Graeme D. Larsen

TL;DR: In this paper, an alternative approach to research is described that has been developed through a succession of significant construction management research projects, whereby researchers iterate between alternative theoretical frameworks and emergent empirical data.

TL;DR: The dominant discourse of competitiveness amongst contracting firms is shaped by the need to achieve structural flexibility to cope with fluctuations in demand as discussed by the authors, which has had significant material implications for the UK construction sector.

TL;DR: In this paper, a case study of a major station project examines how professionals on the construction site perceive and manage the safety challenges of a building design, revealing understandings that design has an impact on safety because of: (1) the timing of design work, where the volume of late design changes increased the difficulty of planning safe procedures, e.g. for working at height, lifting heavy items, refurbishing and demolishing old buildings.

TL;DR: In this article, three innovation diffusion theories from outside construction management literature are introduced, Cohesion, Structural Equivalence and Thresholds, in relation to the UK Construction Industry.