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'A refreshing and useful addition to the folklore of management. All in all this is a worthwhile insight into the management views and structure of some of our leading construction companies.' - J.J. Farrow, Chartered Builder This volume describes and analyses the behaviour of large UK construction firms in the determination and implementation of their strategy. It covers, in addition to the selection of objectives and the methods for their achievement, policies on growth and diversification, finance, marketing and bidding, international operations, management and labour and subcontracting. Throughout the book the relationship is examined between the theory outlined in the companion volume and the actual behaviour of firms. The final chapter concludes with a discussion of the means to bridge the gaps which are found to exist between theory and practice.
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Background
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Overall Strategy of Large Firms
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Implementation of Strategy
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Human Resources
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Conclusions
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Modern Construction Firm
Authors: Patricia Hillebrandt, Jacqueline Cannon
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13628-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The University of Reading 1990
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-46725-1Published: 05 February 1990
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-62762-4Published: 18 June 1994
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-13628-5Published: 06 February 1990
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 172
Topics: Labor Economics, Operations Research/Decision Theory, Industries