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Abedmousa, M (2023) Reframing construction labour productivity in a colonisation context: the West Bank as an example, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Westminster.
Basha, M (2021) Intra-sector firm performance and its determinants in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Westminster.
Bowes, D C (2020) An aspirations-led capabilities approach to women's career pathways in quantity surveying, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Organisations, Economy and Society, University of Westminster.
Haddadin, K H (2003) Cultural and institutional barriers to the take-up of construction management in Jordan, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Westminster.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: construction firms; construction management procurement; corruption; government; legislation; procurement method; technology transfer; tendering; culture; case studies; organisational structure; Jordan
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- URL: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.433835
- Abstract:
The aims and objectives of this thesis are to investigate the cultural and institutional barriers to the take-up of Construction Management in Jordan. As CM was developed and influenced by the Western capitalist culture where it originated, it will pose challenges when introduced into an Eastern culture like that found in Jordan. The literature review and theory-based discussions lead to the generation of propositions and questions and the formulation of hypotheses. The study adopts both quantitative and qualitative methodology including a field survey of 120 senior managers of Jordanian construction firms classified "grade-1" by the Ministry of Public Works and case studies of five CM-based projects recently executed in Japan. The research reveals that nepotism, the 'top-man' syndrome, bureaucracy, favouritism, corruption, procrastination, the 'shame' culture, Jordan's tribal legacy, and the culture of participants in the construction industry, (owners, CM firms, consultants, contractors and the government) plague the current organisational structure of most Jordanian institutions. The study finds that these cultural and institutional barriers have influenced the adoption and implementation of the CM procurement method in Jordan. The study makes a number of recommendations, such as enhancing the managerial and financial capabilities of the construction industry, increasing support for research and development and technology transfer, and amending the legislation governing processional associations and tendering procedures. It also identifies lessons to be learned from Western practice in establishing an official body to administer, monitor, and promote the Construction Management procurement method in Jordan.
Holborough, A M (2015) Ethnicity, education and the transition to the construction labour market: developing an equality framework using a capability approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Business School, University of Westminster.
K'Akumu, O A (2010) The enabling environment for artisanal dimension stone in Nairobi, Kenya, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Westminster Business School, University of Westminster.
McLean, W (2018) Technological innovation in architecture: the role of the aberrant practitioner, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture and Cities, University of Westminster.
Michielsens, E (2016) Contextualising diversity management: challenging the effectiveness of the business case, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Westminster Business School, University of Westminster.
Ogunkah, I (2015) Rethinking low-cost green building material selection process in the design of low-impact green housing developments, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, University of Westminster.
Sinclair, S (2016) Designing + (dis)assembling disputes: an ethnography of disputes and lawyers in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Law School, University of Westminster.