The Application of Human Factors through the Assessment and Improvement of Behavioural Safety to Improve Safety Performance in Small to Medium Sized Enterprises
Thesis
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...
Innovation and New Product Development by SMEs An Investigation of Scottish Food and Drinks Industry: An Investigation of Scottish Food and Drinks Industry
Thesis
Vyas, V. Innovation and New Product Development by SMEs An Investigation of Scottish Food and Drinks Industry: An Investigation of Scottish Food and Drinks Industry. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2960
This dissertation reports the results of case studies on innovation and new product development in eight Scottish food companies and a subsequent triangulation survey of 85 in...
Knowledge based strategy: appraising knowledge creation capability in organisations
Thesis
Stonehouse, G. Knowledge based strategy: appraising knowledge creation capability in organisations. (Thesis)
Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2446
This thesis sets out a journey which culminates in the development of an analytical framework, the "Organisational Creativity Appraisal" which is intended to assist organisati...
Risk Management Practices of SMEs. Evaluating and Implementing Effective Risk Management Systems
Book
Henschel, T. (2008)
Risk Management Practices of SMEs. Evaluating and Implementing Effective Risk Management Systems. Erich Schmidt
For SMEs, the establishment of a risk management system is essential to their survivial, since it affects their ability to continue to receive credit from banks. When rating a...
Risk management practices in the main industries of German small to medium-sized enterprises
Thesis
Henschel, T. Risk management practices in the main industries of German small to medium-sized enterprises. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3674
The business management literature has largely neglected the theme of risk management for SMEs. So the aim of this research was to explore the current state of risk management...
Procurement of construction projects in local government
Journal Article
Wamuziri, S., & Seywright, A. (2005)
Procurement of construction projects in local government. Proceedings of the ICE - Municipal Engineer, 158(2), 145-152. https://doi.org/10.1680/muen.2005.158.2.145
This paper provides an evaluation of changes in procurement of capital projects in local government in recent years. These changes have been driven partly by changes in legisl...
Evaluating train protection systems
Journal Article
Riddington, G., Beck, M., & Cowie, J. (2004)
Evaluating train protection systems. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 55(6), 606-613. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601724
This paper arose from the work carried out for the Cullen/Uff Joint Inquiry into Train Protection Systems. It is concerned with the problem of evaluating the benefits of safet...
Development of risk analysis models for decision-making in project management.
Thesis
Guo, Q. L. Development of risk analysis models for decision-making in project management. (Thesis)
Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2745
Risks and uncertainties are inherent in construction projects and if neglected these risks often lead to project cost and time overruns. Traditional methods of forecasting ris...