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1 – 10 of 16Bruno Giussani, Marshall Hsia and Sotiris Tsolacos
Presents an empirical investigation of office rental trends forsome of the largest cities in Europe. Uses annual data for the period1983‐91 to test the changes in rental values…
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Presents an empirical investigation of office rental trends for some of the largest cities in Europe. Uses annual data for the period 1983‐91 to test the changes in rental values and fluctuations in economic activity. Includes a review of previous office market studies and an assessment of the research direction and information requirements of current European property research. Suggests that European rental values are determined by similar demand‐side variables and, in particular, real gross domestic product (GDP).
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Explores some of the issues associated with the adoption of supplychain management techniques and their implications for locationdecisions in the single market. Discusses the…
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Explores some of the issues associated with the adoption of supply chain management techniques and their implications for location decisions in the single market. Discusses the single market, European property, foreign direct investment, the location decision, and industrial property location. Concludes that property requirements will reflect both the firm′s primary activity and its specific SCM policies.
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Examines some of the improvements in personal computer software inrecent years and the uptake of this technology in the surveyingindustry. Discusses the extent to which bespoke…
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Examines some of the improvements in personal computer software in recent years and the uptake of this technology in the surveying industry. Discusses the extent to which bespoke software systems have found acceptance in the industry and points to the greatly increased professional familiarity with generic software systems and its effect on valuation activities. Stresses the importance of user involvement in the system development process. Suggests that many problems with computing stem from an unwillingness to be involved in the developmental process.
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Discusses the need for effective computer‐based property managementsystems capable of providing property maintenance and investmentappraisal services. Examines both off‐the‐shelf…
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Discusses the need for effective computer‐based property management systems capable of providing property maintenance and investment appraisal services. Examines both off‐the‐shelf software systems and PC‐based systems which can be developed for similar cost. Concludes that property managers must assess their system′s suitability, and that database designs should emphasize effectiveness in the business environment rather than efficiency in the technical environment.
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Puts forward the case for European property in a multi‐assetportfolio. Presents a quantitative approach for the construction of aEuro‐property portfolio. Concludes that this…
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Puts forward the case for European property in a multi‐asset portfolio. Presents a quantitative approach for the construction of a Euro‐property portfolio. Concludes that this preliminary mean‐variable analysis shows that European property does provide significant diversification benefits both within a multi‐asset portfolio and within a pure European property portfolio context.
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Gianni Carbonaro and Eamonn D′Arcy
Discusses issues resulting from a property developer or investor′sactive involvement in urban restructuring strategies. Illustrates themwith recent European examples of…
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Discusses issues resulting from a property developer or investor′s active involvement in urban restructuring strategies. Illustrates them with recent European examples of property‐focused regeneration strategies. Argues that the developer′s decision on whether and under what form to participate in such ventures should include analysis of the affect of programme implementation and the integration of the property development component into the ‘implementation structure′.
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the antecedents (the medieval guild) of modern day industrial clustering. The paper challenges the notion that work of Alfred Marshall…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the antecedents (the medieval guild) of modern day industrial clustering. The paper challenges the notion that work of Alfred Marshall provides the intellectual underpinning of cluster thinking.
Design/methodology/approach
The source material uses archival research on medieval guilds and historical texts. In tracing the development of forms of co‐operative association this paper employs the technique of genealogical spanning. The prism of forms of co‐operative association is used to examine the rise and fall of the medieval guild.
Findings
Medieval guilds have been largely ignored by modern proponents of cluster theory and Italianate industrial districts. Guild activity in technological invention and innovation, in skills transfer and knowledge (both codified and tacit) had many of the same positive attributes that are found in neo‐Marshallian industrial districts. The long history of cooperative behaviour in geographically concentrated firms in industrial districts had its genesis in the medieval guild.
Research limitations/implications
The paper suggests that collaboration (in craft guilds) and clusters (cooperation and relationships) have been a dominant paradigm since the Middle Ages; a viewpoint which is commonly ignored by the dominant US‐centric view of individualism, competition and arms lengths relationships in business. Cooperation and relationships have attracted significant scholarly attention and most recently the studies in the cluster literature have tended to favour the social and knowledge‐based approach. This phenomenon suggests that the future social, political and economic dynamics in Europe will remain firmly rooted in the creation of areas of regional specialization, as has been the case in the past.
Originality/value
This paper contributes to our understanding of the embeddedness of cooperation by comparing the characteristics of the medieval guild with the characteristics of modern day (Porterian clusters). Cooperation rather than competition is the dominant paradigm of industrial activity. The competitive divide between employers and employees was an aberration of the Industrial Revolution and promoted by political economists as a means of facilitating the mobility of labour by diffusion.
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Ping pong overtures sent a flurry of excited optimism through the export departments of British industry, and companies eager to capture a chunk of Chairman Mao's untapped trade…
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Ping pong overtures sent a flurry of excited optimism through the export departments of British industry, and companies eager to capture a chunk of Chairman Mao's untapped trade market are asking about the sales prospects of everything from machine tools to hot pants. Chris Phillips looks at UK export potential in the face of growing competition from Europe and the US.
Godwin Oscar Offong and Joyce Costello
The purpose of this paper is to investigate how individual attitudes toward using enterprise social media (ESM) impact trust, explicit and tacit knowledge sharing as well as work…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate how individual attitudes toward using enterprise social media (ESM) impact trust, explicit and tacit knowledge sharing as well as work performance in emerging economies.
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The authors use data from a survey of 293 employed individuals in Lagos, Nigeria, who work at organizations that have ESM systems.
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The authors find that ESM usage is significantly associated with trust. However, ESM usage does not impact explicit or tacit knowledge transfer.
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This paper provides empirical evidence that individuals who perceive high levels of performance expectancy will engage in ESM usage which in turn increases trust amongst colleagues. Human resource managers can argue that by adopting ESM, they can facilitate improved trust and collaboration through online engagement amongst employees. This is important for multi-national organizations wanting to expand into emerging economies where the organization and local workforce need to foster trust in knowledge sharing.
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There has been little evidence regarding HRM use of ESM in emerging economies. By understanding individual attitudes toward ESM and how the use impacts knowledge sharing, the academic discussions concerning use of technology to enhance knowledge sharing can continue to evolve.
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Revelation of controversial fundraising practices by the Clinton‐Gore reelection campaign in 1996 and continuing controversy over proposed campaign finance reform legislation has…
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Revelation of controversial fundraising practices by the Clinton‐Gore reelection campaign in 1996 and continuing controversy over proposed campaign finance reform legislation has brought this subject into public focus and discussion. This article provides an overview of key recent developments in campaign finance accompanied by coverage of literature and Web sites produced by scholars, government agencies, and participants in the ongoing debate over campaign finance and its role in the American political process.
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