| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 314 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. The key features shaping the context for innovation in construction -- Ch. 2. Review of the responsiveness of construction to innovation -- Ch. 3. Construction's response to post-Fordism -- Ch. 4. The conceptual framework for innovation -- Ch. 5. The effectiveness of project management in implementing innovation in construction -- Ch. 6. The emergence and implementation of partnering in construction -- Ch. 7. The emergence and implementation of supply chain management in construction -- Ch. 8. Key factors conducive to innovation in construction |
| Summary |
This work investigates best practice across sectors of the economy and their transfers into the context of construction. It examines the development and diffusion of innovation to address adversarial relationships, and the fragmented processes and lack of customer focus, which characterises much of the industry |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Construction industry -- Management.
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Construction industry -- Management.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Saad, Mohammed, 1950-
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| ISBN |
9780727738219 |
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0727738216 |
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