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Aboukhadra, W (2021) Learning organisation, affective commitment and cultural intelligence: the case of expatriates in the Gulf Co-operation Council countries, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Adnan, H B (2004) Joint venture projects in Malaysian Construction Industry Factors Critical to success, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Property and Construction, Nottingham Trent University.
Agyekum-Mensah, G (2013) The development of an innovative sustainable total planning and control system for construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.
Ahmed Namadi, S i (2019) A framework for collaborative costing in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.
Alharbi, F (2020) Critical delay factors in housing construction projects in Saudi Arabia: Assessment and solutions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Asnaashari, E (2011) A holistic conceptual model for managing construction logistics in building projects: the case of Iran, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University.
Boyal-Seth, H (2011) Assessing the business case for supplier diversity in the construction housing sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
Coupar, G (2009) Modern approaches to repairs and maintenance procurement within the social housing sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
Daniel, E I (2017) Exploratory study into the use of Last Planner® System and collaborative planning for construction process improvement, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.
Dowd, V G (1999) The pervading role of risk allocation as the link mechanism between factors of influence and construction procurement practices adopted in the UK construction industry over the period 1965-1995, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Dupin, P (2021) Using pull and flow systems to improve production stability in real estate development projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Grada, M (2007) The impact of economic value added measure in assessing the business performance of UK construction companies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Hackett, V (2017) The impact of a collaborative planning approach on engineering construction performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Hamza, A (2002) Partnering in the construction industry: an empirical investigation into the critical success factors, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Property and Construction, Nottingham Trent University.
Hurst, A G (2009) Management education, training and development of construction managers: will they ever learn?, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
Idan, C K (2003) Quality function deployment (QFD) in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Jaafar, T (1992) A unified methodology for project planning risk, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Jackson, F (2006) Biodegradable hydraulic fluids: Reducing oil-related pollution in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Keats, R J (2014) An exploration of how professional associations advance innovation and promote innovation pedagogy, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Khadour, L (2010) Total quality environmental management framework towards sustainability (UK novated D&B principal contractors), Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: building regulation; client; competitive advantage; construction procurement; contracts; coordination; performance improvement; project planning
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- URL: http://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/124/
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To reduce the substantial environmental damage of the built environment, contractors have to comply with an increasing number of environmental building regulations. Apart from the purely practical implications of compliance, there is a perception of a gap emerging from not joining up the construction cycle with management-based solutions for performance development, especially in newer areas of interest such as the environment and sustainability. Research has shown that out of the variety of the procurement routes the UK construction industry offers, there has been a continuous increase in the use of novated Design-and-Build (D&B) over the last 15 years. Many clients regard it as providing value for money and the contractors see it as an opportunity to apply their key strengths in management and coordination of design and construction works. The situation of high adoption of D&B, despite its poor quality and environmental performance, motivated this research to develop a management-based solution for performance improvement from the novated D&B principal contractors’ perspective. To date, the bulk of empirical research on environmental management issues has been directed toward quality, strategy, supply chain, and process management. The development of Total Quality Environmental Management (TQEM) may improve environment, quality, sustainability, client’s value for money, and at the same time reduce contractors’ risks. TQEM has emerged, in the manufacturing sector, from integrating strategic Environmental Management (EM) into the holistic approach of Total Quality Management (TQM). TQEM embodies four key principles: customer identification, continuous improvement, doing the job right the first time and a system approach. The impact of TQEM on construction management, design, performance, and procurement are not always as visible to the end-users as they are to the contractor. To be able to define these elements in a construction project, contractors’ perspectives need to be studied with regard to the corporate-level TQEM (cultural and business aspects) and project-level TQEM (construction performance and procurement arrangements). The aim of this research therefore is to establish the suitability of TQEM for D&B main contractors across the major classification of project types. The triangulation approach in the study combines two levels for investigation; a survey and case studies. There are two main reasons for selecting this approach: 1) the two different methods are used for different purposes as the survey focuses on corporate-level TQEM while the case studies are concerned with the project-level TQEM; and 2). This use of multi-methods enables triangulation to take place in order to ensure that the data is reliable. For the survey, a primary group of top D&B contractors who are likely to be most affected by the new environmental regulations are included in the sample frame. For the case studies, within the three selected reputable D&B main contractors, secondary groups of top, middle and project level managers’ opinions, are investigated. The findings illustrate the demand for TQEM and suggest extending TQEM processes over the project development stages. The survey results are analyzed to refine a primary TQEM framework which would hopefully be sufficiently general for implementation purposes. Understanding the case studies’ informants’ professional standing and the significance of their comments is enhanced for ensuring the primary TQEM framework external validity. The framework is developed further through the provision of rich, thick detailed description out of the case studies which allow any other D&B contractor interested in transferability to have a solid framework for comparison. Hence, this research provides the basis for further studies into how TQEM can be enhanced in a way that will provide contractors with sustainable competitive advantages. The research contribution to knowledge is born from reasoned reflections and principled convictions. A new concept of Const.TQEM and a new framework for performance improvement towards sustainability for novated D&B main contracts are developed by this research. The Const.TQEM framework has a potentially massive impact on the timing and nature of the design, of contractor intervention, recognition, and of the contractual and working relationships of the parties involved in a project. By picturing the interaction between the whole parties involved in a novated D&B project, this new framework overcomes many of the shortcomings of the conventional D&B method of construction procurement, enables greater concurrency in design development and project planning, balances priorities, and generates realistic plans. A combination of originality & credibility increased resonance and usefulness and subsequently value of contribution. This research develops a solution for the gap found in the literature by refining and extending current practices of compliance with the new environmental regulations from the design phase, to the managerial and procurement arrangements picturing the interaction among all the parties involved in a project realisation.
Khalid, U (2022) Investigation into the development of a human reliability analysis framework for the safety management of construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Kings, S (2002) Pricing documentation for contractors' estimators: Establishing a more effective approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
McLean, M (2014) A longitudinal analysis of a partial mediation model of employee engagement in a knowledge-intensive firm, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
Musa, M M (2019) A framework for implementing target value delivery to enhance value creation in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Owen, K J (2002) Success factors in the procurement of privately financed tolled transportation infrastructure projects in the UK, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Property and Construction, Nottingham Trent University.
Payne, B (1998) Project risk analysis, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University.
Pritchard, C (2005) Skin cancer prevention in the house building industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Rashid, K B A (1998) The processes of construction procurement in Malaysia: Identification of constraints and development of proposed strategies in the context of 'vision 2020', Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Sarhan, S (2018) Institutional waste within the UK construction industry: an exploratory study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.
Sharif, A (1996) A functional analysis of building procurement systems and strategies in an international context, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Taylor, M S (2021) Strategic management accounting practices in medium sized UK construction companies: a mixed-methods approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Nottingham Trent University.
Ward, A D (2016) Development of a contextualised understanding of the diffusion of innovation among quantity surveyors in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.