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Abdul-Rahman, H, Yahya, I A, Berawi, M A and Wah, L W (2008) Conceptual delay mitigation model using a project learning approach in practice. Construction Management and Economics, 26(01), 15–27.

Dzeng, R-J and Wang, S-S (2008) An analysis of infrastructure development based on national competitiveness perspectives. Construction Management and Economics, 26(01), 47–61.

Green, S D, Larsen, G D and Kao, C-C (2008) Competitive strategy revisited: contested concepts and dynamic capabilities. Construction Management and Economics, 26(01), 63–78.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Strategic management; contracting; industry change; case study; dynamic capabilities
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0144-6193&volume=26&issue=1&spage=63
  • Abstract:
    Strategy is a contested concept. The generic literature is characterized by a diverse range of competing theories and alternative perspectives. Traditional models of the competitive strategy of construction firms have tended to focus on exogenous factors. In contrast, the resource-based view of strategic management emphasizes the importance of endogenous factors. The more recently espoused concept of dynamic capabilities extends consideration beyond static resources to focus on the ability of firms to reconfigure their operating routines to enable responses to changing environments. The relevance of the dynamics capabilities framework to the construction sector is investigated through an exploratory case study of a regional contractor. The focus on how firms continuously adapt to changing environments provides new insights into competitive strategy in the construction sector. Strong support is found for the importance of path dependency in shaping strategic choice. The case study further suggests that strategy is a collective endeavour enacted by a loosely defined group of individual actors. Dynamic capabilities are characterized by an empirical elusiveness and as such are best construed as situated practices embedded within a social and physical context.

Lai, L W C, Ng, F W N and Yung, P (2008) The Coase Theorem and a Coasian construction economics and management research agenda. Construction Management and Economics, 26(01), 29–46.

Mehmet, O and Yorucu, V (2008) Explosive construction in a micro-state: environmental limit and the Bon curve: evidence from North Cyprus. Construction Management and Economics, 26(01), 79–88.

Neves, J C and Bugalho, A (2008) Coordination and control in emerging international construction firms. Construction Management and Economics, 26(01), 3–13.