Social network analysis in construction /

• Main Author: Pryke, Stephen (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
• Subjects: Construction industry > Social aspects > Great Britain.; Project management > Great Britain.; Business logistics > Great Britain.; Social networks > Great Britain.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Civil > General.; Business logistics.; Construction industry > Social aspects.; Project management.; Social networks.; Great Britain.; Electronic books.

The objective of the book is to show how social network analysis (SNA) is used to observe, monitor and analyse the complex relationships in major construction project coalitions.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Rationale for a network approach to the analysis of project management systems
• 21st century reform and emergent systems in construction
• The construction project as a system of interdependent governance networks
• Social network analysis as a research method
• Network case studies
• Interpreting network diagrams
• Mathematical analysis of network data
• Managing networks
• Summary, conclusions and final thoughts.