University of Sydney Business School: Recent submissions
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How do Respondents Handle Stated Choice Experiments? – Information processing strategies under varying information load
Published 2004-05-01The popularity of stated choice (SC) experiments has spurned a large number of design strategies within which to study choice behaviour. When the amount of information provided increases, we often wonder how an individual ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Evaluation of Different Approaches for the Truckload Vehicle Routing Problem in a Competitive Environment
Published 2005-06-01The principal focus of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of different approaches for the vehicle routing problem in a competitive environment (VRPCE). This paper focuses on the study of the VRPCE in a marketplace ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Leadership and HR Focus in TQM Research in Australia: An Assessment and Agenda
Published 2002-02-01Empirical studies indicate that only a handful of the soft TQM elements contribute to organisational performance. The elements of soft TQM, such as executive commitment, loyalty, teamwork and empowerment, training and ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Relationships Between Soft TQM, Hard TQM, and Organisational Performance
Published 2002-06-01Many empirical studies have demonstrated that only a handful of soft total quality management (TQM) elements contribute to organisational performance while elements of hard TQM have no relationship with performance. Despite ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Melbourne’s Public Transport Franchising: Lessons for PPPs
Published 2004-01-01The paper reviews the recent franchising of public transport services in Melbourne, Australia, to assess the extent to which the objectives of the franchising were achieved. The major franchisee has failed only a short ...Open AccessWorking Paper