LEADER 03532nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910438254103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-94535-5 010 $a3-642-35164-6 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-642-35164-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000533389 035 $a(EBL)1082882 035 $a(OCoLC)823728204 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000879429 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11495299 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000879429 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10853142 035 $a(PQKB)10025133 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-642-35164-8 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1082882 035 $a(PPN)168328119 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000533389 100 $a20121127d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOrganization design for international construction business /$fLu Chang Peh, Sui Pheng Low 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 $aBerlin $cSpringer$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (350 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-642-35163-8 311 $a3-642-44691-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntroduction -- Geographical distance and international business -- Firm?s behavior and System of cities -- Internationalization of construction business -- Business strategies and Organization design -- Modeling for Organization design -- Research design and methodology -- Survey findings -- Case studies -- Synthesis for Organization design -- Decision Support System for Organization design -- Conclusion. 330 $aThe book explains how Gravitational Distance and the System of Cities influence transnational construction-related firms when they venture overseas. The study presented in the book internalizes the characteristics of home and foreign cities, and of transnational firms, to develop situational business strategies and organization designs in terms of Strategy, Structure, Systems, Leadership Style, Firm?s Skills, Staff?s characteristics, Shared Values and Supply Chain. The book presents the findings of surveys and interviews with managers and professionals in eight different Asian cities stretching from Singapore to China. The findings are then used to develop business solutions in the form of a Decision Support System (DSS) for transnational construction firms, helping them to adopt an appropriate organization design strategy when they venture into overseas markets. Issues relating to globalization, competitiveness, risk management, communications, networks, government interference, business strategies, organization structures and systems in the context of international construction business are discussed together with corresponding recommendations for implementation. Although construction-related firms were used as the basis for the field studies, the lessons learned are equally applicable for organizations in other industries. 606 $aConstruction industry 606 $aOrganizational change 615 0$aConstruction industry. 615 0$aOrganizational change. 676 $a330 676 $a338.6 676 $a624.068 676 $a650 700 $aPeh$b Lu Chang$01065506 701 $aLow$b Sui Pheng$0720652 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910438254103321 996 $aOrganization design for international construction business$94186582 997 $aUNINA