Construction Company Management will give readers a detailed understanding of the critical aspects of managing a successful construction company in a dynamic and complex construction business environment characterised by intense competition, supply chain disruptions, and rapid changes in technology, regulations, client preferences, and market conditions.
The book will introduce readers to different dimensions of construction company management. The topics covered reflect current business practices in the construction industry, including company strategy and business models, stakeholder management, contract management, resource management, risk management, knowledge management, company finance, digital innovation, organisational resilience, and the regulatory environment. The book also includes much-needed discussions on ethics, integrity and professional standards, and diversity, equity, and inclusion in construction companies. It explores the opportunities and challenges relevant to construction company management in global contexts with the help of case studies from different regions of the world.
Providing a concise book on this essential subject, Construction Company Management serves both students and those educators who teach it in their built environment courses. Practitioners will find the theory-informed company management practices discussed in the book valuable and useful in their practical contexts.
Abid Hasan, PhD, FHEA, is a lecturer and Higher Degree by Research (HDR) coordinator at the School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University. He completed his PhD in construction management at the University of South Australia (UniSA). Before starting his doctoral studies, he worked in a Fortune 500 and Forbes 2000 public sector company. He has also worked in India's largest construction company. This industry experience helped him gain valuable knowledge and expertise in different aspects of company management. He has also published more than 50 journal papers, book chapters and conference papers. He was the lead editor for the special issue on 'health and well-being' in the Construction Innovation journal, and co-authored another book titled Occupational Diseases in the Construction Industry.
Asheem Shrestha, PhD, is a senior lecturer and a course coordinator at the School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University, where he teaches professional practise and construction company management. He received his PhD from the University of Melbourne, and he has published extensively in high ranked construction management journals. Asheem was trained as a civil engineer, and he has several years of experience working in construction projects and consulting. He currently reviews for for top construction and engineering journals.
Kumar Neeraj Jha, PhD is a professor of civil engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He started his career with Larsen and Toubro Ltd. and was instrumental in the successful completion of many construction projects. He has published more than 150 papers in a number of international and national journals and conference proceedings. His four books titled Construction Project Management, Formwork and Scaffold Engineering, Construction Safety Management, and Determinants of Construction Project Success in India are widely accepted as textbooks in different universities. He regularly conducts a number of training programs for practitioners and academics and has been involved in several consultancy and sponsored research projects of national importance.
