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Goodrum, P M, Haas, C T and Glover, R W (2002) The divergence in aggregate and activity estimates of US construction productivity. Construction Management and Economics, 20(05), 415-23.

Kreitl, G, Urschitz, G and Oberndorfer, W J (2002) Corporate growth of engineering consulting firms: a European review. Construction Management and Economics, 20(05), 437-48.

Li, H and Shen, Q (2002) Supporting the decision-making process for sustainable housing. Construction Management and Economics, 20(05), 387-90.

Low, S P and Fong, E T W (2002) Preparations for ISO 9001: a study of ISO 9000 certified construction firms. Construction Management and Economics, 20(05), 403-13.

Schultmann, F and Rentz, O (2002) Scheduling of deconstruction projects under resource constraints. Construction Management and Economics, 20(05), 391-401.

Whittock, M (2002) Women's experience of non-traditional employment: is gender equality in this area a possibility?. Construction Management and Economics, 20(05), 449-56.

Xiao, H and Proverbs, D (2002) The performance of contractors in Japan, the UK and the USA: a comparative evaluation of construction cost. Construction Management and Economics, 20(05), 425-35.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: construction cost; contractor performance; analysis of variance
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190210145859
  • Abstract:

    Globalization of the world economy demands that performance comparisons are undertaken at an international level. A new research protocol has been developed for comparing contractor performance internationally by combining the appropriate characteristics of two established approaches in order to balance the requirements of comparability and representativeness. This new approach is used to reveal some important international performance characteristics among Japanese, UK and US contractors. Building costs in the UK, when adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations, are significantly higher than those in Japan and the USA. Furthermore, cost certainty and client satisfaction are higher in Japan than in the UK, but there is no significant difference between Japan and the USA. Disparities in cost performance between the three countries are believed to originate from differences in the relationships between contractors and clients and also in the construction process.