Description: Oxford Handbook of Megaproject Management, Paperback by Flyvbjerg, Bent (EDT), ISBN 0198831102, ISBN-13 9780198831105, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The Oxford Handbook of Megaproject Management provides state-of-the-art scholarship in the emerging field of megaproject management. Megaprojects are large, complex projects that typically cost billions of dollars and impact millions of people, like building a high-speed rail line, a megadam,
a national health or pensions IT system, a new wide-body aircraft, or staging the Olympics.
Th contains 25 chapters written especially for this volume, covering all aspects of megaproject management, from front-end planning to actual project delivery, including how to deal with stakeholders, risk, finance, complexity, innovation, governance, ethics, project breakdowns, and scale
itself. Individual chapters cover the history of the field and relevant theory, from behavioral economics to lock-in and escalation to systems integration and theories of agency and power. All geographies are covered - from the US to China, Europe to Africa, South America to Australia - as are a
wide range of project types, from "hard" infrastructure to "soft" change projects. In-depth case studies illustrate salient points.
The Handbook offers rigorous, research-oriented, up-to-date academic view of the discipline, based on high-quality data and strong theory. It will be an indispensible resource for students, academics, policy makers, and practitioners.
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Book Title: Oxford Handbook of Megaproject Management
Item Length: 6.6in
Item Height: 1.3in
Item Width: 9.5in
Author: Bent Flyvbjerg
Publication Name: Oxford Handbook of Megaproject Management
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2019
Series: Oxford Handbooks Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 38.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 624 Pages
