BUILDING INNOVATION COMPLEX CONSTRUCTS IN A CHANGING WORLD

In order to deliver value, maintain competitiveness and remain profitable, construction professionals need to develop their capabilities for managing innovation and technical change.This new book presents a rich historical framework for understanding how to manage contemporary changes. It starts in...

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Main Author: Gann, David M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Thomas Telford 2000
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Summary:In order to deliver value, maintain competitiveness and remain profitable, construction professionals need to develop their capabilities for managing innovation and technical change.This new book presents a rich historical framework for understanding how to manage contemporary changes. It starts in the Machine Age, showing how a sophisticated set of industries and design processes have evolved to work with new materials, components and systems, culminating in the experiences and skills needed to integrate systems in the Digital Age.
Physical Description:xvii, 257 pages illustrations 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780727725967
0727725963