The Economics of the Modern Construction Firm

ISBN-13: 9780333919958 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 307 str.

Stephen L. Gruneberg; Graham J. Ive

Opis

This is a book about the whole diverse range of firms that are found in the construction sector, about their decision-making and the economic environments in which they operate. The authors aim to provide a new and coherent perspective on these firms and the choices they have to make - both for their managers and for all who have a stake in these firms and their industry. This book offers some new and important perspectives for research and teaching about construction firms.

Spis treści

List of Tables List of Figures Preface List of Acronyms PART I: SOCIAL STRUCTURES OF ACCUMULATION Social Structures of Organization Social Structures Applied to the Provision of the Built Environment Social Structures of Production PART II: CONSTRUCTION MARKETS Towards Usable Concepts of Construction Market Structure Construction Markets and Transaction Costs The Nature of Construction Markets PART III: CAPACITY Capacity of the Construction Industry Capacity of the Firm and Economics of Growth PART IV: PRICING AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES Pricing and Investment Marketing and Production Decisions of Speculative Builders and Contractors PART V: CAPITAL CIRCUITS The Industrial Capital Circuit Capital Circuits, Conflicts and Strategies Bibliography and References Index

O autorze

STEPHEN GRUNEBERG is a Lecturer on the Construction Management degree at the Bartlett School, University College London. His publications include Construction Economics: An Introduction, and Feasibility Studies in Construction (with D.Weight).

GRAHAM IVE is Senior Lecturer in the Economics of Construction at the Bartlett School, University College London. He is the author of a book on the Private Finance Initiative (1998) and an economic adviser to the Construction Industry Council.