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Al-Shammaa, M M J (2019) Improving risk management in megaprojects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Leeds.
Alkhorayef, A N M (2014) Improving decision making on large scale investment projects: A psychological perspective, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Leeds.
Alnsour, M A M (2020) Integrating sustainability assessment into public works development in Jordan, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds.
Anumba, C J (1989) An integrated two and three dimensional data structure for a structural engineering CAD system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Leeds.
Barnes, G R (2016) Market creation in the European Union: the case of the public procurement directives, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds.
Birchall, S J (2011) An appraisal of the performance of a 'green' office building, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Leeds.
Dakas, A I I (2014) Management of project stakeholders: facilitating project success in public sector projects in Nigeria , Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds.
Davis, M C (2011) Psychological and organisational issues in the design of buildings and workplaces, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Leeds.
El-Samadony, A A E-Y (1986) Development of an improved construction bidding model incorporating multiple objective functions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Leeds.
Elmahroug, M H M (2018) Facilitating effective external stakeholder involvement in the pre-design phase of civil engineering infrastructure projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds.
Ghazali, F E M (2007) A reenginered model for effective risk management in pre-contractual procurement process for NHS PFI hospitals, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds.
Giesekam, J J (2016) The contribution to UK climate mitigation targets from reducing embodied carbon in the construction sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds.
Gkiourka, P (2011) Managing innovation in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds.
Grady, K (1980) The provision of public buildings in the West Riding of Yorkshire, c.1600-1840, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Economic Studies, University of Leeds.
Hagan, G N (2013) Managing complex construction projects in it multiproject environment by the contractor, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds.
Hakim, H (2011) Effective contract structures and value for money in PFI social housing projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds.
Harun, Z B (1993) Computer simulation in decision support systems for management of construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Leeds.
Heineck, L F (1983) On the analyses of activity durations on three house building sites, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Leeds.
Invernizzi, D C (2019) Benchmarking nuclear decommissioning, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Leeds.
KasĖpar, H M P (2022) Robert Adam and networks for building in eighteenth-century Britain, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Leeds.
Kerr, N J (2018) The rationale for retrofit: A multi-level, interdisciplinary perspective on the energy efficient retrofit of existing residential buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Leeds.
Kibwami, N (2016) Enhancing sustainable construction in the building sector of Uganda using embodied carbon accounting, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Leeds.
Li, D (2012) Development of a framework of competitive advantage in non-state construction contractors in China, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Business School, University of Leeds.
Li, Q (2012) Inter-organizational relationships in the programme management lifecycle, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Business School, University of Leeds.
Liang, S (2013) Legal aspects of privately financed infrastructure projects (PFIPs) in China: the case for international standards, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Business School, University of Leeds.
Lu, L-T (2003) The impact of cultural distance on the management style and performance of Japanese and Taiwanese joint ventures with local partners in China, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Business School, University of Leeds.
Luise Valencia Gluyas, J (2004) Public-private participation in water infrastructure in Mexico, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds.
Mlybari, E A A (2011) Managing value, requirements and risk in the appraisal stage of UK construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds.
Nguyen, Q T (2009) Developing a strategic model for small-and-medium-sized construction firms in Vietnam, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Leeds.
Oliomogbe, G O (2017) The investigation of the generation of intangible benefits through project management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Leeds.
Riley, F G (2018) Information behaviour in construction project management teams: contradictions, motivations and influencing factors, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds.
Sainati, T (2018) Governance of infrastructure megaprojects : The role of the special purpose entities, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Leeds.
Seboni, L (2016) Improving the existing project manager-to-project practice of a specific organization (organization A) in Botswana, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Leeds.
Soliman, M M A E I (2014) Risk management in international construction joint ventures in Egypt, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds.
Spiteri, J (1998) A critical analysis of occupational and organisational strategy in UK: architectural and quantity surveying practices, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Leeds.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: performance; professionalism; quantity surveying; effectiveness; UK
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- URL: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.391654
- Abstract:
The research study was an analysis of occupational and organisational strategy in UK private architectural and quantity surveying practices. The premise of the study was that the analysis of strategy within a professional context warrants concurrent attention to both the occupational as well as the organisational dimensions of strategy. The occupational aspect of strategy was explored through a framework derived from the concept of professionalism. Professional power was explored with respect to dimensions associated with the knowledge base of a profession and the characteristics of consumers of professional power. The concept of occupational segments was developed to account for the differential distribution of professional power within a profession. Strategic group theory provided the basis to investigate the organisational strategy aspect. A 'strategic group' refers to a set of firms pursuing the same or similar organisational strategies. To operationalise the strategy group concept, a rationale for the selection of the grouping and the external validation dimensions was developed from the competency based strategy and strategic adaptation fields. The integration of the occupational and organisational perspectives permitted an analysis of the effectiveness of different organisational strategies in extracting the potential leverage inherent within the various occupational segments. Data were gathered by survey questionnaire from UK private architectural and quantity surveying practices (n=308) included in the 1994 versions of RIBA Directory of Practices and the RICS Directory of Practices. The main survey was carried out in 1996. The questionnaire was designed to have relevance to both professions and provided data on dimensions that had concurrent validity in both professions. The major contributions of this study are the development of a general framework for formulating, interpreting and validating occupational segments and strategic groups, the analysis of the interactive effects of occupational and organisational strategy dimensions, and the performance implications of segment and group membership. The main conclusion was that the performance of the strategic groups was contingent on the occupational segment and that no general formula may be applied to the power-knowledge translation.
Tan, Y (2006) A case-based reasoning approach to improve risk identification in construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds.
Valencia Gluyas, J L (2004) Public- private participation in water infrastructure in Mexico, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Leeds (United Kingdom).
Wasiluk, K L (2012) Sustainable wealth creation in practice: a framework to manage firm's intangibles, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds.
Wheat, P E (2013) Econometric cost analysis in vertically separated railways, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds.
Woodhead, R M (1999) The influence of paradigms and perspectives on the decision to build undertaken by large experienced clients of the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds.