this book is a very interesting read, with plenty of case material for project tragic

Leo Dobes, Economic Record

The Oxford Handbook of Megaproject Management is an important and certainly timely book... Professor Flyvbjerg is one of the central players in this emerging field of research and he has teamed up with world-leading contributors from a diverse set of scholarly disciplines and backgrounds to offer a contemporary view of megaproject management... I am sure that it will be a major milestone defining research on large-scale projects, which project scholars and practitioners will reflect upon for many years to come.

Jonas Söderlund, Project Management Journal

Practitioners, planners, policy makers and scholars in the areas of infrastructure and economic development will find the volume of considerable value... it makes a major contribution.

Roger R. Stough, Regional Science Policy & Practice

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A significant contribution... the writing exposition is clear and efficient which makes the book accessible to a diverse set of readers inside and outside of the academy... an invaluable handbook as intended in title and curation.

Karen Trapenberg Frick, Transport Reviews

The Oxford Handbook of Megaproject Management provides state-of-the-art scholarship in the emerging field of megaproject management. Megaprojects are large, complex projects which typically cost billions of dollars and impact millions of people, like building a high-speed rail line, a megadam, a national health or pensions IT system, a new wide-body aircraft, or staging the Olympics. The book contains 25 chapters written especially for this volume, covering all aspects of megaproject management, from front-end planning to actual project delivery, including how to deal with stakeholders, risk, finance, complexity, innovation, governance, ethics, project breakdowns, and scale itself. Individual chapters cover the history of the field and relevant theory, from behavioral economics to lock-in and escalation to systems integration and theories of agency and power. All geographies are covered - from the US to China, Europe to Africa, South America to Australia - as are a wide range of project types, from "hard" infrastructure to "soft" change projects. In-depth case studies illustrate salient points. The Handbook offers a rigorous, research-oriented, up-to-date academic view of the discipline, based on high-quality data and strong theory. It will be an indispensable resource for students, academics, policy makers, and practitioners.
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This Handbook provides state-of-the-art scholarship in the emerging field of megaproject management. The 25 chapters cover all aspects of megaproject management, from front-end planning to actual project delivery, including how to deal with stakeholders, risk, finance, complexity, innovation, governance, ethics, project breakdowns, and scale itself
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PART I: CHALLENGES; PART II: CAUSES; PART III: CURES; PART IV: CASES
this book is a very interesting read, with plenty of case material for project tragic
Presents the latest scholarship and research in Megaproject Management Interdisciplinary in appeal; management, planning, engineering and geography, psychology and political science Global in coverage A number of leading researchers and institutions represented in the chapters
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Bent Flyvbjerg is the first BT Professor and inaugural Chair of Major Programme Management at the University of Oxford. He is the author or editor of 10 books and more than 200 papers. His publications have been translated into 20 languages and are widely cited. His research has been covered by Science, The Economist, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, China Daily, The BBC, CNN, and many other media. Flyvbjerg serves as advisor and consultant to government and business around the world, including the UK and US governments and several Fortune 500 companies. He was twice a Fulbright Scholar and received a knighthood in 2002.
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Presents the latest scholarship and research in Megaproject Management Interdisciplinary in appeal; management, planning, engineering and geography, psychology and political science Global in coverage A number of leading researchers and institutions represented in the chapters
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ISBN
9780198732242
Publisert
2017
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Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
1250 gr
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
171 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
618

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Bent Flyvbjerg is the first BT Professor and inaugural Chair of Major Programme Management at the University of Oxford. He is the author or editor of 10 books and more than 200 papers. His publications have been translated into 20 languages and are widely cited. His research has been covered by Science, The Economist, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, China Daily, The BBC, CNN, and many other media. Flyvbjerg serves as advisor and consultant to government and business around the world, including the UK and US governments and several Fortune 500 companies. He was twice a Fulbright Scholar and received a knighthood in 2002.