Managing Change in Construction Projects: A Knowledge-Based Approach

Chapter 1 Introduction.

1.1 Background.

1.2 Need for the Investigation.

1.3 Questions to Research.

1.4 Summary and Link.

Chapter 2 Key Issues from the Literature.

2.1 Introduction.

2.2 Construction Project Environment.

2.3 Construction Project Change Management.

2.4 Knowledge Management Perspective.

2.5 Role of Knowledge During Reactive Change Process.

2.6 Towards a Knowledge-Based Reactive Change Process.

2.7 Summary and Link.

Chapter 3 Research Methodology.

3.1 Introduction.

3.2 Case Study Research Design.

3.3 Data Collection Process.

3.4 Data Analysis Process.

3.5 Summary and Link.

Chapter 4 Case Study Results.

4.1 Introduction.

4.2 Case Study: Project A.

4.3 Case Study: Project B.

4.4 Summary and Link.

Chapter 5 Cross-Case Analysis.

5.1 Introduction.

5.2 Contextual Factors of Change: P1 Discussion.

5.3 Knowledge Properties During Change: P2 Discussion.

5.4 Knowledge Identification and Utilisation During

Change: P3 Discussion.

5.5 Intra-Project Knowledge Creation During Change:

P4 Discussion.

5.6 Inter-Project Knowledge Transfer During Change:

P5 Discussion.

5.7 Summary and Link.

Chapter 6 Conclusions.

6.1 Introduction.

6.2 Summary of Propositions.

6.3 Comment on the Conceptual Model.

6.4 Conclusions about the Overall Research Problem.

6.5 Implications for Theory.

6.6 Implications for Practice.

Appendix A Interview Guidelines.

Appendix B Example of an Interview Transcript.

Appendix C Comparison Between Propositions and Codes.

References.

Index.