This paper examines the current state of project cultures in the German turnkey construction industry and the ideal project cultures in terms of partnering from the perspective of various key stakeholders(i.e.,Investo...This paper examines the current state of project cultures in the German turnkey construction industry and the ideal project cultures in terms of partnering from the perspective of various key stakeholders(i.e.,Investors,General Contractors,(Sub-)Contractors and Designers).To investigate the current and ideal cultures,data were gathered among the key stakeholders by means of a survey study with 72 respondents divided over 12 companies.The respondents rated the current and desired cultures by using the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument,which belongs to the Competing Values Framework.The investigations show many similarities and differences between the stakeholder perspectives of the current and the idealized partnering project cultures.Mainly,the General Contractors desire more cooperative behaviors than the(Sub-)Contractors,and the Investors desire more pronounced flexibility than the General Contractors.All stakeholders desire a cultural change from highly competitive behaviors toward more cooperation.Changes in terms of clear procedures or more flexibility are only desired by the Designers.Defining both the current and an ideal partnering project culture enables academics and project managers to compare their actual project cultures to an ideal situation.With such an approach,academics and project managers could measure whether new tools or changes in resources affect their project cultures toward a partnering project culture.展开更多
This paper provides an account of how a voluntary professional association （or industry representative body） in Victoria, Australia, led a whole-of-industry response to an alarming increase in on-board assaults on b...This paper provides an account of how a voluntary professional association （or industry representative body） in Victoria, Australia, led a whole-of-industry response to an alarming increase in on-board assaults on bus drivers by passengers, and the resulting impact on drivers＇ health and well-being. Influenced by literature and guided by the results from two commissioned research pieces, the association developed and implemented a five pillar strategy to address these issues. A stakeholder perspective was adopted to develop the strategy in order to ensure high relevance and value by being as inclusive as possible across the entire industry, and agency theory underpinned the association＇s implementation of the strategy. It is hoped that this case study exemplar will assist increase the productivity and social capital of an industry. others in utflising theory for policy change with a view to展开更多
文摘This paper examines the current state of project cultures in the German turnkey construction industry and the ideal project cultures in terms of partnering from the perspective of various key stakeholders(i.e.,Investors,General Contractors,(Sub-)Contractors and Designers).To investigate the current and ideal cultures,data were gathered among the key stakeholders by means of a survey study with 72 respondents divided over 12 companies.The respondents rated the current and desired cultures by using the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument,which belongs to the Competing Values Framework.The investigations show many similarities and differences between the stakeholder perspectives of the current and the idealized partnering project cultures.Mainly,the General Contractors desire more cooperative behaviors than the(Sub-)Contractors,and the Investors desire more pronounced flexibility than the General Contractors.All stakeholders desire a cultural change from highly competitive behaviors toward more cooperation.Changes in terms of clear procedures or more flexibility are only desired by the Designers.Defining both the current and an ideal partnering project culture enables academics and project managers to compare their actual project cultures to an ideal situation.With such an approach,academics and project managers could measure whether new tools or changes in resources affect their project cultures toward a partnering project culture.
文摘This paper provides an account of how a voluntary professional association （or industry representative body） in Victoria, Australia, led a whole-of-industry response to an alarming increase in on-board assaults on bus drivers by passengers, and the resulting impact on drivers＇ health and well-being. Influenced by literature and guided by the results from two commissioned research pieces, the association developed and implemented a five pillar strategy to address these issues. A stakeholder perspective was adopted to develop the strategy in order to ensure high relevance and value by being as inclusive as possible across the entire industry, and agency theory underpinned the association＇s implementation of the strategy. It is hoped that this case study exemplar will assist increase the productivity and social capital of an industry. others in utflising theory for policy change with a view to
