Managing the Professional Practice : In the Built Environment.

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Smyth, Hedley
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
• Θέματα: Construction industry > Management.; Engineering.; Architecture.; Business.; Civil engineering.; Electronic books.

 The emphasis here is to explore the key issues influencing the culture, strategies and management operations of professional practices. The focus is upon established practices from growing ones to large international firms in the built environment. A key aim of the book is to promote aspects of management by function and activities, with discipline acting as context rather than the primary focus. The book is structured into sections around 3 main themes: managing the organisation; and managing specific issues that affect operations, and a third section reflects upon management from practitioner. 

 Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; About the authors; Introduction; Aims; Objectives; The Content; Section I: Overview in Scope and Context of Managing the Professional Practice; Chapter 1: Structures, management and markets; Chapter 2: Strategic management of professional practice: The case of architecture; Chapter 3: Cross-functional coordination: Conceptual model and its application in professional design practice; Chapter 4: Challenges of growth in a medium-sized engineering design consultancy.