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Cross-border post-acquisition knowledge transfer among construction consultants

Brochner, Jan; Rosander, Sara; Waara, Fredrik - In: Construction Management and Economics 22 (2004) 4, pp. 421-427

frequently. International acquisitions should pose challenges because of corporate and national barriers of culture. The purpose …

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A strategic framework for change management

Price, A. D. F.; Chahal, K. - In: Construction Management and Economics 24 (2006) 3, pp. 237-251

Many organizations have undergone substantial change over recent years and the importance of organizational culture to … that could improve the management of change. Literature relating to organizational culture, the need for change, types of … organizational culture to support these new processes. …

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The claims culture: a taxonomy of attitudes in the industry

Rooke, John; Seymour, David; Fellows, Richard - In: Construction Management and Economics 21 (2003) 2, pp. 167-174

This paper presents an analysis of a familiar aspect of construction industry culture that we have dubbed 'the claims … culture'. This is a culture of contract administration that lays a strong emphasis on the planning and management of claims …

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The experience of burnout among future construction professionals: a cross-national study

Lingard, Helen Clare; Yip, Brenda; Rowlinson, Steve; … - In: Construction Management and Economics 25 (2007) 4, pp. 345-357

A survey of undergraduate students in Australia and Hong Kong revealed that a specially adapted version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (the MBI-SS) possesses good internal consistency reliability among construction students. A three-component model of student burnout, comprising emotional...

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Operatives' experiences of cultural diversity on Australian construction sites

Loosemore, Martin; Phua, Florence; Dunn, Kevin; Ozguc, Umut - In: Construction Management and Economics 28 (2010) 2, pp. 177-188

Construction sites are among Australia's most culturally diverse workplaces. A survey of 1155 construction operatives on Australian construction sites investigated, for the first time, the extent of this diversity and how it is experienced by workers. Results show that while cultural diversity...

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An investigation of leadership styles and relationship cultures of Chinese and expatriate managers in multinational construction companies in Hong Kong

Wong, Johnny; Wong, Philco; Heng, Li - In: Construction Management and Economics 25 (2007) 1, pp. 95-106

Cross-cultural leadership research has predicted that the Chinese are perceived as people-oriented and prefer a high-context power relationship, whereas Westerners are perceived as task-oriented and prefer a low-context power relationship. However, such general predictions are less accurate when...

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Project management competence in public sector infrastructure organisations

Rwelamila, Pantaleo Mutajwaa Daniel - In: Construction Management and Economics 25 (2007) 1, pp. 55-66

Public sector organisations responsible for infrastructure development in most non-industrialised countries, which include infrastructure departments/ministries, parastatal organisations and other statutory organisations qualify as project-oriented organisations (POO). There are strong...

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Racial discrimination towards Asian operatives in the Australian construction industry

Loosemore, M.; Chau, D. W. - In: Construction Management and Economics 20 (2002) 1, pp. 91-102

paper reveals an assimilationist culture which largely ignores the needs of ethnic minority groups and fails to harness the …

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Operationalizing culture in construction management research: a social identity perspective in the Hong Kong context

Phua, Florence; Rowlinson, Steve - In: Construction Management and Economics 22 (2004) 9, pp. 913-925

positive partnering culture in order to improve overall project performance. Indeed, the culture part of the equation has often … been taken as a given and this has led to many normative and, at best, prescriptive claims about culture's consequences in … objectively operationalize or test the real effects of culture. This study aims to fill this research gap. Grounded in the social …

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Communicating about organizational culture in the briefing process: case study of a hospital project

Chandra, Venny; Loosemore, Martin - In: Construction Management and Economics 29 (2011) 3, pp. 223-231

A new hospital building represents a rare opportunity to align the physical environment of healthcare with contemporary healthcare needs and models of healthcare delivery to help ensure optimal health outcomes. The effectiveness of interaction between project stakeholders from the hospital and...

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