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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019956303321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008

ISBN

9786612034381

9781282034389

1282034383

9781444301069

1444301063

9781444301076

1444301071

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