An investigation of the relationship between buildings, building users and organisational effectiveness in the hospital sector. Significant changes in the Australian health-care environment are creating a mismatch between health-care priorities and building facilities. Many hospital buildings do not meet user needs by providing the flexible spaces needed for changing operating models and technologies. This is threatening the quality and cost effectiveness of health-care provision. This research ....An investigation of the relationship between buildings, building users and organisational effectiveness in the hospital sector. Significant changes in the Australian health-care environment are creating a mismatch between health-care priorities and building facilities. Many hospital buildings do not meet user needs by providing the flexible spaces needed for changing operating models and technologies. This is threatening the quality and cost effectiveness of health-care provision. This research will investigate the relationship between buildings, building users and organisational performance in hospitals. A model will be produced to explain these relationships and thereby, help managers more effectively manage building facilities. It will also redress a deficiency in management theory, which has ignored buildings as a factor of production.Read moreRead less
Maximising the value of alliances in delivering infrastructure projects: a mixed methods management study of procurement innovation. Australia’s new infrastructure is currently being delivered inefficiently. The project will take a novel approach to improving efficiency, focusing on cooperation within construction teams. The project will develop new mechanisms to align incentives and capabilities within construction teams.
Establishing best practice in interorganizational project collaboration. Alliancing refers to two or more organizations coming together to complete a project. The industry partners believe alliancing is an innovation in the way government and private industry can deliver large complex projects, while committing to economically and socially sustainable management practices. Benefits of alliancing come through the way they design, manage and commit to their key performance indicators. Through this ....Establishing best practice in interorganizational project collaboration. Alliancing refers to two or more organizations coming together to complete a project. The industry partners believe alliancing is an innovation in the way government and private industry can deliver large complex projects, while committing to economically and socially sustainable management practices. Benefits of alliancing come through the way they design, manage and commit to their key performance indicators. Through this project UTS, UNSW and the industry partners will establish world's best practice in delivering projects with multiple partners through public and private sector collaboration initially across the construction industry, but ultimately across all areas where project management is used.Read moreRead less