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Innovation, strategy, and risk in construction /

"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 ful...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Loosemore, Martin, 1962-
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2014.
Subjects:
Building > Superintendence.
Building > Technological innovations.
Building > Planning.
Building sites > Risk assessment.
Construction > Direction des travaux.
Construction > Innovations.
Construction > Planification.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Construction > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Civil > General.
Building > Planning
Building sites > Risk assessment
Building > Superintendence
Building > Technological innovations
Technology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Serendipity and innovation
  • 2. The innovation process
  • 3. Innovation in construction
  • 4. The history and future of innovation in the construction industry
  • 5. Strategy and innovation
  • 6. Organizing for innovation
  • 7. Managing the risks of innovation
  • 8. Conclusion : we need a reality-check.