03152cam a22003854a 4500 16600695 BD-DhUL 20150103124045.0 110106s2011 enka b 001 0 eng 2010051095 9781405130462 (pbk.) 1405130466 (pbk.) (OCoLC)ocn695683494 DLC DLC YDX YDXCP BWX DLC BD-DhUL pcc HD9715.A2 G698 2011 690.068 22 GRM TEC009020 bisacsh Green, Stuart, 1958- Making sense of construction improvement / Stuart D. Green. Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. xxii, 367 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. US$ 65.25 Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Construction management in critical perspective; Business process; re-engineering; Lean construction; Partnering; Collaborative working; Performance measurement; Culture change; Counter criticisms; Conclusion: where next?. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Construction management in critical perspective; Business process; re-engineering; Lean construction; Partnering; Collaborative working; Performance measurement; Culture change; Counter criticisms; Conclusion: where next?. "The book sets out deliberately to challenge current directions in construction management, confronting the assumption that knowledge is uni-dimensional and accumulative. It will be argued that any understanding of construction management depends upon a critical orientation that does not subjugate understanding to performance. The book will initially set out the justification for adopting a critical perspective with reference to the broader literature on Construction Management Studies. Current trends in construction management will be set in the context of social, economic and political change over the past thirty years. A recurring theme throughout the book will be the complex interplay between the espoused managerial rhetoric and the realities of structural change in the construction sector. The discourse of construction management shapes, and is shaped by, the changing reality of the workplace. Linkages will also be made to the emergence of the enterprise culture and rhetoric of the global marketplace. Following the development of a critical perspective on construction management as a whole, specific chapters will be devoted to: business process re-engineering, lean construction, partnering, collaborative working, performance measurement and the assumed need for culture change"-- Provided by publisher. Construction industry Management. Economic history. Building Superintendence. Cover image http://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/jimages/9781405130462.jpg 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK xh12 2011-01-06 xh12 2011-01-06 ONIX bc05 2011-07-20 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. 26910 26910 0 0 ddc 0 690_068000000000000_GRM 0 NFIC 50837 DUSL DUSL GEN 2012-11-21 Purchased 690.068 GRM 476511 2015-01-03 2015-01-03 BK