Due to the close, direct relation with their members, cooperatives have an advantage over other forms of organization in achieving knowledge transfer. This research aims to identify the way in which the process of transmitting information and knowledge takes place in the Italian cooperative...

There has been a range of initiatives across many countries over the last 10 to 15 years to introduce reform to the construction process in order to improve performance. The so-called UK 'Continuous Improvement' programme is evaluated as a case study through an analysis of demonstration...