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A comparison of two editions of the RIBA Plan of Work
W.P. HughesThe RIBA Plan of Work describes the way a construction process should be organized. Although not officially approved by the RIBA council, a new plan of work was published in 2000…
Accelerated work‐schedule design considering efficiency losses for overtime and overmanning
A. SinghConstruction projects frequently need to use overtime and overmanning to get work done on time. Overtime and overmanning often appear concurrently, especially when acceleration…
Factors influencing contractor performance: an international investigation
Hong Xiao, David ProverbsInternational comparisons of contractor performance can provide robust benchmarks for contractors in different countries and help to identify ways towards performance improvement…
Testing Herzberg’s two‐factor theory in the Thai construction industry
Rathavoot Ruthankoon, Stephen Olu OgunlanaHerzberg’s two‐factor theory of motivation is widely known in management circles. However, it has been criticized regarding its validity in different work settings. Construction…
Significance of location factors for Singapore transnational construction corporations
Javier C. Cuervo, Low Sui PhengDunning’s eclectic paradigm of international production, which focuses on the ownership, location and internalisation factors, presents a useful framework to explain the foreign…
Dilettantes, discipline and discourse: requirements management for construction
Scott Fernie, Stuart D. Green, Stephanie J. WellerRequirements management (RM), as practised in the aerospace and defence sectors, attracts interest from construction researchers in response to longstanding problems of project…
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- Professor Chimay Anumba