The Management of Construction Firms

'A comprehensive selection of those aspects of management theory which could have some relevance to main contracting.' - Mark Callender, Building Employers' Confederation, The Business Economist This book is the first to bring together those aspects of modern theories of economics and management which are of particular relevance to the strategic behaviour of major contracting firms and it does so in a way which is easily understood by the non-specialist reader. It analyses the different behaviour of contracting firms which is due to the special characteristics of the construction industry.

Inhalt
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface to the 1994 Reprint - Foreword; W.D.Biggs - Acknowledgements - Abbreviations and Acronyms - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; P.M.Hillebrandt & J.Cannon - Theories of the Firm; J.Cannon & P.M.Hillebrandt - Business Objectives and Strategy; W.Ramsay - Diversification; J.Cannon & P.M.Hillebrandt - International Contracting; H.Seymour - Financial Strategy; J.Cannon & P.M.Hillebrandt - Social Technology and Structure; P.Clark - Managers and the Organisation; S.Male & R.Stocks - Manpower Management; P.J.Buckley & P.Enderwick - Pricing Policy; R.Flanagan & G.Norman - Glossary - Appendix: Contents of the Companion Volume The Modern Construction Firm - Index