Construction Company Management

Construction Company Management will give readers a detailed understanding of the critical aspects of managing a successful construction company in a dynamic and complex construction business environment characterised by intense competition, supply chain disruptions, and rapid changes in technology, regulations, client preferences, and market conditions.

The book will introduce readers to different dimensions of construction company management. The topics covered reflect current business practices in the construction industry, including company strategy and business models, stakeholder management, contract management, resource management, risk management, knowledge management, company finance, digital innovation, organisational resilience, and the regulatory environment. The book also includes much-needed discussions on ethics, integrity and professional standards, and diversity, equity, and inclusion in construction companies. It explores the opportunities and challenges relevant to construction company management in global contexts with the help of case studies from different regions of the world.

Providing a concise book on this essential subject, Construction Company Management serves both students and those educators who teach it in their construction management courses. Practitioners will find the theory-informed company management practices discussed in the book valuable and useful in their practical contexts.

Dr Abid Hasan is a Lecturer at the School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University, where he teaches Construction Company Management and Construction Management Practise. He completed his PhD in Construction Management at the University of South Australia. Before starting his doctoral studies, he worked in a Fortune 500 and Forbes 2000 global firm in India. He has also worked in India’s largest construction company. The industry experience helped him gain valuable knowledge and expertise in different aspects of company management. He has also published more than 30 peer-reviewed journal and conference articles. He recently contributed a chapter in Routledge’s forthcoming book ’Secondary Research Methods in the Built Environment’.

Dr Asheem Shrestha is a Lecturer and a Course Coordinator at the School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University, where he teaches Construction Company Management and Professional Practise. He received his PhD from the University of Melbourne, and he has published extensively in high ranked construction management journals. Asheem was trained as a Civil Engineer, and he has several years of experience working in construction projects and consulting. He currently reviews for top construction journals.

Professor Kumar Neeraj Jha is with the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. He started his career with Larsen and Toubro Ltd and was instrumental in completing several construction projects. He has published more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. His books titled Construction Project Management (Pearson Education), Formwork for Concrete Structures (Tata McGraw Hill) and Determinants of construction project success in India (Springer) are widely accepted as textbooks in different universities. He regularly conducts training programs for industry professionals and has also been involved with several consultancy projects.