Developing a business case for sustainability in the construction industry
Description
In this thesis a framework is provided to assist construction industry personnel overcome industry-wide inertia to innovation and sustainability. Using an ethnographic-based case study method, the relevant business improvements and value drivers linked to total shareholder return were identified. The resultant framework can enable construction industry personnel to compose effective business cases for sustainability within the context of existing project and organisational performance practices. The framework will also enable the construction industry to make more meaningful contributions to society's sustainable development challenges.
Impact and interest:
Citation counts are sourced monthly from Scopus and Web of Science® citation databases.
These databases contain citations from different subsets of available publications and different time periods and thus the citation count from each is usually different. Some works are not in either database and no count is displayed. Scopus includes citations from articles published in 1996 onwards, and Web of Science® generally from 1980 onwards.
Citations counts from the Google Scholar™ indexing service can be viewed at the linked Google Scholar™ search.
| ID Code: | 114895 |
|---|---|
| Item Type: | QUT Thesis (Masters by Research) |
| Supervisor: | Richards, Carol & Devin, Bree |
| Additional Information: | The Faculty has granted a permanent embargo on this thesis. |
| Keywords: | business case, construction, sustainability, case study, corporate social responsibility, ethnography, infrastructure, shared value theory, organisational performance, project performance |
| DOI: | 10.5204/thesis.eprints.114895 |
| Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > QUT Business School Current > Schools > School of Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations Current > Schools > School of Management |
| Institution: | Queensland University of Technology |
| Deposited On: | 17 May 2018 02:53 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Dec 2021 02:50 |
Export: EndNote | Dublin Core | BibTeX
Repository Staff Only: item control page
CORE (COnnecting REpositories)
CORE (COnnecting REpositories)