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Financial anatomy of E4 Helsinki-Lahti shadow toll PPP-project (2013)
Journal Article
Leviäkangas, P., Wigan, M., & Haapasalo, H. J. O. (2013). Financial anatomy of E4 Helsinki-Lahti shadow toll PPP-project. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 3, 165-180. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-04-2012-0017

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the returns to the investors and the state in private finance of road infrastructure. It uses an empirical case of the E4 Helsinki-Lahti road, which was built in 1995-1999 in Finland as the first... Read More about Financial anatomy of E4 Helsinki-Lahti shadow toll PPP-project.

A century of research on property cycles – a review of research on major and auxiliary business cycles. (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Jadevicius, A., Sloan, B., & Brown, A. (2010, September). A century of research on property cycles – a review of research on major and auxiliary business cycles. Paper presented at XI BSV International Conference on Valuation and Investment,

The existence of cycles within economy and its sub-sectors has been studied for a number of years. The importance of cycles has grown to have significant importance in the major capitalistic countries, seeing cycles as having a negative impact on the... Read More about A century of research on property cycles – a review of research on major and auxiliary business cycles..

A century of research on property cycles – a literature review and annotated bibliography. (2010)
Conference Proceeding
Jadevicius, A., Sloan, B., & Brown, A. (2010). A century of research on property cycles – a literature review and annotated bibliography.

The existence of cycles in the general business sector, as well as in building and property has grown to have significant importance in the UK, whereas the UK property market has been characterised by boom and bust cycles with a negative impact on th... Read More about A century of research on property cycles – a literature review and annotated bibliography..

Prioritizing edge over node: process control in supply chain networks and push-pull strategies (2008)
Journal Article
Pearson, M. (2008). Prioritizing edge over node: process control in supply chain networks and push-pull strategies. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 59(4), 494-502. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602314

We outline recent work identifying an equilibrium solution in a supply chain network. The solution overcomes some difficulties associated with the bullwhip effect through limited cooperation and coordination along edges (links) in the supply chain ne... Read More about Prioritizing edge over node: process control in supply chain networks and push-pull strategies.

Public private partnerships in the European Union - the cases of the UK, Germany and Austria (2008)
Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W., & Scherrer, W. (2008). Public private partnerships in the European Union - the cases of the UK, Germany and Austria.

Across the European Union the use of different forms of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been growing, but in different ways and for different reasons across Member States. This paper considers experiences and motivations in three contrasting... Read More about Public private partnerships in the European Union - the cases of the UK, Germany and Austria.

Goodwill hunting and profit sharing: decision-making in a newspaper chain. (2007)
Journal Article
Pearson, M. (2007). Goodwill hunting and profit sharing: decision-making in a newspaper chain. European Journal of Operational Research, 181, 1593-1606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2005.11.058

A generalised equilibrium solution to the stochastic two-echelon newsvendor problem is achievable when formulated in the context of some cooperation and coordination between the primal (retailer) and dual (manufacturer) operators. We build on previou... Read More about Goodwill hunting and profit sharing: decision-making in a newspaper chain..

The development of global container transhipment terminals. (2007)
Book Chapter
Baird, A. (2007). The development of global container transhipment terminals. In J. Wang, D. Olivier, T. Notteboom, & B. Slack (Eds.), Ports, Cities and Global Supply Chains (69-87). Ashgate Publishing

World container port traffic has more than doubled each decade since the 1960’s, placing tremendous pressure on transport infrastructure to expand. Cityports have had to adapt their often-inadequate harbours at enormous cost in order to cope with thi... Read More about The development of global container transhipment terminals..

Best practice in inter-agency cooperation on employability (2006)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., Lindsay, C., Dutton, M., & McCracken, M. G. (2006). Best practice in inter-agency cooperation on employability. Labour Market Bulletin, 20,

This article reports the summary of findings of research commissioned by the Department for Employment and Learning on best practice in inter-agency co-operation on employability in 15 countries. The research was conducted by the Employment Research... Read More about Best practice in inter-agency cooperation on employability.

Public private partnership - experiences of ICT in the UK, Germany and Austria (2006)
Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W., & Scherrer, W. (2006). Public private partnership - experiences of ICT in the UK, Germany and Austria.

The political context of governments differs between the UK, Germany and Austria, but each government currently has a positive view of PPP. There are many similarities to the drivers for PPPs in Austria, Germany and the UK. The UK has had more experi... Read More about Public private partnership - experiences of ICT in the UK, Germany and Austria.

Public private partnership - comparative issues in the UK, Germany and Austria (2005)
Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W., & Scherrer, W. (2005). Public private partnership - comparative issues in the UK, Germany and Austria.

While the UK has been a leader in the large-scale introduction of public private partnerships (PPPs) across the economy, both Austria and Germany have been relative latecomers within the recent move towards PPPs. This paper analyses the issues drivin... Read More about Public private partnership - comparative issues in the UK, Germany and Austria.

Edinburgh and its hinterland (2004)
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (2004). Edinburgh and its hinterland. In Divided Scotland: the nature causes and consequences of economic disparities within Scotland (18-34). Ashgate Publishing

The factors influencing future concessionary bus patronage in Scotland and their implications for elsewhere (2004)
Journal Article
Rye, T., & Scotney, D. (2004). The factors influencing future concessionary bus patronage in Scotland and their implications for elsewhere. Transport Policy, 11(2), 133-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2003.09.005

Recent changes in UK transport policy have seen the introduction of more generous concessionary travel for elderly people on local buses. However, the increase in patronage that these changes may bring masks another significant influence on elderly p... Read More about The factors influencing future concessionary bus patronage in Scotland and their implications for elsewhere.

The impact of mergers and acquisitions on shareholder wealth in the UK construction industry (2004)
Journal Article
Delaney, F. T., & Wamuziri, S. C. (2004). The impact of mergers and acquisitions on shareholder wealth in the UK construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 11(1), 65-73. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699980410512674

One of the primary motives behind any strategic corporate decision is to maximise shareholder value. Strategic decisions for UK construction firms are made with the objective of maximising the wealth of the company's shareholders. This paper investig... Read More about The impact of mergers and acquisitions on shareholder wealth in the UK construction industry.

Effectiveness of mergers and acquisitions and corporate financial performance in construction (2003)
Thesis
Delaney, F. T. Effectiveness of mergers and acquisitions and corporate financial performance in construction. (Thesis). Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2750

In practice, construction firms are in business to achieve profitability. Construction companies operate in a highly competitive business environment characterised by low profit margins and high failure rates. At times firms will seek to grow in an... Read More about Effectiveness of mergers and acquisitions and corporate financial performance in construction.

Modeling transfer and non-linear fare structure in multi-modal network. (2003)
Journal Article
Lo, H. K., Wan, K., Lo, V., Yip, C., & Wan, Q. (2003). Modeling transfer and non-linear fare structure in multi-modal network. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 37(2), 149-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0191-2615%2802%2900005-X

In metropolitan areas where multi-modal trips are common, modeling transfers is an important issue. The existing approach of connecting multi-modal networks, without attending to the number or kinds of transfers, cannot fully describe actual behavior... Read More about Modeling transfer and non-linear fare structure in multi-modal network..

Economic evaluation of road investment proposals: valuing travel time savings for freight. (2003)
Report
Fuller, T. N., Rockcliffe, N., Wigan, M., Tsolakis, D., & Thoresen, T. (2003). Economic evaluation of road investment proposals: valuing travel time savings for freight

Faster more reliable freight movements make up a substantial proportion of the economic benefits generated by road and transport investment. However techniques for assessing and valuing the freight component of this economic benefit have been rathe... Read More about Economic evaluation of road investment proposals: valuing travel time savings for freight..