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Article: Nexus between contracting and construction professional service businesses: empirical evidence from the international market
Title | Nexus between contracting and construction professional service businesses: empirical evidence from the international market |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Construction professional services Contracting International construction market Lead-lag effect Organizational issues |
Issue Date | 2014 |
Publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.pubs.asce.org/journals/co.html |
Citation | Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 2014, v. 140 n. 2, article no. 04013049, p. 04013049:1-9 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The construction market around the world has witnessed the growing eminence of construction professional services (CPSs), such as urban planning, architecture, engineering, and consultancy, while the traditional contracting sector remains strong. Nowadays, it is not uncommon to see a design firm taking over the work of a traditional main contractor, or vice versa, of overseeing the delivery of a project. Although the two sectors of contracting and CPS share the same purpose of materializing the built environment, they are as different as they are interrelated. Much has been mentioned about the nexus between the two but little has been done to articulate it using empirical evidence. This study examined the nexus between contracting and CPS businesses by offering and testing lead-lag effects between the two sectors in the international market. A longitudinal panel data composed of 23 top international contractors and CPS firms was adopted. Surprisingly, results of the panel data analyses show that CPS business does not have a significant positive causal effect on contracting as a downstream business, and vice versa. CPS and contracting subsidiaries, although within the same company, do not necessarily form a consortium to undertake the same project; rather, they often collaborate with other CPS or contracting counterparts to undertake projects. This paper provides valuable insights into the sophisticated nexus between contracting and CPS in the international construction market. It will support business executives’ rational decision making for selecting proper contracting or CPS allies, or a proper mergers and acquisitions strategy in the international market. The paper also provides a fresh perspective through which researchers can better investigate the diversification strategies adopted by international contracting and CPS firms. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/198565 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 4.1 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.071 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Lu, W | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ye, KH | - |
dc.contributor.author | Flanagan, R | - |
dc.contributor.author | Jewell, CA | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-07-07T07:55:21Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-07-07T07:55:21Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 2014, v. 140 n. 2, article no. 04013049, p. 04013049:1-9 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0733-9364 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/198565 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The construction market around the world has witnessed the growing eminence of construction professional services (CPSs), such as urban planning, architecture, engineering, and consultancy, while the traditional contracting sector remains strong. Nowadays, it is not uncommon to see a design firm taking over the work of a traditional main contractor, or vice versa, of overseeing the delivery of a project. Although the two sectors of contracting and CPS share the same purpose of materializing the built environment, they are as different as they are interrelated. Much has been mentioned about the nexus between the two but little has been done to articulate it using empirical evidence. This study examined the nexus between contracting and CPS businesses by offering and testing lead-lag effects between the two sectors in the international market. A longitudinal panel data composed of 23 top international contractors and CPS firms was adopted. Surprisingly, results of the panel data analyses show that CPS business does not have a significant positive causal effect on contracting as a downstream business, and vice versa. CPS and contracting subsidiaries, although within the same company, do not necessarily form a consortium to undertake the same project; rather, they often collaborate with other CPS or contracting counterparts to undertake projects. This paper provides valuable insights into the sophisticated nexus between contracting and CPS in the international construction market. It will support business executives’ rational decision making for selecting proper contracting or CPS allies, or a proper mergers and acquisitions strategy in the international market. The paper also provides a fresh perspective through which researchers can better investigate the diversification strategies adopted by international contracting and CPS firms. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.pubs.asce.org/journals/co.html | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Construction Engineering and Management | - |
dc.rights | Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. Copyright © American Society of Civil Engineers. | - |
dc.subject | Construction professional services | - |
dc.subject | Contracting | - |
dc.subject | International construction market | - |
dc.subject | Lead-lag effect | - |
dc.subject | Organizational issues | - |
dc.title | Nexus between contracting and construction professional service businesses: empirical evidence from the international market | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lu, W: wilsonlu@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lu, W=rp01362 | - |
dc.description.nature | postprint | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000802 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84892941455 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 229708 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 140 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 04013049:1 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 04013049:9 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000332446600007 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0733-9364 | - |