The culture of the industry and the culture of research (1995)
Journal Article
Rooke, J., & Seymour, D. (1995). The culture of the industry and the culture of research. Construction Management and Economics, 13(6), 511-523. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446199500000059

Culture is increasingly cited as being in need of change if the UK construction industry is to improve its efficiency and productivity. The paper argues that the concept of culture is amenable to radically different treatments and that the research c... Read More about The culture of the industry and the culture of research.

Facilities management quality systems: An important improvement area (1995)
Journal Article
Barrett, P. (1995). Facilities management quality systems: An important improvement area. Building Research and Information, 23(3), 167-174. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613219508727451

The case study presented illustrates the personnel aspects of facilities management as an interactive function. Aspects of tqm are valuable, but an emphasis on learning organizations - based on learning individuals - has emerged as probably the most... Read More about Facilities management quality systems: An important improvement area.

The NEC and the culture of the industry: some early findings regarding possible sources of resistance to change (1995)
Journal Article
Rooke, J., & Seymour, D. (1995). The NEC and the culture of the industry: some early findings regarding possible sources of resistance to change. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 2(4), 287-305. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb021016

This paper describes some current research into the impact of the New Engineering Contract (NEC) on the culture of the industry. The intention is to explain the purpose of this research, describe the methodology used and report on some early findings... Read More about The NEC and the culture of the industry: some early findings regarding possible sources of resistance to change.