Lean construction management

S Gao, SP Low - Springer, Singapore, doi, 2014 - Springer
The Chinese construction industry has witnessed many remarkable achievements over the
past years. Yet it still suffers from many problems, including low product quality, low working …

E-readiness of website acceptance and implementation in SMEs

WH Hung, LM Chang, CP Lin, CH Hsiao - Computers in Human Behavior, 2014 - Elsevier
This study aims to make a deep exploration into e-readiness from the viewpoints of
technology, management, organization, and environment in order to understand how these …

Visualising a knowledge mapping of information systems investment evaluation

Z Irani, A Sharif, MM Kamal, PED Love - Expert Systems with Applications, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Information systems (IS) facilitate organisations to increase responsiveness and
reduce the costs of their supply chain. This paper seeks to make a contribution through …

Deconstructing dynamic capabilities: the role of cognitive and organizational routines in the innovation process

T Gajendran, G Brewer, S Gudergan… - Construction …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
A better understanding of innovation processes might lead to productivity improvements. By
focusing on a specific, economically relevant sector (construction) and on a specific type of …

[PDF][PDF] Financial statements and the discharging of financial accountability of ordinary public schools in South Africa

F Doussy, E Doussy - Journal of Governance and Regulation, 2014 - virtusinterpress.org
Abstract The Schools Act, 84 of 1996 (section 42 (b)), requires that all public schools in
South Africa,“as soon as practical, but not later than three months after the end of each …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of business-IT alignment on organizational culture

M El-Mekawy, L Rusu, E Perjons - Pacific Asia Conference on …, 2014 - diva-portal.org
Organizational culture continues to be cited as one of the most important factors for
organizations' success in an increasingly competitive and IT-driven global environment …

Exploring organizational information sharing in adopters and non‐adopters of open source software: Evidence from six case studies

S Goode - Knowledge and Process Management, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Open source software is becoming increasingly popular in organizational environments.
While prior research has explored the communal nature of open source software …

Active safety leading indicators for human-equipment interaction on construction sites

E Marks - 2014 - repository.gatech.edu
The US construction industry continues to rank as one of the most dangerous work
environments when compared to other industrial sectors. Construction companies are …

Generating value in alliance contracts through the lean concept

N Vilasini - 2014 - openrepository.aut.ac.nz
The construction industry has recognised alliancing as a means to increase construction
efficiency. Despite the potential benefits attributed to alliancing, the true performance …

An exploratory study investigating the perception that ICT capital projects are different: Evidence from the Czech Republic

J Hynek, V Janeček, F Lefley, K Půžová… - Management Research …, 2014 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this study/paper is evidence to suggest that information
communication technology (ICT) capital projects are different from non-ICT projects and that …