Preface Acknowledgements Part 1: Foundations of management 1. An Overview 2. Management perpectives 3. Objectives of organisations 4. External influences on organisations 5. Internal influences on organisations 6. Financial structures 7. Organisational Structures Part 2: Processes of management 8. Management functions 9. Financial control 10. Market strategy 11. Production management 12. Personnel management Part 3: Human aspects of management 13. Management behaviour 14. Leadership 15. Individual motivation 16. Work groups 17. Industrial relations 18. Legal regulation of work Part 4: Management techniques applied to the building industry 19. Project planning and control 20. Financial control of projects 21. Productivity techniques 22. Plant management 23. Quality management 24. Health and safety Part 5: The future of management 25. The management of change
Stephen Lavender is Senior Lecturer in Construction Management and Economics at the University of Glamorgan.