Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 17 Issue 6

Making a case for offsite construction in China

Mohammed Arif, Charles Egbu

The purpose of this paper is to establish manufactured construction as a good potential alternative to meet the growing housing needs of China.

Learning from cross‐cultural problems in international projects: a Chinese case

Hong Xiao, David Boyd

Globalisation means that more and more construction projects involve participants from different cultural backgrounds. Besides the obvious language barrier, people may also have…

Density dependence in the Chinese construction industry: Focus on mortality of Jiangsu Province (1989‐2007)

Huan Yang, Albert P.C. Chan, Qiming Li

The purpose of this paper is to test the density dependence theory and explain the deep changes that the Chinese construction industry is experiencing. Focusing on both…

Improving export performance of contractors from China

Florence Ling, Siew Huay Lim

Construction firms in the People's Republic of China (PRC) have been exporting their services to foreign countries. The aim of this research is to study how PRC contractors can…

Analysis of project delivery systems in Chinese construction industry with data envelopment analysis (DEA)

Yong Qiang Chen, Huanqing Lu, Wenxue Lu, Ning Zhang

Selecting a proper project delivery system is one of the critical issues for the success of a project. This paper discusses the application of project delivery systems in China…

Strategic management in construction in China

Charles Egbu, Jun Ying Liu

Introduction

Ronald McCaffer