000			04710nam a2200169Ia 4500
020			_a1907382488
082			_a658.4 _bGOH
100			_aGohil, Udityasinh
245			_aValue enhanced collaborative working (VECW)
260			_aLoughborough _bCentre for Innovative Construction Engineering _c2011
300			_axvi,194p.
500			_aCONTENTS Acknowledgements Abstract iii Key Words iv Preface v Used Acronyms / Abbreviations vii Table of Content ix Table of Figures xiii Table of Tables xv List of Papers xvi 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 The Research Domain 1 1.3 The Research Context 1 1.4 The Industrial Sponsor 2 1.5 Aim of Research 3 1.6 Research Objective 3 1.7 Justification of the Research 4 1.8 Summary 4 2 Literature review 7 2.1 Introduction1 2.2 Collaboration 7 2.2.1Collaboration for Strategic Advantage 9 2.3 Collaboration Working within SMEs 9 2.3.1 Benefits of Collaborative Working 10 2.3.2 Issues in Collaborative Working 11 2.4 Value within Collaborative Working 13 2.5 Factors Affecting Collaborative Working in SMEs 16 2.5.1 People Factor 16 2.5.2 Process Factor 18 2.5.3 Tools Factor 18 2.6 Management of Collaborative Working 20 2.7 Summary 20 3 Research Methodology 21 3.1 Overview 21 3.2 Research Methodologies 21 3.2.1 Deductive Approach 23 3.2.2 Inductive Approach 23 3.2.3 Deductive - Inductive Continuum 23 3.3 Data Collection Methods/Tools 24 3.4 Methodological Background 26 3.5 Adopted Research Methodology 27 3.5.1 Understand the Foundations of CW and Value with Respect to SME Industry 27 3.5.2 Investigate Patterns of CW within ServQ to Identify Areas of j Improvement 28 3.5.3 Further Investigate the Identified Concern Areas for Process Improvtj Isolation 28 3.5.4 To Develop and Evaluate a Comprehensive Framework to Enhance CW 29 3.5.5 To Identify the Managerial Implications of the Research 30 3.6 Summary 31 4 Research Undertaken And Findings 33 4.1 Introduction 33 4.2 Establish a VECW Definition 36 4.2.1 Determine the Requirements of VECW 36 4.2.2 Identify VECW Factors to Develop a Conceptual Framework 37 4.2.3 Summary of VECW Conceptual Framework 38 4.3 People Factor 39 4.3.1 Approach for Aligning the People Factor in VECW 39 4.3.2 Examination of Existing Partnership Agreements 39 4.3.3 Adoption of a New Collaboration Charter 40 4.3.4 Findings of People Factor 41 4.4 Process Factor 42 4.4.1 Rationale Behind IDEFO for Process Modelling 43 4.4.2 A Business Process Model 44 4.4.3 Example Node-Node A2 44 4.4.4 Effects of Changes Modelled in IDEFO 47 4.4.5 Findings of Process Factor 47 4.5Tools Factor 48 4.5.1 Investigation of Synergy Needs Between Tools 48 4.5.2 Selections of Projects and Scenarios 50 4.5.3 Findings of Tools Factor 51 5 Evaluation 53 5.1 Overview 53 5.2 Evaluation Process 54 5.2.1Evaluation Purpose 54 5.2.2 Evaluation Questionnaire 55 5.3 Evaluation Process Design 55 5.3.1 Preliminary Evaluations 55 5.3.2 User Evaluations 56 5.4 Findings of the Evaluation 56 5.4.1 Evaluator Purpose 56 5.4.2 Evaluator's Feedback 63 5.5 Guidelines for VECW Framework 66 5.6 Summary 69 Conclusions 71 Introduction 71 Realisation of Aims and Objectives 71 Contribution to Existing Theory and Practice 72 Implications / Impact on Sponsor 73 6.4.1 Identifying ServQ Issues 73 6.4.2 Improving Communications and Relationships 73 6.4.3 Improving Processes 74 6.4.4 Critique of existing tools 74 6.4.5 How to Use the VECW Framework 74 6.5 Implications / Impact on Wider Industry 74 6.6 Critical Evaluation of Research 75 6.7 Recommendations for Further Research 76 6.8 Conclusions 78 7 References 79 Appendix A - Paper 1 (Journal) 87 Appendix B - Paper 2 105 Appendix C - Paper 3 121 Appendix D - Executive Summary of ServQ Tools and Techniques 145 Appendix E - Preliminary Case Study Questionnaire 165 Appendix F - Collaboration Charter for ServQ 167 Appendix G - IDEFO Diagram 173 Appendix H - Tools Scenario for ServQ Project 183 Appendix I - Evaluation Questionnaire 189 008833 Foreword by Gordon MacKerron ix Preface to New Edition xiii Preface to Original Edition xix Abbreviations xxv Rationality and Ritual: A Quarter-century Retrospect 1 1 Introduction 29 2The Decision-making Legacy 41 3 Oxide Reprocessing: The Background 59 4 The Public Inquiry Tradition: A Comparative Perspective 75 5 The Emergence of THORP from a Private to a Public Issue 95 6 The Process and Impact of the Inquiry 116 7 Judicial Rationality, Expert Conflict and Political Authority 138 8 The Rationality and Politics of Analysis 154 9 Conclusion 173 Notes on Sources and Selected Readings 189 Notes 191 Index 221
890			_aUnited Kingdom
891			_aGRATIS
891			_aSchool of Building Science & Technology, CEPT Uni.
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