Contents.

Foreword.

Preface.

Contributor List.

1 Methodological pluralism in construction management.

2 Architectural research.

3 Legal research .

4 Feminist research.

5 Approaches to economic analysis and modelling.

6 Epistemology.

7 Scientific theories.

8 Grounded theory.

9 Case study research.

10 Interviews: a negotiated partnership.

11 Questionnaire design and factor analysis.

12 Using software to analyse qualitative data.

13 Getting started in quantitative analysis.

14 Artificial neural network modelling techniques for applied civil and construction engineering research.

15 Social Network Analysis .

16 Managing the thesis.

17 Getting your research published in refereed journals.

18 Researcher attitudes and motivation.

19 Built environment futures research: the need for foresight and scenario learning