Organizational Behaviour In Construction by Anthony Walker

Organizational Behaviour In Construction by Anthony Walker

The core of all successful organizations is the effectiveness with which people work together. Individuals have differing characteristics and personalities, and the manner in which they interact is the key to meeting organizational objectives. This is the case for all organizations, but particularly so in construction, which is distinctly different from other industries. Construction is complex and highly differentiated, with a wide range of specialists with disparate professional skills working in a highly integrated way to deliver projects successfully. Understanding how the people involved in construction behave and work together is necessary for projects to have successful outcomes. Organizational behaviour is an established field in mainstream management literature but general treatments cannot reflect the specific issues and idiosyncrasies of the construction industry and the people who inhabit it. Organizational Behaviour in Construction addresses the behaviour of individuals and groups within the different organizations which come together on construction projects and within the organizations created to manage projects. It describes how their behaviour impacts on the performance of construction organizations and their contribution to the project as a whole. Drawing on mainstream organizational literature but putting it into the specific context of construction, and containing many illustrations drawn from the industry, this book will be required reading for all senior undergraduate and postgraduate students of construction, as well as middle and senior management in the industry.

"The book would be appropriate for undergraduate and postgraduate students in construction as well as middle and senior managementWhile the author employs mainstream literature on organizational behavior, he effectively makes it relevant specifically to the construction industry." (Book News, 1 October 2011)

 

About the Author

Anthony Walker BBS, MSc, PhD, FRICS, holds the title of Professor Emeritus in Real Estate and Construction at the University of Hong Kong, where he has been engaged in teaching and research since 1985, prior to which he held academic appointments in the United Kingdom. He is a chartered surveyor and has worked in Britain, the Middle East and the Far East.

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ISBN 13	9781405189576
ISBN 10	1405189576
Title	Organizational Behaviour In Construction
Author	Anthony Walker
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2011-05-13
Number of pages	336
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