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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).
Arriagada D., R E and Alarcón C., L F (2014) Modelo de Gestión y Maduración de Conocimiento en Empresas Constructoras. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Bertero, R D (2014) Great 2010 American Earthquakes: Lessons for Seismic Design and Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Bertero, R D (2014) Los Grandes Terremotos Americanos del Año 2010: Enseñanzas para el Diseño y la Construcción Sísmica. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
El-Anwar, O and Aziz, T A (2014) Integrated Urban-Construction Planning Framework for Slum Upgrading Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
El-Anwar, O and Aziz, T A (2014) Un Marco Integrado de Planificación Urbana y Construcción para Proyectos de Mejoramiento de Barrios Vulnerables. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Ferrada, X and Serpell, A (2014) Selección de los Métodos de Construcción en Proyectos: Un Problema de Conocimiento. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Ferrada, X and Serpell, A (2014) Selection of Construction Methods for Construction Projects: A Knowledge Problem. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Gallardo, C A S, Granja, A D and Picchi, F A (2014) Mejorias en la Productividad de un Proceso de Prefabricados de Concreto con Flujo en Linea Despues de un Esfuerzo de Estabilidad Basica. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Gallardo, C A S, Granja, A D and Picchi, F A (2014) Productivity Gains in a Line Flow Precast Concrete Process after a Basic Stability Effort. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Gelisen, G and Griffis, F H ( (2014) Automated Productivity-Based Schedule Animation: Simulation-Based Approach to Time-Cost Trade-Off Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Gelisen, G and Griffis, F H ( (2014) Productividad Automatizada Basada en el Itinerario Animado (APBSA): Una Simulacion Basada en un Enfoque del Analisis de Compensacion Tiempo-Costo. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Guillermo, M A, Grau, D, Acevedo, S C and Rivera, T E (2014) How the Design and Assessment of Instruction/Learning Strategies Influence the Academic Performance of Civil Engineering Students at Universidad Industrial De Santander, Colombia. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
López del Puerto, C and Shane, J S (2014) Claves del Éxito en la Gestión de Megaproyectos en México y los Estados Unidos: Un Estudio de Casos. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Lopez del Puerto, C and Shane, J S (2014) Keys to Success in Megaproject Management in Mexico and the United States: Case Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Mejia A., G, Grau, D, Acevedo, S C and Rivera, T E (2014) Evaluación, Diseño, e Influencia de Estrategias de Instrucción-Aprendizaje en el Desempeño Académico de los Estudiantes de Ingenieria Civil en la Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Migliaccio, G C, Bogus, S M and Cordova-Alvidrez, A A (2014) Continuous Quality Improvement Techniques for Data Collection in Asset Management Systems. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Migliaccio, G C, Bogus, S M and Cordova-Alvidrez, A A (2014) Tecnicas de Mejora Continua de la Calidad de la Recoleccion de Datos en Sistemas de Gerencia de Capital de Infraestructura. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Orozco, F A, Serpell, A F, Molenaar, K R and Forcael, E (2014) Modelando los Factores e Índices de Competitividad para Constructoras: Hallazgos en Chile. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Orozco, F A, Serpell, A F, Molenaar, K R and Forcael, E (2014) Modeling Competitiveness Factors and Indexes for Construction Companies: Findings of Chile. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Competition; Chile; Construction companies; Models; Contractors; Competitiveness; Structural equation modeling; Strategic planning; General contractors; Chile; Organizational issues;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000462
- Abstract:
Globalization and the highly competitive environment have led to an urgent need to create effective competitive strategies in order to survive. Therefore, companies require a better understanding about the interrelationships between the factors that determine competitiveness and indexes to measure it. Considering that strategic planning within the construction industry has had documented challenges, this research provides support for decision making associated with improving competitiveness. This paper first provides the critical variables that define the competitiveness of general contractors according to top managers for general contractors’ companies. Then, an interrelationship model has been proposed to describe how these variables are interrelated based on well-known business models and other relationships found in the literature. The proposed model was evaluated using the partial least squares path modeling technique. The results show that leadership has, in general, the strongest impact on the competitiveness indexes, which means that whatever the goal set by the construction company, close attention should be placed on leadership. The other factors, following leadership, that mostly affect the indexes were contract management and health and safety management. The results intend to support strategic planning in construction companies by helping managers to orient the company’s efforts with those factors that contribute to the specific indexes that need improvement.
Palacios, J L, Gonzalez, V and Alarcón, L F (2014) Selección de Formas de Relación con Terceros en la Construcción. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Palacios, J L, Gonzalez, V and Alarcón, L F (2014) Selection of Third-Party Relationships in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Pellicer, E, Yepes, V, Correa, C L and Alarcón, L F (2014) Model for Systematic Innovation in Construction Companies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Pellicer, E, Yepes, V, Correa, C L and Alarcón, L F (2014) Modelo para la Innovación Sistemática en Empresas Constructoras. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Schexnayder, C, Alarcón, L F, Antillo, E D, Morales, B C and López, M (2014) Observaciones de Desempeño de Puentesdurante el Terremoto de Chile en 2010. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Schexnayder, C, Alarcón, L F, Antillo, E D, Morales, B C and Lopez, M (2014) Observations on Bridge Performance during the Chilean Earthquake of 2010. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Yates, J K (2014) Design and Construction for Sustainable Industrial Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).
Yates, J K (2014) Diseño y Construccion para una Construccion Industrial Sustentable. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).