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Article Innovation, Talent Management, Construction 1 October 2016

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Tech Bubbles

Amazon is building a corporate urban oasis. The e-commerce giant is behind the three intersecting spherical structures currently under construction on a corner in downtown Seattle, Washington, USA.…

Article Innovation, Talent Management, Risk Management, Construction 1 March 2016

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Robot in a hard hat

By Fister Gale, Sarah Construction project managers looking to cope with a labor shortage and speed up the building process are turning to a new talent pipeline: robots. The industry's talent shortage is a problem around…

Article Talent Management, Leadership, Construction 1 February 2016

Project Management Journal

Upper echelons and executive profiles in the construction value chain

By Abatecola, Gianpaolo | Cristofaro, Matteo Which executive profiles currently govern the construction value chain? Addressing this lively research question is the key point of our article and it appears central to scholars, practitioners,…

Conference Paper Talent Management, Resource Management, Construction 29 July 2014

Understanding relationship based procurement in the construction sector

By Walker, Derek H. T. | Lloyd-Walker, Beverley This paper presents a summary of core findings from recent research funded by the Project Management Institute (PMI) with assistance from a parallel complimentary study undertaken with Australian…

Conference Paper Talent Management, Technical Skills, Construction 23 October 2012

Effects of project management training on professional individual performance related to engineering and construction projects development

By Toledo, Renzo J. Among South American countries, Peru has a favorable combination of political stability, represented by a civilian electoral system for more than 30 years; continuous economic growth for more than…

Article Risk Management, Scheduling, Talent Management, Innovation, Construction August 2012

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Flower towers

By La Plante, Louis Milan, Italy, has long been synonymous with high fashion, big business, and smog. For example, a study conducted in 2003 by Milan's Macedonio Melloni hospital suggested that breathing the city's air…

Conference Paper Talent Management, Teams, Construction, Consulting 18 July 2012

Motivational triggers in projects

By Wallström, Henrik | Ridderheim, Ylva | Påhlson, Erik | Åkesson, Erik | Landgren, Hanna The existence or absence of motivation among project members can determine whether or not a project succeeds or fails. Establishing and maintaining motivation, however, are difficult tasks for…

Article Talent Management, Strategy, Construction April 2012

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From the ground up

By Hubbard, Tod This article features the general manager, global projects operation for GE Energy in São Paulo, Brazil, discussing how his organization quickly ramped up a core of local project teams to tackle a…

Article Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Scheduling, Talent Management, Resource Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Construction December 2011

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Combining Forces: 2011 PMI Project of the Year Award Finalist

By Allen, Kevin The United Arab Emirates gained its wealth through the oil and gas industry. Now its leaders are cultivating economic sustainability by diversifying the country's portfolio. This article discusses…

Article Decision Making, Talent Management, Resource Management, Construction June 2009

Project Management Journal

Incorporating employee resourcing requirements into deployment decision making

By Dainty, Andrew | Raidén, Ani | Neale, R. H. Employee resourcing is the process of matching human resource capabilities to the strategic and operational needs of the organization. This is exceptionally problematic in project-based…