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Understanding Organisational Culture in the Construction Industry book cover

1st Edition

Understanding Organisational Culture in the Construction Industry

By Vaughan Coffey Copyright 2010
272 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Since the early 1980s, researchers and practitioners in the organisational and management fields have presumed a link between organisational, or corporate, culture and organisational performance. Whilst many believe this exists, other authors have been critical of the validity of such studies. Part of this doubt stems from a reliance on measures of organisational performance that are based purely... Read more

1. Introduction

2. Organisational culture

3. Organisational effectiveness and performance measurement

4. The relationship between organisational culture and effectiveness

5. Global research on culture in the construction industry

6. A description of some research conducted in Hong Kong

7. Future directions

References

Appendices

Biography

Vaughan Coffey is Lecturer in Construction and Project Management in the School of Urban Development at Queensland University of Technology, Australia, and was formerly a senior manager in the Construction and Development Division of the Hong Kong Housing Department, with special interests in organisational culture, construction quality issues and performance monitoring.

'...a timely and welcome contribution to the drive for better understanding of culture in construction and its importance for management of both firms and projects.' - Construction Management and Economics
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