The following eBooks were recently added to the Library. For on and off campus, an Athens username and password is required to access these eBooks.
Human resource management, 7th edition, by Derek Torrington, Laura Hall and Stephen Taylor. From the website: “This market-leading text provides thorough coverage of all the main areas of human resource management practice. The book is written from a practical perspective in a clear and engaging style. It includes full coverage of operational issues and introduces the major academic debates of relevance to the field. It is written as an introduction for students of HRM at all levels.”
Cost studies of buildings, 4th edition, by Allan Ashworth. From the website: “This practical guide to cost studies of buildings has been updated and revised throughout for the 4th edition. An additional chapter has been added examining new directions, techniques and research that is being undertaken, together with an analysis of industry and practice needs. This book is a core text for undergraduate courses in quantity surveying, building surveying and Building and EDEXCEL courses. It is also an excellent reference text for professionals in the building industry.”
Exploring strategic change, 2nd edition, by Julia Balogun and Veronica Hope Hailey. From the website: “The second edition of Exploring Strategic focuses on the implementation of organisational change and the management of organisational transitions. It seeks to move beyond the formulation of strategy by taking the planning stage through to implementation. The first half of the book introduces a framework, the change kaleidoscope, which can be used to develop the most appropriate implementation approach for a particular organisational context. The second half of the text focuses on managing the transition. Representing a departure from the notion that change management can be a formulaic and linear process, Exploring Strategic Change approaches the topic with originality by focusing on the fundamental importance of context-specific analysis. The text takes the reader through the change process from the examination of context and the diagnosis of needs through the stages of transition and transference to a tangible reality. Practical examples and illustrations apply the concepts to actual organisational change issues.The reader is encouraged to develop their “change judgement”: the ability to understand what is critical about a certain change context and, therefore, what is and is not possible as part of an implementation approach. Ideally suited for upper level undergraduate and postgraduate students on HRM and Strategy-based modules covering the management of change. Published in the Exploring Corporate Strategy series, the book can be used either as a stand-alone text or as a complement to other titles in the series.”
Structure and fabric: Part 2, 7th edition, by Jack Stroud Foster, Raymond Harington and Roger Greeno. From the website: “Structure and Fabric Part 2 consolidates and develops the construction principles introduced in Part 1. With generous use of illustrations this book provides a thorough treatment of the techniques used in the construction of various types of building. This new edition has been thoroughly reviewed and updated with reference to recent changes in building regulations, national and European standards and related research papers. The comprehensive presentation provides guidance on established and current practice, including the administrative procedures necessary for the construction of buildings. Key features *updated text explains the nature of buildings and building, including contract planning and site organisation, foundations, walls and piers, multi-storey structures, floor structures, chimney shafts, flues and ducts, stairs, ramps and ladders, roof structures, fire safety and temporary works. *new illustrations have been added and existing details have been updated where appropriate. *new procedures and legislative references are provided alongside traditional practices that are retained as a reference source for maintenance and alterations to existing buildings. *end of chapter notes and reference sources for supplementary reading and further research have been updated where appropriate. This new edition of, Structure and Fabric Part Two is appropriate for students of architecture, construction management, facilities management, construction technology, surveying, structural engineering and other building related programmes of study. It is also a useful industry practice guide and reference resource. The lateJack Stroud Foster was a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects and was formerly Principal Lecturer in Architecture at the University of Westminster, where he was responsible for the co-ordination and development of Construction Studies. Raymond Harrington was formerly Director of Architectural Studies at the Mackintosh School of Architecture, University of Glasgow Roger Greeno is a consultant, examiner and established author of many construction papers and publications.”
Value management of construction projects, by John Kelly, Steven Male and Drummond Graham. From the website: “This book presents an integrated value philosophy, methodology and tool kit for improving project delivery for construction clients. The book draws together insights from over 200 value studies conducted by the authors across a range of projects varying in size from GBP1m to over GBP1bn and procurement routes including partnering, PFI, prime contracting and Procure 21. This practical experience is integrated with extensive research and analysis of standards and best practice worldwide. The standards include specifically the British Standard on value management, BS EN 12973:2000, and SAVE International’s Standard for the Value Methodology.The book examines in detail the value process, function analysis and team dynamics, proposes a method for determining the client’s value system, and presents solutions to undertake value studies at different stages of the project. Value management has become a well established tool in the construction industry; it has been endorsed in “Rethinking Construction”, the Egan Report, published in 1998, in “Modernising Construction”, published by the National Audit Office in 2001, and in “Accelerating Change”, the Egan update, published in late 2002. Now is an appropriate time to take stock and summarise the developments in value management and record robust models for its practice in construction. The book will be of interest to clients in the private and public sectors, consultants, VM practitioners, researchers, and senior undergraduates and postgraduates across all the construction disciplines.”
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Senior Subject Librarian
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