Construction Organisation and Management

If you are interested in how the construction industry and organisation projects are managed, this is the topic for you. To help out, have a look at the examples listed below:

Example construction organisation and management dissertation topic 1:

Quantity surveyors, project management, power and leadership: Adopting an appropriate style.

Given the role of the quantity surveying in making a reality of the dreams and desires of clients, there is a need for the quantity surveyor to be able to co-ordinate projects and people, whilst still often reporting the project manager. Using three case studies in Scotland, this dissertation uses questionnaires (with contractors, clients and quantity surveyors themselves), to assess the leadership styles adopted by quantity surveyors in the field. It is envisaged that this research will show that there exists a difference approach between those employed by contractors and those employed by consultants. This is a project that builds upon existing data with regard to the nature of power and leadership and applies it to the real-life work of quality surveyors.

Suggested initial topic reading:

• Fellows, R., Liu, A. and Fong, C. M. (2003).Leadership style and power relations in quantity surveying in Hong Kong.Construction Management and Economics, 21(8), pp. 809-818.
• Odusami, K. T. (2002). Perceptions of construction professionals concerning important skills of effective project leaders.Journal of Management in Engineering, 18(2), pp. 61-67.
• Ofori, G. (2012). Role of leadership in transforming the profession of quantity surveying.Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, 9(1), pp. 37-44.