The futures of construction management research
Journal article
Harty, C. and Leiringer, R. (2017). The futures of construction management research. Construction Management and Economics. 35 (7), pp. 392-403. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2017.1306089
Authors | Harty, C. and Leiringer, R. |
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Abstract | Construction management is an internationally recognized area of research with an established and growing community of academics. It has grown from largely “research consultancy” activities to additionally attracting significant amounts of academic research funding and has, partially, moved away from its applied, engineering dominated origins to increasingly engage with, and contribute to, mainstream academic debates in business and management, economics and the social sciences. It has, as such, become an academic field in its own right. However, recent dynamics within both university institutions and national economies are changing the landscape of construction management research (CMR). A blurring of traditional university boundaries, reprioritization of research funding and increasing emphasis on national and international rankings have led to increased pressure on individual academics and the community they constitute. Drawing on scenario development we ask what, in the face of a turbulent environment, might the futures of CMR be? Four potential futures for CMR are outlined, depicted as four potential scenarios: convergence, retrenchment, disappearance and hybridization. These describe potential outcomes from the institutional dynamics currently at play. The intention is neither to predict the future, nor to prioritize one scenario over another, but to open a debate on the institutional pressures the field is facing, and what the outcomes might be |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Construction Management and Economics |
Journal citation | 35 (7), pp. 392-403 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 1466-433X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2017.1306089 |
Publication dates | |
28 Mar 2017 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 09 Mar 2017 |
Deposited | 31 Oct 2022 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Additional information | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Construction Management and Economics on 17/03/2017, available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/01446193.2017.1306089 |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/925x3
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