in a
wide range of industries.
A leading asset management consultant plans to integrate the APM2 into their asset
management program based on the thesis documentation. This application will test and
validate the APM2 in practice. It is further recommended that an asset management program,
with the associated APM2
, be used in conjunction with the Theory of Constraints and Total
Productive Maintenance, because of obvious relationships. Further research is also suggested
in relation with some of the experimental asset life cycle phases as well as certain financial
considerations.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Twee fundamentele aspekte in hedendaagse besigheidsukses is prestasiebestuur and fisiese
batebestuur. Die huidige probleem binne die batebestuursomgewing is die gebrek aan
gestruktureerde prestasiebestuur, wat 'n vereiste is vir effektiewe beheer en verbeterings
rondom die bate en sy lewensiklus. Die resultaat is oneffektiewe bates met hoë
lewensikluskoste wat gevolglik wins en beleggingsopbrengs negatief beïnvloed.
'n Prestasiebestuur Model vir Bates (APM2, uitgespreek as A-P-M square) is ontwikkel. 'n
Deeglike teoretiese fondasie tesame metdie ondervinding van vooraanstaande raadgewende
batebestuurders, het die realisering van 'n model tot gevolg gehad, wat (i) bateprestasie
gebalanseerd voorstel, (ii) bateprestasie met strategiese doelstellings verbind, (iii)
besluitneming and probleemoplossing fasiliteer, en (iv) batekontrole en voortdurende
verbetering bevorder. Die APM2 is ontwikkel deur middel van die identifisering en integrasie
van vyf boustene wat die vereistes vir die modelomvat. Die APM2 bestaan onderskeidelik uit
twee komponente, naamlik:
• die APM Verwysingstruktuur (APMRS), en
• 'n reeks APM Vouers.
Die APMRS is 'n basiese struktuur wat die verskillende boustene binne 'n raamwerk integreer
en sodoende leiding en beheer fasiliteer, die model as geheel in perspektief stel en die
modelinhoud op hoë vlak verduidelik. Dit bestaan uit vyf vlakke, elk met 'n spesifieke fokus:
• Vlak 1: Onderneming
• Vlak2: Fabriek
• Vlak 3: Proseseenheid
• Vlak 4: Aggregaat
• Vlak 5: Komponent
Die APM Vouers is 'n subdeel van die APMRS, waar elke vlak 'n vouer het. Hierdie vouers is
uitvoerbare, eenheid-spesifieke prosedures wat deelhebbers lei na beter bateprestasie. Ook
bestaan elkeen van die vyf vlakke uit ses soortgelyke en inter-afhanklike elemente. Hierdie
elemente is die fondasie vir elk van die vouers: • Element 1: Deelhebbers
• Element 2: Doelwitte
• Element 3: Metings
• Element 4: Eksterne Monitering & Mikpunte
• Element 5: Verantwoordelikhede & Besluitneming
• Element 6: Kontrole & Voortdurende Verbetering
• Element 7 stel die verbinding met die volgende vlak in die APM Verwysingstruktuur
voor.
Gevolglik word die eenvoud en verstaanbaarheid van die APM2 gerealiseer deur die APM
Verwysingstruktuur, terwyl die reeks APM Vouers bydra tot die praktiese doelwit. Die model
het 'n sterk teoretiese grondslag, maar terselfdertyd is dit generies, sodat dit in 'n wye
spektrum van industrieë gebruik kan word.
Gebaseer op die tesis dokumentasie beplan vooraanstaande raadgewende batebestuurders om
die APM2 te integreer met hul batsbestuursprogram. Hierdie toepassing sal sodoende die
APM2 in die praktyk toets en bekragtig. Dit word verder aanbeveel dat 'n
batebestuursprogram, met die geassosieerde APM2, tesame met die Theory of Constraints en
Total Productive Maintenance gebruik word, as gevolg van voor die hand liggende
verwantskappe. Verdere navorsing word ook voorgestel in verband met die eksperimentele
fases binne die batelewensiklus, asook rakende sekere finansiële oorwegings.
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Han-Suck, Song. "Risk management of the housing market : with a focus on low income households." Licentiate thesis, KTH, School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE), 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-398.
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Nilsson, Louise, and Jacob Persson. "Cash Management from a purchasing perspective : A study of the possibilties for Siemens PGI4 to utilize Cash Management in purchasing." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-8211.
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<p>Detta arbete är skrivet för inköpsavdelningen på enheten PGI4, representerat på Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery i Finspång (SIT), med målet att reducera kostnader genom ett förbättrat arbete med Cash Management. Då inköpt material utgör en så pass stor del av värdet på slutprodukten, nära 60 procent, inses genast vilket stort inflytande inköpsfunktionen har på företagets totala kostnader. Även om Cash Management ägnas störst fokus hos företag med likviditetsproblem, finns det mycket att vinna genom att arbeta aktivt med konceptet också i goda tider.</p><p>Därmed är syftet med arbetet att; ”analysera möjligheterna för inköpsavdelningen på Siemens PGI4 att utnyttja Cash Management för att reducera de totala kostnaderna”.</p><p>Längs arbetets gång har en totalkostnadsmodell tagits fram för att tydliggöra kostnaderna relaterade till inköp, och därefter har områden specifikt intressanta ur ett Cash Management-perspektiv identifierats. Utgående från dessa områden har undersökts hur dagens verksamhet ser ut på SIT samt hur andra företag hanterar liknande aktiviteter. På så vis har lösningarna tagits fram angående vad inköp på SIT bör arbeta annorlunda med, samt hur de kan nå förbättringar.</p><p>Genom tydligare riktlinjer för standardkontrakt, ekonomistyrning och villkor för transporter och prognostisering kan arbetssätt inom inköp förbättras. Ett utnyttjande av kassarabatter kan ge kostnadsbesparingar motsvarande 1% av köpesumman. Rekommendationer kopplade till orderprocessen och fakturering syftar till att undvika de årliga kostnaderna på 2,4 miljoner SEK och 300 000 SEK för tidiga leveranser respektive räntefakturor. Ett utnyttjande av inköparnas kompetens inom lagerstyrning, kan resultera i sänkningar av lagernivåer genom att styra lager per leverantör.</p>
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Fu, Qi. "Portfolio procurement management /." View abstract or full-text, 2007. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?IELM%202007%20FU.
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Simmonds, Paul Neal. "Conglomeration : an investigation into the incidence and significance amongst FTSE100 companies since 1993." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2009. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/2796/.
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This research created a database of financial and non-financial information extracted from DataStream, annual reports and accounts, company websites and other reputable sources to investigate the incidence of conglomeration amongst the largest, by market capitalisation, companies, both industrial/manufacturing and service, that comprised the London Stock Exchange FTSE100 index at the end of 1993, 1998 and 2003. Categorising companies according to the 4-category Rumelt-based scheme used in previous UK research by Channon (1973, 1978) and Whittington & Mayer (2000), this research has found support for the contention, based on anecdotal evidence, that conglomeration amongst the FTSE100 has declined, especially between 1998 and 2003. Rather than confirming the evolutionary flow of companies through the Model of Corporate Development from single business to conglomerate strategies, the research shows more companies to have retreated to greater focus than advanced to wider diversification. Furthermore, the breadth of activities pursued by conglomerates fell through the research period and there was also an increase in diversified companies with a core activity generating more than 50% of their turnover. Whilst acknowledging that several conglomerates were created by strong business personalities including Lords Hanson and White at Hanson and Sir Owen Green at BTR, no strong relationships were found between corporate governance and diversification. The enhancement of corporate governance Best Practice resulted in improvements across all companies. Finally, this research suggests performance is not a primary driver of the trend towards focus but that financial/market and regulatory, especially competition authority, factors led to changes in diversification through a mixture of divestment, demerger, capital reduction/downsizing, acquisitions and internationalisation. The Model of Corporate Development has become multi-directional with movements influenced by generic, industry specific and company specific factors. There is also an inherent trade-off across diversification categories in the potential level of risk, growth, scale and scope benefits.
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Cook, Isabel Christine. "Intra-organizational opportunities and career paths for managers : case studies in the UK automotive industry." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2001. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/55487/.
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This thesis examines intra-organizational opportunities and career paths for managers in the context of a general trend of downsizing. The thesis presents new evidence on the impact of the trend on the traditional career and aims to produce an analysis that moves beyond the optimistic and pessimistic accounts. The strength of an in-depth investigation was sought in companies within the same industrial environment and labour market. All the research sites are in the automotive sector and geographically located in the Midlands, England. Field work was carried out at Rover Group Ltd., LucasVarity Aerospace Ltd., GKN Automotive Driveline Division UK Operations Plc., and Valeo (UK) Wipers Systems Ltd., and covered also Mayflower Vehicle Systems Plc. and Peugeot Motor Company Plc. as ancillary sources of information. This is a long-established sector of the economy where change may have a more dramatic impact. The case-study was the format chosen as the best suited for my predominantly exploratory endeavour. The main tools of data collection were a questionnaire and semi- structured interviews directed at managers. The former concentrated on core matters such as the managers' education and past career paths. The latter enabled deep-probing so as to explore detail and perceptions. Primarily with a qualitative orientation, collected data were sorted and analysed within categories that emerged from inside this same material. A quantitative element was incorporated with a complementary controlling function. This joint approach elicited findings which answered some important questions. In face of a pessimistic literature on managers in the downsized organization, Dopson and Stewart (1990) suggested that there might still be some hope. Other optimistic authors came to emphasize managerial empowerment to an extreme, notably Heckscher (1995) with the vision of a `professional' manager in a post-corporate era. My results can be linked, instead, to existing studies that adopt a middle ground between optimism and pessimism, such as Watson's (1994) and, more recently, Gratton et al. 's (1999). My own distinctive contribution is two-fold. The boundaries of current knowledge are expanded at an empirical level with fresh evidence on the management career, revealing how managers are making sense of, and living with, a situation of career uncertainty and pressure. At an analytical level, the thesis develops a theoretical model which condenses the key conclusions of the present research study and depicts the emerging structure of a spiral career, with limited upward movement for many and further spiralling upwards for the minority. The former is for `the majority of us'; the latter is for the `high flyers' and the `shining stars'. Optimism applies to this group while for the rest there is not uniform reluctance but realistic acceptance of the situation by many combined with cynicism expressed by some.
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Behery, Mohamed H. "Change and culture : the balanced scorecard and the Egyptian fertilizer manufacturing sector." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2005. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/2467/.
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This study aims to explore the influence of culture within the context of the Egyptian fertilizer industry, as being part of a non-Western culture, on the adoption of the BSC, as a typical Western change vehicle. Adopting a holistic and integrative approach, this relationship is examined, in terms of both process and content, and from different dimensions (the BSC, national culture, organisational culture). Within each dimension, related literature is critically reviewed to guide the discussion and frame the investigation of the link between culture and the BSC. More specifically, detailed comparisons between the BSC and other change and innovation management frameworks, such as TQM, JIT, and BPR have been made. Such comparisons serve to increase the understanding of both their common and their unique features. Several methods have been devised to conceptualize and assess culture including those, for example, by (Schwartz, 1999; Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner, 1997). Here in this study, the frame of reference developed by Geert Hofstede (1980 – 2001) is used to analyse cultural phenomena. By using multiple-case study, semi-structured interviews, and content analysis, in the spirit of action research, data was collected and analysed. This action research was proven to be of great value as a research technique and a vehicle for development and change. The main findings reveal that there are, from a general perspective, salient differences in cultural values between American culture, i.e. the contextual origin of the BSC, and Egyptian culture, i.e. the research context. These cultural defences no doubt influence the adoption of Western management practices, such as the BSC. In other words, the findings reveal that there cultural differences, diversities and contradictions within Egyptian society and organisations, despite commonalities and similarities at the macro level.
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Summers, Juliette. "Identities in conflict : decision-making and control in employee-owned and controlled organisations." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2002. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/3038/.
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While the literature provides numerous and often competing rationales for the introduction of employee ownership and control, a common theme is one of greater organisational harmony, brought about through the establishment of common worker and management goals. However, evidence suggests that this harmonisation assumption is over simplistic and that conflict is apparent in employee owned and controlled organisations. This contradictory evidence arises since the harmonisation thesis ignores both the wider social and economic context within which organisations are situated, and also the social generation of conflict even once the unequal distribution of ownership and control is removed. The impact of social networks on decision-making, control and conflict within employee owned and controlled firms is therefore hypothesised to be more significant than in conventionally organised enterprises. The conceptual framework on which this study is based contends that identities at work are formed by and embedded within social network relations. Therefore, a contextualised social network methodology is applied to the study of identity alteration processes in employee owned and controlled organisations. In order to ensure access to those aspects of network relations that exist beyond the surface observable event, a qualitative participative method was adopted. In case study one, NurseryCo - a small childcare ESOP conversion - it was found that, while the function of the ESOP was presented as a mechanism to secure the harmonisation of working relations, employee ownership and control itself gave rise to a number of conflicts. In the second case study, BusCo - a large bus transport ESOP conversion - the issues of harmonisation and conflict are dealt with through the examination of the collective identity transformations of the management and union collective bargaining groups.
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Palmer, Gerry. "Embeddedness and workplace relations : a case study of a British-based Japanese manufacturing company." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2000. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/59425/.
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This thesis presents an analysis of workplace relations in a British-based, Japanese manufacturing company. The extent and nature of managerial hegemony within Japanese transplants, and the ability of workers to pursue informal means of 'counter-control', are both highly contested issues within the 'Japanisation' debate. It is these two related issues that are addressed here. The research is based primarily on a nine-week period of participant observation as a shopfloor worker. This was supplemented by interviews and 'shadowing' of key personnel in the case study company. In addition, interviews were held with staff in buyer and supplier firms trading with the case company. This thesis devises a framework based on embeddedness (Granovetter, 1985) to analyse the research data. Using the constructs of networks and social relations which constitute embeddedness, four network structures and three categories of social relations are applied to workplace relations in the case study company. It is argued that the embedded ness framework provides a way of resolving concerns not addressed satisfactorily by other academic studies of the labour process in Japanese transplants. As this framework has not previously been applied to the labour process debate it represents a novel contribution to academic debate. A number of key conclusions emerge. First, workers have retained the capacity to engage in resistance in at least some high-surveillance organisations. This illustrates the significance of setting control and surveillance systems in the organisation's social and economic context. Second, a 'holistic' approach is required in order to understand the complexity of the labour process and to establish why workplace relations take their specific form in particular contexts. Third, in analysing Japanese transplants, the policies of the companies and actions of management need to be explored with awareness of their potential shortcomings and tensions, rather than solely from a perspective of coherence and effectiveness.
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Patriotta, Gerardo. "Organizational knowledge in the making : history, breakdowns and narratives." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1999. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/57302/.
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The present study looks at the dynamics whereby organisational knowledge comes into existence and is eventually crystallised into stable structures of signification through processes of utilisation and institutionalisation. Recent years have seen an astounding explosion of writing about organisational knowledge. In different versions, organisational theorists have been paying increasing attention to the idea of the firm as a body of knowledge, stressing in turn the ability of firms to create, manage and transfer knowledge as a critical success factor. However, the current debate on the topic has highlighted the difficulty of documenting empirically the process of creation, accumulation and maintenance of knowledge in organisations. This, of course, begs the question: how is it possible to relate an empirical study to the theoretical debate on knowledge in organisations? More specifically, how does a particular knowledge system emerge and become stabilised? How does it evolve over time? In this study, we argue that the lack of attention to knowledge as an empirical phenomenon can be traced back to the assumptions underlying the mainstream knowledge-based theories of the firm, which emphasise the instrumental, functional character of knowledge in organisations. In contrast to the functionalist view of knowledge, we contend that mainstream assumptions need to be combined with those perspectives focusing on the social construction of knowledge and highlighting its contentious, provisional nature. Given the problems identified at both theoretical and methodological levels, the present study proposes a framework for studying knowledge as an empirical phenomenon based on three methodological lenses, which are echoed in the title of this work: history, breakdowns and narratives. The three lenses have to be seen as bringing into focus the tacit features of knowledge and organisation. The empirical core of the research is evidenced by three in-depth case studies conducted at Fiat Auto Italy. The findings of the study provide the backbone for constructing a theoretical model of knowledge in organisations. The model links the content, process, and context of knowledge-related phenomena in a coherent classificatory system. More generally, the empirical research highlights the systemic, institutionalised, and multi-faceted nature of knowledge in organisations.
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Thanem, Torkild. "Disrupting boundaries : rethinking organisation and embodiment." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2001. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/56370/.
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This thesis attempts to disrupt the boundaries of how we think about organisation and embodiment. From an investigation into five organisational regimes of Western public health, it argues that the body is a problem for organisation. The body does not come ready organised, but is a nonorganisational, messy and carnal matter of flesh and blood, pains and pleasures, habits and desires. Although modem discourses and institutions seek to organise how we live with our bodies in everyday life, they never do so fully and completely. Bodies are powerful, creative and unpredictable and disrupt the boundaries of organisation. Asking how organisation theory deals with the problem of the body, the thesis seeks to take the discipline further by developing an approach to how it should deal with the body, and by identifying what implications this might have for our thinking about organisation. Utilising the conceptualist philosophy of Canguilhem, Foucault and Deleuze, this is done by analysing the concept of "organisation" and the concept of the "body" across organisation theory and related fields. Five ways of dealing with the body are identified: (i) not dealing with it at all, which is mostly the case with mainstream research on formal organisations and more radical research on organisational processes; (ii) reducing the body to an organismic metaphor, which is what much classical and some contemporary mainstream research does; (iii) studying how embodiment enables the successful management of formal organisations; (iv) studying how bodies are organised within and without formal organisations; and (v) studying nonorganisational embodiment, i.e. how bodies disrupt and exist independently of organisation. Whereas the third and fourth themes have been investigated in some organisation theory, little attempt has been made to think about nonorganisational embodiment. Using material in Deleuze, Foucault, feminism and current organisation theory, this thesis appreciates the ways in which bodies disrupt the boundaries of organisation and the ways in which bodies live under the conditions imposed by these boundaries. From this perspective, organisation is less powerful, less stable and more fragile than we often think, and bodies are more powerful, more dynamic and more creative. This conceptualist interest in organisation, nonorganisation and the body gives rise to a theory and philosophy of organisation that might provide the underpinnings of a radical approach to everyday problems of organisation and embodiment, such as aesthetic labour and impression management; virtual organisations; culture, subcultures and resistance at work and in public space; health and safety; and gender, race and sexuality.
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Yacoub, G. "Essays on the contingencies of collaborative innovation : appropriability, openness, and collaborative spaces." Thesis, City, University of London, 2018. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/19294/.
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This doctoral dissertation seeks to explore the drivers and contingent factors of openness and open innovation outcomes. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods in three empirical standalone papers format, this dissertation explored three main research questions covering the “what”, “how”, and “when” in relation to the management and emergence of collaborative innovation at the firm level. The first study (Chapter 2) analyses the interplay between external collaboration, appropriability regimes, and innovative performance and examines the differential effects of formal and informal appropriability in manufacturing and service firms. Through a quantitative analysis of a large UK dataset, we found that the effectiveness of both formal and informal appropriation is contingent on the degree of openness. Also, the mechanism of appropriation is contingent on the nature of the firm. The second study (Chapter 3) digs further to better understand the contingencies of openness and explores ‘how’ start-ups configure their appropriability regimes and manage the paradox of openness in their various growth stages. Through an inductive study of Fintech start-ups, we argue for a more dynamic approach to appropriability, building on the two theoretical views in the literature, and posit that the relationship between openness and appropriability is contingent upon the start-up growth stage and the type of external collaboration. Results uncover four patterns of appropriability profiles besides a pattern of openness for start-ups. The third study (Chapter 4) investigates how collaborative practices emerge in collaborative spaces, when they do. Based on a qualitative case study and borrowing from interstitial spaces literature, we develop a theoretical framework for understanding how collaborative practices emerge in a collaborative space. Our findings suggest the enabling and/or inhibiting role of interstitial spaces (e.g. informality and spatiality) and catalysts in the emergence of collaborative practices in a collaborative space. This study provides important insights in better delineating the conditionality of openness and its associated contingent factors of what precedes collaboration and (open) innovation. The dissertation’s main contribution is to the literature on innovation management. The dissertation aimed to stipulate an empirical testimony to the value of research on collaborative innovation in better understanding its contingencies/drivers and linking the debate to the literature on appropriability (strategy), start-ups (entrepreneurship), and service innovation. The three empirical papers generated insights on topics relevant to scholars and practitioners such as the appropriation of innovation performance, the configuration and management of the paradox of openness in start-ups, and the emergence of collaborative practices in collaborative spaces. As such, this dissertation, by employing both quantitative and qualitative methods, aimed at adding to these important academic debates and further shedding light on the management of collaborative innovation.
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Isaeva, Nevena. "Trust and distrust in intra-organisational relationhips." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2018. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/8616/.
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This thesis contributes to the extant body of knowledge of trust and distrust offering insights into influencing factors in intra-organisational relationships. Drawing on interviews with 50 participants from top UK and USA consulting companies, Mayer, Davis, and Schoorman' s ( 1995) trustworthiness dimensions and trustor associated factors are extended; additional adjuvant trust factors that facilitate and reinforce trust development are identified. These findings also advance understanding of trust by distinguishing between person- and task focused natures of trust. Factors influencing distrust are found to be associated with the distrustor, distrustee's distrustworthiness and adjuvant distrust factors which moderate the distrust development. Questions surrounding the relationship between trust and distrust are raised and considered, revealing trust and distrust as separate but highly associated constructs. Highlighting culture as one of the factors influencing trust and distrust, the thesis also explores these relationships. Following a systematic review, insights gained from empirical research are offered. Building on Chao and Moon's (2005) cultural mosaic, a dynamic conceptualisation and operationalisation of culture is discussed, emphasising particularly the importance of additional associative cultural tiles within the global and diverse organisational contexts. The implications of the findings for future research and practice are discussed.
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Kirk, John A. "TQM in the rubber industry : "a case study on organisational change"." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1998. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/1612/.
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Total Quality Management (TQM) has been established in the western world for over 15 years, yet attempts to implement it have reported mixed success. Although the technique adopts a planned prescriptive approach to change, organisations have not found it so easy to implement and to achieve the expected benefits. This thesis attempts to identify the factors, which influence both the implementation and success of TQM, and to establish whether TQM actually improves business performance. The aim of the study is to reach a better understanding of the most important influences on TQM, and thereby provide some insights into the reasons for its apparent low success rate. Six international manufacturing plants belonging to the Gates Rubber Company have been selected for this case study on organisational change. Part one provides a historical review of the Gates Corporation and the quality initiatives, in order to understand the background to the research. Chapter three selectively reviews the current literature on organisational changes and discusses some of the theories and models relevant to our area of study. In chapter four we cover the area of TQM and in chapter five we develop a theoretical framework for the empirical analysis, based on the incentive, receptivity and ability factors identified. Chapter six discusses the methodology adopted to capture the data. This is followed by an overview of each of the plants involved in the study. Part two, chapter seven, presents the results of the survey of the six manufacturing plants, located throughout the USA and Europe, in an attempt to identify the factors influencing TQM and discusses the correlation between TQM adoption and performance success. The research suggests that the incentive to change, the receptiveness of the environment of change and the ability of management to cope with change, are all major factors of influence on the success of a TQM programme. The thesis identifies four plants which appear to fit the hypotheses that successful TQM implementation results in improved performance, albeit selective measures, and that poor implementation results in poor selective performance. Two plants do not fit the hypothesis and are discussed in part three.
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Fisher, Sean. "'We'll all take the high road' : is there evidence of an evolving 'partnership' approach to the management of 'highway works'?" Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2012. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/17505/.
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This study sets out to examine whether there was an evolving partnership approach emerging in England in the management of ‗highway works‘, which are works carried out in the highway by companies providing utility services such as gas, water, electricity, and telecommunications, and by local authorities undertaking the repair and maintenance of their highway networks. Local government in England has been extensively covered in academic literature, but the management of ‗highway works‘ is an area that has not been widely covered. It is an area that is currently receiving more widespread attention generally as local authorities implement ‗permit schemes‘, which were introduced by the Government in response to concerns about the disruption and delay caused by ‗highway works‘ and the associated cost to the national economy. There are currently a small number of ‗permit schemes‘ in operation in England, including schemes in London (2010), Kent (2010), Northamptonshire (2011), and St Helens (2012). Six Yorkshire authorities have applied to operate a permit scheme, and these come into effect in June 2012. The study takes a case study approach to examine the way in which two highway authorities in England apply the same national legislation, with research also being carried out in two additional highway authorities in order to triangulate the findings. Research was carried out between February 2010 and December 2011 using in-depth, semi-structured interviews including a councillor, local authority officers and representatives of utility companies operating in the local authority areas. The interview findings were also triangulated by an examination of relevant documents, including policies, procedures and plans. A review of the literature on public policy and policy implementation and inter-organisational collaborations was carried out, together with a review of local government in England, and the legislation relating to the management of ‗highway works‘. The research identified similarities in how local authorities approach their role in managing ‗highway works‘ by having a ―street works team‖ with responsibilities for the co-ordination of works. However, differences were identified with regard to the emphasis and focus that authorities placed upon different aspects of the national legislation. The research identified factors that influence utility companies in complying with the legislation, and that affect their relationships with individual authorities. The findings add reputational considerations to factors that are present in inter-organisational collaborations. The research draws three main conclusions: (1) that the complex, and at times ambiguous, nature of the legal framework surrounding the management of ‗highway works‘ means that utility companies need to work with authorities; (2) authorities need to work with utility companies in order to discharge their legal network management duty; and (3) utility companies and authorities need to work jointly in order to avoid the need for further legislation in an industry sector, already regarded as being heavily regulated, to address Government concerns about the disruptive effects of all ‗highway works‘.
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Mzembe, Andrew. "Corporate social responsibility in Malawi : case studies of the mining and agricultural industries." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2012. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/17510/.
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This thesis reports on an exploratory study of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in a developing countries context and with special reference to the mining and agricultural industries in Malawi. CSR in Malawi is progressively becoming a significant and complex area of investigation not only for business ethics scholars, but also to development scholars and practitioners. It is considered a crucial issue not only because of the complexity of the social, economic and political environment in which companies operate, but also because of the many social and environment impacts which business activities have on Malawian society. Whereas it is generally accepted that firms have moral responsibilities to respond to societal issues, crucially, evidence suggests that there has been lack of consensus on the nature of the responsibilities which a company should assume in a given society. Hence, the enlightened self-interest and stakeholder theories are critically examined to provide insights and inform the exploratory but empirically based CSR research which is fundamental to this thesis. Using a qualitative interpretative based case study strategy, this study examined the CSR agenda pursued by two firms operating in the mining and agricultural industries in Malawi. Findings from this study suggests that the current form of the CSR agenda practised by the case study companies in Malawi is largely guided by instrumental rationality rather than the normative perspective; the perspective some CSR theorists consider to associated with the CSR agenda pursued by companies in the developing countries. As such, this viewpoint can be understood to have a profound influence on the extent to which these companies make decisions about the CSR initiatives and stakeholder engagement practices they pursue as part of their CSR agenda in Malawi. This study makes the following contributions to the wider CSR literature. Firstly, it has provided an empirically based investigation of the CSR agenda in Malawi, and has directly contributed to attempts by scholars to develop an in-depth understanding of the nature of CSR in a developing country context; an area which is currently under-researched. Specifically, it has not only provided insights into managerial and stakeholders’ perceptions about CSR and about CSR drivers, but has also attempted to explore the link between the CSR agenda and the stakeholder engagement practices which the case study companies pursued. Secondly, this study pushes the normative frontier by showing that stakeholder engagement can be strategic, and can be used by companies in developing countries to pursue long-term corporate interests. It has done so by showing that corporate stakeholder salience patterns are a reflection of a series of complex interactions between instrumental influences (business case) and industry influences on firm. Finally, by having a combined focus on the stakeholder and the enlightened self-interest theories, this thesis has addressed the dearth of CSR research that draws insights from both perspectives in order to have a better understanding of variations in corporate orientations towards societal issues.
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Persson, Anton. "Strategic Management of Higher Education Enterprises." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-9905.
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<p>Educational institutions are becoming increasingly important for regional and national economies. Recent developments in Europe have drawn attention to the need for elite institutions. After a long domestic debate, Germany appointed three of its universities to Eliteunis in the fall of 2006. Similar discussions and initiatives have taken place in Finland and Denmark. In 2007, the Swedish university chancellor, Anders Flodström, initiated a public debate about improving the Swedish system of higher education by concentrating it to fewer institutions of higher quality. As a contribution to these discussions, it is of general interest to understand why and how educational institutions become successful. The purpose of this study is therefore to investigate what strategy and external factors that has made one particular institution – Massachusetts Institute of Technology – successful. The findings of the study show that MIT’s success depends on the possession of several important strategic resources: faculty and student quality, endowment, reputation and campus location. Thanks to these resources, in combination with some external factors, primarily the influx of large amounts of federal research funding and the (entrepreneurial) success of MIT alumni, the Institute has been able to attract: federal and private research funding, donations and more high quality faculty and students. Faculty are motivated to excel through a well-devised promotion and incentive system. There is a strong virtuous cycle dynamic between the resources. For example, an institution with strong reputation will attract good students and faculty. This will lead to increasing faculty and student quality which will improve the reputation further. To enter the virtuous cycle, significant financial resources are required. MIT, received much of these resources through the immense research efforts that were funded by the U.S. government during World War II, the Space Race and the Cold War. This enabled MIT to attract excellent faculty and build its reputation.</p>
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Meade, David Joseph. "Modeling the strategic impact of management accounting methods on the implementation of lean manufacturing." Full text available, 2004. http://images.lib.monash.edu.au/ts/theses/meade.pdf.
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Sin, Shu-yin. "Green companies in Hong Kong." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B42574766.
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