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Boutilier, R G and Zdziarski, M (2017) Managing stakeholder networks for a social license to build. Construction Management and Economics, 35(08-09), 498-513.
De Biasio, A and Murray, A (2017) The social network of the UK PPP secondary equity market: Returns and competition in an emerging market. Construction Management and Economics, 35(08-09), 468-81.
Fellows, R and Liu, A M M (2017) 'What does this mean'? Sensemaking in the strategic action field of construction. Construction Management and Economics, 35(08-09), 578-96.
Keung, C and Shen, L (2017) Network strategy for contractors' business competitiveness. Construction Management and Economics, 35(08-09), 482-97.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: contractors; interfirm relationships; project networks; network strategy; business competitiveness; strategy; business competition
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2017.1329539
- Abstract:
Establishing a cooperative network has emerged as a strategy for contractors to improve their business competitiveness, which can affect a construction business and sustain its future growth opportunities. A survey was conducted in Hong Kong to test the relationships between contractors' network performance and successful business competitiveness based on the project networks they build. A network strategy was developed by examining the relationships between the network techniques and the network outcomes. The network techniques support contractors' network, whereas the network outcomes contribute to competitiveness attributes. The findings demonstrate that the key network techniques of supporting information exchange and organizing project communication are highly significant predictors of the business competitiveness attributes (BCA). The network technique of creating learning capacity is positively associated with contractors' bidding performance and competitive strategies. Interestingly, the techniques of sharing knowledge and promoting networking culture insignificantly contribute to a number of the BCA. The developed network strategy reveals that the key network techniques significantly support contractors' network performance and that the consequent network outcomes give rise to the BCA, which in turn stimulate contractors' business competitiveness. Several practical suggestions are offered for contractors to improve their business competitiveness through interfirm cooperation between project network members.;Establishing a cooperative network has emerged as a strategy for contractors to improve their business competitiveness, which can affect a construction business and sustain its future growth opportunities. A survey was conducted in Hong Kong to test the relationships between contractors' network performance and successful business competitiveness based on the project networks they build. A network strategy was developed by examining the relationships between the network techniques and the network outcomes. The network techniques support contractors' network, whereas the network outcomes contribute to competitiveness attributes. The findings demonstrate that the key network techniques of supporting information exchange and organizing project communication are highly significant predictors of the business competitiveness attributes (BCA). The network technique of creating learning capacity is positively associated with contractors' bidding performance and competitive strategies. Interestingly, the techniques of sharing knowledge and promoting networking culture insignificantly contribute to a number of the BCA. The developed network strategy reveals that the key network techniques significantly support contractors' network performance and that the consequent network outcomes give rise to the BCA, which in turn stimulate contractors' business competitiveness. Several practical suggestions are offered for contractors to improve their business competitiveness through interfirm cooperation between project network members.;
London, K and Pablo, Z (2017) An actor-network theory approach to developing an expanded conceptualization of collaboration in industrialized building housing construction. Construction Management and Economics, 35(08-09), 553-77.
Opdyke, A, Lepropre, F, Javernick-Will, A and Koschmann, M (2017) Inter-organizational resource coordination in post-disaster infrastructure recovery. Construction Management and Economics, 35(08-09), 514-30.
Papadonikolaki, E, Verbraeck, A and Wamelink, H (2017) Formal and informal relations within BIM-enabled supply chain partnerships. Construction Management and Economics, 35(08-09), 531-52.
Poleacovschi, C, Javernick-Will, A and Tong, T (2017) The link between knowledge sharing connections and employee time savings: A social network analysis. Construction Management and Economics, 35(08-09), 455-67.