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Aalami, F B (1998) Using construction method models to generate four-dimensional production models, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Abraham, K A (2015) Influencing the design decision process: Information visualization in multi-criteria decision support systems for early-stage building design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Akbas, R (2003) Geometry-based modeling and simulation of construction processes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Akinci, B H (2000) Automatic generation of work spaces and analysis of time-space conflicts at construction sites, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Arnold, J A (2000) Information interoperation for internet-based component engineering analysis, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Benjamin, N B H (1969) Competitive bidding for building construction contracts, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Boice, J R (1970) A history and evaluation of the school construction systems development project, 1961-1967, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Bowen, R M (1978) Valuation of capitalized interest on construction expenditures in the electric utility industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Broemser, G M (1968) Competitive bidding in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Carr, R I J (1971) Synthesis of uncertainty in construction planning, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Casady, C B (2019) Assessing public-private partnership (PPP) governance, institutionalization, and market maturity in the United States and abroad, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Chan, C H F (2010) To talk or to fight? Collective effects of strategic, cultural, and institutional factors on investors' renegotiation approach in public-private concessions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Chen, S (2013) Scheduling, contracting, and capacity planning in project-based supply chains, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Cheng, J (2005) A simulation access language and framework with applications to project management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Chi, C S-F (2010) How host country and transnational institutions interact on international infrastructure projects in less developed countries: Case studies of high-speed rail projects in China and Taiwan, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Christiansen, T R (1994) Modeling efficiency and effectiveness of coordination in engineering design teams, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Clevenger, C M (2010) Design guidance: Assessing process challenge, strategy, and exploration, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Domingo, L (2023) Influence of method and media interventions in creative remote design team collaboration, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Dong, N (2012) Automated look-ahead schedule generation and optimization for the finishing phase of complex construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Ekstrom, M A (2002) Accounting for rater credibility when evaluating construction industry service providers, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

El-Bibany, H E-D (1992) Architecture for human-computer design, management and coordination in a collaborative AEC environment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Fergusson, K J (1993) Impact of integration on industrial facility quality, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Fischer, M A (1991) Using construction knowledge during preliminary design of reinforced concrete structures, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Flint, M M (2014) A modular framework for performance-based durability engineering, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Frank, M (2017) Uncovering hidden demands of global learners: Mind and body in a PBL context, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Froese, T M (1992) Integrated computer-aided project management through standard object-oriented models, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Fuyama, H (1993) Computer assisted conceptual structural design of steel buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Gane, V (2011) Design scenarios methodology: enabling requirements-driven design spaces, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Gao, J (2011) A characterization framework to document and compare BIM implementations on construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Garcia-Lopez, N P (2017) An activity and flow-based construction model for managing on-site work, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Gasparro, K E (2019) Crowdfunding our cities: Three perspectives on stakeholder dynamics during innovative infrastructure delivery, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Grey Rodriguez, F C (2019) Space-mate: A framework to harmonize occupant well-being and building sustainability, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Guikema, S D (2003) Optimal resource allocation in an engineering design team with asymmetric information, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Hall, D M (2017) The early stages of integrated project delivery: Institutionalization and impact on adoption of systemic innovations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Hamledari, H (2021) Impact assessment of blockchain-enabled smart contracts on the visibility of construction payments, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Hampson, K D (1994) Technology strategy and competitive performance: A study of bridge construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Hansen, K L (1993) How strategies happen: An investigation of the decision to upgrade CAD/CIE in architectural, engineering, and construction firms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Harkola, J (1995) Diffusion of construction technology: In a Japanese firm, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Hartmann, T (2008) A grassroots model of decision support system implementations by construction project teams, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Haymaker, J (2004) The perspective approach: Enabling engineers to construct and integrate views and generate an evolving project model, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Hinze, J W (1976) The effect of middle management on safety in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Horii, T (2005) Impact of multiple normative systems on the organizational performance of international joint ventures, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Javernick Will, A N (2009) Mobilizing institutional knowledge for international projects: The relative importance, acquisition and transfer of institutional knowledge for international firms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Jooste, S F (2010) Exploring the networks of organizations that enable and govern infrastructure public-private partnerships: An organizational field-level perspective, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Kam, C K H (2005) Dynamic decision breakdown structure: Ontology, methodology, and framework for information management in support of decision-enabling tasks in the building industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Kang, S-C (2006) Computer planning and simulation of construction erection processes using single or multiple cranes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Khanzode, A R (2011) An integrated virtual design and construction and lean (IVL) method for coordination of mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Kim, J (2007) Temporary structure planning ontology, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Kim, J I (2016) Framework for dynamic generation and evaluation of excavation schedules for hard rock tunnels in preconstruction and construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Kim, J I (2014) Methodology for the application of BIM-based decision support methods to evaluate sustainability metrics for master plans of a large-scale development, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Kim, K (2002) Distributed coordination of project schedule changes: An agent-based compensatory negotiation approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Koo, B (2004) Formalizing construction sequence constraints for the rapid generation of scheduling alternatives, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Lee, Y (2020) A methodology to align the logistical requirements of prefabricated wall panels, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Li, W X (2015) A performance management methodology for collaborative design and construction project teams, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Liston, K M (2009) A mediated interaction approach to study the role of media use in team interaction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

• Type: Thesis
• Keywords: continuous improvement; culture; effectiveness; project team; management theory; construction project; healthcare; automation; client satisfaction; collaborative design; feedback; integration; manufacturing; productivity; project delivery; project managem
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• URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/305008416
• Abstract:
  Do differences in how teams use media relate to differences in how teams interact? Does media use play a role in meeting synergy or breakdowns? This dissertation explores these questions in the context of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) project meetings, using an approach that I developed, called Mediated Interaction Approach (MIA). My observations of over 100 project meetings showed that "good" and "bad" patterns of mediated interaction recur in meeting practice. The observations also showed that each meeting is unique, but made up of hundreds of interactions and patterns of interaction that repeat themselves in a meeting and from meeting to meeting. However, practitioners, media designers, and researchers lack methods and metrics to discern, describe, assess, and compare different patterns of mediated interaction. Consequently, practitioners and media designers rely on intuition or anecdotal evidence to make changes to meeting practice or meeting media. Developing such methods requires analyzing the relationship between media use and team interaction at a micro-level to identify and abstract patterns of mediated interaction that practitioners and media designers can use as a resource to improve meeting practice and meeting media. Prior approaches examining aspects of the relationship between team interaction and media use miss key aspects of this dynamic, fall short of operationalizing team interaction or media use concepts, or are ill-suited for the meeting context. Existing models of team interaction conceptualize interaction as multi-purpose and analyzable with respect to three key processes—communication, reaction, and action—and these processes make contributions to project goals, to the meeting process (and its goals), and to interpersonal interactions. Existing studies operationalize at most two aspects of team interaction, e.g., communication and action, and address typically just one level of analysis, i.e. , in relation to project goals, the meeting process, or interpersonal interactions. Thus, existing models and constructs are idealistic and unidimensional and do not capture the multi-purpose and multi-level nature of meeting interaction. Additionally, prior approaches operationalize team interaction and media use constructs that are task-, study-, or media-specific and are ill-suited for ad-hoc meetings that typically involve multiple tasks and multiple media. These studies limit their examination to feature-specific aspects of media use as opposed to general aspects of use, such as frequency and accessibility, level of interactivity, and instrumental purpose of media. This makes it difficult to compare patterns of media use involving multiple media. Finally, existing approaches miss the temporal aspect of meeting interaction and often rely on post-process data rather than observations. This makes it difficult to identify different patterns of mediated interaction that emerge and recur in meetings. I developed MIA to address these shortcomings by observing over 100 AEC project meetings over a ten-year period and by analyzing 5,000 meeting interactions. MIA makes two key assumptions. First, the meeting process is analyzable as a set of discrete meeting interactions, each of which is analyzable from two distinct vantage points: how teams interact and how teams use media. Second, each meeting interaction is analyzable relative to a standard of performance, regardless of task(s), that accounts for the multi-purpose and multi-level nature of teams. MIA comprises the following four contributions: (a) A model of the meeting interaction process, the Mediated Interaction Model (MIM), that integrates and builds on prior models of interaction and media use, applies to multi-task and multiple media contexts, and conceptualizes the meeting interaction as four interdependent processes: communication, reaction, action, and media use that make contributions to the project, meeting process, and interpersonal interactions. (b) A Mediated Interaction Analytic (MIA) scheme to operationalize th MIM concepts by interpreting and coding video-recorded meeting interactions. (c) An Interaction Spectra Method to operationalize and visualize the multi-categorical, temporal concepts of team interaction and media use as a spectrum: (a) the Richness of Interaction spectrum, representing the range of interaction from breakdown to status quo to synergy and the extent to which teams achieve synergy; and (b) the Richness of Media Use spectrum (RMU), representing the range of media use from no use to rich use and the extent to which teams interact and engage with media use in the meeting interaction. (d) The MIA Relational Spectra Method to describe patterns of mediated interaction and the process of how teams use media in relation to the process of how teams interact. Findings from MIA show that it is not the task or media that matter, but the interaction and media use. Teams achieved synergy performing a range of tasks using a range of media. Teams that make media part of the team interaction, i.e. , involve media in key aspects of team interaction, experience more synergy. Teams that enact a less rich role for media, i.e. , infrequent use of media and minimal physical interaction with media, are more likely to maintain status quo and experience intermittent breakdowns. The findings suggest a mutually dependent symbiotic relationship between media use and team interaction in AEC meetings. MIA describes but does not yet explain the differences in meeting interaction and is a step towards developing normative models of media use and team interaction in natural contexts.

Liu, R (2021) Impact of enhanced context-awareness for construction field crews on task cycle time, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Lo, T Y J (2021) Innovation management in the construction industry: Innovation performance indicators for AECOO organizations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Mahalingam, A (2006) Understanding and mitigating institutional costs on global projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

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Morkos, R (2014) Operational efficiency frontier: Visualizing, manipulating, and navigating the construction scheduling state space with precedence, discrete, and disjunctive constraints, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Mourgues, C (2009) Method to produce field instructions from product and process models, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Ng, F P (2003) Quantity and pricing decisions in the presence of advance contracts, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Nikkhoo, P (2022) A systematic method to reduce the duration impact of change events on construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

O'Brien, W J (1998) Capacity costing approaches for construction supply-chain management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

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Piao, Y (2020) Case studies to determine the effect of applying blockchain technology and building information modeling on the workflow of water infrastructure projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

Porter, K A (2000) Assembly-based vulnerability of buildings and its uses in seismic performance evaluation and risk-management decision-making, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Stanford University.

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