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Publication date: 1 March 1997

L. Christine Britton, Christine M. Doherty and Derrick F. Ball

The size structure of the executive recruitment consultancy industry is similar to that found in other business service industries in that the industry is predominantly comprised…

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The size structure of the executive recruitment consultancy industry is similar to that found in other business service industries in that the industry is predominantly comprised of small firms. This paper considers the reasons for small firm size in the industry and looks at the implications this has for expansion into Europe. The size structure of the industry is mainly due to the nature of the outcome, the service provision process and the barriers to growth which are a result of the particular client‐consultant relationship. Increased globalization of markets has led to an increase in the amount of international work carried out by executive recruitment consultancies. The larger international consultancies with branches in most European countries are in a strong position to take advantage of this. For the small consultancies wishing to offer international services, the main method adopted is to enter or establish an international network. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. and European Research Press Ltd.

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Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, vol. 4 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1462-6004

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Publication date: 1 April 1977

C.F. Britton

INTRODUCTION All off‐shore operations are subjected to limited space. These activities, normally carried out in unlimited area when oil/gas is extracted on‐shore, are subject to a…

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INTRODUCTION All off‐shore operations are subjected to limited space. These activities, normally carried out in unlimited area when oil/gas is extracted on‐shore, are subject to a small platform area requiring considerable ingenuity for their incorporation. Apart from the well, power‐generating facilities and living accommodation for the crew, space is required on the platform for oil/gas separation, condensate storage, waterflood equipment and transportation equipment.

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Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, vol. 24 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0003-5599

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Publication date: 1 June 1975

C.F. Britton

Until recently the measurement of corrosion was limited to methods that were time consuming, required special skills, did not permit evaluation of inhibitors, process variables…

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Until recently the measurement of corrosion was limited to methods that were time consuming, required special skills, did not permit evaluation of inhibitors, process variables, or materials in a reasonable time, and, in general, left much to be desired where knowledge of corrosive effects was important. Magna, through its Instrument and Control Division, has developed a series of electronic instruments that conveniently measure corrosion in virtually any imaginable environment. The following discussion outlines some techniques used to study and measure corrosion.

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Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, vol. 22 no. 6/7
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0003-5599

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Publication date: 1 December 1979

C.F. Britton

Corrosion monitoring is of much interest to the process or inspection engineer concerned with process plant that operates for long periods of time between scheduled shutdown…

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Corrosion monitoring is of much interest to the process or inspection engineer concerned with process plant that operates for long periods of time between scheduled shutdown. Examples of such plant are those used in oil production and refining, petrochemical and chemical production and other miscellaneous applications such as maintenance and operations of pipelines.

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Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, vol. 26 no. 12
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0003-5599

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Publication date: 1 March 1994

L. Christine Britton and Derrick F. Ball

Examines the characteristics and structure of executive recruitmentconsultancies in France. Search consultants recruit through“head‐hunting” while selection consultants recruit…

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Examines the characteristics and structure of executive recruitment consultancies in France. Search consultants recruit through “head‐hunting” while selection consultants recruit through advertising. These consultancies play an important part in the market for executive recruitment. The nature of the product has implications for the behaviour of the consultancies and the structure of the industry. There is little or no price competition in the market; instead there is a reliance on non‐traditional non‐price competition. There are two factors which have affected the industry: the recession, which has led to changes in the focus and role of the consultancies; and the creation of the Single European Market, which has led to the increasing internationalization of business.

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European Business Review, vol. 94 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0955-534X

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Publication date: 1 March 1989

‘Scotchkote’ 206N fusion bonded epoxy for corrosion protection. Northpoint Loyne Ltd has placed an order with 3M United Kingdom PLC for sufficient ‘Scotchkote’ 206N Fusion Bonded…

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‘Scotchkote’ 206N fusion bonded epoxy for corrosion protection. Northpoint Loyne Ltd has placed an order with 3M United Kingdom PLC for sufficient ‘Scotchkote’ 206N Fusion Bonded Epoxy to fill its new 3.5 metre deep fluidised bed at its Globe Lane, Dukinfield, Manchester works. Enhancing Northpoint's existing 38,000 square feet capacity for anti‐corrosion coatings, the facility features 30 tonne overhead cranage, a large pre‐heating oven capable of processing pipework and vessels of up to 12 metres in length and 4 metres in diameter, and also offers full blast cleaning facilities.

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Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, vol. 36 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0003-5599

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Publication date: 13 November 2007

Olusegun E. Olorunniwo, Benjamin I. Imasogie and Adeniyi A. Afonja

This paper seeks to describe the adoption and implementation of a cost‐effective gas pipeline corrosion monitoring and control procedure for use in natural gas infrastructural…

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Purpose

This paper seeks to describe the adoption and implementation of a cost‐effective gas pipeline corrosion monitoring and control procedure for use in natural gas infrastructural facilities in sub‐Saharan Africa.

Design/methodology/approach

The incidence and severity of pipeline corrosion in a major gas production facility were monitored using a combination of instrumented field survey (potential measurements, line currents and soil resistivity measurements) and microscopic evaluation (OM and SEM) techniques. Portable field survey equipment with appropriate circuitry, contactors and sensors for potential, line current and soil resistivity measurements were used to make the field measurements. The equipment was standardized and calibrated for use in the service environment. The field survey data were superimposed on common plots in order to obtain clearer and complementary information on possible corrosion hotspots and damage locations along the submerged pipelines. Metallographic examination of the samples collected from the field was carried out to establish the type of corrosion attacks and mode of failure of the pipeline material.

Findings

It was established that a combination of corrosion‐related damage occurred as a result of localized attack over time. The investigation procedure was cost‐effective and can be used to determine which pipeline structures are protected and to gauge with a high degree of precision the integrity of the submerged pipeline.

Research limitations/implications

In the future, the procedure could be fully automated for routine on‐line/on‐site monitoring of gas pipelines in a sour‐gas environment.

Practical implications

The paper presents a useful database for the selection and/or design of corrosion‐resistant materials for use in sour‐gas environments and data for a comprehensive corrosion monitoring and control program in the peculiar service environment of sub‐Saharan Africa, for improved performance, productivity, personnel safety and reduced operating costs.

Originality/value

The information is useful to on‐site engineers and operators of gas‐production facilities, particularly in sub‐Saharan Africa, for designing and implementing cost‐effective corrosion monitoring and control programs.

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Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, vol. 54 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0003-5599

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Publication date: 30 December 2013

Jarkko Saarinen

Travel and tourism have had a long history in the Nordic countries, but research on tourism has a relatively short tradition in the region. Recently, academic interest in the…

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Travel and tourism have had a long history in the Nordic countries, but research on tourism has a relatively short tradition in the region. Recently, academic interest in the Nordic tourism space has grown and diversified especially as a result of increasing numbers of academics and institutions involved with tourism geographies and studies and education in the region. The Nordic context has provided thematic focus areas for empirical studies that characterize tourism geographies in the region, with topics including nature-based tourism, utilization of wilderness areas, second-home and rural developments, impacts in peripheries, and tourism as a tool for regional development. In addition, there are emerging research themes outside of the traditional core topics, such as urban, events, and heritage tourism.

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Geographies of Tourism
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ISBN: 978-1-78190-212-7

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Publication date: 30 December 2013

Alessia Mariotti

This chapter discusses the main research interests and outputs in the various branches of geography that have influenced the study of tourism from a geographical perspective. It…

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This chapter discusses the main research interests and outputs in the various branches of geography that have influenced the study of tourism from a geographical perspective. It argues that the idiographic tradition has been transversal throughout, leading to the growing interest for tourism within the geography academic community in the last 10 years. There is a focus on the birth of specific research groups, mainly related to a constellation of new university curricula on tourism and—with few exceptions of territorial tradition—to an intermittent availability of public research funds. The chapter concludes with a more general picture of the place of tourism within the geography discipline in Italy and of evolving trends in terms of research results, dissemination, and evaluation.

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Geographies of Tourism
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ISBN: 978-1-78190-212-7

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Publication date: 30 December 2013

C. Michael Hall

Depending on the research approach one uses, the development of particular bodies of knowledge over time is the result of a combination of agency, chance, opportunity, patronage…

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Depending on the research approach one uses, the development of particular bodies of knowledge over time is the result of a combination of agency, chance, opportunity, patronage, power, or structure. This particular account of the development of geographies of tourism stresses its place as understood within the context of different approaches, different research behaviors and foci, and its location within the wider research community and society. The chapter charts the development of different epistemological, methodological, and theoretical traditions over time, their rise and fall, and, in some cases, rediscovery. The chapter concludes that the marketization of academic production will have an increasingly important influence on the nature and direction of tourism geographies.

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Geographies of Tourism
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ISBN: 978-1-78190-212-7

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