The Role of Middle Range Publications in the Development of Engineering Knowledge

The authors would like to thank our sponsors and research collaborators. The research was carried out by the IMI/RAEng Chair in Innovative Manufacturing under a grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) on the management of technology in construction firms. We are also grateful to the Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) for their support. We would like to thank members of the following firms who participated in the study: Mott MacDonald, Balfour Beatty, Ove Arup & Partners, Buro Happold, HJT Consulting Engineerings, AMEC Design and Management, Montgomery Watson, Maunsell, Posfod Duvivier, WSP Partnership, WS Atkins, Kvaerner Technology, Halcrow Group, and Hyder Consulting. We are also grateful to colleagues at SPRU, particularly Paul Nightingale, Nick von Tunzelmann and Keith Pavitt, for their helpful comments on earlier drafts. SPRU Science and Technology Policy Research Mantell Building University of Sussex Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RF, UK