Achieving change in construction

Lauri Koskela; Glenn Ballard; Greg Howell

Achieving change in construction

Lauri Koskela, Glenn Ballard, Greg Howell

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

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Abstract

It is generally admitted that there is a need for change in construction, and various initiatives and programmes have been launched in many countries for achieving that change. However, only few have a track record of consequent and significant successes, even if success in small scale has been reported. This paper considers the scope of change needed, the big foundational ideas of change, as well as the initiation of the change and keeping its momentum. The discussion draws on theoretical, empirical and action research carried out by the authors. The reasons for the sluggish results from change initiatives are also briefly analyzed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 11th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
Editors	Julio C. Martinez, Carlos T. Formoso
Publisher	Virginia tech publishing
Pages	51-64
Publication status	Published - 2003
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	11th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction - Blacksburg, United States Duration: 22 Jul 2003 → 24 Jul 2003

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Conference	11th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
Country/Territory	United States
City	Blacksburg
Period	22/07/03 → 24/07/03

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Koskela, L, Ballard, G & Howell, G 2003, Achieving change in construction. in JC Martinez & CT Formoso (eds), Proceedings of 11th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. Virginia tech publishing, pp. 51-64, 11th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States, 22/07/03. <https://iglc.net/Papers/Details/251>

Achieving change in construction. / Koskela, Lauri; Ballard, Glenn; Howell, Greg.
Proceedings of 11th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. ed. / Julio C. Martinez; Carlos T. Formoso. Virginia tech publishing, 2003. p. 51-64.

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