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Costantino, N and Pietroforte, R (2004) Note - Production arrangements by US building and non-building contractors: an update. Construction Management and Economics, 22(03), 231-5.

Giritli, H and Oraz, G T (2004) Leadership styles: some evidence from the Turkish construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 22(03), 253-62.

Goodrum, P M and Gangwar, M (2004) The relationship between changes in equipment technology and wages in the US construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 22(03), 291-301.

Leung, M-Y, Ng, S T and Cheung, S-O (2004) Measuring construction project participant satisfaction. Construction Management and Economics, 22(03), 319-31.

Low, S P and Hongbin, J (2004) Estimation of international construction performance: analysis at the country level. Construction Management and Economics, 22(03), 277-89.

Minami, K (2004) Whole life appraisal of the repair and improvement work costs of Post Office buildings in Japan. Construction Management and Economics, 22(03), 311-8.

Tang, S L, Aoieong, R T and Ahmed, S M (2004) The use of process cost model (PCM) for measuring quality costs of construction projects: model testing. Construction Management and Economics, 22(03), 263-75.

Wang, S Q, Dulaimi, M F and Aguria, M Y (2004) Risk management framework for construction projects in developing countries. Construction Management and Economics, 22(03), 237-52.

Wild, A (2004) Re-interpreting the Building Industry Communications Research Project. Construction Management and Economics, 22(03), 303-10.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Communications research; reinterpretation; situation; uncertainty; under-boundedness
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/0144619032000103263
  • Abstract:

    The archives of the Building Industry Communications Research Project (BICRP) 1963–66 are reviewed. Established by important construction interests, this project explored problems of co‐ordination in UK construction. The research was undertaken by the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations. The archives record both an evolving appreciation of construction and the conflicts within the Communications Research Committee, which oversaw the research and represented construction and its dominant client, the public sector. The changing outer context and shifting interpretation of the researchers destabilized the BICRP. It became caught up in the turbulence of its environment, de‐stabilizing the consensus which had led to the project. Schön’s concept of the Situation, and systems ideas of under‐boundedness and under‐organization, underpin the re‐interpretation and establish the current relevance of the BICRP. This exemplifies the recurring, institutional difficulties of UK construction. A suggestion for further inquiry is made including cross‐cultural comparisons around themes of uncertainty and information.