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Drejer, I and Vinding, A L (2006) Organisation, "anchoring" of knowledge, and innovative activity in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 24(09), 921-31.

Jha, K N and Iyer, C K (2006) What attributes should a project coordinator possess?. Construction Management and Economics, 24(09), 977-88.

Kim, H J and Reinschmidt, K F (2006) A dynamic competition model for construction contractors. Construction Management and Economics, 24(09), 955-65.

Manley, K and Mcfallan, S (2006) Exploring the drivers of firm-level innovation in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 24(09), 911-20.

Pun, S K, Liu, C and Langston, C (2006) Case study of demolition costs of residential buildings. Construction Management and Economics, 24(09), 967-76.

Stoy, C and Kalusche, W (2006) The determination of occupancy costs during early project phases. Construction Management and Economics, 24(09), 933-44.

Whitla, P, Walters, P and Davies, H (2006) The use of global strategies by British construction firms. Construction Management and Economics, 24(09), 945-54.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Globalisation; strategy; international competition; multinational companies; transnationals
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190600799679
  • Abstract:

    A two‐stage qualitative case study, and Yip’s conceptual framework, are used to examine the extent to which British construction firms have adopted ‘global’ strategies. In the first stage industry experts provided evidence on the forces driving global strategy. In the second stage executives from eight internationally active firms described how they have responded to those forces. Results indicate that the forces driving globalisation, at least for traditional contracting activities, are not strong. Evidence shows that most firms operating internationally organise ‘multi‐locally’ and make little use of globally integrated strategies. However, firms that have moved into ‘higher value‐added’ construction activities have a greater propensity to integrate some aspects of their strategy on a global basis.

Yang, I-T (2006) Using Gaussian copula to simulate repetitive projects. Construction Management and Economics, 24(09), 901-9.