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“Why do big projects go wrong so often, and are there any lessons you can use when renovating your kitchen? Bent Flyvbjerg is the ‘megaproject’ expert and Dan Gardner brings the storytelling skills to How Big Things Get Done, with examples ranging from a Jimi Hendrix studio to the Sydney Opera House.”—Financial Times “Entertaining . . . There are lessons here for managers of all stripes.”—The EconomistA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Economist, Financ...

How Big Things Get Done unveils secrets to successfully planning and delivering ambitious, complex projects on any scale, from economist Bent Flyvbjerg and journalist Dan Gardner.

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The secrets to successfully planning and delivering ambitious, complex projects on any scale-from home renovation to space exploration-by the world's leading expert on megaprojects. Nothing is more inspiring than a big vision that becomes a triumphant, new reality. Think of how the Empire State Building went from a sketch to the jewel of New York's skyline in twenty-one months, or how Apple's iPod went from a project with a single employee to...

The secrets to successfully planning and delivering ambitious, complex projects on any scale.

The secrets to successfully planning and delivering ambitious, complex projects on any scale.

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This Handbook provides state-of-the-art scholarship in the emerging field of megaproject management. The 25 chapters cover all aspects of megaproject management, from front-end planning to project delivery, including how to deal with stakeholders, risk, finance, complexity, innovation, governance, ethics, project breakdowns, and scale itself.

This Handbook provides state-of-the-art scholarship in the emerging field of megaproject management. The 25 chapters cover 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

Real Social Science is a major development in a novel and thriving field of research. Presenting a range of examples of a new, hands-on approach to social inquiry, this book will be required reading for students and academics across the social sciences who want to make a difference in practice.

A new, hands-on approach to social inquiry for social scientists who wish to make a difference to policy and practice.

Preface Map of Downtown Aalborg 1: In Some Remote Corner of the Universe 2: The Aalborg Project 3: Bacon and Nietzsche Come to Northern Jutland 4: Power Defines Reality 5: Rationality as Frozen Politics 6: The Rationality of Resistance 7: The Weakness of the Better Argument 8: The Longue Duree of Power 9: Rationality in the Context of Power 10: Interpretation over Truth 11: Antagonistic Reactions at Play 12: Farewell to Reason 13: The Dream Pl...

Preface Map of Downtown Aalborg 1: In Some Remote Corner of the Universe 2: The Aalborg Project 3: Bacon and Nietzsche Come to Northern Jutland 4: Power Defines Reality 5: Rationality as Frozen Politics 6: The Rationality of Resistance 7: The Weakness of the Better Argument 8: The Longue Duree of Power 9: Rationality in the Context of Power 10: Interpretation over Truth 11: Antagonistic Reactions at Play 12: Farewell to Reason 13: The Dream Pl...

Making Social Science Matter presents an exciting new approach to the social and behavioral sciences including theoretical argument, methodological guidelines, and examples of practical application. Why has social science failed in attempts to emulate natural science and produce normal theory? Bent Flyvbjerg argues that the strength of social sciences lies in its rich, reflexive analysis of values and power, essential to the social and economi...

Making Social Science Matter presents an exciting new approach to social science, including theoretical argument, methodological guidelines, and examples of practical application. Why has social science failed in attempts to emulate natural science and produce normal theory? Bent Flyvbjerg argues that the strength of social science is in its rich, reflexive analysis of values and power, essential to the social and economic development of any s...