The construction process, right through from planning and design to use and demolition, has a major impact on society. Traditionally, concern has been focused on its environmental impact and the quest for sustainability, but this has now extended into the wider remit of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Essentially, this means that businesses must act (voluntarily) in a socially ethical manner by developing a policy that encompasses the core principles enshrined by CSR.

A unique presentation on a topic of emerging importance, Corporate Social Responsibility in the...

Examines communication at a number of levels, ranging from interpersonal interactions between project participants to corporate communication between organisations. This book also introduces several non-typical perspectives on the process of communication, to encourage the reader to think about communication in an innovative manner.

Rev. ed. of: Human resource management in construction projects: strategic and operational approaches / Martin Loosemore, Andrew Dainty, and Helen Lingard. c2003.

Construction is one of the largest and most people-intensive industrial sectors. In many countries, however, construction is also one of the most highly criticized in terms of its employment practices and industrial relations. People and culture are too often seen as variables that must be manipulated in the cause of improved productivity.

This important new work provides an essential corrective to the current literature by focusing on people and culture rather than sector efficiency. It presents the latest thinking from a diversity of perspectives derived from a major ESRC...