Project management in construction / / Anthony Walker |
Autore | Walker Anthony <1939-> |
Edizione | [Sixth edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina | 624.068/4 |
Soggetto topico |
Construction industry - Management
Project management |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-118-50039-3
1-118-50038-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Evolution of Project Organisation; The Second World War and Post-War Activity; The Significant Reports of the 1960's; The Project Manager Initiatives; 1.3 Management and Organisation; 1.4 Definition of Construction Project Management; 1.5 Objectives and Decisions; 1.6 The Project Management Process and the Project Manager; 1.7 Projects, Firms and Clients; Conflicting Objectives; Organisation Patterns; Variety of Clients; 1.8 The Contribution of Organisation Structure; Behaviour
Techniques and Technology Decision-Making; Organisation Structure; 1.9 Organisation Theory and Project Organisations; 1.10 Relevance of Systems Theory; Chapter 2 Organisation and the Construction Process; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Classical Approach; Hierarchy; 2.3 The Behavioural Approach; 2.4 The Socio-Technical Approach; 2.5 The Systems Approach; Contingency Theory; Contingency Fit Theory and Organisational Design; Strategic Contingency; Resource Dependency; Institutional Theory; Population Ecology; 2.6 Reconciling Diverse Approaches; 2.7 Criticisms of the Systems Approach 2.8 Configuration Theory 2.9 Mintzberg's Classification; 2.10 Chaos and Complexity Theory; 2.11 Postmodernism; 2.12 Critical Theory; 2.13 The Transaction Cost Approach; Transaction Cost Applications to Construction; 2.14 Many Paradigms; 2.15 The Relevance of Temporary Organisations Generally to Construction Project Management; 2.16 Virtual Organisation; 2.17 Projects, Firms and Process; Chapter 3 Systems Thinking and Construction Project Organisation; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Systems Concepts; Objective; Contingencies; Organisational Fit; Environment; Environmental Forces; Political; Legal Institutional Cultural and Sociological; Technological; Economic and Competitive; 3.3 Action of Environmental Forces; Sustainability; Project Management's Response to Sustainability Issues; Organisational Competence; 3.4 Negative Entropy, Adaption and Protected Environments; 3.5 Growth, Differentiation, Interdependency and Integration; 3.6 Feedback; 3.7 Systems and Hierarchies; 3.8 Increasing Challenges; 3.9 Summary; Chapter 4 Clients and Stakeholders; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Classification of Clients; The Individual Client; The Corporate Client; The Public Client; Client Profiles An Alternative Approach 4.3 Clients' Objectives; 4.4 Relationship of the Client's Organisation and the Construction Process; 4.5 Conflicting Objectives; 4.6 Project Change; 4.7 Role of the Client; 4.8 Clients, Stakeholders and Sustainability; 4.9 Practical Client Issues; Chapter 5 The Project Team; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Firms and Project Teams; 5.3 Relationship with the Client; 5.4 Differentiation, Interdependency and Integration; An Alternative Perspective; 5.5 Decisions and Their Effect on Structure; 5.6 Differentiation and Integration in Practice; 5.7 Organisational Culture; 5.8 Partnering 5.9 Supply Chain Management |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464127703321 |
Walker Anthony <1939-> | ||
West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Project management in construction / / Anthony Walker |
Autore | Walker Anthony <1939-> |
Edizione | [Sixth edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 pages) |
Disciplina | 624.068/4 |
Soggetto topico |
Construction industry - Management
Project management |
ISBN |
9781118500385
9781118500408 1118500407 1118500385 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795816703321 |
Walker Anthony <1939-> | ||
West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Project management in construction / / Anthony Walker |
Autore | Walker Anthony <1939-> |
Edizione | [Sixth edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 pages) |
Disciplina | 624.068/4 |
Soggetto topico |
Construction industry - Management
Project management |
ISBN |
9781118500385
9781118500408 1118500407 1118500385 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814672203321 |
Walker Anthony <1939-> | ||
West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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