The purpose of our study is to determine if operational capabilities mediate the relationship between environmental pressures and information technology (IT) project performance for US and Chinese project managers. Specifically, we examine operational capabilities pertaining to process maturity level, technical knowledge, project manager competency, and financial resources as they relate to env...

While the mainstream of construction management research has paid attention to causes poor performance in projects, there is a dearth empirical that considers influence external environment and institutional pressures debate. The objective this was examine impact environmental factors on outcomes firms. role as mediator relationship also evaluated. Using self-administered questionnaire, primary...

  Purpose: In recent years high explosive bomb attacks have been increasingly directed against   civil structures by various terrorist organizations. This paper describes a numerical method for   assessing the interaction of high explosive air blast within the complex geometrical type of a   congested urban environment.   Materials and Methods: The first step in predicting blast effects on a ta...

Correspondence address: Jordi Roca; Departament de Teoria Econòmica; Universitat de Barcelona; Av. Diagonal, 690; 08034 Barcelona. Spain. Phone: (34) 934021942. Fax: (34) 934039082. E-mail: [email protected] Abstract The relationships between economic growth and environmental pressures are complex. Since the early nineties, the debate on these relationships has been strongly influenced by the En...

A nation's consumption of goods and services causes various environmental pressures all over the world due to international trade. We use a multiregional input-output model to assess three kinds of environmental footprints for the member states of the European Union. Footprints are indicators that take the consumer responsibility approach to account for the total direct and indirect effects of ...

Despite burgeoning research on companies’ environmental strategies and environmental management practices, it remains unclear why some firms adopt environmental management practices beyond regulatory compliance. This paper leverages institutional theory by proposing that stakeholders – including governments, regulators, customers, competitors, community and environmental interest groups, and in...

Unsustainable consumption and production patterns are one of the key driving forces behind the unsustainable development of the World. The environmental impact of household consumption is a matter of regular reporting, either based on an economywide analysis with households as a sector of final demand, or on household economics using consumption statistics. However, it can be shown that neither...