Construction Management and Organisational Behaviour

Construction Management and Organisational Behaviour
Author: Maureen Rhoden
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2016-08-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1118674812

This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date account of management ideas and practices, focusing on the human relations side of construction management. Easily accessible and suitable for use within the classroom or in distance learning situations, it discusses a range of themes and trends covering evidence based management practices in the construction industry. A variety of learning elements will be included, such as case studies, projects, and review questions, fully supported by interactive web based material including multiple choice questions, exercises, annotated links to other relevant web sites and an online glossary to explain key terms. Each chapter will also contain annotated further reading, chapter summaries and outline summaries of relevant legislation within the construction industry.

Organizational Behaviour In Construction

Organizational Behaviour In Construction
Author: Anthony Walker
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2011-06-20
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1405189576

The core of all successful organizations is the effectiveness with which people work together. Individuals have differing characteristics and personalities, and the manner in which they interact is the key to meeting organizational objectives. This is the case for all organizations, but particularly so in construction, which is distinctly different from other industries. Construction is complex and highly differentiated, with a wide range of specialists with disparate professional skills working in a highly integrated way to deliver projects successfully. Understanding how the people involved in construction behave and work together is necessary for projects to have successful outcomes. Organizational behaviour is an established field in mainstream management literature but general treatments cannot reflect the specific issues and idiosyncrasies of the construction industry and the people who inhabit it. Organizational Behaviour in Construction addresses the behaviour of individuals and groups within the different organizations which come together on construction projects and within the organizations created to manage projects. It describes how their behaviour impacts on the performance of construction organizations and their contribution to the project as a whole. Drawing on mainstream organizational literature but putting it into the specific context of construction, and containing many illustrations drawn from the industry, this book will be required reading for all senior undergraduate and postgraduate students of construction, as well as middle and senior management in the industry.

Construction Management and Organisational Behaviour

Construction Management and Organisational Behaviour
Author: Maureen Rhoden
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2017-05-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 111867457X

This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date account of management ideas and practices, focusing on the human relations side of construction management. Easily accessible and suitable for use within the classroom or in distance learning situations, it discusses a range of themes and trends covering evidence based management practices in the construction industry. A variety of learning elements will be included, such as case studies, projects, and review questions, fully supported by interactive web based material including multiple choice questions, exercises, annotated links to other relevant web sites and an online glossary to explain key terms. Each chapter will also contain annotated further reading, chapter summaries and outline summaries of relevant legislation within the construction industry.

People and Organizational Management in Construction

People and Organizational Management in Construction
Author: Shamil Naoum
Publisher: Thomas Telford
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780727728746

This work offers an extended dictionary of key management concepts for students and professionals alike. It helps the reader, through an applied approach to management, to search for the most appropriate ways of improving their organization's performance and effectiveness. With the aid of case studies drawn from the construction industry, this title discusses key management issues including management theory, strategy, organization structure and design, culture, leadership, power, work groups, motivation and personal management.

People and Organizational Management in Construction

People and Organizational Management in Construction
Author: Shamil G. Naoum
Publisher:
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2011
Genre: Construction industry
ISBN: 9781628704099

Using case studies and examples from the construction industry, this guide blends management concepts and theories with practice to explain the interactions between people at work, the management and the external environment, an understanding of which is essential for an organization's success.

Understanding Organisational Culture in the Construction Industry

Understanding Organisational Culture in the Construction Industry
Author: Vaughan Coffey
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2010-01-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134093357

Using the construction industry as the subject of his research, Vaughan Coffey investigates the culture/performance link using a new measure of company performance and an evaluation of organizational culture which is largely behaviourally-based.

Project Management

Project Management
Author: David Richard Moore
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1405147466

Organisation structure can make or break the project manager... New forms of organisation are emerging in the construction industry – from partnering to virtual teams. There is a growing need to consider project organisational structures carefully. This book differs from the many other texts on project management by concentrating on the challenges of devising relevant structures for project management. It examines the diverse factors to be considered when determining an initial overall organisation for new construction projects. It also looks at how to vary the organisation in response to the differing environments over the lifetime of a project. In a pragmatic, accessible style, the author has both added to the body of knowledge in this area and provided the project management with a set of effectivemanagement tools to: examine the criteria for designing structures within an organisation identify the factors relevant to the development of an initial project organisation structure assess the significance of an individual factor in the operation of a structure