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Ankrah, N A and Langford, D A (2005) Architects and contractors: a comparative study of organizational cultures. Construction Management and Economics, 23(06), 595-607.
Dulaimi, M F, Nepal, M P and Park, M (2005) A hierarchical structural model of assessing innovation and project performance. Construction Management and Economics, 23(06), 565-77.
Green, S D, Fernie, S and Weller, S (2005) Making sense of supply chain management: a comparative study of aerospace and construction. Construction Management and Economics, 23(06), 579-93.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Consolidation; context; industry structure; sense-making; supply chain management
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190500126882
- Abstract:
Current recipes for learning across business sectors too often fail to recognize the embedded and contextual nature of management practice. The existing literature gives little emphasis to the symbiotic relationship between supply chain management and the broader dynamics of context. The aerospace and construction sectors are selected for comparison on the basis that they are so different. The UK aerospace sector has undergone extensive consolidation as a result of the imperatives of global competitive pressures. In contrast, the construction industry has experienced decades of fragmentation and remains highly localized. An increasing proportion of output in the aerospace sector occurs within a small number of large, globally orientated firms. In contrast, construction output is dominated by a plethora of small firms with high levels of subcontracting and a widespread reliance on self-employment. These differences have fundamental implications for the way that supply chain management is understood and implemented in the two sectors. Semi-structured interviews with practitioners from both sectors support the contention that supply chain management is more established in aerospace than construction. The introduction of prime contracting and the increasing use of framework agreements within the construction sector potentially provide a much more supportive climate for supply chain management than has traditionally prevailed. However, progress depends upon an improved continuity of workload under such arrangements.
Hossain, J B and Kusakabe, K (2005) Sex segregation in construction organizations in Bangladesh and Thailand. Construction Management and Economics, 23(06), 609-19.
Pries, F and Dorée, A (2005) A century of innovation in the Dutch construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 23(06), 561-4.
Reichstein, T, Salter, A J and Gann, D M (2005) Last among equals: a comparison of innovation in construction, services and manufacturing in the UK. Construction Management and Economics, 23(06), 631-44.
Saram, D D D and Tang, S L (2005) Pain and suffering costs of persons in construction accidents: Hong Kong experience. Construction Management and Economics, 23(06), 645-58.
Wibowo, A (2005) Estimating general threshold traffic levels of typical build, operate, and transfer toll road projects in Indonesia. Construction Management and Economics, 23(06), 621-30.