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Project management in construction

By: Language: English Publication details: Oxford Blackwell 2007Edition: 5th edDescription: vii, 315p. 25cmISBN:
  • 9781405158244
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 658.404 $2 18 624.0684 $2 22
Partial contents:
Relevance of organisation structure -- Evolution of project organisation -- Organisation and the construction process -- Systems thinking and construction project organisation -- The client -- The project team -- A model of the construction process -- Authority, power and politics -- Project leadership -- Organisation structure -- Analysis and design of project management structures
Summary: Examines project management theory in the field of construction, including systems theory and transaction cost economics set within the context of organisation theory, and new developments such as chaos and complexity theory. Also considers the impact of sustainability on the project management process, the industry and its clients.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Book London Books 658.404 WAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 30074302

Relevance of organisation structure -- Evolution of project organisation -- Organisation and the construction process -- Systems thinking and construction project organisation -- The client -- The project team -- A model of the construction process -- Authority, power and politics -- Project leadership -- Organisation structure -- Analysis and design of project management structures

Examines project management theory in the field of construction, including systems theory and transaction cost economics set within the context of organisation theory, and new developments such as chaos and complexity theory. Also considers the impact of sustainability on the project management process, the industry and its clients.