03296nam 2200625Ia 450 991082846640332120200520144314.01-280-51446-997866105144651-84544-184-2(CKB)1000000000018488(EBL)231865(OCoLC)61388497(SSID)ssj0000465961(PQKBManifestationID)11296503(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000465961(PQKBWorkID)10457247(PQKB)11601163(MiAaPQ)EBC231865(Au-PeEL)EBL231865(CaPaEBR)ebr10069039(CaONFJC)MIL51446(OCoLC)70748949(EXLCZ)99100000000001848820000815d2004 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrInnovation in architecture, engineering and construction /Guest editors professor Charles O. Egbu and professor Chimay J. Anumba1st ed.Bradford, England Emerald Group Publishingc20041 online resource (87 p.)Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. No. 5 ;Vol. 11Description based upon print version of record.1-84544-020-X Contents; Abstracts & keywords; Editorial; Managing knowledge and intellectual capital for improved organizational innovations in the construction industry; Creating, supporting and sustaining a culture of innovation; Integrating procurement and operational innovations for construction industry development; The innovation potential of integrated services and its utilisation through co-operation; The role of technology transfer in innovation within small construction firms; An innovative approach to identifying knowledge management problems; Technology-based learning and the project managerReconciling construction innovation and standardisation on major projects Innovative 3D-modelling for selecting and locating mobile cranesConstruction organisations like others, from other industry sectors, are facing competition and pressure to provide better quality products and services, to improve the speed in the market, and to improve organisational agility and innovation. Trade liberalisation and rapid fall in communication costs; global communications; technological and scientific understanding; and the increasing knowledgeability of, and demand from, clients are some of the reasons why innovation is even more urgent today.Previously published in: Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Volume 11, NumberEngineering, Construction and Architectural Management.No. 5 ;v. 11.EngineeringManagementArchitectural practiceManagementEngineeringManagement.Architectural practiceManagement.721Egbu Charles O946698Anumba C. J(Chimay J.)857377MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828466403321Innovation in architecture, engineering and construction3957599UNINA