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020 _a9783642351648
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024 7 _a10.1007/978-3-642-35164-8
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100 1 _aPeh Lu, Chang.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aOrganization Design for International Construction Business
_h[electronic resource] /
_cby Chang Peh Lu, Pheng Low Sui.
264 1 _aBerlin, Heidelberg :
_bSpringer Berlin Heidelberg :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2013.
300 _aXII, 348 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
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505 0 _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.
520 _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.
650 0 _aBusiness.
650 0 _aLeadership.
650 0 _aInternational business enterprises.
650 0 _aIndustrial organization.
650 1 4 _aBusiness and Management.
650 2 4 _aInternational Business.
650 2 4 _aIndustrial Organization.
650 2 4 _aBusiness Strategy/Leadership.
700 1 _aLow Sui, Pheng.
_eauthor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9783642351631
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35164-8
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