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Culture in International Construction.
Recent research has generated profound insights into international differences in business culture. This new work presents up-to-date theory and practical guidance, identifying situations in which cultural differences present challenges. A focus on 'critical incidents', demonstrated in a r...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Culture in International Construction; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1Introduction; Introduction; Construction in an economy; Construction, social institutions, social capital and human capital; Culture; Construction and culture; Construction projects as joint ventures; Overview of contents; 2 Construction: a globalizing business; Introduction; Globalization; Information technology (IT) and integration of markets; Regional 'integration'; Transparency and corruption; Stakeholders, structures and processes. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 3 Culture's influences in construction: theory and applicationsIntroduction; Culture: definitions and nature; Dimensions of cultures; Differences and changes; Construction culture; Alliances; Sustainability; Conflict and disputes; 4 The practice: international case studies; Introduction; Case study 1: Developing a complex inner-city project; Case study 2: Construction of rationalized terraced housing; Case study 3: Subcontracting infrastructural and foundation works, a Polish case study; Case study 4: Tendering for developing a production factory; Case study 5: Designing a production factory. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Case study 6: Organizing an international distribution structure for special building materials5 Lessons learned; Introduction; Lessons for sustaining contacts; Lessons for improving contracts; Lessons for preventing conflicts; Resumé; 6 A future vision for culture in international construction; Introduction; Developments in the construction industry; Developments in behaviour during critical incidents; Business culture's role in the construction industry; Resumé; Notes; References; Index. | |
| 520 | |a Recent research has generated profound insights into international differences in business culture. This new work presents up-to-date theory and practical guidance, identifying situations in which cultural differences present challenges. A focus on 'critical incidents', demonstrated in a range of case studies will help readers to foresee such situations in their own projects and processes, and so improve strategic and operational decision-making in construction collaborations. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Corporate culture. | |
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| 650 | 4 | |a Corporate culture. | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Cultural relations |v Case studies. | |
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| 650 | 6 | |a Culture organisationnelle. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Entreprises multinationales. | |
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