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Showing 1 to 20 of 504 for “"Contractors"”.
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Independent contractors vs employees
A question that often arises is whether a particular person is an employee or an independent contractor, and what the obligations of the employer in such circumstances are. The Fourth Schedule to the Income Tax Act requires any employer who pays any amount by way of remuneration to its employees to …
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Executing major projects through Contractors
Project based organizational structures are utilized in many industries. The firms engaged in these significant endeavors, project sponsor and contractor alike, risk both capital and reputation in the market-place with each new project. Delivering projects effectively provides all the firms …
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Mass transfer in bubble column contractors
Gas holdup and overall volumetric mass transfer coefficients in bubble column contactors have been investigated for water and aqueous electrolyte solutions. Two methods were used to obtain experimental data on volumetric mass transfer coefficients: the steady state oxidation technique and a …
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University assistance to emerging minority construction contractors.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis. 1970. M.C.P.
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Political risk analysis system for multinational contractors
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1981.
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An exploration of funds management by emerging contractors
Submitted in fulfillment for the Requirements of the Degree of Master of Built Environment: Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2018.
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Issues facing the development of contractors in Egypt
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1980.
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Information technology planning framework for Japanese general contractors
… and in greater detail to Japanese general contractors, using the Kajima Corporation, one of the largest general contractors in Japan, as a case study. The Kajima Corporation is currently developing an IT project called Linkage of Information for a New Construction System (henceforth LINCS). …
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A methodology for predicting the performance of construction contractors
… the potential (project) performance of those contractors evaluated. This approach contrasts with present trends which promote subjectivity and rely heavily upon practitioner experience /judgment. A nationwide survey of practitioners and client groups identifies discriminating criteria …
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Success factors for bumiputra contractors in Malaysia : Johor state
… of construction due to problems encountered by contractors in executing the project. Since many of these studies uncovered the contractors’ problems, thus this study was intended to determine success factors for contractors focusing on Bumiputra contractors. This is a quantitative study where …
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The use of project management procedures by construction contractors
… for work along with private sector construction contractors. This thesis focuses on the use of project management procedures in both private and public sector construction contractor organisations, looking at the utilisation of a number of different project management procedures, including …
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Robotics and high-tech : an advantage of Japanese contractors
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1986.
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A queueing theoretic analysis of contractors' sequential bidding problems.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics. Thesis. 1970. Ph.D.
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Considerations for Defense Contractors Entering the Small Satellite Market
Federal defense agencies have historically relied on large unique satellites to accomplish their communication and earth-sensing missions. In recent years, there has been a rapid expansion of the commercial small satellite sector as technology has demonstrated that several small satellites can …
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Core competencies and skills-based competition among general contractors
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1992 and Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1992.
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Managerial and operational characteristics of "safety successful" logging contractors
Twenty-six "safety successful" logging contractors in ten southeastern states were interviewed to document and determine their loss control methods. During the interviews, data were taken on the harvesting system, owner and crew demographics, Management style, employee selection and training …
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A risk analysis system for evaluating construction contractors by potential creditors
… construction materials suppliers (creditors) and contractors (potential debtors). Particularly, the work concentrates upon suppliers' decision to grant credit (or otherwise) and to what level such credit limits should be granted. A literature review highlighted the inadequacies of, and lack of …
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Practical matters for defense contractors converting DoD technology to commercial markets
This thesis asks if and how the defense contractor can profitably transfer the technology and institutional learning obtained from DoD funded R&D to commercial markets. There are numerous examples of very successful defense conversion in U.S. history, such as the computer and internet. This …
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Strategic alliances by defense contractors in an era of industry consolidation
In-depth interviews and case analyses were performed to classify and evaluate alliance formation in a major defense company. The industry associated with national defense has experienced dramatic change over the past decade in terms of reduced government spending levels and extensive consolidation. …
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Productivity, Cost, and Technical Efficiency Evaluation of Southeastern U.S. Logging Contractors
… necessarily in the best interest of the logging contractors or the wood supply system as a whole. These contractors are not in the process of building equity, which is important in order to maintain a productive supplier force. There was an upward trend in yearly production and costs during the …
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