Volume 3‚ Special Issue 1‚ 2010 Evaluating Research Methodology in Construction Productivity Studies Panas‚ A. and Pantouvakis‚ J. P. cvapanas@mail.ntua.gr and jpp@central.ntua.gr Centre for Construction Innovation‚ Department of Construction Engineering and Management‚ Faculty of Civil Engineering‚ National Technical University of Athens‚ Greece Abstract Despite the large number of published papers in the area of construction productivity‚ a critical review of contemporary thinking with a
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A New Construction of Masculinity Boys and young men learn early on that being a real man means you have to put on this tough guy persona. This persona’s manifestation are hyper-masculinity or machismo‚ independence‚ isolation‚ territorialism‚ inability to show emotions‚ inability to initiate emotional ties with other men‚ inability to recognize their need for community and sharing (Heath‚ 2003). In contrast with the construct of masculinity in classical Greek literatures where male-male relationships
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Trevabina Construction Company Background Trevabina was incorporated in 2000 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Treva Corporation Sdn Bhd (Treva Corp) to undertake general contracting and civil engineering works. Treva Corp‚ formed in 1998‚ was a property development company owned by Trevari Kamal. Trevabina commenced business in 2001 when it received a project worth $280‚000 to build a store for the Ministry of Defence. Between 2002 and 2004‚ the company took on increasingly larger jobs ranging
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Special Economic Zones Introduction A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is a geographically bound area in a country that possesses special economic regulations that are different from other areas in the same country.The purpose of SEZ to encourage industrialization specially to facilitate FDI for export oriented production for the purpose of trade. The category ’SEZ ’ covers a broad range of more specific zone types‚ including Free Trade Zones (FTZ)‚ Export Processing Zones (EPZ)‚ Free Zones (FZ)‚ Industrial
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FREE TRADE ZONE Free trade zones can be defined as labour intensive manufacturing centres that involve the import of raw materials or components and the export of factory products. A free trade zone or export processing zone is an area of a country where some normal trade barriers such as tariffs and quotas are eliminated and bureaucratic requirements are lowered in hopes of attracting new business and foreign investments. This was an attempt by Government to promote employment within a rural
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Prevention 2013 Residential Placement Census‚ on average there is an estimated 54‚000 being detained in the U.S (Justice‚ n.d.). Furthermore‚ based on the latest Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement indicates that approximately 2‚524 juveniles were being detained in juvenile justice facility because they were in violation of status offenses‚ such being truant‚ running away‚ or violating curfew (Justice‚ n.d.). Additionally‚ when incorporating juvenile offenders in residential placement due
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Quality Improvement Paper Every company should want to ensure that it produces quality products or services. Verizon field technicians use a checklist to help ensure that they are doing quality work. The checklist reminds the technician what needs to be done at each job. Even with a checklist and process in place it could be better. The mangers need to spend more time in the field ensure quality work is being done. Verizon Verizon customer zone technicians install and repair phone lines in
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in England attending A&E or admitted to a ward will be able to give the customer service-style feedback. Called the Friends and Family Test‚ the aim of the initiative is to help hospitals to identify poor performance and encourage staff to make improvements where services do not live up to patients’ expectations. Upon leaving hospital‚ patients will be asked: ’How likely are you to recommend our ward/A&E department to friends and family if they needed similar care or treatment?’’ They will be given
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retailers on line e.g.: Amazon I have to mention the fact that on some of my searches for toys‚ over the internet I managed to find way ahead of the Lego Company‚ some of its strong competitors like: Mattel or Hasbro. There is still room for improvement of the visibility on
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A Review of the Role and Impact of Export Processing Zones Dorsati Madani Address: PREM- EP The World Bank EM: dmadani@worldbank.org CONTENTS: Acknowledgments Disclaimer List of Abbreviations Executive Summary I. Introduction and Definition A. Definition: A1. What are EZPs A2. Characteristics and goals A3. Why do countries use EPZ and EPF schemes? II. The Economic arguments for and against EPZs. A. Foreign exchange earning potential B. Tax revenue/tax loss effects C. FDI:
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