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008			130516s2014 nyu g b 001 0 eng
020			_a9780415676007 (hardback)
020			_a9780415675994 (paperback)
020			_z9780203809150 (ebook)
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084			_aBUS042000 _aTEC005000 _2bisacsh
100	1		_aLoosemore, Martin, _d1962- _944770
245	1	0	_aInnovation, strategy and risk in construction / _cMartin Loosemore.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group, _c2014 _m[1435].
300			_ax, 268 p. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 248-263) and index.
520			_a"Innovation, Strategy and Risk in Construction integrates insights from business and government leaders with contemporary research, to help construction firms of all sizes to use times of crisis to their own advantage and build greater adaptive capacity into their operations. Accessible and full of practical examples, the book argues that traditional business strategies which seek to systematise innovation and eliminate uncertainty need to be balanced with more flexible approaches which acknowledge and harness uncertainty. The missing key to innovation, it is argued, is to turn serendipity into capability. The author proposes a simple model which allows managers to tap into the increasing dynamic and interconnected nature of the construction industry. Innovation does not occur in isolation within individual firms, but through collaboration. Each stakeholder in the construction industry has a responsibility to drive innovation, and this book will be key reading for consultants, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and clients, as well as policy makers and all serious students of construction management"--
650			_aBuilding _xSuperintendence _919249
650			_aBuilding _xTechnological innovations _944771
650			_aBuilding _xPlanning _944772
650			_aBuilding sites _xRisk assessment _944773
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