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Abdirad, H and Dossick, C S (2019) Restructuration of architectural practice in integrated project delivery (IPD): two case studies. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 26(01), 104–17.
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Cole, R J (1998) Emerging trends in building environmental assessment methods. Building Research & Information, 26(01), 3–16.
Curwell, S and Cooper, I (1998) The implication of urban sustainability. Building Research & Information, 26(01), 17–28.
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Green, S D, Larsen, G D and Kao, C-C (2008) Competitive strategy revisited: contested concepts and dynamic capabilities. Construction Management and Economics, 26(01), 63–78.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Strategic management; contracting; industry change; case study; dynamic capabilities
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0144-6193&volume=26&issue=1&spage=63
- Abstract:
Strategy is a contested concept. The generic literature is characterized by a diverse range of competing theories and alternative perspectives. Traditional models of the competitive strategy of construction firms have tended to focus on exogenous factors. In contrast, the resource-based view of strategic management emphasizes the importance of endogenous factors. The more recently espoused concept of dynamic capabilities extends consideration beyond static resources to focus on the ability of firms to reconfigure their operating routines to enable responses to changing environments. The relevance of the dynamics capabilities framework to the construction sector is investigated through an exploratory case study of a regional contractor. The focus on how firms continuously adapt to changing environments provides new insights into competitive strategy in the construction sector. Strong support is found for the importance of path dependency in shaping strategic choice. The case study further suggests that strategy is a collective endeavour enacted by a loosely defined group of individual actors. Dynamic capabilities are characterized by an empirical elusiveness and as such are best construed as situated practices embedded within a social and physical context.
Guy, G B and Kibert, C J (1998) Developing indicators of sustainability: US experience. Building Research & Information, 26(01), 39–45.
Kunszt, G (1998) Sustainable development and the Hungarian construction industry. Building Research & Information, 26(01), 46–55.
Lai, L W C, Ng, F W N and Yung, P (2008) The Coase Theorem and a Coasian construction economics and management research agenda. Construction Management and Economics, 26(01), 29–46.
Li, X, Liu, Y, Wilkinson, S and Liu, T (2019) Driving forces influencing the uptake of sustainable housing in New Zealand. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 26(01), 46–65.
Mehmet, O and Yorucu, V (2008) Explosive construction in a micro-state: environmental limit and the Bon curve: evidence from North Cyprus. Construction Management and Economics, 26(01), 79–88.
Mujumdar, P and Maheswari, J U (2019) Alternate beeline diagramming method network analysis for interdependent design entities. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 26(01), 66–84.
Neves, J C and Bugalho, A (2008) Coordination and control in emerging international construction firms. Construction Management and Economics, 26(01), 3–13.
Ribas, D A and Cachim, P (2019) Economic sustainability of buildings. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 26(01), 2–28.
Salvatierra, J L, Gálvez, M &, Bastías, F, Castillo, T, Herrera, R F and Alarcón, L F (2019) Developing a benchmarking system for architecture design firms. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 26(01), 139–52.