| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2013010918 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780415675994 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780415675994 (paperback) |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Call number |
624.068/4 |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Authors |
Loosemore, Martin, |
| Dates |
1962- |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Innovation, strategy and risk in construction: |
| Subtitle |
turning serendipity into capability / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Martin Loosemore. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
New York, NY : |
| Publisher |
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, |
| Date |
c2014. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
x, 268 p. : |
| Other Details |
ill. ; |
| Size |
24 cm. |
| SUMMARY |
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| Summary |
"Innovation, Strategy and Risk in Construction integrates insights from business and government leaders with contemporary research, to help construction firms of all sizes to use times of crisis to their own advantage and build greater adaptive capacity into their operations. Accessible and full of practical examples, the book argues that traditional business strategies which seek to systematise innovation and eliminate uncertainty need to be balanced with more flexible approaches which acknowledge and harness uncertainty. The missing key to innovation, it is argued, is to turn serendipity into capability. The author proposes a simple model which allows managers to tap into the increasing dynamic and interconnected nature of the construction industry. Innovation does not occur in isolation within individual firms, but through collaboration. Each stakeholder in the construction industry has a responsibility to drive innovation, and this book will be key reading for consultants, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and clients, as well as policy makers and all serious students of construction management"-- |
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Building |
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Superintendence. |
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Building |
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Technological innovations. |
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Building |
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Planning. |
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Building sites |
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Risk assessment. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science. |
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| Topical Heading |
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General. |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/xfozezdqgwbjkhdf6losdhqdpv938rwk |
| Public note |
Location Map |
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