{"product_id":"9780784404911","title":"Crisis Management in Construction Projects","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book shows how to prevent crises on construction projects and, when crisis is inevitable, how to turn it to advantage. Based on a decade of crisis management research and consulting in the construction and engineering industries, Loosemore provides lessons drawn from a wide range of high-risk industries. Adopting both a reactive and preventative focus, this book presents crises as opportunities for growth—defying the notion that crises are managerial failures to be avoided and suppressed at all costs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrisis Management in Construction Projects \u003c\/em\u003echallenges readers to think about projects in new ways, using contemporary research from crisis management, risk management, psychology, and the behavioral sciences. Case studies provide an excellent vehicle for readers to examine others' experiences and gain insight into their behavior during a real-life crisis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eplanning for crises; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe dynamics of crisis management; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eemergency planning in construction projects; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecrisis managers as social architects; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003elessons for crisis managers; and \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecreating an optimistic organization.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin Loosemore, Ph.D., is associate professor, Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Society of Civil Engineers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026227249392,"sku":"9780784404911","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780784404911","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}