Die Kommunisten in der Schweiz nach den bei Weitling vorgefundenen Papieren : wörtlicher Abdruck des Kommissionalberichtes an die H. Regierung des Standes Zürich.

Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 33512.

Supplement zu dem allgemeinen helvetisch-eidgenöszischen oder schweizerischen lexicon, so von weiland herrn Hans Jakob Leu, bürgermeister löbl. frey-staats Zürich, in alphabetischer ordnung behandelt worden;

Leu's Lexicon was published Zürich, 1747-1765, 20 vols.

Freie vorträge über aesthetik gehalten zu Zürich 1834

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Johann Fischart, Das Glückhafte Schiff von Zürich. (1577.)

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Statistische Mitteilungen Betreffend den Kanton Zürich

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Amtsblatt des Kantons Zürich

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Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich.

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Die Grundzüge der mosaischen Gesetzgebung vom ärztlichen Standpunkte aus : mit besonderer Betrachtung der Speisegesetze : Vortrag gehalten am 5. Januar 1896 im Verein Réunion in Zürich

von Herrn Dr. med. C. Heilbronn aus Gailingen

Klaus Prange: Erziehung als Handwerk, Studien zur Zeigestruktur der Erziehung, Paderborn / München / Wien / Zürich: Schöningh 2012 [Rezension]

Rezension von: Klaus Prange: Erziehung als Handwerk, Studien zur Zeigestruktur der Erziehung, Paderborn / München / Wien / Zürich: Schöningh 2012 (192 S.; ISBN 978-3-506-77547-4; 24,90 EUR)

Buholzer, Alois / Joller-Graf Klaus / Kummer Wyss, Annemarie / Zobrist, Bruno (Hrsg.): Kompetenzprofil zum Umgang mit heterogenen Lerngruppen. Wien, Zürich, Berlin, Münster: LIT Verlag 2012 [Rezension]

Rezension von: Buholzer, Alois / Joller-Graf Klaus / Kummer Wyss, Annemarie / Zobrist, Bruno (Hrsg.): Kompetenzprofil zum Umgang mit heterogenen Lerngruppen, Wien, Zürich, Berlin, Münster: LIT Verlag 2012 (77 S.; ISBN 978-3-643-80084-8)

Peter Stadler: Pestalozzi. Geschichtliche Biographie. Band 2: Von der Umwälzung zur Restauration. Zürich: Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung 1993 [Rezension]

Rezension von: Peter Stadler: Pestalozzi. Geschichtliche Biographie. Band 2: Von der Umwälzung zur Restauration. Zürich: Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung 1993, 679 S.

Cristina Allemann-Ghionda: Bildung für alle, Diversität und Inklusion. Internationale Perspektiven. Paderborn / München / Wien / Zürich: Ferdinand Schöningh 2013 (261 S.) [Rezension]

Rezension von: Cristina Allemann-Ghionda: Bildung für alle, Diversität und Inklusion. Internationale Perspektiven. Paderborn / München / Wien / Zürich: Ferdinand Schöningh 2013 (261 S.; ISBN 978-3-506-77308-1)

A conceptual framework for ethical decision making in project procurement

There is a lack of research which identifies the role of the public-sector client in relation to ethical practice in plan procurement. This paper discusses a conceptual framework for ethical decision making in project procurement, focusing on public sector clients within the Malaysian construction industry. A framework is proposed to ensure that effective ethical decision making strategies are deployed to ensure that plan procurement is carried out with a transparent process so that the public sector clients are able to adopt. The conceptual framework adopts various factors that contribute to ethical decision making at the early stage of procurement and consists of the procurement system, individual factors, project characteristics, and organizational culture as the internal factors and professional code of conduct and government policies as the external factors. This framework rationalizes the relationships between systems, psychology and organizational theory to form an innovative understanding of making ethical decisions in plan procurement. It is expected that this proposed framework will be useful as a foundation for identifying the factors that contribute to ethical decision making focusing on the planning stage of procurement process.

Relational contracting and its efficacy of project performance in the Australian construction industry

The Australian construction industry is characterized as being a competitive and risky business environment due to lack of cooperation, insufficient trust, ineffective communication and adversarial relationships which are likely lead to poor project performance. Relational contracting (RC) is advocated by literature as an innovative approach to improve the procurement process in the construction industry. Various studies have collectively added to the current knowledge of known RC norms, but there seem to be little effort on investigating the determinants of RC and its efficacy on project outcomes. In such circumstances, there is lack of evidence and explanation on the manner on how these issues lead to different performance. Simultaneously, the New Engineering Contract (NEC) that embraced the concept of RC is seen as a modern way of contracting and also considered as one of the best approaches to the perennial problem of improving adversarial relationships within the industry. The reality of practice of RC in Australia is investigated through the lens of the NEC. A synthesis of literature views on the concept, processes and tools of RC is first conducted to develop the framework of RC. A case study approach is proposed for an in-depth analysis to explore the critical issues addressed by RC in relation to project performance. Understanding the realities of RC will assist stakeholders in the construction industry with their investment in RC.

Profiles of organisational culture in Indonesian construction companies

Although relatively few studies have been undertaken analyzing the drivers of performance for construction companies in producing and delivering satisfactory quality of project works, findings from previous research reveal that there is a significant correlation between the company’s organisational culture and the quality performance of contractors. It has also been noted that the nature of organisational culture is a major determinant factor for quality improvement. This paper presents a summary of the results of a pilot study investigating the organisational culture profiles of five Indonesian construction companies. The survey utilizes the Organisational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI), which is based on the Competing Values Framework (CVF). This instrument assesses six important and significant traits of organisational culture: dominant characteristics, organisational leadership, management of employees, organisational ‘glue’, strategic emphasis, and criteria of success. These assessed cultural dimensions identify the most close-fitting perspective of a company’s inherent culture drawn from four possible types: clan, adhocracy, market, or hierarchy culture. Further discussion is presented, which describes the companies’ dominant cultural profiles in terms of strength and congruence and how an effective quality management system operates within the dominant culture type. This analysis contributes to the finding that a suitably ‘strong’ organisational culture impacts positively on construction organisation success within its own specific sector.