Barrett, J E (2018) An exploratory study of collaboration in built environment design teams: a social psychology perspective. PhD thesis, University of Central Lancashire, UK.
Abstract
In recent years, existing research and industry studies have noted that, whilst there has been significant progress in the performance of built environment teams, scant attention has been paid to the behavioural aspects of collaborative design. These recent performance improvements also tend to respond to a techno-operational and positivist dominance within the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) domain. This has resulted in tools, technologies, and guidance which fail to address the socio-behavioural context of collaborative design in AEC. Alternatively, generic socio-behavioural management theories are applied with the aim of improving collaborative practices, despite operation in an industry that has critical differences to mainstream business. This thesis aims to counterbalance that positivist and techno-operational dominance, by conducting an exploratory study which expands and deepens knowledge relating to the social aspects of design collaboration in the built environment. To this end, the study begins with a systematic review of literature from the field of social psychology. This field maintains a long history of experimental and field study in relation to group interaction. The social psychology ... (continues)
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | psychology; built environment; collaboration; improvement; performance; performance improvement; experiment |
| Index terms: | psychology, field study, history, design team, interaction, management theory, collaborative practice, collaboration, exploratory study, social aspect, built environment, performance improvement, systematic literature review, design collaboration, experiment, collaborative design |
| Subjects: | data collection methods, sociology, professional practice, architectural and construction history, management, collaborative management, research evaluation and metrics, behavioral psychology, infrastructure and transport systems, performance measurement, research methods, design methods |
| Topics: | Quality Management, Design Practice, Urban Studies, Research Practice, Organizational Design, Business Strategy |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTE |
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