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Managing Innovation in Construction Martyn Jones

Managing Innovation in Construction By Martyn Jones

Managing Innovation in Construction by Martyn Jones


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Managing Innovation in Construction by Martyn Jones

This book investigates best practice across sectors of the economy and their transfers into the context of construction. It examines the development and diffusion of innovation to address adversarial relationships, and the fragmented processes and lack of customer focus, which still characterises much of the industry.It explains how construction must respond to the raft of new management processes expounded throughout the last decade systematically in a bid to acheive a more appropriate approach for business innovation in construction.

Table of Contents

Nature of construction: Strengths and weaknesses Constructions response to the need for innovation Models of innovation and innovation process Innovation in construction Innovation in procurement approaches and processes Partnering: a journey to fifth generation innovation Supply chain management as a fifth generation innovation Culture changes as a fifth generation innovation Culture changes as a key pre-requisite for fifth generation innovation A greater role for subcontractors Challenge of diffusing this type of innovation to the whole of construction

Additional information

GOR013464596
9780727730022
0727730029
Managing Innovation in Construction by Martyn Jones
Used - Like New
Hardback
ICE Publishing
20031001
316
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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