Description |
1 online resource (xix, 154 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
Routledge studies in technology, work and organizations ; 3 |
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Routledge studies in technology, work and organizations ; 3.
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Contents |
New modes of project delivery : complex projects -- Understanding the challenges of managing complex projects -- Exploring complex projects -- Clarke chapman: the port facilities project -- Alstom : the Pendolino project -- Northumbria water : the regional sludge treatment centre project -- The problem of integration in complex projects -- Conclusions: Rethinking the management of complex projects |
Summary |
Concerned with the management of complex long-term engineering projects, this important volume, of great interest to postgraduate students of business, technology management and engineering, reports on a set of rich, novel and unique findings concerning the conduct and management of three high profile and complex projects. The major investments which constitute complex long-term projects represent an increasingly important source of economic activity, often with particularly significant consequences for economic growth and public policy. This informative volume expertly contributes |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Project management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
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Project management.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Ivory, Chris, author.
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McLoughlin, Ian, 1956- author
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Vaughan, Roger J., author.
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ISBN |
9781134423613 |
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1134423616 |
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9780203502921 |
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0203502922 |
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9781134423569 |
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113442356X |
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