Construction innovation and process improvement / ed. by Akintola Akintoye ...

Contributor(s):

Akintoye, Akintola [oth]

Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012Edition: Online-AusgDescription: Online-Ressource (1 online resource (xii, 443 p.)) : illISBN:

9781280586835
1280586834
9781118280324

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: 9781405156486 | 1280585943 | Druckausg.: 978-1-405-15648-6 DDC classification:

624.068
TEC009020

LOC classification:

HD9715.A2

Online resources:

Zugang im Netz des KIT

Summary: Akintola Akintoye, Professor of Construction Economics and Management, Dean of School of Built and Natural Environment, University of Central Lancashire, UK; Joint Editor of Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, Joint Coordinator of CIB TG72: Public Private Partnerships Jack Goulding, Professor of Construction Project Management, University of Central Lancashire, UK, Joint Editor of Journal of Construction Innovation, Joint Coordinator of CIB TG74: New Production and Business Models in Construction Girma Zawdie Senior Lecturer in Innovation Management & Policy and International Development at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK; Joint Editor of International Journal of Technology Management and Sustainable Development.Summary: Intro -- Construction Innovation and Process Improvement -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I Theory and Practice -- Chapter 1 Construction Innovation and Process Improvement -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Innovation in Construction -- 1.3 Construction Innovation: Theory and Practice -- 1.4 Construction Innovation: Process Drivers -- 1.5 Construction Innovation: Future Technologies -- 1.6 Conclusion -- Chapter 2 Construction Innovation through Change Management -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Innovation Process: Evolution as a Systemic Phenomenon -- 2.3 Role of Culture as Challenge for Change Management and Innovation -- 2.4 General Framework for Change Management -- 2.5 Innovation in Construction -- 2.6 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Construction Innovation: Theory and Practice -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Definitional Debate on Innovation -- 3.3 Market-based, Resource-based and Balanced Perspectives on Innovation -- 3.4 Case Study of Innovation in a Small Construction Professional Service Firm -- 3.5 Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Culture and Innovation -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Culture and Construction -- 4.3 Culture and Innovation -- 4.4 Factors Affecting Innovation -- 4.5 Conclusion -- 4.6 Acknowledgements -- Chapter 5 Innovation, Technology and Knowledge Transfer for Sustainable Construction -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Innovation, Technology and Knowledge Transfer Practices -- 5.3 Innovation, Technology and Knowledge Transfer in Construction -- 5.4 The Construction Innovation System -- 5.5 Technological Regime in Construction -- 5.6 Opportunities, Appropriation and Cumulative Effect of Innovation -- 5.7 Managing Innovation for Sustainable Construction: The Dutch Case -- 5.8 Conclusion -- Chapter 6 Innovation and Value Delivery through Supply Chain Management -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Organisational Value -- 6.3 Value Generation and SCM.PPN: PPN: 809666855Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-26-MYL | ZDB-30-PAD | ZDB-30-PBE | ZDB-30-PQE

Holdings ( 0 )

No physical items for this record