Performance and efficiency measurement in local authority building organisations (1994)
Thesis
Ruddock, L. Performance and efficiency measurement in local authority building organisations. (Thesis). University of Salford

This work constitutes a study of the operations of local authority building direct labour organisations (DLOs) during the 1980s, An overt aim of Part III of the 1980 Local Government, Planning and Land Act was to improve efficiency in the operat... Read More about Performance and efficiency measurement in local authority building organisations.

Management education and training for refurbishment work within the construction industry (1994)
Thesis
Egbu, C. Management education and training for refurbishment work within the construction industry. (Thesis). University of Salford

The study is concerned with the management of refurbishment work within the UK construction industry, from a contractors' perspective. It investigates the main difficulties and problems which managers face in refurbishment work, together with the... Read More about Management education and training for refurbishment work within the construction industry.

Interaction between professionals and researchers: Creating research synergies (1994)
Journal Article
Creating research synergies. European Journal of Engineering Education, 19(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/03043799408923313

This paper treats as an innovation the creation of a postgraduate programme of research which acts as a focus for industrial collaboration. The idea, the networks created and the launch of the programme are described. Lessons from experience are re... Read More about Interaction between professionals and researchers: Creating research synergies.