A third edition of a management title last published in 1990, which examines ideas and practices within the human resource aspect of construction management and features an overview of the main themes and trends, drawn from what has been learned from established practice and research.
The Practice of Construction Management offers construction managers and students an account of management ideas and practices as applied to construction management, concentrating particularly on the human aspects. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest management thinking from both management practice and research, to provide a fascinating and thought provoking account of the essential themes and trends as they impact on management in construction.
The Practice of Construction Management is a readable textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students of construction management, and for construction managers faced with the tasks of promoting a culture of collaborative working and balancing relationships with commercial issues.