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Abbasnejad, B, Soltani, S and Wong, P (2024) A systematic review of online learning and teaching strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for the construction management sector. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 13(04), 934-59.

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Ahmed, V, Pathmeswaran, R, Baldry, D, Worrall, L and Abouen, S (2008) An investigation into the barriers facing black and minority ethnics within the UK construction industry. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 13(2), 83-99.

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Aka, A, Bello, A O, Bamgbade, A A and Bilau, A A (2024) Age-performance consideration in the recruitment of tradespeople in Nigerian construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(01), 386-404.

Almutairi, A M S (2017) Protecting the rights of temporary foreign 'low-skilled' workers in the Saudi construction industry: a case for legal reform, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Politics, History and Law, Brunel University.

Ameh, O J and Daniel, E I (2017) Human resource management in the Nigerian construction firms: practices and challenges. Journal of Construction Business and Management, 1(2), 47-54.

Ankrah, N A (2007) An investigation into the impact of culture on construction project performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Wolverhampton.

Ankrah, N A, Proverbs, D and Debrah, Y (2007) A cultural profile of construction project organisations in the UK. In: Boyd, D (Ed.), Proceedings 23rd Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2007, Belfast, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 169–79.

• Type: Conference Proceedings
• Keywords: cluster analysis; construction project organisations; organisational culture; project performance
• ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-9552390-0-7
• URL: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/ar2007-0169-0179_Ankrah_Proverbs_and_Debrah.pdf
• Abstract:
  There is a common belief that the culture of the construction industry has an impact on its performance. The culture of the construction industry at the project level is often associated with such attributes as fragmentation, antagonism, mistrust, poor communication, short-term mentality, blame culture, casual recruitment, machismo and sexism. Whilst such associations are helpful to the extent that they focus attention on the failings of the industry and point to aspects that need to be improved, they are often arbitrary making it difficult to systematically assess the impact of culture on performance. As part of a wider study to empirically examine the impact of culture on performance, construction project organisations (CPOs) were profiled to determine their cultural orientations. Analysis of the data collected through a questionnaire survey revealed five principal cultural dimensions of workforce, performance, team, client and project orientation. Results of a cluster analysis based on these five dimensions of culture yielded five clusters of project organisations. Profiles of the five clusters of CPOs are compared and contrasted and implications for project management and performance outcomes are discussed.

Arriagada D., R E and Alarcón C., L F (2014) Knowledge Management and Maturation Model in Construction Companies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).

Baker, M, Ali, M and Crawford, L (2024) What do women want? An exploration of workplace attraction and retention factors for women in construction. International Journal of Construction Management, 24(03), 270–80.

Baker, M; Ali, M; Hassett, E; Jahan Tumpa, R (2025) Tapping the untapped resource to address construction skills shortages: Perceptions of Australian women career changers and construction women. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 151(4).

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Burt, R, Redden, L and Yantis, A (2022) Identifying Communication Knowledge and Skills for Construction Management Graduates Using Content Analysis of Entry Level Job Descriptions from the Southeast United States. In: Tutesigensi, A and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 38th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2022, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 492-501.

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Kissi, E, Aigbavboa, C, Eluerkeh, K, Karikari, V A and Danquah, E S (2025) Establishing the Nexus between Green Human Resource Management and Construction Project Environmental Performance. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 21(02), 230–55.

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