solutions in the context of business relationships by drawing on case studies conducted in both Australia and Finland in the … manufacturing industry in Finland and in the marine defence (shipbuilding) industry in Australia. Findings – The findings indicate … the most significant impediments to IT adoption in heavy manufacturing in Australia and Finland. Research limitations …

productivity.Based on these findings, I argue that minimalistic cost management approaches to employee health are unwise from both …U.S. businesses have overwhelmingly approached employee health from a cost management, rather than investment …, I draw upon the resource-based view and past research on health promotion and health care cost management to outline the …

In the energy arena, the greatest data needs concern the costs and performance of demand-side management (DSM) programs … utilities, and energy-efficiency and load-management programs, the need will increase for comprehensive and accurate information …, because of the need to improve economic productivity, and because state regulatory commissions will provide financial …

in the Columbia Basin based on efforts to establish priorities under a regional data management framework. Data … Authority (CBFWA) Data Management Framework Subcommittee. We instituted an XML based web service allowing direct access to data … expanding data coverage to estimates of productivity and/or data needed to calculate productivity. Initial investigations within …