Organization Design for International Construction Business

• Main Authors: Peh Lu, Chang (Author), Low Sui, Pheng (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Business.; Leadership.; International business enterprises.; Industrial organization.; Business and Management.; International Business.; Industrial Organization.; Business Strategy/Leadership.

The 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 busines...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• 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.