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Arain, F M (2006) Knowledge-based decision support system (kbdss) for management of variation orders for school building projects in Singapore, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Asmone, A S (2020) Development of a bayesian based design-for-maintinability decision support framework, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Attarzadeh, M (2014) Negotiation-based risk management for PPP-BOT infrastructure projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Ayodeji, A A (2008) Managing building and civil engineering project claims to reduce conflict intensity and contractors' potential to dispute, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Babatunde, O K (2013) Cross cultural management of quality performance of Chinese construction firms in Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Bajracharya, A (2009) Implementation of innovation on construction projects: A behavioral perspective, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Cao, W (2019) Data interpretation for infrastructure system diagnosis and prognosis based on model falsification, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Chadalawada, J (2017) Data driven modelling and knowledge discovery in water resources engineering, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Chen, C (2016) Crane planning optimization for construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , National University of Singapore (Singapore).

Chu, L (2017) Incorporation of functional considerations in highway pavement design and operations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , National University of Singapore.

Da Silva, N A F (2015) Building certification schemes and the quality of indoor environment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Danlei, Z (2019) The social and market outcomes of green buildings from developer and resident perspectives: The case of Singapore, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , National University of Singapore.

Dao, M A (2008) Determinants of firm compliance with environmental laws : A case study of Vietnam, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Das, S (2009) Comprehensive maintainability scoring system (COMASS) for commercial buidings in tropical climate of Singapore, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Dulung, A Z A (2007) Computer aided decision support system for the selection of subcontractors in building refurbishment works, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Ekanayake, L L (2006) Interface conflicts and regulatory decision making process on power projects in Sri Lanka, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Feng, Y (2011) Optimizing safety investments for building projects in Singapore, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Gan, C E (1998) Organizational interactions in the management of development projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Building & Real Estate, National University of Singapore.

Gao, S (2013) The toyota way model: An implementation framework for large Chinese construction firms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Giang, D T H (2013) Developing critical capacities for the efficient use of public investments in infrastructure to support trade and economic development in Vietnam, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , National University of Singapore.

Goh, Y M (2005) A case-based reasoning approach to construction safety risk assessment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore.

He, N (2016) Conceptual cost modeling of innovative industrial estates using sysml and case-based reasoning, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Hu, Z (2023) Personalized safety behavior management for construction workers considering cognitive factors, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Huang, Y (2008) Analysis of the supply chain design and planning issues: Models and algorithms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Jafari, D M (2012) Resolution of multiparty construction disputes under the Singapore international arbitration legal framework, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Javed, F (2010) Integrated prioritization and optimization approach for pavement management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Jiang, H (2006) Chinese multinational construction firms in international and domestic markets: A re-examination of the eclectic paradigm, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Kamardeen, I (2007) A fuzzy knowledge-based system for premium-rating of workers' compensation insurance for construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Khalili, A (2013) An IFC-based framework for optimizing level of prefabrication in industrialized building systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Khoo, C C (1991) Cost analysis of building design for energy conservation in singapore, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Building & Real Estate, National University of Singapore.

Kumar, V (2019) Developing COBie dataset management system (CDMS) to enhance usability of building information model-facilities management information exchange standard, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , National University of Singapore.

Lavers, A P (1986) Professional negligence in the property-related professions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Building & Real Estate, National University of Singapore.

Li, S (2010) Strategies for international construction related consultancy firms to compete in China, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Liao, L (2018) Building information modeling-based process transformation to improve productivity in the Singapore construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Lim, J N (2007) Stimulating construction innovation in Singapore by developing the national system of innovation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Lim, K H (2006) Causal model for management of subcontractors in waste minimization, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Lim, T H B (2009) Organizational flexibility management in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Lin, G (2011) Decision model for determination of adaptation potential and renewal action for public housing in Singapore, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , National University of Singapore.

Lin, S (2022) Risk analysis and management for excavation engineering via multi-criteria decision making modeling, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Ling, F Y-Y (1998) Multi-attribute decision making model for evaluation and selection of consultants for design-and-build projects in Singapore, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , National University of Singapore.

Ling, Y Y (1999) Multi-attribute decision making model for evaluation and selection of consultants for design-and-build projects in singapore, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Building & Real Estate, National University of Singapore.

Manocha, N (2018) Infrastructure investments under deep uncertainty, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , National University of Singapore (Singapore).

Mao, Z (2003) Forecasting total factor productivity growth in the construction industry using neural network modelling, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Ning, Y (2013) Boosting public construction project outcomes through relational transactions in Singapore, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Ong, J (2019) Enabling lean through using shared mental models for precast construction in Singapore, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , National University of Singapore.

Pasinu, H R (2011) Incorporating risk considerations in airport runway pavement maintenance management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Peh, L C (2010) Relationship between flight-time and organization design of internationalizing architectural and engineering (a&e) consultancy firms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

• Type: Thesis
• Keywords: competitiveness; decision support; reasoning; skills; urbanization; government; leadership; markets; mediator; content analysis; statistical analysis; market; communication; Singapore
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• URL: http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/29561
• Abstract:
  The thesis synergizes several knowledge areas such as Corporate Geography, Agglomeration, Management and Organization, and examines how flight-time is a mediator factor for a spectrum of factors, such as climate, time-zone, bodily adjustments, cultural distance, administrative distance, geographical distance, economical distance, technological distance, socio-demographical distance, relational distance and organizational distance. It is postulated in the study that organizational distance could in turn be manifested as changes, spill-over, time-lag, time-differences, psychic distance, networks, communications, net costs-benefits and control. The thesis found that these in turn influence the organizational strategies of an internationalizing A/E firm. The thesis investigated how flight-time affects gravitational distance between an A/E MNC's home and host-cities, which determines the firm's embeddedness and access to location-specific assets, and its spatial interaction with a city. It was found that contrary to many studies which have propounded that new transportation and communication technologies have subverted the urbanization processes, distance continue to shape corporate geography in a myriad of ways. The study discussed how flight-time influences the variety of mediator factors, such as its effect on a city's hierarchical ranking in the Core-Peripheral System of Cities, how firms have a proclivity to agglomerate in locational clusters, and in turn, how architectural and engineering firms strategize and structuralize themselves in cities of different positions in the global mosaic of regional cores, semi-cores and peripheral hinterlands. The researcher visited Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin for his research field-work. The information collected from these cities was examined using Content Analysis and Statistical Analysis, and then built into a demonstrational Case-Based-Reasoning Decision-Support-System (CBR-DSS), which makes use of the concepts of i) institutional isomorphism; ii) coercive isomorphism; and iii) mimetic isomorphism. The system has been validated to be a useful toolkit and checklist for firms to obtain preliminary guidance, advices and recommendations on business strategies and organization designs for an internationalizing firm. The Double-Octagonal Perspective of Distance reminds firms of how distance can complicate their overseas ventures, and warns of how firms routinely overestimate the attractiveness of foreign markets while ignoring the costs and risks of doing business in a new market. The study drew on the Eclectic Diamond Framework conjured up by the study which merges Dunning's Eclectic Paradigm and Porter's Diamond Theory, to internalize the business conditions and develop fitting strategies and organization design in the form of 8S, an extension of the McKinsey 7S Framework, in the form of Strategy, Structure, Systems, Leadership Style, Firm's Skills, Staffs' characteristics, Shared Values and Supply-chain. The study contributes to knowledge and industry's practices through its evaluation of i) the competitiveness of Singapore's A/E firms in regional markets; ii) strategies adopted by Singapore's A/E firms when they venture overseas; iii) comparisons between overseas offices of private and government-linked firms; iv) discontinuities in environment and access to resources due to distance; and v) distance's implications on risk perception, managerial decisions and organization structures.

Qui, N T (2013) Automated schedule generation and analysis from a construction requirement perspective, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Shiromani, J P A G T (2014) Conceptual framework for environmental rating systems for infrastructure projects in sri lanka: Application to small hydropower projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Singh, S (1987) Cost models for approximate cost estimation of structural systems in commercial high rise buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Building & Real Estate, National University of Singapore.

Singhaputtangkul, N (2012) Knowledge-based decision support system quality function deployment (kbdss-qfd) tool for assessment of building envelope materials and designs in the early design stage, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Song, Y (2007) Intermediate function analysis for improving constructability, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Stein, M (2012) Decision making with implementation dependent feedback, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Supriadi, L S R (2014) Implementing business continuity management (bcm) using a knowledge based decision support system (kbdss) for indonesian contractors, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Suzuki, K (2017) The impact of national culture on communication management - japanese contractors in singapore construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Suzuki, K (2018) The impact of national culture on communication management: Japanese contractors in Singapore construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , National University of Singapore.

Tan, J Y (2005) Coordinated budget allocation in multi-district highway agencies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Tjandra, I K (2004) Organisational learning in construction: The case of construction firms in jakarta, Indonesia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Toor, S-U-R (2009) Authentic leadership development and influence in the construction industry of Singapore, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Wu, M (2005) Modelling just-in-time purchasing in the ready mixed concrete industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Wu, P (2011) Application of the lean philosophy to reduce carbon emissions in the precast concrete industry of Singapore, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Yang, Y (2004) Modeling a decision support system for buildable designs, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Yeoh, K-W (2012) Construction requirements driven planning and scheduling, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Zeng, Z (2007) Coordinated rescheduling of precast production, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Zhang, J (2012) Developing a construction safety management and audit system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Zhang, M (2011) Uncertainty and imprecision in safety assessment of offshore structures., Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore.

Zhao, X (2014) Enterprise risk management in Chinese construction firms operating overseas, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Zhong, Q (1998) Building process modelling using product modelling methodology and its application to scheduling, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Building & Real Estate, National University of Singapore.

Zhong, Y (2013) Decision support system for the selection of structural frame material to achieve sustainability and constructability, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Building, National University of Singapore.

Zhu, L (2015) Design of a bankable and resilient financial arrangement for PPP projects using game theory with multi-agent simulation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore.