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Clarke, L and Wall, C (2000) Craft versus industry: the division of labour in European housing construction. Construction Management and Economics, 18(06), 689-98.

Druker, J and Croucher, R (2000) National collective bargaining and employment flexibility in the European building and civil engineering industries. Construction Management and Economics, 18(06), 699-709.

Guffond, J-L and Leconte, G (2000) Developing construction logistics management: the French experience. Construction Management and Economics, 18(06), 679-87.

Henry, E (2000) Quality management standardization in the French construction industry: singularities and internationalization prospects. Construction Management and Economics, 18(06), 667-77.

Huemer, L and Östergren, K (2000) Strategic change and organizational learning in two 'Swedish' construction firms. Construction Management and Economics, 18(06), 635-42.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: evolutionary process; industrial wisdom; organizational learning; strategic change
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/014461900414682
  • Abstract:

    The two largest construction companies in Sweden, NCC and Skanska, previously have acted according to what here is called a multi-domestic strategy. Such a strategy implies that each market is treated essentially in isolation. Due to perceived pressures for local responsiveness, the firms have focused on utilizing local knowledge and experience, while failing to obtain economies of scale and to learn from the different localities. A combination of changing perceptions of being local and a growing number of home markets makes possible a strategic approach that is inter-domestic in nature. This approach stresses the importance of learning and of coordinating the experience a construction firm achieves in many different localities. Therefore learning is seen not only as a process of adaptation to the environment, but also as an evolutionary process built on an organization’s identity, which is created by both structural and individual factors. The identity of an organization helps us to understand its ability to learn.

Janssen, J (2000) The European construction industry�s competitiveness: a construct of the European Commission. Construction Management and Economics, 18(06), 711-20.

Mahmoud-Jouini, S B (2000) Innovative supply-based strategies in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 18(06), 643-50.

Micelli, E (2000) Mobilizing the skills of specialist firms to reduce costs and enhance performance in the European construction industry: two case studies. Construction Management and Economics, 18(06), 651-6.

Proverbs, D G and Holt, G D (2000) A theoretical model for optimum project (time) performance based on European best practice. Construction Management and Economics, 18(06), 657-65.