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Awawdeh, S A (2010) The potential of building regulations to improve the energy efficiency of high-rise residential buildings in the Gulf Countries, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Queen's University Belfast.
Brooks, T (2020) Implementation and effectiveness of the ISO 9001 quality management system in the construction sector in the UK and Ireland, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen's University Belfast.
Burke, R (2014) Risk management in Republic of Ireland PPP toll roads, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Management School, Queen's University Belfast.
Clarke, R N (1988) A managerial approach to forecasting for the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Queen's University Belfast.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: construction firms; discounted cash flow; forecasting; house building; anticipatory management; Northern Ireland
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- URL: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.292594
- Abstract:
The central theme of this study is one of anticipatory management. Although it is hoped that the observations and principles will contribute to management in general, the arena is the Northern Ireland construction industry. The aim is to make the future more clear, and thereby more manageable. It is hoped that this study will help the construction manager to cope with the future vicissitudes in the business cycle, just as the method of present value, or discounted cash flow, helps the financial manager to deal with the future. The construction industry is one of the first industries to benefit from any improvement in business conditions, and equally one of the first to suffer from any worsening. This makes the subject matter of interest to managers in general, for the construction industry is the bell-wether for other industries. The fluctuations in the construction industry's workload are more extreme than in most industries, and this is what makes the matter important for the construction manager. The high failure rate of construction firms is taken as further evidence of the need for anticipatory management, within the industry, to cope with the aforementioned volatility. House building is the area of construction that has been studied most, particularly with a view to forecasting the number of housing starts.
Cockerill, J E (1993) The construction industry in belfast 1800-1914, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Queen's University Belfast.
Curran, M (2020) External stakeholder management and engagement on urban construction projects in the UK and Ireland, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Built and Natural Environment, Queen's University Belfast.
Flynn, C (2020) Risk transfer in operational public private partnerships in the education sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Management School, Queen's University Belfast.
Lisk, D R (2014) Equal opportunities for women in construction trades: Issues of education, training and employment in northern Ireland, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Queen's University Belfast.
Spillane, J P (2013) Challenges and strategies for confined site construction: The case of personnel, plant and material management (PPMM), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Queen's University Belfast.
Von Meding, J K (2013) NGO competency-based framework for the delivery of post-disaster reconstruction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Queen's University Belfast.
Wang, H (2021) BIM-based knowledge management for the use of construction and facilities management knowledge in construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Queen's University Belfast.