The aim of the paper is to explore the extent to which Organisation Development (OD) represents an attempt to determine the very nature of organisations, as opposed to offering non-directive management techniques that can be used to design heterogeneous organisations with heteroclite value...

This report represents the result of the scientific and technical review of Commission Decision 2010/477/EU in relation to Descriptor 7. The review has been carried out by the EC JRC together with experts nominated by EU Member States, and has considered contributions from the GES Working Group...

Management activities that affect forest health and productivity in eastern Oregon and Washington, USA are driven by social, political, and economic processes. Economic feasibility is important in determining the extent to which various treatments proposed to improve forest health will actually...

Recent evidence suggests that transaction costs may prevent arbitrage in the market for crude oil. If these costs are significant, they could have serious implications for the value of the basis as a predictor of movement in the spot price.Given the importance of the basis within the existing...