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MacPherson, S J, Kelly, J E and Webb, R S (1993) How designs develop: insights from case studies in building engineering services. Construction Management and Economics, 11(06), 475-85.

Miskawi, Z (1993) A numerical analysis method for computing schedule and resource forecasting for industrial projects. Construction Management and Economics, 11(06), 411-20.

Namo, F and Fellows, R F (1993) The role of advertising in marketing civil/structural engineering consultancy firms. Construction Management and Economics, 11(06), 431-41.

O'Brien, M J and Al-Soufi, A (1993) Electronic data interchange and the structure of the UK construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 11(06), 443-53.

Rowlinson, S M, Ho, T K K and Po-Hung, Y (1993) Leadership style of construction managers in Hong Kong. Construction Management and Economics, 11(06), 455-65.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: design team leader; Hong Kong; leadership; site staff
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446199300000051
  • Abstract:

    Hong Kong’s construction industry is one of the most dynamic in the world and the Territory has a remarkable record of completing project to budgeting seemingly impossible times. Despite the fact the 97% of the population is Chinese, the Territory remains under British Colonial rule (until 1 July 1997) making Hong Kong a meeting point for Western and Eastern cultures. The mixture of cultures raises interesting managerial issues and an issue particularly relevant to construction project management is leadership behaviour style. This paper studies the leadership styles of Hong Kong Chinese construction managers (by means of Fiedler’s Least Preferred Co-worker (LPC) scale and House’s styles grid) and compares these styles with those of their western counterparts. Hong Kong managers are found to be much more relationship-orientated that their western counterparts. The issue of situational variables on the style adopted is explored.

Shash, A A and Abdul-Hadi, N H (1993) The effect of contractor size on mark-up size decision in Saudi Arabia. Construction Management and Economics, 11(06), 421-9.

Winch, G and Schneider, E (1993) The strategic management of architectural practice. Construction Management and Economics, 11(06), 467-73.