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Managing Change in Construction Projects: A Knowledge-Based Approach
Sepani Senaratne
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Description for Managing Change in Construction Projects: A Knowledge-Based Approach
Hardback. This book offers a new perspective on construction project change by viewing the process of change management as a knowledge-intensive activity, where team members bring their tacit and explicit knowledge into the situation; share, create and capture this collective knowledge for future re-use in similar situations. Series: Innovation in the Built Environment. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 588.
Managing Change in Construction Projects: a knowledge-based approach offers a new perspective on construction project change by viewing the process of change management as a knowledge-intensive activity, where team members bring their tacit and explicit knowledge into the situation; share, create and capture this collective knowledge for future re-use in similar situations.
Managing Change in Construction Projects: a knowledge-based approach offers a new perspective on construction project change by viewing the process of change management as a knowledge-intensive activity, where team members bring their tacit and explicit knowledge into the situation; share, create and capture this collective knowledge for future re-use in similar situations.
Through this knowledge-based approach, construction teams can successfully resolve and learn from change events, leading to an overall improved performance of the industry.
The book will make a significant contribution to our understanding of construction project change by offering new theoretical and practical insights and models grounded ... Read more
By demonstrating how the social construction of knowledge works in construction settings, the authors challenge the prevailing change management solutions based on ‘hard’ IT approaches. They put forward a balanced view that incorporates both IT–based and socially constructed approaches to effective management of construction project change.
- helps construction managers to improve and learn through the process of construction project change
- presents new theoretical models and offers practical guidelines
- first research-based book to directly address project change from a knowledge-based perspective
- draws on detailed studies with construction companies, including Ballast Construction and Kier Construction
- encourages a move from the information driven, process integrated approach to a knowledge-based view
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
Innovation in the Built Environment
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781444335156
SKU
V9781444335156
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Sepani Senaratne
Sepani Senaratne, Senior Lecturer, Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Research Director of the department research unit - Building Economics and Management Research Unit (BEMRU) and the leader of BEMRU research group on 'Knowledge management and Organisational Learning.' Main contact from University of Moratuwa for the institutional membership of CIB – (International Council for Research and ... Read more
Reviews for Managing Change in Construction Projects: A Knowledge-Based Approach
“Managing Change in Construction Projects is a book that seems not to know its purpose. It is a beautifully written research publication, but one that presents in the style of a PhD or major research project, and seems well described by the abstract for the first author’s thesis, although no such acknowledgement or reference is givens.” (Construction Management and Economics, ... Read more