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Construction Management Strategies : a Theory of Construction Management.
An authoritative textbook on construction management offering a clear model for understanding theoretical aspects. The construction industry has become a truly global network of interconnected stakeholders making demands which require the involvement of skilled workforces from all over the world. Co...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: A THEORY OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; Contents; The Authors; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Introduction and Background; Construction viewed from space; What is construction?; Why a theory of construction management is needed; Who can manage construction?; Construction managed by designers; Construction managed by customers; Construction managed by contractors; Construction managed by facilities managers; Construction managed by independent project managers; Construction managed by independent construction managers; How the construction industry works.
- Designer-led practice; Manager-led practice; Contractor-led practice; Conclusions; 2 The Built Environment; Introduction; Forces which shape the built environment; Climate and geology; Economy; Government; Culture and fashion; Technology; Customers; Buildings and infrastructure; Architecture; Civil engineering; Thinking about the forces which shape the built environment; 3 Construction Concepts; Introduction; Construction products; Customers; Construction actions; Construction; Construction organizations; Common characteristics of construction organizations; Interactions and relationships.
- Double-loop learning in construction networks; Categories of relationship; Factors influencing construction performance; Construction management; Construction efficiency; 4 Theory of Construction Management; Introduction; A worst case construction project; A straightforward and certain construction project; Barriers to effective relationships; Inherent difficulty caused by design; Inherent difficulty caused by construction teams; Inherent difficulty caused by construction environments; Inherent difficulty; Construction management; Construction management strategies; Basic theorems.
- Basic propositions about construction management decisions; Construction teams efficiency conditions; Propositions about construction management decisions relating to construction teams; Construction team relationships efficiency conditions; Propositions about construction management decisions relating to construction team relationships; Construction companies' efficiency conditions; Propositions about construction management decisions relating to construction companies; Common organizational characteristics efficiency conditions.
- Propositions about construction management decisions relating to common characteristics of construction organizations; Double-loop learning condition; Propositions about construction management decisions relating to double-loop learning; Construction efficiency; Inherent difficulty indicators; IDIs in Practice; Size of construction projects; Using the theory of construction management; 5 Traditional Construction; Introduction; Fundamental traditional construction; Project organization; Strengths and weaknesses; Construction management propositions and fundamental traditional construction.