Construction Quality and the Economy A Study at the Firm Level /

• Main Authors: Sui Pheng, Low (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Shing Hou, Lau (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Management in the Built Environment,
• Subjects: Building-Superintendence.; Construction industry-Management.; Construction superintendence.; Project management.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Construction Management.; Project Management.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.

This book discusses the relationship between construction quality and the state of the Singapore national economy, and describes how construction quality is affected as contracting firms strategically manage issues relating to profitability and survivability during economic boom and bust cycles. Ado...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The Economy and the Construction Industry
• Government's Role in a High Quality Built Environment
• Firm Characteristics and Strategies
• Firm's Trade-Off Decisions and Theory of Firm Behavior
• The Conceptual Framework
• Research Design and Methodology
• Survey Results Analysis and Discussion
• Case Study Results Analysis and Discussion
• Experts Interviews on Triangulated and Non-Triangulated Findings
• Conclusions. .