Search Results - "Construction industries"

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The Management of Quality in Construction

by Ashford, J. L
1989

“...The quality of a product or service is a measure of its ability to satisfy customer requirements. This satisfaction can be assured by the operation of a...”

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The evolution of false self-employment in the British construction industry: a neo-Polanyian account of labour market formation

by Felix Behling Mark Harvey Published in Work, employment and society (01.12.2015)

“...Governments in Europe and elsewhere have renewed their attention to the fiscal regulation of their economies in order to close tax loopholes and boost revenues...”

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Auctions Versus Negotiations in Procurement: An Empirical Analysis

by Patrick Bajari Robert McMillan Steven Tadelis Published in Journal of law, economics, & organization (01.10.2009)

“...Should the buyer of a customized good use competitive bidding or negotiation to select a contractor? To shed light on this question, we consider several...”

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TRANSACTIONAL HAZARDS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, AND CAPABILITIES: INTEGRATING THE THEORIES OF THE FIRM

by FRANCISCO BRAHM JORGE TARZIJÁN Published in Strategic management journal (01.02.2014)

“...Using a detailed dataset from the Chilean construction industry, we explore how the predictions of the transaction cost and capabilities theories interact to...”

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Heavy Work and Disability Pension - A Long Term Follow-Up of Swedish Construction Workers

by Järvholm B Stattin M Robroek SJW Janlert U Karlsson B Burdorf A Published in Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health (01.07.2014)

“...Objectives The objective of this study was to investigate the occurrence of disability pensions over time among workers with physically demanding jobs. Methods...”

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IMMIGRATION AND WAGES: EVIDENCE FROM CONSTRUCTION

by Bernt Bratsberg Oddbjørn Raaum Published in The Economic journal (London) (01.12.2012)

“...To identify wage impacts of immigration, we use licensing requirements in the Norwegian construction sector that give rise to exogenous variation in immigrant...”

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Housing and the Business Cycle

by Morris A. Davis Jonathan Heathcote Published in International economic review (Philadelphia) (01.08.2005)

“...In the United States, the percentage standard deviation of residential investment is more than twice that of nonresidential investment. In addition, GDP,...”

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Construction Equipment Management
2

by Schaufelberger, John E Migliaccio, Giovanni C
2019

“...This revised and updated edition of Construction Equipment Management fills a gap on this subject by integrating both conceptual and hands-on quantitative...”

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Porn, pride and pessimism: experiences of women working in professional construction roles

by Jacqueline H. Watts Published in Work, employment and society (01.06.2007)

“...This qualitative study contributes to knowledge about the strategies women use to establish their presence in professional roles in the highly gendered...”

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Recruiting Intensity during and after the Great Recession: National and Industry Evidence

by Steven J. Davis R. Jason Faberman John C. Haltiwanger Published in The American economic review (01.05.2012)

“...We measure job-filling rates and recruiting intensity per vacancy at the national and industry levels from January 2001 to September 2011 using data from the...”

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Being Good While Being Bad: Social Responsibility and the International Diversification of US Firms

by Vanessa M. Strike Jijun Gao Pratima Bansal Published in Journal of international business studies (01.11.2006)

“...This paper contributes to the discussion on international diversification and corporate social responsibility (CSR) by suggesting that firms can be...”

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Occupational Injuries Overview: General descriptive study of the Petrochemical Construction Industries

by Kalatpour, Omid Khavaji, Soliman Published in Caspian Journal of Health Research (01.09.2016)

“...Objectives: This paper aims at providing a general picture of the occupational injuries within the construction industry. Contributing factors have been...”

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A matter of time: young professionals' experiences of long work hours

by Sturges, Jane Published in Work, employment and society (2013)

“...This article examines young construction industry professionals' experiences of working long hours from the perspective of the meanings that they ascribe to...”

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Innovation in Megaprojects: Systems Integration at London Heathrow Terminal 5

by Andrew Davies David Gann Tony Douglas Published in California management review (01.01.2009)

“...Megaprojects require investment of $1bn or more to build infrastructure, usually involving a complex system of production consisting of discrete, routine, and...”

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