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Achieving social value through construction frameworks : the effect of client attributes (2017)
Journal Article
Awuzie, B., Farag, F., & McDermott, P. (2017). Achieving social value through construction frameworks : the effect of client attributes. Proceedings of the ICE - Management, Procurement and Law, 171(1), 25-31. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmapl.17.00009

The UK Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 mandates public sector construction clients to prioritise the resolution of social challenges through procurement. Accordingly, clients are increasingly committing to delivering on social value through c... Read More about Achieving social value through construction frameworks : the effect of client attributes.

An abductive approach to qualitative built environment research : a viable system methodological exposé (2017)
Journal Article
Awuzie, B., & McDermott, P. (2017). An abductive approach to qualitative built environment research : a viable system methodological exposé. Qualitative Research Journal, 17(4), 356-372. https://doi.org/10.1108/qrj-08-2016-0048

Purpose Qualitative researchers are often confronted with a dilemma of selecting an appropriate approach within which to situate their research. This has led to successive attempts by qualitative researchers in the built environment (BE) to combine... Read More about An abductive approach to qualitative built environment research : a viable system methodological exposé.