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Adenuga, O and Ibiyemi, A (2009) An assessment of the state of maintenance of public hospital buildings in southwest Nigeria. Construction Economics and Building, 9(02), 51-60.

Best, R (2009) A refined basket of goods approach for comparing construction costs between countries. Construction Economics and Building, 9(02), 29-38.

Idoro, G (2009) Evaluating levels of project planning and their effects on performance in the Nigerian construction industry. Construction Economics and Building, 9(02), 39-50.

Lim, T (2009) Essence of time in construction contracts. Construction Economics and Building, 9(02), 1-6.

Tait, P and Loosemore, M (2009) The corporate governance of Australian listed construction companies. Construction Economics and Building, 9(02), 7-16.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Corporate governance; construction companies; Australia; organisational resilience
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1445-2634
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.5130/AJCEB.v9i2.3017
  • Abstract:
    This paper compares the compliance level of Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listed construction and non-construction companies with the ASX Corporate Governance Council (CGC) recommendations on sound corporate governance. It also examines the difference in board characteristics between the two groups, paying particular attention to differences in board independence. It concludes that compared with the top 20 ASX listed non-construction companies, listed construction companies are less compliant overall particularly with regards to board structure, and have lower levels of independence both in terms ofCEO/Chairperson duality, the ratio of executive to non-executive independent directors and independent membership of nomination, remuneration and audit committees. These conclusions are important because sound corporate governance has been associated with higher levels of organisational resilience derived from the reputational and financial benefits of greater transparency, market value, investor attractiveness and organisational performance.

Zou, J, Zillante, G and Coffey, V (2009) Project culture in the Chinese construction industry: perceptions of contractors. Construction Economics and Building, 9(02), 17-28.