… Richard Fellows is Emeritus Professor of Construction Business Management,LoughboroughUniversity,
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While most construction management books are project based, this book looks at management
principles and techniques applied to the day-to-day problems facing a business in the …

Extensive and increasing specialization in construction has prompted much criticism—that
fragmentation leads to poor performance. Such issues are magnified on engineering …

This paper examines the processes through which the values relating to construction projects,
with particular reference to sustainability, are determined and operationalised. Those …

Culture is an all-pervading construct of human existence but its conceptualization is
contested. As such, it is problematic to define or measure culture as different paradigms adopt …

Projects are increasingly cross-cultural and complex, both technically and relationally. The
diversity of participants enhances differences in perceptions and understanding of meaning …

Cultural influence is unavoidable in construction projects and a clear understanding of it is
vital for successful risk management. This study aims to explore how culture influences …

Purpose – The research objectives are to investigate the perception of work empowerment
of quantity surveyors and to determine whether perceived work empowerment is an …

The realization of construction projects brings together a diversity of individuals and organizations,
variously forged into groups and teams, in which power is important in shaping leader/…

Claims by contractors for additional payments have been identified by commentators as a
major source of difficulty in the industry. Ethnographic research with industry members reveals …