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The Management of Construction Firms

Aspects of Theory

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. Patricia M. Hillebrandt

    1. Department of Construction Management, University of Reading, UK

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  2. Jacqueline Cannon

    1. Department of Construction Management, University of Reading, UK
      University of Westminster, UK

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'A comprehensive selection of those aspects of management theory which could have some relevance to main contracting.' - Mark Callender, Building Employers' Confederation, The Business Economist This book is the first to bring together those aspects of modern theories of economics and management which are of particular relevance to the strategic behaviour of major contracting firms and it does so in a way which is easily understood by the non-specialist reader. It analyses the different behaviour of contracting firms which is due to the special characteristics of the construction industry.

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Theories of the Firm

    • Jacqueline Cannon, Patricia M. Hillebrandt
    Pages 1-8

  3. Business Objectives and Strategy

    • William Ramsay
    Pages 9-30

  4. Diversification

    • Jacqueline Cannon, Patricia M. Hillebrandt
    Pages 31-43

  5. International Contracting

    • Howard Seymour
    Pages 44-56

  6. Financial Strategy

    • Jacqueline Cannon, Patricia M. Hillebrandt
    Pages 57-74

  7. Social Technology and Structure

    • Peter Clark
    Pages 75-92

  8. Managers and the Organisation

    • Steven Male, Robert Stocks
    Pages 93-107

  9. Manpower Management

    • Peter J. Buckley, Peter Enderwick
    Pages 108-128

  10. Pricing Policy

    • Roger Flanagan, George Norman
    Pages 129-153

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 154-165
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Construction Management, University of Reading, UK

    Patricia M. Hillebrandt, Jacqueline Cannon

  • University of Westminster, UK

    Jacqueline Cannon

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Management of Construction Firms

  • Book Subtitle: Aspects of Theory

  • Editors: Patricia M. Hillebrandt, Jacqueline Cannon

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13626-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The University of Reading 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-62761-7Published: 18 June 1994

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-13626-1Published: 27 July 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 165

  • Topics: Labor Economics

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