Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/2440/42083
Type: Conference paper
Title: Some neglected variables in construction management research contributing to a competitive advantage research approach
Author: Ireland, V.
Citation: CME25
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Issue Date: 2007
Conference Name: CME25: Construction, Management and Economics: past, present and future (16-18 July, 2007 : Reading UK)
Organisation: Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation, and Innovation Centre
Abstract: The purpose of the research was to identify variables or concepts which have had inadequate attention by construction researchers and practitioners, these being: CMMI, Enterprise architecture, Entrepreneurship, Operational Excellence rather than sustained competitive advantage, PMBOK, Portfolio, PRINCE2, Requirements and Vision. All appear to have relevance in construction. A second purpose was to examine the relationship between the three types or levels of variables or concepts: external competitive strategy of a firm, the business environment in which the firm operates and the internal strategies chosen by the firm to achieve the external competitive strategy. Case studies were conducted on a group of mostly non-construction firms operating in a technology environment. The methodology used included a major survey questionnaire and the use of principal components analysis to clarify variables. Correlations were then demonstrated between the three groups of variables. Minimising cost within a niche and minimising time of delivery, segmenting the market and fit, were shown to be key competitive strategies. All internal strategies examined supported at least one external objective.
Keywords: business strategy
CMMI
680000 Construction
entrepreneurship
enterprise architecture
350200 Business and Management
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