THE subject of this Sempill Paper was suggested by The Institution of Production Engineers and I propose to deal with it in two sections. In the first, I shall give an outline of…
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THE subject of this Sempill Paper was suggested by The Institution of Production Engineers and I propose to deal with it in two sections. In the first, I shall give an outline of current procurement procedures; and in the second, attempt to identify mistakes of the past and offer personal views on some of the areas that need to be tackled more energetically if efficiency is to be improved.
AVIONICS, meaning the application of electronics to airborne systems and equipment, is now both a convenient and acceptable description. The word avionics began to be used…
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AVIONICS, meaning the application of electronics to airborne systems and equipment, is now both a convenient and acceptable description. The word avionics began to be used extensively in aviation literature about ten years ago. The earliest references to its use are in North America in the mid‐fifties.
THE Hawker P.1 127 vertical take‐off and landing strike aircraft began its preliminary hovering trials on October 21, and was stated successfully to have completed these trials on…
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THE Hawker P.1 127 vertical take‐off and landing strike aircraft began its preliminary hovering trials on October 21, and was stated successfully to have completed these trials on November 25, 1960. During the early part of the test programme the P.1 127 was ‘tethered’ or restricted by ropes to a height of 1 ft. but later trials took place without any form of ground restraint. The aircraft will now undergo conventional flight trials before the difficult transition phase is proved.
THE paper began with a brief historical survey of the cold extrusion process since its first practical use over sixty years ago. The extrusion of special materials such as…
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THE paper began with a brief historical survey of the cold extrusion process since its first practical use over sixty years ago. The extrusion of special materials such as molybdenum, beryllium and zirconium was described. The problems relating to the production of suitable tooling for the extrusion process and the preparation, heat treatment and lubrication of extrusion billets and slugs were discussed. Following discussion on temperature and speed effects, prestrain of work material, presses for extrusion and component design, the paper concluded with an outline of the applications and advantages of the cold extrusion process.
Drawing on his personal experience as a police officer and a range of literature, the author applies Caulkins' and Reuter's paper in this edition to the UK experience. In…
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Drawing on his personal experience as a police officer and a range of literature, the author applies Caulkins' and Reuter's paper in this edition to the UK experience. In particular he draws on the work of Goldstein, which places drug‐related crime into three categories: psychopharmacological, economic‐compulsive and systemic.
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A FACTOR which all industrialised countries must take into account is the general increase in the age of the world population. There are many reasons for this increase but one or…
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A FACTOR which all industrialised countries must take into account is the general increase in the age of the world population. There are many reasons for this increase but one or two are self‐evident. There has been a spectacular drop in infant mortality. The fight against disease is progressively successful. Better living standards make for a sense of well‐being in the population.
Marloes Bakker, Roger Th.A.J. Leenders, Shaul M. Gabbay, Jan Kratzer and Jo M.L. Van Engelen
The purpose of this research is to focus on the role of trust in knowledge sharing. Social capital researchers have put forward trust as an important force behind the sharing of…
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Purpose
The purpose of this research is to focus on the role of trust in knowledge sharing. Social capital researchers have put forward trust as an important force behind the sharing of knowledge. This study aims to investigate whether trust indeed explains knowledge sharing relationships, or whether there are in fact much more important drivers of the sharing of knowledge in new product development projects.
Design/methodology/approach
A survey study was carried out in large new product development projects, including 23 teams and 91 individuals.
Findings
The main finding is that trust is a poor explanatory of knowledge sharing. Team membership, on the other hand, has the largest effect on the density of knowledge sharing relationships. Social capital thus does not reside in trust but in team membership, especially for longer‐lived teams.
Research limitations/implications
There should be more attention for other aspects affecting knowledge sharing, including team characteristics.
Originality/value
This article will be of use to organizations conducting new product development, wishing to manage knowledge sharing as social capital. Moreover, this article provides more insight on the value of the trust in knowledge sharing and offers directions for future theory development.
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John F. Wallace and Martin F. Parnell
Examines in depth the practical realities and difficulties ofinitiating and sustaining a major tourism development project which isintended to further economic regeneration and…
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Examines in depth the practical realities and difficulties of initiating and sustaining a major tourism development project which is intended to further economic regeneration and job‐creation and is funded in partnership with the European Union. The financial framework of the scheme, the “Hotties” in St Helens (Merseyside), is provided by the European Structural Funds including the RECHAR Initiative. The contribution of the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund are also evaluated. In addition the purportedly complementary role of central government is addressed, through the Urban Programme and City Challenge schemes. Two fundamental issues emerge as crucially governing outcomes: the precise structure and nature of the complex public/private partnerships involved; and vexed problem of “additionality”, which remains an unresolved matter. Clearly demonstrates the urgent need for far greater integration and co‐ordination of public policy and the rationalization of the application and implementation procedures.
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The purpose of this paper is to propose an alternative approach to the decision‐ and policymaking that has been practiced in most developed countries for more than a quarter of a…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to propose an alternative approach to the decision‐ and policymaking that has been practiced in most developed countries for more than a quarter of a century. Such policies followed, to a greater or lesser degree, the policies adopted in the UK and the USA since the period of the Thatcher and Reagan administrations, respectively. These policies proclaimed the supremacy of the market and downplayed government intervention in the marketplace.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper draws upon earlier research by the authors as well as upon published works of other researchers.
Findings
Self‐interest governed the way policies are formed and through a process of extreme capitalism financial leaders took ever‐increasing risks for which executives received lucrative incentive salaries. The recent crash suggests a failure in such policies and this paper proposes an alternative way of operating – the way of altruism. Selfishness and egoism are argued as endemic in economic rationalism and extreme capitalism, replacing selflessness that engenders policies more aligned to altruism.
Research limitations/implications
The research is limited by the ability to examine all the research literature in the field at greater depth. However, the examination that has been possibly indicated that self‐interest and greed, endemic in extreme capitalism and economic rationalism, have made significant contributions to the recent subprime and global financial crises.
Practical implications
This paper provides government and corporate policymakers with an understanding of an alternative value – selflessness as aligned to altruism – than the values of selfishness and greed that are endemic in economic rationalism and extreme capitalism guiding policies that led to the global financial crisis.
Originality/value
The paper fulfils an identified need and supports policymakers seeking to achieve just outcomes for all stakeholders across the globe.