People and Culture in Construction: A Reader Contributor(s): Dainty, Andrew (Editor), Green, Stuart (Editor), Bagilhole, Barbara (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138978108 ISBN-13: 9781138978102 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Project Management - Technology & Engineering | Construction - General - Business & Economics | Industries - General |
Dewey: 338.4 |
Series: Spon Research |
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.13 lbs) 368 pages |
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Publisher Description: Construction is one of the largest and most people-intensive industrial sectors. In many countries, however, construction is also one of the most highly criticized in terms of its employment practices and industrial relations. People and culture are too often seen as variables that must be manipulated in the cause of improved productivity. This important new work provides an essential corrective to the current literature by focusing on people and culture rather than sector efficiency. It presents the latest thinking from a diversity of perspectives derived from a major ESRC seminar series and invited contributions from leading researchers. Its interdisciplinary approach draws together industry and research and is international in its relevance. Through several multidisciplinary themes, People and Culture in Construction:
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