All Outputs (9)

Informality in organization and research : a review and a proposal (2009)
Journal Article
proposal. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 913-922. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190903273950

The growing interest in informal and emergent features of organizations has accompanied changes both in the dominant forms of organization and prevailing academic views about how best to think about and research them. It is argued here that curren... Read More about Informality in organization and research : a review and a proposal.

BIM implementation for an architectural practice (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Arayici, Y., Coates, S., Koskela, L., Kagioglou, M., Usher, C., & O’Reilly, K. (2009, October). BIM implementation for an architectural practice. Presented at 26th International Conference on IT in construction, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Design needs to be completed in a multidisciplinary environment. Severe issues about data acquisition and management arise during the design development due to the complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity. BIM is a foundational tool for a team based lea... Read More about BIM implementation for an architectural practice.

Design should be managed as a physical process, too (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Ballard, G., & Koskela, L. (2009, August). Design should be managed as a physical process, too. Presented at International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED'09, Stanford, CA, USA

The mainstream stand in textbooks on design and design and management is that design is a problem solving process, starting from the perceived problem and ending with a detailed solution. We contend that these accounts overlook one necessary and impo... Read More about Design should be managed as a physical process, too.

Wayfinding : embedding knowledge in hospital environments (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Rooke, C., Tzortzopoulos, P., Koskela, L., & Rooke, J. (2009, April). Wayfinding : embedding knowledge in hospital environments. Presented at HaCIRIC 2009:Improving Healthcare Infrastructures Through Innovation, Hilton Metropole, Brighton, UK

The traditional use of signs has failed to overcome the problem of wayfinding in hospitals. As wayfinding problems are clearly linked to healthcare outcomes there is need to find a more integrated approach to solving the problem. In this paper it i... Read More about Wayfinding : embedding knowledge in hospital environments.

The gaps between healthcare service and building design : a state of the art review (2009)
Journal Article
Tzortzopoulos, P., Codinhoto, R., Kagioglou, M., Rooke, J., & Koskela, L. (2009). The gaps between healthcare service and building design : a state of the art review. Ambiente Construído (Online), 9(2), 47-55

Healthcare buildings are designed to achieve diverse objectives, ranging from providing appropriate environments where care can be delivered to communities to increasing operational efficiency and improving patient flows and the patient experience. I... Read More about The gaps between healthcare service and building design : a state of the art review.

Information technology as boundary object for transformational learning (2009)
Journal Article
Forgues, D., Koskela, L., & Lejeune, A. (2009). Information technology as boundary object for transformational learning. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 14, 48-58

Collaborative work is considered as a way to improve productivity and value generation in construction. However, recent research demonstrates that socio-cognitive factors related to fragmentation of specialized knowledge may hinder team performance.... Read More about Information technology as boundary object for transformational learning.

The functions of visual management (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Tezel, B., Koskela, L., & Tzortzopoulos, P. (2009, January). The functions of visual management. Presented at International Research Symposium, Salford, UK

Visual Management has been evolving and effectively employed in some manufacturing and service organisations for a long time. In order to facilitate a cross-industrial learning process and to advance in detailed research the understanding of how the... Read More about The functions of visual management.

Collaborative knowledge management - A construction case study (2009)
Journal Article
Dave, B., & Koskela, L. (2009). Collaborative knowledge management - A construction case study. Automation in Construction, 18(7), 894 - 902. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2009.03.015

Due to the new threats and challenges faced by the construction industry today, construction companies must seek new solutions in order to remain ahead of the competition. Knowledge has been identified to be a significant organisational resource, whi... Read More about Collaborative knowledge management - A construction case study.

The influence of a collaborative procurement approach using integrated design in construction on project team performance (2009)
Journal Article
integrated design in construction on project team performance. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 2(3), 370-385. https://doi.org/10.1108/17538370910971036

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to study the influence of procurement on the performance of integrated design teams. Design/methodology/approach – The research paradigm is based on Russian socio-constructivist approach to activity theory. Acti... Read More about The influence of a collaborative procurement approach using integrated design in construction on project team performance.