Abstract The company led by David Mackey and his siblings is a leading developer manufacturer of free space optical communications systems, ground terminals adaptive systems.

Recent work on pricing has shown that neo-classical microeconomic theory (NCMT) is preferred to tendering theory and that implied by absorption, or full-cost, pricing of construction work because of its explicit treatment of market conditions, competitor behaviour and firm capacity levels. Applying NCMT in practice, however, requires the consideration of pricing from a marketing perspective. Th...

Construction has been described as a sector with weak levels of Absorptive Capacity. At a time when the performance of the UK construction sector, in terms of levels of exports and future financial sustainability, is being widely discussed by policy makers, are the actual levels of Absorptive Capacity a ‘real and present’ risk to future sector performance? High levels of Absorptive Capacity hav...

The EPC (Engineering Procurement Construction) industry is one of the most dynamic industries. problems faced are related to market conditions that often change, short construction periods, and fluctuations in material prices difficult predict. This requires an appropriate forecasting model, which can predict pattern price movements anticipate occurrence future. research aims get best during pr...

Developing technologies that support collaboration requires understanding how knowledge and expertise are shared and distributed among community members. We explore two forms of knowledge distribution structures, coordination and cooperation, that are central to successful collaboration. We propose a novel method for detecting the coordination of strategic communication among members of politic...