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The rapid economic growth in many developing countries results in a high demand for infrastructure and governments find that they are unable to fund the vital infrastructure or to maintain the existing ones (Gupta and Sravat, 1998). To remedy this they are increasingly opting for an alternative source of funding through the large international companies which have considerable credit standing for concession contracts such as Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) since those companies have a much larger capacity to fund the large scale projects than the recipient country. The objective of this research project is to provide a brief review of the South African experience with the utilisation of the BOT approach for infrastructure developments, examining the risks and the measures used to mitigate them. This is so as to draw lessons for policy makers on how to improve the use of this strategic instrument for infrastructure provision. The emphasis will be on overall risks associated with the scheme as well as the mitigating factors in light of the current social, political and economic context of the country and the region. Data was collected using the Delphi survey method and the study targeted individuals who were knowledgeable and experienced with the issues under investigation and from different sectors involved with execution of BOT infrastructure development projects in South Africa. These included contractors, lenders, operators as well as some from the host government. The questionnaire was designed to identify the perceptions of the individuals regarding risk management in BOT projects as well as identify significant risk associated with the scheme. The 10 most critical risks were ranked based on the ratings of the respondents in the final phase of the Delphi survey. The risk that was rated the most critical turned out to be ‘Political instability in the host country’. This is defined as the danger of political or financial instability in the host country caused by events such as insurrections, strikes, creeping expropriation and outright nationalization.

Since Taiwan joined the WTO (World Trade Organization), Taiwan¡¦s agriculture confronted with great challenges. Taiwan government plans for the fishery into three expanded directions. Those are traditional fishery, breed fishery, and recreation fishery. Recreational fishery offers a wide range of recreations, including pond angling, touring of the sea bottom, and various types of sport fishing such as trolling and angling. The ¡¥Blue High Way¡¦ is a kind of the recreation fisheries. The ¡¥Blue High Way¡¦ in Dan-shui is the first line across Taipei country, Ji-long, Yi-lan, and Hua-lian. This dissertation will discuss the sustainable development strategies for the Dan-shui blue high way. This dissertation uses the dominant-less dominant design method. The qualitative data will be taken as the main result, and the quantitative data will be an auxiliary to the main result. The qualitative data were be collected by visiting government official, blue high way businessmen, residenters, and sightseers. The quantitative data derived from mail questionnaire that use the Delphi Method.

Approach to the Influencing Factors of Partnership in E-Marketplace Abstract In light of the inter-dependency between emerging technology and inter-organizational relationship, an initial research framework is built upon the spirit of Adaptive Structuration Theory. This research aims to explore the influencing factors of three-phased partnership in e-marketplace. As a result, through literature review and expert interview, the framework is verified and presented as the research model. An empirical study is conducted to verify the research model. Through literature review, expert depth interview and questionnaire survey, the viewpoints from practical experts, leading companies in IT industry, and management level are generalized. The forecast of prospective relationship style of partnership in e-marketplace is also constructed in this study. By means of the comparison among those surveyed groups, the common points are explored, as well as the differences. Key words¡GAdaptive struturation theory, E-marketplace, Partnership, Fuzzy Delphi method.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2003. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 128-136). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2003. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 128-136). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 1982.

The Delphi method was used to investigate the use of dance and movement in knowledge dissemination by systematically accessing and synthesizing the knowledge of researchers and dancers who have used this particular artistic method. The expert panel included three researchers (two also identifying as dancers) who had used dance as a tool to disseminate research findings in formal research. Two rounds of online Delphi questionnaires were used to generate data. The study’s findings included several categories of consensus reached amongst participants: (a) using dance for the purposes of knowledge dissemination is complex, time-consuming, and requires expertise, (b) dance is a useful and valid means for disseminating research findings both in qualitative and quantitative projects, (c) movement and dance are common to all humans, provide a common base or means for interaction, and provide a legitimate way of knowing, expressing knowledge and concepts either differently or sometimes better than language, (d) dance is not appropriate to use in all research projects and there is no singular procedure, (e) dance evokes emotional, visceral, and embodied responses that cannot be predicted, and (f) researchers ethical care and responsibility exceeds typical considerations and extends to others members such as the dancers and audience members. Differences of opinion arose about researchers’ ethical responsibilities associated with level of care for audience members when using dance as a knowledge dissemination strategy. The current study’s findings extend knowledge and understanding about the use of dance in research dissemination, and have implications for future research and research practice.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2006. / "November 9, 2006." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 155-164). Online version available on the World Wide Web. Library also has microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [2006]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.