Papers, Research & Reflections
Over three decades, Pipal's directors have contributed research, papers, and strategic thinking across project finance, international team leadership, and natural resource management. Below you'll find our published work, project resources, and occasional blog posts on the topics we care about.
Project and Corporate Finance & Management
Papers and resources from Farid Mohamed on project structuring, corporate finance, and management in African markets.
Farid's Paper on Project & Corporate Finance
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Past Publications on Leadership & Teams
By Sue Canney Davison, Director, Pipal Ltd.
Selected publications on international and transnational team leadership, spanning academic journals, edited volumes, and conference papers from 1993 to 2010.
- "Leading International Teams" with Karen Ward, published by McGraw Hill, July 1999.
- "Scientific Mindfulness: A Foundation for Future Themes in International Business" — Jonsen K et al. (July 2010), in Advances in International Management, Volume 23, Ed. Devinney T, Pedersen T and Tihanyi L, Emerald Press.Carolyn Dexter Award for Best International Paper — Academy of Management, 2010
- "Managing Virtual Teams" with Martha Maznevski and Kersten Jonsen, in the Handbook of Research in International Human Resource Management, Ed. G Stahl and I Bjorkman, published by Edward Elgar, January 2006.
- "Leading and Facilitating International Teams" (1996), in Ed. M Berger, Cross-Cultural Team-Building, McGraw Hill.
- Chapter on Effective Team Processes for Global Teams, in the Handbook of Global Management, with Bjoern Ekelund and 29 other international management authors, for Blackwells, January 2004.
- "Creating a High Performance International Team" (1994), The Journal of Management Development, Vol 13, No 2, pp. 81–90. Republished in (1998) Ed. B Keys and R M Fulmer, Executive Development and Organizational Learning for Global Business, Hawthorne Press.
- "Developing Transnational Teams in Global Network Organizations" and the Transnational Teams Learning Resource Guide (1993), with C Snow, S Snell and D Hambrick, for the International Consortium of Executive Development and Research.
- Co-author on: Snow, Charles C et al. (1996) "Use Transnational Teams to Globalize Your Company", Organizational Dynamics, Vol 24, Issue 4, pp. 50–68.
- Hambrick et al. (1998) "When Groups Consist of Multiple Nationalities: Towards a New Understanding of the Implications", Organizational Studies, Vol 19, Issue 2, pp. 181–206.
- Snell S et al. (1998) "Designing and Supporting Transnational Teams: The Human Resource Agenda", Human Resources Management, Vol 37, Issue 2, pp. 147–159.
- A wide variety of conference papers and presentations — for example, "Leading Public-Private Partnerships in Africa", at the "Knowledge Management as an Enabler of Change" conference, funded by the World Bank Institute and Global Development Network, Cairo, June 2007.
- "International Teams: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Creating a Source of International Strategy" (1995), in Ed. R Garratt, Developing Strategic Thought, McGraw Hill, pp. 205–217. Republished in paperback, 2009.
Research on Natural Resources
Recent published research on the future of frankincense (Boswellia species) — conservation, sustainable trade, and market futures.
References, co-authored with international botanical, conservation, and industry researchers.
- Canney Davison S., Bongers F., Phillips D. (2021) "Future of Frankincense: Understanding the Plant's Diversity Is Key to Its Future", HerbalEGram. Read the article
- Johnson S., Canney Davison S., Ablard K., et al. (2024) "Good Intentions Meet Complex Realities: CITES Listing of Diverse Frankincense (Boswellia species) Might Do More Harm Than Good", Forest Policy and Economics, Volume 163, 103207. View the paper
- Eslamieh J. with Canney Davison S. (2019) "Ensuring the Future of Frankincense", Perfumer & Flavorist, 30 September. Read the article
Supporting Documents from Pipal Projects
In collaboration with the Global Frankincense Alliance: Future of Frankincense, a 3-day online conference held 15, 17 & 19 March 2021.
Outcomes & Roadmap — Condensed Version
The main outcomes and roadmap from the workshop, in brief (12 pages).
Read the PDFOutcomes & Roadmap — Full Version
The full outcomes and roadmap, plus the complete workshop proceedings (37 pages).
Read the PDFResults of Workshop Pre-Questionnaire
Final results of the "Future of Frankincense" pre-workshop online survey — 302 respondents from 46+ countries.
Read the PDFDEG Jatropha Project — three-year project outcomes, 2009–2011.
DEG Jatropha Project Outcomes (2009–2011)
Three-year outcomes from the DEG-led Jatropha feedstock project.
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