Project management in construction

Walker, Anthony

Project management in construction - 5th ed. - Oxford Blackwell 2007 - vii, 315p. 25cm.

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.

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