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Subject(s)

• Construction industry [Browse]

Editor

• Moradi, Sina [Browse]

Summary note

This innovative Handbook aims to look at the various dimensions and implications of collaboration in construction. It is key reading within the fields of construction, project, infrastructure and engineering management, organisational sciences, economics, business management and sociology.

Notes

Includes index.

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• Description based on print version record.

Contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures and Tables
• Introduction
• 1 Basis for Collaborative Practices in Construction: Definition of Collaboration, Cooperation, and Coordination
• Part I: Collaboration in Theory. Explaining Collaboration between Individuals and Organizations from the Viewpoints of Relevant Disciplines
• 2 An Organization Science Perspective on Collaboration in Construction Projects: Implications of Practice Theory
• 3 Anthropological Perspectives on Collaboration in Construction
• 4 Collaborative Contract and Contract Theory
• 5 The Construction Commons: A New Institutional Economics Perspective on Collaborative Project Resources
• 6 Building Design Collaboration: What, Why, and How
• 7 Collaboration in Production
• Part II: Collaboration in Construction. Discussing Essence and Value of Collaboration in Construction
• 8 Collaborative Project Delivery Models
• 9 Competency Profile of Project Managers for Collaborative Construction
• 10 Key Drivers for Collaboration in Construction
• 11 Barriers to Collaboration - A Multi-level Perspective
• 12 Measuring Collaboration in Inter-organizational Construction Projects: Practices and Challenges in the Real World
• Part III: Construction Collaboration in Practice. Discussing the Benefits of Collaboration in Case Projects
• 13 Creation of an Innovation Ecosystem - Automating the Reporting of CO[sub(2)] Emissions in the Built Environment
• 14 The Dynamics of Formal and Relational Collaborative Practices in Inter-organizational Construction Projects
• 15 Bridging the Great Divide: Towards Collaboration Between Design and Operation
• 16 Towards Collaboration on Site - Multidisciplinary Teams Through a Supply Chain Approach
• 17 Collaboration in Decision Making.
• 18 Managing Complex Collaboration in Construction Projects
• 19 Digital Platforms: Empowering and Transforming Collaborations
• 20 Awareness and Ability to Act
• 21 Visual Management in Collaboration
• 22 Early Involvement and Integration on the Project Front End: Implications for Client's Collaborative Actions
• Final Remarks - Future of Collaboration in Construction
• Index.

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ISBN

• 1-04-010228-X
• 1-003-37955-9
• 1-04-010231-X

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