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Bower, D A (2000) A systematic approach to the evaluation of indirect costs of contract variations. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 263-8.
Cheung, S-O, Tam, C M, Ndekugri, I and Harris, F C (2000) Factors affecting clients' project dispute resolution satisfaction in Hong Kong. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 281-94.
Hooper, A and Nicol, C (2000) Design practice and volume production in speculative housebuilding. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 295-310.
Lai, L W C (2000) The Coasian market-firm dichotomy and sub-contracting in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 355-62.
Love, P E D, Li, H, Irani, Z and Faniran, O (2000) Total quality management and the learning organization: a dialogue for change in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 321-31.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: change; learning organization; organizational learning; total quality management
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/014461900370681
- Abstract:
Many construction organizations have misunderstood the reality that total quality management (TQM) based on continuous improvement requires a commitment to learning and that essentially it is the means to a learning organization. The paper argues that if the construction industry is to improve its performance and competitiveness, then there needs to be a cultural and behavioural shift in the mind-set of practitioners, academics and the professional institutions. Their focus should be on re-thinking their approaches to TQM so that learning becomes the norm. It is demonstrated that a relationship exists between the constructs of TQM, organizational learning, and the learning organization. Based on a review of existing literature, a conceptual model for a learning organization in construction is presented and discussed. The paper proposes some refinements to the concept of the learning organization, directed at clearly positioning the critical focus of learning at the organizational level in construction.
Ofori, G (2000) Globalization and construction industry development: research opportunities. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 257-62.
Ozdogan, I D and Birgonul, M T (2000) A decision support framework for project sponsors in the planning stage of build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 343-53.
Rogers, M (2000) Using Electre III to aid the choice of housing construction process within structural engineering. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 333-42.
Slaughter, E S and Shimizu, H (2000) 'Clusters' of innovations in recent long span and multi-segmental bridges. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 269-80.
Wang, S Q and Anson, M (2000) Comparison of the concreting productivities in Hong Kong and Beijing and a proposed comparison methodology. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 363-72.
Wang, S Q, Tiong, R L K, Ting, S K and Ashley, D (2000) Foreign exchange and revenue risks: analysis of key contract clauses in China's BOT project. Construction Management and Economics, 18(03), 311-20.