A dictionary of literary terms / J. A. Cuddon

• Record Nr.: UNISALENTO991004211759707536
• Autore: Cuddon, John Anthony
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Harmondsworth : Penguin Books, 1982
• Edizione: [2. rev. ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 761 p. ; 20 cm
• Disciplina: 808
• Soggetti: Letteratura - Terminologia in inglese - Dizionari
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Collaborative relationships in construction [[electronic resource] ] : developing frameworks and networks / / edited by Hedley Smyth, Stephen Pryke

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830512603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008
• ISBN: 1-282-03438-3; 9786612034381; 1-4443-0106-3; 1-4443-0107-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (267 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SmythHedley; PrykeStephen
• Disciplina: 690.068
• Soggetti: Construction industry - Great Britain; Business logistics - Great Britain
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; About the authors; Foreword; Introduction: Managing collaborative relationships and the management of projects; Section I: Collaborative Relationships in Contractual Frameworks; 1: Specialist contractors and partnering; 2: Change in the quantity surveying profession; 3: Client requirements and project team knowledge in refurbishment projects; 4: Contractual frameworks and cooperative relationships; Section II: Collaborative Relationships and Conceptual Frameworks; 5: Better collaboration through cooperation; 6: Developing trust; Section III: Collaborative Relationships and Networks7: Disaster mitigation through collaborative knowledge-sharing practices; 8: Early design management in architecture; 9: Civil construction supply chain management policy to support collaborative relationships in public sector procurement; 10: Construction and women; Conclusion; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The book collects the latest research on both contractual and conceptual collaborative practices in construction. It identifies common problems faced by the industry and draws out practical implications. Construction projects are increasingly run in ways that undermine the traditional boundary of the firm and sometimes also the definition of the project coalition. This poses challenges for construction firms whose clients demand ever increasing performance improvements as well as those firms who want to improve their strategies for greater collaboration to give themselves competitive advanta