Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 14 Issue 6

Encounters between foreigners and Chinese: Perception and management of cultural differences

Florence Yean Yng Ling, Amber Ming Hsia Ang, Shallene Su Yu Lim

The aim of this research is to investigate how foreign (non‐mainland Chinese) architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) professionals manage cross‐cultural encounters with…

Organizational culture: the case of Turkish construction industry

Ela Oney‐Yazıcı, Heyecan Giritli, Gulfer Topcu‐Oraz, Emrah Acar

The main stimulus of this study is to examine the cultural profile of construction organizations within the context of Turkish construction industry.

Integration of information and communication technology: Influence of the cultural environment

Thayaparan Gajendran, Graham Brewer

Although the deployment of information and communication technology (ICT) in the construction industry is widespread recent research indicates that the surrounding contextual…

Case studies on knowledge sharing across cultural boundaries

Mohammed F. Dulaimi

The aim of this paper is investigate using case studies, how knowledge is shared across cultural barriers in the context of construction projects executed as international joint…

Enhancing commitment through work empowerment

Anita M.M. Liu, W.M. Chiu, Richard Fellows

The research objectives are to investigate the perception of work empowerment of quantity surveyors and to determine whether perceived work empowerment is an antecedent of…

Targeting relationally integrated teams for sustainable PPPS

Mohan M. Kumaraswamy, Florence Y.Y. Ling, Aaron M. Anvuur, M. Motiar Rahman

This paper targets the development of comprehensive approaches to prequalifying teams for Public Private Partnerships (PPPs).

Collaborative relationships in construction: the UK contractors' perception

Akintola Akintoye, Jamie Main

The purpose of this paper is to describe UK contractors' perceptions of collaborative relationships in construction.

Editorial

Ronald McCaffer

Guest editorial

Mohammed Dulaimi