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Author Radosavljevic, Milan

Title Construction Management Strategies : a Theory of Construction Management
Published Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (315 pages)
Contents 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
Summary 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. Construction Management Strategies sets the foundations for understanding and managing construction's inherent complexity and uniqueness. It establishes clear definitions of commonly accepted terms like built environment, construction, civil engineering, etc. which are often given confusing and co
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Subject Construction industry -- Management -- Study and teaching
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Civil -- General.
Construction industry -- Management -- Study and teaching
Form Electronic book
Author Bennett, John
ISBN 9781119968474
111996847X