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A comparative study of ports and their hinterlands : factors determining port performance and choice (2010)
Thesis
Feng, M. (2010). A comparative study of ports and their hinterlands : factors determining port performance and choice. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211400

As a consequence of globalisation, port performance has become increasingly important for international trade. Different port regions perform differently. The aim of this research is to identify factors that determine port performance and choice in a... Read More about A comparative study of ports and their hinterlands : factors determining port performance and choice.

Understanding cannabis reclassification in the United Kingdom 2002-2004 (2007)
Thesis
Acevedo Holguin, B. (2007). Understanding cannabis reclassification in the United Kingdom 2002-2004. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213213

In 2002 the British government announced that illicit drugs legislation would be reformed by downgrading cannabis from Class B to Class C in the Misuse of Drugs Act of 1971. This process, commonly known as the re-classification of cannabis, represent... Read More about Understanding cannabis reclassification in the United Kingdom 2002-2004.

The viable system model (VSM) and organisation theory : a complementary approach to the case of a pharmaceutical manufacturer (1995)
Thesis
Ja'bari, N. W. (1995). The viable system model (VSM) and organisation theory : a complementary approach to the case of a pharmaceutical manufacturer. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210912

The primary purpose of this research is to explore the relationships between Beer's viable system model (VSM) and mainstream functionalist organisation theory.The latter is taken to include the classical, behavioural and systems models of organisatio... Read More about The viable system model (VSM) and organisation theory : a complementary approach to the case of a pharmaceutical manufacturer.

Organisational evaluation : a complementarist approach (1994)
Thesis
Gregory, A. (. J. (1994). Organisational evaluation : a complementarist approach. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214854

This thesis is about a complementarist approach to organisational evaluation. It is argued that as each of the popular models in organisational evaluation theory have different strengths and weaknesses, they all have some validity and, taken together... Read More about Organisational evaluation : a complementarist approach.

Structural prerequisites for the design of information systems : a cybernetic diagnosis of a steel distribution organisation (1989)
Thesis
Salah, M. (1989). Structural prerequisites for the design of information systems : a cybernetic diagnosis of a steel distribution organisation. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218941

Information systems design has been strongly influenced by computer technology. However, there are other aspects which can also influence information systems design. It seems that organisational design can greatly influence the success of information... Read More about Structural prerequisites for the design of information systems : a cybernetic diagnosis of a steel distribution organisation.