Racking performance of platform timber frame walls
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Dhonju, R. L. Racking performance of platform timber frame walls. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2058930
Platform timber frame construction is considered an efficient building method for multistorey dwellings where timber walls and diaphragms provide the overall stability for the...
The Need, Challenges, and Opportunities for Finance Transformation in Global Organisations
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Schröder, C. The Need, Challenges, and Opportunities for Finance Transformation in Global Organisations. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2090289
Finance transformation is a process aiming at finance efficiency and thus supports solving critical issues in the finance function, focusing on strategy, process, talent, and ...
Commercial short holiday breaks in Scotland: an analysis of market structure, supplier strategies and performance
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Edgar, D. A. Commercial short holiday breaks in Scotland: an analysis of market structure, supplier strategies and performance. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5728
Hospitality and tourism environments are widely regarded as complex and dynamic in nature. This combined with the need for commercial organisations to improve performance plac...
The Application of Human Factors through the Assessment and Improvement of Behavioural Safety to Improve Safety Performance in Small to Medium Sized Enterprises
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Rose, W. The Application of Human Factors through the Assessment and Improvement of Behavioural Safety to Improve Safety Performance in Small to Medium Sized Enterprises. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5022
User-friendly systems of human factors (HF) analysis are not presently available to the managers of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). It is therefore difficult for s...
Developing a performance measurement framework for municipal construction projects in Saudi Arabia
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Alsulamy, S. Developing a performance measurement framework for municipal construction projects in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/8802
Performance measurement has the main aim of helping organizations to realize how decision-making processes can be harnessed to improve success rate in past activities and how ...
Reputation management in a digital world: The role of online information in the building, management, and evaluation of personal reputations
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Ryan, F. V. C. Reputation management in a digital world: The role of online information in the building, management, and evaluation of personal reputations. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2090098
This work is concerned with the role of online information in the building, management, and evaluation of personal reputations. The main contributions of the research relate t...
Corporatisation and the performance of hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A panel study, 1979-2014
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Nasrulddin, V. M. Corporatisation and the performance of hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A panel study, 1979-2014. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709299
This thesis analyses whether the movement towards privatisation (through various phases of corporatisation, changes in management and operation) has been associated with an im...
Platform Business Modelling for Enhancing the Efficiency of Freight Logistics in the Maritime Supply Chain
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Weisshuhn, O. Platform Business Modelling for Enhancing the Efficiency of Freight Logistics in the Maritime Supply Chain. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2455085
The emerging platform economy is transforming industries, and thus also the freight logistics industry. In particular, industry platforms based on blockchain technology that p...
Adoption of information and communication technologies for educational purposes in Malawian Secondary Schools
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Ziba, A. S. K. Adoption of information and communication technologies for educational purposes in Malawian Secondary Schools. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3798
The adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has often been motivated by ideas of bridging the digital divide and prom...
Transferring soft skills from the performing arts curriculum to business–a German-Based exploration into the possibilities for training management consultants
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Havar-Simonovich, T. Transferring soft skills from the performing arts curriculum to business–a German-Based exploration into the possibilities for training management consultants. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5340
Recent research findings have reinforced the importance of soft skills for managerial success. Consequently, there is an ongoing practical need for and research interest in ef...