03118nam 22006614a 450 991081337520332120200520144314.01-281-32153-297866113215360-470-75956-90-470-75953-4(CKB)1000000000536069(EBL)351638(OCoLC)281293192(SSID)ssj0000264717(PQKBManifestationID)11207259(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264717(PQKBWorkID)10310268(PQKB)10318259(MiAaPQ)EBC351638(Au-PeEL)EBL351638(CaPaEBR)ebr10232658(CaONFJC)MIL132153(OCoLC)608622606(OCoLC)64591901(FINmELB)ELB179238(EXLCZ)99100000000053606920060221d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUnderstanding the construction client /David Boyd and Ezekiel Chinyio1st ed.Oxford ;Malden, MA Blackwell20061 online resource (330 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-2978-6 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Understanding the Construction Client; Contents; Foreword; Preface: buildings are not about building!; Chapter 1 Clients in Perspective; Chapter 2 A Model of Clients; Chapter 3 The Client at Rest; Chapter 4 The Client in Change; Chapter 5 Property Developers as Clients; Chapter 6 Supermarkets as Clients; Chapter 7 NHS Acute Trusts as Clients; Chapter 8 Governments as Clients; Chapter 9 Airports as Clients; Chapter 10 Housing Associations as Clients; Chapter 11 A Toolkit for Engagement; Chapter 12 Postscript; Appendix: The Interviewees; Author Index; Subject Index;This book breaks new ground by creating a framework to understand clients' actions and needs. Most construction management books focus on improving the construction process; this one focuses on a better engagement with the client. It challenges conceptions of both the construction industry and clients' businesses so that a more effective process and greater client satisfaction can be achieved. The book suggests that 'buildings are not about building but about changing and developing the client'. The technical, organisational and psychological aspects of this are described and analysed in detaiCommunication in the building tradesConstruction industryCustomer servicesConsumer behaviorCommunication in the building trades.Construction industryCustomer services.Consumer behavior.690.068/8Boyd David831485Chinyio E(Ezekiel)856060MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813375203321Understanding the construction client1930546UNINA