Social Network Analysis in Construction - Hardcover
The objective of the book is to make accessible the ways in which social network analysis (SNA) may be used to observe, monitor and analyse systems and relationships in major construction project coalitions. Although this has been an established analytical technique in the US for some time, it is only now being developed in the UK.
Having spent nearly two decades investigating major project relationships using SNA, the author has brought together mathematical and sociological methods, and major project relationships in a manner that will inspire both academic interest and a desire to apply these concepts and techniques to live construction projects. Case studies include projects from two of the UKs largest property developers, the UK Ministry of Defence and a County Council.
SNA is innovative - but potentially inaccessible to project management analysts and practitioners. This book will provide clear and relevant explanation and illustration of the possibilities of using SNA in a major project environment.
In addition to offering the potential; for sophisticated retrospective analysis of a wide range of systems associated with construction and engineering project coalitions, the author looks at how we might apply the network analysis findings to the design and management of project and supply chain networks.
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Increasingly demanding and knowledgeable clients in construction require an approach to project management that recognises the important role played by the client in the definition of large and often lengthy projects.
About the Author:
The objective of the book is to show how social network analysis (SNA) is used to observe, monitor and analyse the complex relationships in major construction project coalitions.
The author has brought together mathematical and sociological methods, and major project relationships with clear explanation and relevant illustration to inspire both academic interest and a practical application of these concepts and techniques to live construction projects. Case studies are taken from BAA, Slough Estates, UK Ministry of Defence, Network Rail and Peugeot Europe.
Dr Stephen Pryke is Course Director for Project and Enterprise Management, The Bartlett School, University College London
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- PublisherWiley-Blackwell
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1405141735
- ISBN 13 9781405141734
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages224
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