Construction Innovation: Volume 6 Issue 2

An evaluation of the stimulants and impediments to innovation within PFI/PPP projects

David Eaton, Rifat Akbiyikli, Michael Dickinson

This paper identifies the theoretical stimulants and impediments associated with the implementation of PFI/PPP (Private Finance Initiative/Public Private Partnership)projects. A…

Publishing building product information: a value net perspective

Christer Finne

The role of information middlemen, or infomediaries, in the construction sector in producing and delivering value for their customers is explored. Today, virtually all major…

Innovative managerial control system (IMCS): an application in precast concrete building products industry

Ramesh Marasini, Nashwan Dawood

The monitoring and control of business processes and their variables have strategic importance in order to respond to the dynamics of the world of business. Many monitoring…

Diagnosing the organizational culture of an Australian engineering consultancy using the competing values framework

Tony Igo, Martin Skitmore

To operate successfully, a commercial organization must satisfy the everchanging demands of its clients, its owners, its employees and society as a whole. To do this, it must have…