 | | | | Reference Class Forecasting for Hong Kong's Major Roadworks Projects Reference class forecasting is a method to remove optimism bias and strategic misrepresentation from projects and programmes. In 2012, the Hong Kong government's Development Bureau commissioned a feasibility study on reference class forecasting in Hong Kong – a first for the Asia-Pacific region. This study involved 25 roadwork projects, for which forecasted costs and schedules were compared with actual outcomes. The analysis established and verified the statistical distribution of the forecast accuracy at various stages of project development, and benchmarked the projects against a sample... |
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| Vulnerabilities, complicities and injustices: 'Tim- adical' actions for change in the neoliberal academy Tim-adical Writing Collective Early career academics face their own particular set of issues when it comes to struggling with the neoliberal university. In this note, we consider how our responses to the neoliberalization of academia – whether in teaching, research or other activities – promote justice or not. Rather than theorize justice in the abstract, our goal is to tease apart the injustices, vulnerabilities and complicities of our workplaces. We draw upon our individual experiences, which span six institutions across six countries, to explore how mundane choices and everyday actions might enable us to resist the... |
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| Confidence Man: Breaking the Spell of the Trump Brand This short article historicizes Trump, examines his brand logic and the links between his electoral victory and the monetization of attention online. It argues that his win reveals contemporary politics as "nothing but the reign of feints and shenanigans" and, as such, is irredeemably broken. |
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| Investigating the Critical Success Factors for Implementing Electronic Document Management Systems in Governments: Evidence From Jordan We investigated the critical success factors that affect the implementation of electronic document management systems in government organizations. Based on a comprehensive literature review and input from an expert panel, we composed a list of 37 factors that were considered as prerequisites of successful electronic document management system implementation. We then grouped these 37 factors into six categories. Through a questionnaire survey and factor analysis, we confirmed that the categories identified are important for successful electronic document management system implementation. |
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| Why do smallholders plant biofuel crops? The 'politics of consent' in Mexico Recent studies have addressed the social and environmental impacts of biofuel crops but seldom the question as to why rural producers engage in their production. It is particularly unclear how governments worldwide, especially in middle-income countries such as Brazil, Thailand, and Mexico, could enroll so many smallholders in biofuel cropping projects. Conventional views see yields and economic returns as main drivers for smallholder participation in biofuel production but ignore the role played by power and politics. This paper analyses the rapid biofuel expansions (oil palm, jatropha) in... |
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