Utilizing the linkage between domestic demand and the ability to export to achieve sustainable growth of construction industry in developing countries

Ye, Kunhui; Shen, Liyin; Zuo, Jian

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2012.05.008

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“…Most firms in LDC are still being faced with a commission of mapping and developing a new strategy and a holistic process approach to guarantee the SMC construction performance improvement [6]. Tekka and Ye [7] proposed the prioritization of the potential strategies that integrate SMC's resources and process(s) as among the best approaches to attain improved performance.…”

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A Prioritization Model of Strategies for Small and Medium Firms in Less‐Developed Countries: A Tanzania Case

Tekka

2020

Advances in Civil Engineering

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Most construction industries (CIs) from less-developed countries (LDC) have been overwhelmed with many construction project’s challenges. The challenges have always been leading to prolonged unimproved performance of small and medium firms (SMFs). This study aimed to develop a prioritization model of strategies for performance improvement of SMF. Business process re-engineering (BPR) is adopted to facilitate the identification of the re-engineering core process as value activities and develop a conceptual framework for the study. The study used the questionnaire and interview survey to collect data from 253 respondents sampled through purposive sampling. Respondents were obtained from twenty-eight firms obtained through a systematic approach that helped to get firms practicing BPR. Data were analyzed using SPSS 24-AMOS to create structural equation modelling. Findings have revealed twelve (12) weakness indicators, seven (7) performance measure indicators, eleven (11) construction core process strategies, and sixteen (16) organizational strategies. Strategies were clustered into the seven-cluster matrix, namely: resources, capacity building, operational, government policy, design, procurement, and construction management, having a positively significant correlation on SMF’s performance improvement. The study findings revealed that the BPR technique has globally become a useful tool for many organizations seeking to attain an improved performance since it provides a chance to re-engineer the organization process. Thus, for the firm(s) to enhance performance improvement, it is recommended for LDC’s construction firm(s) to adopt re-engineering process management techniques to identify and prioritize the construction core process and organizational strategies to attain improved performance.

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A Prioritization Model of Strategies for Small and Medium Firms in Less‐Developed Countries: A Tanzania Case

Tekka

2020

Advances in Civil Engineering

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“…Recent years have witnessed the rapid change of urbanization in China. Nevertheless, the progress of urbanization nationwide has been associated with the outspread distribution of dust pollution [23][24][25][26]. Many regions have encountered an increase in environmental deterioration due to an unsustainable paradigm of construction works [27].…”

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Control Dust Pollution on Construction Sites: What Governments Do in China?

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Zuo

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Dust pollution is a key issue that contractors ought to address in the sphere of sustainable construction. Governments on behalf of the public assume part of the responsibilities for minimizing dust emissions on construction sites. However, the measures that are useful for governments to fulfill such a responsibility have not been explored explicitly in previous studies. The aim of this research is to map out China's practices in this area with the intention of filling the knowledge gap. Using a combination of research methods, five categories of governmental measures are proposed: technological, economic, supervisory, organizational, and assessment-based. Data from 37 major cities in China are collected for analysis. While the proposed categories of measures are demonstrated in China, the data analysis results show that governments prefer technological and organizational measures, and institutional guarantees and technological innovation are a prerequisite for dust-free construction. This research provides a comprehensive examination of construction dust control from the perspective of governments, and it can assist governments in improving the performance of dust management in the construction context.

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“…In various countries, its trends are studied because its health is an important indicator of the countries' development. Territories such as developing countries (Osabutey et al, 2013;Ye et al, 2013), Asia (Liu and Low, 2011;Yip Robin and Poon, 2009) or Europe (Boyd, 2010;Horta et al, 2012) are under researchers' lenses. Various questions are asked about performance, human resources management, governance and the firms' collaborative or competitive strategies.…”

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Assessing business model relevance for business leaders in the construction industry

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Jouison-Laffitte

Krémer

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This paper studies the business model (BM) relevance for business leaders in the construction industry. Specifically, we address the question of the comprehension and utility of the generation, remuneration, participation (GRP) model, a BM representation, for leaders within an established sector. Using an action research methodology, our findings empirically prove that the BM can be taken out of its original context of start-ups, and used within existing organisations. Our results also suggest that in traditional small-sized companies, where strategic tools are rarely mobilised, the BM might be appropriate for leaders to address the question of business growth. Interaction between leaders and researchers also contributed to the advancement of the GRP model and the homogenisation of its visual representation.

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Utilizing the linkage between domestic demand and the ability to export to achieve sustainable growth of construction industry in developing countries

Cited by 13 publications

References 33 publications

A Prioritization Model of Strategies for Small and Medium Firms in Less‐Developed Countries: A Tanzania Case

A Prioritization Model of Strategies for Small and Medium Firms in Less‐Developed Countries: A Tanzania Case

Control Dust Pollution on Construction Sites: What Governments Do in China?

Assessing business model relevance for business leaders in the construction industry

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