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Article: A framework for assessing organisational culture of Chinese construction enterprises
Title | A framework for assessing organisational culture of Chinese construction enterprises |
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Authors | |
Keywords | China Competitive Strategy Construction Industry Culture Organizational Effectiveness |
Issue Date | 2006 |
Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing Limited. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/ecam.htm |
Citation | Engineering, Construction And Architectural Management, 2006, v. 13 n. 4, p. 327-342 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Purpose - In recent years, China is exerting effort to improve the performance effectiveness of its construction industry. This paper aims to report a preliminary study on organisational culture of five selected construction enterprises from different geographical locations in China and to discuss a framework for developing effectiveness measurement criteria for Chinese construction enterprises. Design/methodology/approach - The research approach focuses on the culture profiles of the selected enterprises which have similar size, number of employees, general reputation (in terms of quality of construction), business type (building works) and tax bracket. The measuring instrument of organisational culture is adopted from previous tested research. Findings - It is found that the hierarchy culture is dominant in four cases; Shantou in the Special Economic Zone is the exception. The Shantou enterprise has a market culture and Shantou was one of the first regions to embark on economic reform. Further analysis is required of the spread of the culture profiles in terms of geopraphcial regions and developmental stages of the construction enterprises in China. Originality/value - The result of the five case studies is indicative of the presence of the dichotomy in hierarchy - market culture dominance. Evaluation of operational effectiveness of such organisations must depend on their developmental stages in line with their stated objectives, and a framework for effectiveness measurement is proposed. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/168747 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 3.6 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.896 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Liu, AMM | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Shuibo, Z | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Meiyung, L | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-08T03:32:03Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-10-08T03:32:03Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Engineering, Construction And Architectural Management, 2006, v. 13 n. 4, p. 327-342 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0969-9988 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/168747 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose - In recent years, China is exerting effort to improve the performance effectiveness of its construction industry. This paper aims to report a preliminary study on organisational culture of five selected construction enterprises from different geographical locations in China and to discuss a framework for developing effectiveness measurement criteria for Chinese construction enterprises. Design/methodology/approach - The research approach focuses on the culture profiles of the selected enterprises which have similar size, number of employees, general reputation (in terms of quality of construction), business type (building works) and tax bracket. The measuring instrument of organisational culture is adopted from previous tested research. Findings - It is found that the hierarchy culture is dominant in four cases; Shantou in the Special Economic Zone is the exception. The Shantou enterprise has a market culture and Shantou was one of the first regions to embark on economic reform. Further analysis is required of the spread of the culture profiles in terms of geopraphcial regions and developmental stages of the construction enterprises in China. Originality/value - The result of the five case studies is indicative of the presence of the dichotomy in hierarchy - market culture dominance. Evaluation of operational effectiveness of such organisations must depend on their developmental stages in line with their stated objectives, and a framework for effectiveness measurement is proposed. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Emerald Group Publishing Limited. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/ecam.htm | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management | en_US |
dc.subject | China | en_US |
dc.subject | Competitive Strategy | en_US |
dc.subject | Construction Industry | en_US |
dc.subject | Culture | en_US |
dc.subject | Organizational Effectiveness | en_US |
dc.title | A framework for assessing organisational culture of Chinese construction enterprises | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Liu, AMM:ammliu@hkucc.hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Liu, AMM=rp01432 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1108/09699980610680153 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-33746363822 | en_US |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 123101 | - |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-33746363822&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 13 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 327 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 342 | en_US |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000211607300003 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Liu, AMM=7402583118 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Shuibo, Z=14049057500 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Meiyung, L=14048664600 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citeulike | 789822 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0969-9988 | - |