|
|
ix | |
|
|
xi | |
About the authors |
|
xiii | |
Preface |
|
xv | |
Acknowledgements |
|
xvii | |
|
PART I Communication concepts and contexts |
|
|
1 | (72) |
|
|
3 | (16) |
|
|
3 | (3) |
|
The importance of effective communication |
|
|
6 | (4) |
|
The principles of effective communication |
|
|
10 | (2) |
|
The role and importance of effective communication to the project manager |
|
|
12 | (2) |
|
The aims, focus and structure of this book |
|
|
14 | (1) |
|
Part I: commuication concepts and contexts |
|
|
15 | (1) |
|
Part II: from individuals to corporations: communication types and techniques |
|
|
16 | (1) |
|
Part III: future directions for construction communication |
|
|
16 | (1) |
|
|
17 | (1) |
|
Critical discussion questions |
|
|
18 | (1) |
|
The challenges of communicating in the construction project environment |
|
|
19 | (34) |
|
The nature of project-based working |
|
|
20 | (5) |
|
The communication imperative for construction organisations |
|
|
25 | (10) |
|
New communication challenges for the contemporary construction industry |
|
|
35 | (5) |
|
Communication challenges for the construction project manager |
|
|
40 | (2) |
|
|
42 | (1) |
|
Critical discussion questions |
|
|
42 | (1) |
|
Case study: the importance of effective communication: the design and construction of the New Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh 1997--2004 |
|
|
43 | (10) |
|
Theoretical perspectives on construction communication |
|
|
53 | (20) |
|
The development and value of communication theory |
|
|
53 | (2) |
|
Theoretical models of communication |
|
|
55 | (4) |
|
Applying communication models to construction |
|
|
59 | (5) |
|
|
64 | (5) |
|
Barriers to effective communication |
|
|
69 | (2) |
|
|
71 | (1) |
|
Critical discussion questions |
|
|
72 | (1) |
|
PART II From individuals to corporations: communication types and techniques |
|
|
73 | (116) |
|
Interpersonal communication |
|
|
75 | (21) |
|
Defining interpersonal communication |
|
|
75 | (1) |
|
The nature of effective interpersonal communication within construction |
|
|
76 | (1) |
|
The importance of effective interpersonal communication for construction project performance |
|
|
77 | (2) |
|
Verbal interpersonal communication in construction |
|
|
79 | (5) |
|
Non-verbal interpersonal communication in construction |
|
|
84 | (2) |
|
The interplay of verbal and non-verbal forms of interpersonal communication |
|
|
86 | (3) |
|
|
89 | (1) |
|
Critical discussion question |
|
|
89 | (1) |
|
Case study: inter-professional communication |
|
|
90 | (6) |
|
Group and team communication |
|
|
96 | (32) |
|
Group development and team roles |
|
|
96 | (5) |
|
Factors shaping the success of communication within construction project teams |
|
|
101 | (9) |
|
Inter-group communication |
|
|
110 | (11) |
|
|
121 | (1) |
|
Critical discussion questions |
|
|
122 | (1) |
|
Case study: developing high performance teams: soft and hard communications initiatives at the Simons Group |
|
|
122 | (6) |
|
Organisational communication |
|
|
128 | (32) |
|
|
128 | (1) |
|
The organisation as an arena for communication |
|
|
128 | (3) |
|
Communication as a determinant of organisational structure |
|
|
131 | (1) |
|
Understanding communication within organisations |
|
|
132 | (5) |
|
The nature of communication within construction organisations |
|
|
137 | (5) |
|
Managing communication within construction organisations |
|
|
142 | (4) |
|
Developing an organisational communication strategy |
|
|
146 | (3) |
|
Some caveats to improving communication within the temporary involvement climate of the construction project |
|
|
149 | (1) |
|
|
150 | (1) |
|
Critical discussion questions |
|
|
151 | (1) |
|
Case study: community relations at HBG Construction Ltd: internal and external communications |
|
|
151 | (9) |
|
|
160 | (29) |
|
|
160 | (1) |
|
Defining corporate communication |
|
|
160 | (1) |
|
|
161 | (1) |
|
Principles of mass communication |
|
|
162 | (5) |
|
Managing the corporate image of a construction organisation |
|
|
167 | (7) |
|
Managing the corporate image of the construction industry |
|
|
174 | (3) |
|
Communicating corporate and social responsibility |
|
|
177 | (2) |
|
|
179 | (1) |
|
Critical discussion questions |
|
|
179 | (1) |
|
Case study: corporate communication in relation to sensitive projects: the Yangtze Three Gorges Project |
|
|
180 | (9) |
|
PART III Future directions for construction communication |
|
|
189 | (43) |
|
Information and communications technology |
|
|
191 | (29) |
|
|
191 | (1) |
|
The utilisation of ICT in the construction industry |
|
|
192 | (1) |
|
Virtual working as a driver for ICT innovation |
|
|
193 | (1) |
|
The evolution of ICT in construction |
|
|
194 | (2) |
|
Some examples of ICT innovations in construction |
|
|
196 | (5) |
|
Potential barriers to the uptake of ICT in construction |
|
|
201 | (4) |
|
Explaining the industry's reluctance to embrace ICT: differential adoption |
|
|
205 | (1) |
|
Realising the potential of ICT in the future |
|
|
206 | (6) |
|
|
212 | (1) |
|
|
213 | (1) |
|
Critical discussion questions |
|
|
214 | (1) |
|
Case study: an innovative application of ICT in the construction process: the Stent Handheld Electronic Piling Assistant (SHERPA) |
|
|
214 | (6) |
|
Conclusions and future directions in construction communication |
|
|
220 | (12) |
|
|
220 | (1) |
|
The construction communication context |
|
|
220 | (2) |
|
Deconstructing the construction communication challenge for the project manager |
|
|
222 | (1) |
|
Future construction communication challenges |
|
|
223 | (4) |
|
The role of communication in enabling change |
|
|
227 | (1) |
|
The construction project manager as an enabler of communication |
|
|
228 | (1) |
|
Some future research directions |
|
|
229 | (1) |
|
|
230 | (1) |
|
Critical discussion questions |
|
|
230 | (2) |
References |
|
232 | (19) |
Index |
|
251 | |