Sepani Senaratne & Martin Sexton 
Managing Change in Construction Projects [EPUB ebook] 
A Knowledge-Based Approach

About the Authors.
Chapter 1 Introduction.
1.1 Background.
1.2 Need for the Investigation.
1.3 Questions to Research.
1.4 Summary and Link.
Chapter 2 Key Issues from the Literature.
2.1 Introduction.
2.2 Construction Project Environment.
2.3 Construction Project Change Management.
2.4 Knowledge Management Perspective.
2.5 Role of Knowledge During Reactive Change Process.
2.6 Towards a Knowledge-Based Reactive Change Process.
2.7 Summary and Link.
Chapter 3 Research Methodology.
3.1 Introduction.
3.2 Case Study Research Design.
3.3 Data Collection Process.
3.4 Data Analysis Process.
3.5 Summary and Link.
Chapter 4 Case Study Results.
4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Case Study: Project A.
4.3 Case Study: Project B.
4.4 Summary and Link.
Chapter 5 Cross-Case Analysis.
5.1 Introduction.
5.2 Contextual Factors of Change: P1 Discussion.
5.3 Knowledge Properties During Change: P2 Discussion.
5.4 Knowledge Identification and Utilisation During
Change: P3 Discussion.
5.5 Intra-Project Knowledge Creation During Change:
P4 Discussion.
5.6 Inter-Project Knowledge Transfer During Change:
P5 Discussion.
5.7 Summary and Link.
Chapter 6 Conclusions.
6.1 Introduction.
6.2 Summary of Propositions.
6.3 Comment on the Conceptual Model.
6.4 Conclusions about the Overall Research Problem.
6.5 Implications for Theory.
6.6 Implications for Practice.
Appendix A Interview Guidelines.
Appendix B Example of an Interview Transcript.
Appendix C Comparison Between Propositions and Codes.
References.
Index.

Sepani Senaratne, Senior Lecturer, Department of Building
Economics, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Research Director of the department research unit – Building
Economics and Management Research Unit (BEMRU) and the leader of
BEMRU research group on ‘Knowledge management and Organisational
Learning.’ Main contact from University of Moratuwa for the
institutional membership of CIB – (International Council for
Research and Innovation in Building and Construction).
Professor Martin Sexton, Director of Research, School of
Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading,
UK
Director of Research for the School of Construction Management and
Engineering. Leads the ‘green innovation and transition management’
research theme across the School. Joint Coordinator of the
International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and
Construction (CIB) Working Commission 65 (Organisation and
Management of Construction). The CIB is the leading world wide
network of approximately 7000 researchers in the built environment
discipline with over forty working commissions. WC 65 is one of the
CIB’s largest groupings with around 150 members from 45
countries.