Gardiner, P D and Simmons, J E L (1992) Analysis of conflict and change in construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 10(6), pp. 459-478. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
Conflict and change can have considerable impact on the success or otherwise of construction projects. Examples of conflict and project change have been collected in structured interviews within a series of organizations which are clients of construction activities. A methodology which uses a process of hierarchical decomposition has been developed for classifying this data and rendering it suitable for subsequent analysis. The results presented in the paper are of a preliminary investigation and Iend weight to the hypothesis that the creative management of conflict and change can benefit construction industry clients.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | change; client; conflict; project management; strategy |
| Index terms: | construction project, methodology, strategy, interview, construction industry, project management, investigation, construction activity |
| Subjects: | construction operations, data collection methods, industry analysis, management, research methods, production management, project management theory and practice |
| Topics: | Site Management, Research Practice, Project Management, Business Strategy |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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