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Alwasel, A, Abdel-Rahman, E M, Haas, C T and Lee, S (2017) Experience, Productivity, and Musculoskeletal Injury among Masonry Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).
Borges, W F and Mário, P d C (2017) Five Project-Duration Control Methods in Time Units: Case Study of a Linearly Distributed Planned Value. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).
Chang, R, Zuo, J, Soebarto, V, Zhao, Z, Zillante, G and Gan, X (2017) Discovering the Transition Pathways toward Sustainability for Construction Enterprises: Importance-Performance Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).
Dinca, M S, Barbuta-Misu, N, Madaleno, M, Dinca, G and Deari, F (2017) Integrated Analysis of EU Construction Companies’ Financial Performances. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).
Kwon, N, Park, M, Lee, H, Ahn, J and Kim, S (2017) Construction Noise Prediction Model Based on Case-Based Reasoning in the Preconstruction Phase. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).
Lee, D, Lee, S and Kim, S (2017) Composite Phase-Change Material Mold for Cost-Effective Production of Free-Form Concrete Panels. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).
Li, R and Roberti, R (2017) Optimal Scheduling of Railway Track Possessions in Large-Scale Projects with Multiple Construction Works. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).
Liu, H, Jazayeri, E and Dadi, G B (2017) Establishing the Influence of Owner Practices on Construction Safety in an Operational Excellence Model. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).
Liu, J, Xie, Q, Xia, B and Bridge, A J (2017) Impact of Design Risk on the Performance of Design-Build Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).
Luo, X, Li, H, Dai, F, Cao, D, Yang, X and Guo, H (2017) Hierarchical Bayesian Model of Worker Response to Proximity Warnings of Construction Safety Hazards: Toward Constant Review of Safety Risk Control Measures. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).
Marrana, T C, Silvestre, J D, de Brito, J and Gomes, R (2017) Lifecycle Cost Analysis of Flat Roofs of Buildings. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).
Mohseni, H, Setunge, S, Zhang, G and Wakefield, R (2017) Markov Process for Deterioration Modeling and Asset Management of Community Buildings. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).
Pereira, E, Han, S, AbouRizk, S and Hermann, U (2017) Empirical Testing for Use of Safety Related Measures at the Organizational Level to Assess and Control the On-Site Risk Level. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).
Sullivan, J, Asmar, M E, Chalhoub, J and Obeid, H (2017) Two Decades of Performance Comparisons for Design-Build, Construction Manager at Risk, and Design-Bid-Build: Quantitative Analysis of the State of Knowledge on Project Cost, Schedule, and Quality. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).
Teo, P and Love, P E D (2017) Re-Examining the Association between Quality and Safety Performance in Construction: From Heterogeneous to Homogeneous Datasets. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).
Yeh, H, Hsieh, T and Chen, J (2017) Managing Complex Engineering Interfaces of Urban Mass Rapid Transit Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).
Yuan, C, McClure, T, Cai, H and Dunston, P S (2017) Life-Cycle Approach to Collecting, Managing, and Sharing Transportation Infrastructure Asset Data. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).
Zahoor, H, Chan, A P C, Utama, W P, Gao, R and Memon, S A (2017) Determinants of Safety Climate for Building Projects: SEM-Based Cross-Validation Study. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).
Zhao, Z, Tang, C, Zhang, X and Skitmore, M (2017) Agglomeration and Competitive Position of Contractors in the International Construction Sector. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(06).
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: International construction industry; Contractors; Market; Competitive position; Modeling; International comparison;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001284
- Abstract:
The international construction sector is an important contributor to international economic cooperation, and the past 30 years have witnessed the increase of business revenues and involved countries of the Engineering News Record’s (ENR) top 250 or 225 international contractors (TICS 250) in the global market. Competitive positioning and market selection have a significant influence on contractors’ development of their international sectors. This study establishes quantitative approaches for estimating the competitive position of contractors between different periods and in different sectors. The location quotient is adopted to evaluate the agglomeration level of contractors in different construction industries. The diversified changes of contractor clusters in nine different industries from 13 countries collected from the ENR are analyzed to highlight the differences in their agglomeration levels from 2009 to 2013. A competitive position matrix model is presented for international contractors in the global market as the location quotient and competitive position matrix, as novel assessment methods are effective in quantitatively analyzing the difference in agglomeration levels between typical contractor groups and the competitive statements of international contractors. Contractors can benefit from the proposed approaches as an aid to understanding their competitive position and developing appropriate strategies in the overseas arena.