Construction and heavy industry

This book tells you everything you need to know about international construction: the companies, their markets, the types of projects they build, how they compete and operate and how it affects us all.

This book tells you everything you need to know about international construction: the companies, their markets, the types of projects they build, how they compete and operate and how it affects us all.

Quantity Surveying Practice: The Nuts and Bolts is a practical guide to quantity surveying in building construction.

Quantity Surveying Practice: The Nuts and Bolts is a practical guide to quantity surveying in building construction.

With a daunting industry-wide business failure rate, construction professionals need to manage risk and finances as effectively as they manage projects and people.

With a daunting industry-wide business failure rate, construction professionals need to manage risk and finances as effectively as they manage projects and people.

Leadership, Ethics, and Project Execution provides a masterclass in the project and people management skills that set apart the most accomplished design and construction professionals.

Leadership, Ethics, and Project Execution provides a masterclass in the project and people management skills that set apart the most accomplished design and construction professionals.

This book takes a pragmatic approach to develop the competitive advantage of indigenous construction firms in the Global South, using Ghana as a case study.

This book takes a pragmatic approach to develop the competitive advantage of indigenous construction firms in the Global South, using Ghana as a case study.

The aim of this book is to provide a single source of information to support continuing professional development (CPD) in the built environment sector.

The aim of this book is to provide a single source of information to support continuing professional development (CPD) in the built environment sector.

Social science theorists from various scholarly disciplines have contributed to a recent literature that examines how the finance industry has expanded and now wields increasing influence across a variety of economic fields and industries.

Social science theorists from various scholarly disciplines have contributed to a recent literature that examines how the finance industry has expanded and now wields increasing influence across a variety of economic fields and industries.

This book will provide readers with an understanding of the employability concept and develop an employability skills improvement model to enhance the employability of built environment graduates to foster economic development.

This book will provide readers with an understanding of the employability concept and develop an employability skills improvement model to enhance the employability of built environment graduates to foster economic development.

First published in 1983, Collapse and Survival was written as an examination of the position of industry worldwide at the time of publication.

First published in 1983, Collapse and Survival was written as an examination of the position of industry worldwide at the time of publication.

This book presents a new framework for leadership in the construction industry which draws from the authentic leadership construct.

This book presents a new framework for leadership in the construction industry which draws from the authentic leadership construct.

Construction Cost Estimating equips a new generation of students and early-career professionals with the skills they need to bid successfully on projects.

Construction Cost Estimating equips a new generation of students and early-career professionals with the skills they need to bid successfully on projects.

This book is a wide-ranging exploration of PR and communication in the construction industry, with a strong emphasis on communications theory, strategy and technique.

This book is a wide-ranging exploration of PR and communication in the construction industry, with a strong emphasis on communications theory, strategy and technique.

What is the cause of the American steel industry's deplorable situation today?

Creating a Culture of Predictable Outcomes demonstrates the importance of creating cultures in the design and construction industries grounded in sophisticated-caring leadership, high-performing collaborative teams, and master-level decision-making discipline, informed by values, to finally address massive inefficiencies, waste, and unpredictability.

Creating a Culture of Predictable Outcomes demonstrates the importance of creating cultures in the design and construction industries grounded in sophisticated-caring leadership, high-performing collaborative teams, and master-level decision-making discipline, informed by values, to finally address massive inefficiencies, waste, and unpredictability.

Partnering and Collaborative Working: Legal and Industry Practice brings together leading construction industry and legal experts to discuss key elements of the partnering process and how they can be implemented.

This book documents the experiences, development, and prospects of the construction industry in numerous developing countries.

This book documents the experiences, development, and prospects of the construction industry in numerous developing countries.

Partnering and Collaborative Working: Legal and Industry Practice brings together leading construction industry and legal experts to discuss key elements of the partnering process and how they can be implemented.

What is the cause of the American steel industry's deplorable situation today?

This book presents an extensive study on the extant constructs of corruption in infrastructure-related projects and aims to contribute to the determination and elimination of its incidence and prevalence in infrastructure projects.

This book presents an extensive study on the extant constructs of corruption in infrastructure-related projects and aims to contribute to the determination and elimination of its incidence and prevalence in infrastructure projects.

This book, first published in 1986, examines extracts sections from the annual reports of United States Steel Corporation over the period 1902-1968.

This book, first published in 1986, examines extracts sections from the annual reports of United States Steel Corporation over the period 1902-1968.

Low construction labour productivity and the inadequate welfare of construction workers are consistent challenges in developing countries.

Low construction labour productivity and the inadequate welfare of construction workers are consistent challenges in developing countries.

Positioned within the discourse of neoliberalism and precarious work, this book draws on Guy Standing's notion of "e;the precariat"e; in an examination of the role of recruiting individuals as the key actors in labour recruitment and management practices that produce precarious work conditions.

Positioned within the discourse of neoliberalism and precarious work, this book draws on Guy Standing's notion of "e;the precariat"e; in an examination of the role of recruiting individuals as the key actors in labour recruitment and management practices that produce precarious work conditions.

This thoroughly rewritten and updated third edition offers comprehensive coverage of cost engineering, emphasizing capital projects and focusing on both estimating and cost control.

African nations have an underdeveloped industrial and economic base such as their water supply, electrical systems, roads, railways, etc.

African nations have an underdeveloped industrial and economic base such as their water supply, electrical systems, roads, railways, etc.

This book outlines how to identify stakeholders, analyse theirs stakes, and plan and implement an engagement strategy to secure relevant input and dependable buy-in to assure the successful delivery of Large Infrastructure Projects.

This book outlines how to identify stakeholders, analyse theirs stakes, and plan and implement an engagement strategy to secure relevant input and dependable buy-in to assure the successful delivery of Large Infrastructure Projects.

The performance of megaprojects is questionable, and a large percentage of them fail in one dimension or another.

The performance of megaprojects is questionable, and a large percentage of them fail in one dimension or another.

This book explores the wide-ranging elements of property PR in the UK, with a strong emphasis on communications theory, strategy and technique.

This book explores the wide-ranging elements of property PR in the UK, with a strong emphasis on communications theory, strategy and technique.

There has never been available a compilation of information on steel estimating such as this one in the entire history of steel fabrication.