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An investigation into the applicability of building information models in geospatial environment in support of site selection and fire response management processes (2008)
Journal Article
Isikdag, U., Underwood, J., & Aouad, G. (2008). An investigation into the applicability of building information models in geospatial environment in support of site selection and fire response management processes. Advanced engineering informatics, 22(4), 504-519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2008.06.001

Some tasks in the construction industry and urban management field such as site selection and fire response management are usually managed by using a Geographical Information System (GIS), as the tasks in these processes require a high level and amou... Read More about An investigation into the applicability of building information models in geospatial environment in support of site selection and fire response management processes.

Customer orientation in e-government project management: A case study (2008)
Journal Article
Arif, M. (2008). Customer orientation in e-government project management: A case study. Electronic Journal of e-Government, 6(1), 1-10

Customer orientation is vital for success in today’s competitive environment. Jaworski and Kohli (1993)
proposed a model to measure customer orientation comprising three components: 1) intelligence generation; 2)
intelligence dissemination; and 3)... Read More about Customer orientation in e-government project management: A case study.

Investigating SME resilience and their adaptive capacities to extreme weather events: A literature review and synthesis (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Ingirige, B., Jones, K., & Proverbs, D. (2008, January). Investigating SME resilience and their adaptive capacities to extreme weather events: A literature review and synthesis. Presented at Building Resilience BEAR 2008, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

In the UK, extreme weather events (EWEs) such as floods, heat waves and storms are increasing in frequency and severity. The ability of local communities to cope with the immediate impact and recover from the aftermath is critical to the continued we... Read More about Investigating SME resilience and their adaptive capacities to extreme weather events: A literature review and synthesis.

Managing risk and uncertainty in an agile construction environment: application of agile building specialist model (2008)
Journal Article
Oyegoke, A., Khalfan, M., McDermott, P., & Dickinson, M. (2008). Managing risk and uncertainty in an agile construction environment: application of agile building specialist model. International Journal of Agile Systems and Management, 3(3/4), 248-262. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJASM.2008.021212

The study focuses on managing risk and uncertainty in construction project due to the owner dissatisfaction in project outcome and dynamism within agile construction environment. The aim of the paper is to examine the agility gap created by risk and... Read More about Managing risk and uncertainty in an agile construction environment: application of agile building specialist model.

Culture change through the use of appropriate pricing systems (2008)
Journal Article
Fortune, C. (2008). Culture change through the use of appropriate pricing systems. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 15(1), 66-77. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699980810842070

Description: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how practitioners have not fully responded to calls for change in culture. Given that construction teams are motivated by several key factors including money, payment systems may play a majo... Read More about Culture change through the use of appropriate pricing systems.

The contribution of local experiments and negotiation processes to field-level learning in emerging (niche) technologies : meta-analysis of 27 new energy projects in Europe (2008)
Journal Article
Raven, R., Heiskanen, E., Lovio, R., Hodson, M., & Brohmann, B. (2008). The contribution of local experiments and negotiation processes to field-level learning in emerging (niche) technologies : meta-analysis of 27 new energy projects in Europe. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, 28(6), 464-477. https://doi.org/10.1177/0270467608317523

This article examines how local experiments and negotiation processes contribute to social and field-level learning. The analysis is framed within the niche development literature, which offers a framework for analyzing the relation between projects... Read More about The contribution of local experiments and negotiation processes to field-level learning in emerging (niche) technologies : meta-analysis of 27 new energy projects in Europe.

Organisational cultures: Progression and retention barriers to women in the UK construction industry (2008)
Journal Article
Worrall, L., Harris, K., Thomas, A., Stewart, R., Jessop, S., McDermott, P., & Platten, A. (2008). Organisational cultures: Progression and retention barriers to women in the UK construction industry

The UK construction industry employs over two million people and is the country 19s top employer. However, at present the UK is facing a massive shortfall of available skilled workers and this shortage is predicted to continue for the foreseeable fut... Read More about Organisational cultures: Progression and retention barriers to women in the UK construction industry.

Integrating collaborative extranets with project integrated databases to improve the construction tender stage (2008)
Thesis
Al-Ajam, M. Integrating collaborative extranets with project integrated databases to improve the construction tender stage. (Thesis). University of Salford

The management of the construction projects is exponentially increasing in complexity since it has to deal with highly fragmented, complex and unique combinations of business relations, communications and processes. Each phase in the construction cyc... Read More about Integrating collaborative extranets with project integrated databases to improve the construction tender stage.

Vocational education and training programmes in the Libyan higher education sector : an exploratory study (2008)
Thesis
Elzalitni, S. Vocational education and training programmes in the Libyan higher education sector : an exploratory study. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Libya traditionally suffers from a shortage of skilled manpower. In the 1990s a
network of higher education institutions (HEIs) known as Public Higher
Vocational Education and Training Colleges (PHVETCs), was introduced to
enhance the supply of ne... Read More about Vocational education and training programmes in the Libyan higher education sector : an exploratory study.

A neo-institutional economic critique of the system for allocating urban land and development rights in Nigeria (2008)
Journal Article
Egbu, A., Olomolaiye, P., & Gameson, R. (2008). A neo-institutional economic critique of the system for allocating urban land and development rights in Nigeria. Habitat International, 32, 121-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2007.08.003

Governments in sub-Saharan Africa have relied on received colonial land use planning institutions to manage and
control the form of their cities. The approach adopted has involved the nationalisation of land and development rights
and extensive app... Read More about A neo-institutional economic critique of the system for allocating urban land and development rights in Nigeria.

Incremental changes and efficiency leaps in the improvement of internal effectiveness (2008)
Journal Article
Larsson, M., Arif, M., & Aburas, H. (2008). Incremental changes and efficiency leaps in the improvement of internal effectiveness. Management Research News, 31(8), 583-594. https://doi.org/10.1108/01409170810892145

Purpose
– This paper highlights one of the limitations of the continuous improvement (CI) philosophy and contends that CI cannot go on forever. It further suggests that in order to further improve organizations need to increase the system boundary,... Read More about Incremental changes and efficiency leaps in the improvement of internal effectiveness.

Special needs education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): a systems perspective (2008)
Journal Article
Arif, M., & Gaad, E. (2008). Special needs education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): a systems perspective. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 8(2), 111-117. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-3802.2008.00108.x

In order to obtain maximum benefits from the educational system, it is imperative that the system should work as a unified coherent unit. Gaad, Arif and Scott (2006) conducted the systems analysis of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) general education... Read More about Special needs education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): a systems perspective.