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A turn-around model for construction company rescue : failure to success (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Jagafa, K., & Wood, G. (2012, July). A turn-around model for construction company rescue : failure to success. Presented at Working Paper Proceedings: Engineering Project Organizations Conference, Rheden, The Netherlands

Research works on the causes of business failure as well as tools on the predictability of business failure has received considerable attention in finance literature due to the 2007 recession. In 2009, the UK insolvency rate hit a record high of 270,... Read More about A turn-around model for construction company rescue : failure to success.

An evaluation of the impact of IT on multi-disciplinary team working (2001)
Presentation / Conference
Howes, J., & Wood, G. (2001, September). An evaluation of the impact of IT on multi-disciplinary team working. Presented at Proceedings of the AEE 2001 Conference, Cardiff

This paper describes feedback from a series of experimental student projects in multi- disciplinary team-working using information technology. The TIME-IT Project, (Team-working in Multi-disciplinary Environments using Information Technology) was d... Read More about An evaluation of the impact of IT on multi-disciplinary team working.

A comparative analysis of procurement methods used on competitively tendered office projects in the UK
Presentation / Conference
Muriro, A., & Wood, G. A comparative analysis of procurement methods used on competitively tendered office projects in the UK. Presented at COBRA 2010, Paris

The proliferation of procurement methods used for construction projects has inevitably resulted in comparisons being made between the performances associated with each of them. The challenge for researchers in this field has been largely to do with... Read More about A comparative analysis of procurement methods used on competitively tendered office projects in the UK.

Altering design decisions to better suit facilities management processes
Presentation / Conference
Bu Jawdeh, H., & Wood, G. Altering design decisions to better suit facilities management processes. Presented at 10th International Conference for Enhanced Building Operations, Kuwait

Research work reported in this paper tackles the communication between processes of both facilities management (FM) and design, showing the effect of such communication on the capability of newly built facilities in supporting organizations. Fac... Read More about Altering design decisions to better suit facilities management processes.