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Crisis Management in Construction Projects

Abstract

  • This book shows how to prevent crises on construction projects and, when crisis is inevitable, how to turn it to advantage. Based on a decade of crisis management research and consulting in the construction and engineering industries, Loosemore provides lessons drawn from a wide range of high-risk industries. Adopting both a reactive and preventative focus, this book presents crises as opportunities for growth—defying the notion that crises are managerial failures to be avoided and suppressed at all costs.

    Crisis Management in Construction Projects challenges readers to think about projects in new ways, using contemporary research from crisis management, risk management, psychology, and the behavioral sciences. Case studies provide an excellent vehicle for readers to examine others' experiences and gain insight into their behavior during a real-life crisis.

    Topics include: planning for crises; the dynamics of crisis management; emergency planning in construction projects; crisis managers as social architects; lessons for crisis managers; and creating an optimistic organization.

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Front Matter
i–x
    Chapter 1:
    Introduction
    1–13
      Chapter 2:
      Planning for Crises
      15–20
        Chapter 3:
        The Dynamics of Crisis Management
        21–46
          Chapter 4:
          Emergency Planning in Construction Projects
          47–55
            Chapter 5:
            Crisis Managers as Social Architects
            57–71
              Chapter 6:
              Case Study One
              73–88
                Chapter 7:
                Case Study Two
                89–98
                  Chapter 8:
                  Case Study Three
                  99–113
                    Chapter 9:
                    Case Study Four
                    115–125
                      Chapter 10:
                      Lessons for Crisis Managers
                      127–149
                        Chapter 11:
                        Conclusion: Creating an Optimistic Organization
                        151–156
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                          References
                          157–168
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                            Index
                            169–170