Search for dissertations about: "conflicts projects"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 46 swedish dissertations containing the words conflicts projects.
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1. Performance of Construction Projects : Essays on Supplier Structure, Construction Costs and Quality Improvement
Abstract : The performance of the construction industry and its contribution to the welfare of society in comparison to other industries such as the manufacturing industry has lately been the focus of many commissioned reports and academic research publications. The so-called “iron triangle” of time, cost and quality have been the most important metrics of construction project performance, especially for the selection of appropriate procurement methods. READ MORE
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2. Reclaiming Territory from Below : Grassroots Environmentalism and Waste Conflicts in Campania, Italy
Abstract : In the course of 2000s, the region of Campania in southern Italy and its capital city Naples became global icons of waste mismanagement after the images of piles of rubbish occluding their urban areas hit the headlines. Conventional explanations, in Italy and elsewhere, pointed to administrative failure, cultural backwardness and mafia infiltration as the main causes of waste mishandling. READ MORE
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3. Conflicts in Building Projets in Tanzania : Analysis of Causes and Management Approaches
Abstract : The prime objective of a client in a building project is to attain a successful project, a project that has been properly planned, designed and constructed in accordance with plans and specifications, and completed within time and cost originally anticipated. However the success of a building project depends on a number of variables one of them is the way the building team approach conflicts facing the project. READ MORE
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4. A study of R&D projects : how teams innovate
Abstract : The ability to introduce new products and services, i.e. innovations, is regarded as a critical source of competitive advantage, and just as important as before. At the same time, development lead times have been reduced in order to allow a faster time to market. READ MORE
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5. Goal conflicts and spillover effects in Swedish environmental policy
Abstract : This thesis consists of a summary and four appended papers on conflicts in inter-related goals in Swedish environmental policies and projects. Paper I analyses conflicts between two of these goals Reduced Climate Impact and Sustainable Forests or, more precisely, the conflict between conserving forests and supplying forest fuel. READ MORE