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Consuming the car: anticipation, use and meaning in contemporary youth culture. (2002)
Journal Article
Carrabine, E., & Longhurst, B. (2002). Consuming the car: anticipation, use and meaning in contemporary youth culture. Sociological Review, 50(2), 181-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-954X.00362

Drawing on evidence from a recently conducted study of the everyday lives of young people in Manchester, UK, this article considers the place of cars in contemporary youth culture. The article acknowledges the recent beginnings of sociological and so... Read More about Consuming the car: anticipation, use and meaning in contemporary youth culture..

Exploring the gender question in critical information systems (2002)
Journal Article
Adam, A. (2002). Exploring the gender question in critical information systems. Journal of Information Technology, 17(2), 59-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/02683960210145959

This paper addresses ways in which theorizing gender may be important in forming an understanding of the topic of emancipation, which is central to the new critical information systems (IS) based on the thinking of Habermas. After briefly discussing... Read More about Exploring the gender question in critical information systems.

Action learning in a medium-sized construction company (2002)
Journal Article
Davey, C., Powell, J., Powell, J., & Cooper, I. (2002). Action learning in a medium-sized construction company. Building Research and Information, 30(1), 5-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613210110090403

The role of action learning in promoting innovation and culture change is investigated within one medium-sized construction company. This case study was an exemplary part of a larger study to encourage small and medium-sized construction enterprises... Read More about Action learning in a medium-sized construction company.

The development of a project process evaluation (PPE) framework that aims to measure the effectiveness of implementing a new design and construction project process (2002)
Thesis
Lee, A. The development of a project process evaluation (PPE) framework that aims to measure the effectiveness of implementing a new design and construction project process. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Increased globalised competition and the need to meet continuously changing
customer requirements has forced the UK construction industry to consider its
practice. The industry has been repeatedly criticised for its inefficiency,
fragmentation,... Read More about The development of a project process evaluation (PPE) framework that aims to measure the effectiveness of implementing a new design and construction project process.