Performance Improvement in Construction Management / Edition 1

by Brian Atkin, Jan Borgbrant

Overview

Novel research in construction management is often distant from existing practice. This collection of reviews serves to bridge this gap under three major themes: innovation, organisation and human behaviour, and methods and tools.

It outlines a series of successful collaborative projects between industry and the academic and research communities. Many of the authors have worked in technology transfer, as change agents, resolving industrially-relevant problems by using scientifically-based research. The book reveals the source of ideas, data and results to provide a useful resource for researchers, academics and graduate students, and a challenging guide for senior industry managers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138978188
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/10/2016
Series:	Spon Research
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Brian Atkin, Jan Borgbrant

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Clients as Initiators of Change 3. Stakeholder Engagement in Property Development 4. Construction Supply Chain Integration 5. Rethinking Communication in Construction 6. Transfer of Experience in a Construction Company 7. Autonomy and Innovation in Construction Teams 8. A Foundation of Project Management Theory 9. Role of Action Research in Dealing with Traditional Processes 10. Corporate Strategies – For Whom and For what? 11. Organisational Change in the Residential Building Sector 12. Trust-production in Construction 13. Value-based Award Mechanisms 14. Organisational Culture in the Merger of Construction Companies 15. Environmental Attitudes, Management and Performance 16. Stakeholder Management Through Relationship Management 17. Learning in Demonstration Projects 18. Participative Design Tools in Property Redevelopment 19. Boundary Objects in Design 20. Methodological and Other Uncertainties in whole life costing 21. Decision-making Practice in the Real Estate Development Sector 22. Differences in the Application of Risk Management 23. Quantitative Risk Management in Construction 24. Concentration Ratios in the Construction Market