The Oxford Handbook of Megaproject Management (Oxford Handbooks)
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (733 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0198732244 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 568 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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His publications have been translated into 20 languages and are widely cited. He was twice a Fulbright Scholar and received a knighthood in 2002.. He is the author or editor of 10 books and more than 200 papers. His research has been covered by Science, The Economist, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, China Daily, The BBC, CNN, and many other media. About the AuthorBent Flyvbjerg, BT Professor and Chair of Major Programme Management, Said Business School, University of OxfordBent Flyvbjerg is the first BT Professor and inaugural Chair of Major Programme Management at the University of Oxford. Flyvbjerg serves as advisor and consultant to government and business around the world, including the UK and US governments and several Fortune 500 companies
His publications have been translated into 20 languages and are widely cited. His research has been covered by Science, The Economist, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, China Daily, The BBC, CNN, and many other media. Bent Flyvbjerg, BT Professor and Chair of Major Programme Management, Said Business School, University of OxfordBent Flyvbjerg is the first BT Professor and inaugural Chair of Major Programme M
Individual chapters cover the history of the field and relevant theory, from behavioral economics to lock-in and escalation to systems integration and theories of agency and power. It will be an indispensible resource for students, academics, policy makers, and practitioners.. The Oxford Handbook of Megaproject Management provides state-of-the-art scholarship in the emerging field of megaproject management. Megaprojects are large, complex projects which typically cost billions of dollars and impact millions of people, like building a high-speed rail line, a megadam, a national health or pensions IT system, a new wide-body aircraft, or staging the Olympics.The book contains 25 chapters written especially for this volume, covering all aspects of megaproject management, from front-end planning to actual project delivery, including how to deal with stakeholders, risk, finance, complexity, innovation, governance, ethics, project breakdowns, and scale itself. All geographies are covered - from the US to China, Europe to Africa, South America to Australia - as a