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Contents |
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Tables |
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Preface |
8 |
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Introduction |
10 |
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Entering the knowledge society |
10 |
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The size and impact of the construction industry |
14 |
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Purpose and outline of the book |
16 |
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1 Occupational groups and professions, practices, institutions and knowledge in construction work |
18 |
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Introduction |
18 |
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Professions, occupations and practice: analytical tools for understanding construction industry work |
18 |
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The concepts of knowledge and knowledge management |
31 |
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Knowledge management in the construction industry |
41 |
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Some characteristics of the construction industry |
44 |
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Summary and conclusions |
50 |
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2 Site management work and the value of coaching |
51 |
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Introduction |
51 |
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Setting the scene: site managers and their work |
52 |
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Project work, gender and the construction industry |
56 |
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Site managers’ everyday work in construction projects |
61 |
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Concluding remarks |
66 |
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Managing knowledge through coaching: an explorative study |
66 |
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Managing knowledge through coaching: some lessons learned |
76 |
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Theoretical implications: coaching as second-order observations |
78 |
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Summary and conclusion |
83 |
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3 Materiality, aesthetics, and social and cultural capital in architects’ work |
84 |
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Introduction |
84 |
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Architects’ work: an overview |
85 |
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Architectural work: from sketching to materiality |
100 |
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Architects’ work as a ‘mangle of practice’ |
109 |
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Summary and conclusion |
112 |
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4 The architect’s gaze |
113 |
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Introduction |
113 |
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Perception and knowledge: the gaze, professional vision and visual artefacts |
114 |
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Introducing Brown Architects |
120 |
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Summary and conclusion |
129 |
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5 Knowing the concrete |
130 |
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Introduction |
130 |
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Social capital in rock construction work |
131 |
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Social capital in site management work in the construction industry |
137 |
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Introducing ConCo |
139 |
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The influence of social capital in rock construction work |
144 |
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Summary and concluding remarks |
145 |
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Aesthetics in rock construction work |
146 |
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The concept of aesthetics |
147 |
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The beauty of sprayed concrete, rock injection and bolt reinforcement |
151 |
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Aesthetic knowledge in non-aesthetic work |
155 |
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Summary and conclusion |
157 |
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6 Institutionalizing knowledge in construction work organizations |
158 |
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Introduction |
158 |
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The institutionalization of knowledge |
158 |
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The institutionalization of knowledge in the construction industry: the four case studies revisited |
168 |
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Implications for managerial practice in the construction industry |
175 |
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Summary and conclusion |
178 |
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Appendix |
180 |
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Methodology of the studies |
180 |
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Data collection and data analysis |
181 |
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Notes |
185 |
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Bibliography |
186 |
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Index |
209 |
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