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Bakens, W (1997) International trends in research and technology development. Building Research & Information, 25(06), 335–7.
Bowen, P, Akintoye, A, Pearl, R and Edwards, P J (2007) Ethical behaviour in the South African construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 25(06), 631–48.
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Enshassi, A (1997) Construction safety issues in Gaza Strip. Building Research & Information, 25(06), 370–3.
Galbraith, G H, McLean, R C and Kelly, D (1997) Moisture permeability measurements under varying barometric pressure. Building Research & Information, 25(06), 348–53.
Goodier, C and Gibb, A (2007) Future opportunities for offsite in the UK. Construction Management and Economics, 25(06), 585–95.
Green, S D and Liu, A M M (2007) Theory and practice in value management: a reply to Ellis et al. (2005). Construction Management and Economics, 25(06), 649–59.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Diffusion; best practice; value management; methodological decay; dramaturgical metaphor
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0144-6193&volume=25&issue=6&spage=649
- Abstract:
The constructivist model of 'soft' value management (VM) is contrasted with the VM discourse appropriated by cost consultants who operate from within UK quantity surveying (QS) practices. The enactment of VM by cost consultants is shaped by the institutional context within which they operate and is not necessarily representative of VM practice per se. Opportunities to perform VM during the formative stages of design are further constrained by the positivistic rhetoric that such practitioners use to conceptualize and promote their services. The complex interplay between VM theory and practice is highlighted and analysed from a non-deterministic perspective. Codified models of 'best practice' are seen to be socially constructed and legitimized through human interaction in the context of interorganizational networks. Published methodologies are seen to inform practice in only a loose and indirect manner, with extensive scope for localized improvization. New insights into the relationship between VM theory and practice are derived from the dramaturgical metaphor. The social reality of VM is seen to be constituted through scripts and performances, both of which are continuously contested across organizational arenas. It is concluded that VM defies universal definition and is conceptualized and enacted differently across different localized contexts.
Holt, G D (1997) Classifying construction contractors. Building Research & Information, 25(06), 374–82.
Hu, X and Liu, C (2018) Measuring efficiency, effectiveness and overall performance in the Chinese construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 780–97.
Imriyas, K, Pheng, L S and Teo, E A-L (2007) A framework for computing workers' compensation insurance premiums in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 25(06), 563–84.
Malmberg, F (2007) Introduction of a new form of quote evaluation: a case study in southern Sweden. Construction Management and Economics, 25(06), 661–9.
Modak, J P, Sohoni, V V and Aware, H V (1997) Manually powered manufacture of keyed bricks. Building Research & Information, 25(06), 354–64.
Newaz, M T, Davis, P R, Jefferies, M and Pillay, M (2018) Developing a safety climate factor model in construction research and practice. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 738–57.
Oke, A E (2018) Bonding capability of Nigerian contracting firms. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 707–20.
Skitmore, M and Smyth, H (2007) Pricing construction work: a marketing viewpoint. Construction Management and Economics, 25(06), 619–30.
Tripathi, K K and Jha, K N (2018) Application of fuzzy preference relation for evaluating success factors of construction organisations. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 758–79.
Umeokafor, N (2018) An investigation into public and private clients’ attitudes, commitment and impact on construction health and safety in Nigeria. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 798–815.
Yan, X and Kim, Y (2018) A conceptual framework of ITSMCA for a building collapse accident. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 721–37.
Yang, R J, Jayasuriya, S, Gunarathna, C, Arashpour, M, Xue, X and Zhang, G (2018) The evolution of stakeholder management practices in Australian mega construction projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 25(06), 690–706.