Communication in construction teams [electronic resource]
Emmitt, Stephen
Communication in construction teams [electronic resource] - London Taylor & Francis Ltd 2006 - eBook
The social life of construction projects -- Construction communication research -- Group interaction research -- Group participation and interaction -- Collecting communication data from construction projects -- Interaction data from construction meetings -- Team interaction characteristics -- Successful and unsuccessful project outcomes -- Discussion of the findings -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Appendix 1 Definition of communication acts attributed to Bales' IPA categories -- Appendix 2 Observer reliability: Test results -- Appendix 3 Data collection sheet -- Appendix 4 Number of meetings observed -- Appendix 5 Communication models developed from this research
This eBook provides a comprehensive overview of the literature on interpersonal communication and delivers a critical review of various research methods previously used in and outside the construction management field. Making use of Bales' interaction process analysis (IPA), a tool used successfully in many fields to collect interaction data, the text investigates the link between successful projects and the effectiveness of communication, finding that participants in the construction process exhibit regular patterns of interaction and, most significantly, that there are different patterns of interaction associated with successful and unsuccessful projects.
9780203018798
EBOOK
ENGLAND AND WALES
Communication in construction teams [electronic resource] - London Taylor & Francis Ltd 2006 - eBook
The social life of construction projects -- Construction communication research -- Group interaction research -- Group participation and interaction -- Collecting communication data from construction projects -- Interaction data from construction meetings -- Team interaction characteristics -- Successful and unsuccessful project outcomes -- Discussion of the findings -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Appendix 1 Definition of communication acts attributed to Bales' IPA categories -- Appendix 2 Observer reliability: Test results -- Appendix 3 Data collection sheet -- Appendix 4 Number of meetings observed -- Appendix 5 Communication models developed from this research
This eBook provides a comprehensive overview of the literature on interpersonal communication and delivers a critical review of various research methods previously used in and outside the construction management field. Making use of Bales' interaction process analysis (IPA), a tool used successfully in many fields to collect interaction data, the text investigates the link between successful projects and the effectiveness of communication, finding that participants in the construction process exhibit regular patterns of interaction and, most significantly, that there are different patterns of interaction associated with successful and unsuccessful projects.
9780203018798
EBOOK
ENGLAND AND WALES