Lansley, P (1983) A practical approach to auditing organizational flexibility. Construction Management and Economics, 1(2), pp. 145-156. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
Whilst there exists a variety of approaches to auditing the potential offirms to respond to major changes in their markets, many of these methods rest on concepts, techniques and perspectives which are not readily accessible to the practising construction manager. This paper describes an alternative auditing method which has been developed specifically for senior line management without heavy reliance on advanced behavioural science concepts or on the advice of consultants. The method is illustrated by reference to two examples of the constraints experienced by construction firms in responding to a major recession. Some general conclusions about the nature of the constraints on flexible and inflexible firms are presented.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | auditing; constraints; flexibility; manpower; Organization |
| Index terms: | science, construction firm, recession, construction manager, markets |
| Subjects: | specialized education, economic analysis, profession, organization |
| Topics: | Roles and Professions, Business Strategy, Education |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here