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Feng, K (2020) Environmentally friendly construction processes under uncertainty assessment, optimisation and robust decision-making, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Järvenpää, A-T (2022) How to promote innovation from an organizational control perspective a case study of a public infrastructure client, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Jassim, H S H (2019) Assessing energy use and carbon emissions to support planning of environmentally sustainable earthmoving operations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Jongeling, R (2006) A process model for work-flow management in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Jonsson, J (1996) Construction site productivity measurements selection, application and evaluation of methods and measures, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Laurell-Stenlund, K (2010) Value creation in development and construction of public buildings: The case of houses of culture, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Lundkvist, R (2015) Experience feedback in industrialised house-building: The impact of production strategies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Lundman, P (2011) Cost management for underground infrastructure projects a case study on cost increase and its causes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Meiling, J (2010) Continuous improvement and experience feedback in off-site construction timber-framed module prefabrication, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Osipova, E (2013) On enhancing joint risk management throughout a project's lifecycle: Empirical studies of Swedish construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Rwamamara, R A (2007) Planning the healthy construction workplace through risk assessment and design methods, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Schade, J (2013) A design process perspective on the energy performance of buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Simu, K (2009) The construction site manager's impact on risk management performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Sterner, E (2002) Green procurement of buildings: Estimation of environmental impact and life-cycle cost, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Toolanen, B (2008) Lean contracting relational contracting influenced by lean thinking, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Vennström, A (2008) The construction client as a change agent contextual support and obstacles, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: competence; complexity; briefing; client; case study; change agent; role
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- URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-18735
- Abstract:
The purpose of this research is to understand how the construction client can contribute to the development of the construction process. In this PhD project, literature reviews and three empirical studies were conducted in order to investigate the research questions and thereby fulfil the research purpose. In this thesis the theories regarding the role of a change agent and the role of a construction client are examined. Other fields that were reviewed are the context of the construction process, such as the briefing process. All these different theories and fields of literature are well suited for the analysis of the different aspects of the contextual situation for the construction client. The research presented in this thesis contributes to theory and practice in two main ways. 1) The theoretical conceptual model, describing the role of a construction client and the role of a change agent, adds knowledge to further understanding of the complexity of governing the construction process. 2) The empirical evidence shows that there are substantial obstacles for the construction client to address in order to become a change agent. The first two research questions deal with how the contextual situation influences the construction client’s actions. The answer to this research question shows that the contextual situation does affect the construction client’s possibility to act as a change agent. The third research question focuses on the extent to which the construction client can affect the construction process as a change agent. The possibilities are displayed and discussed from a general perspective and a more specific evaluation of the construction client’s role is described. The role that the construction clients possess does support implementation of initiatives, but the implementation needs to be supported by a construction client function with competences on change processes.
Wernicke, B (2020) Diversity of flow in production improvements in house building, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.
Woksepp, S (2007) Virtual reality in construction tools, methods and processes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Luleå University of Technology.