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    Cross-Cultural Understanding of Construction Project Managers’ Conceptions of Their Work

    Source: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management:;2009:;Volume ( 135 ):;issue: 006
    Author:
    Ping Chen
    ,
    David Partington
    ,
    Maoshan Qiang
    DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000009
    Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
    Abstract: In recent reforms of the Chinese construction industry, significant efforts have been made toward the introduction of Western project management theories and practices. However, little is known about the extent to which Western project management concepts have been supported by the Chinese culture. Because of certain differences between the two cultures, Chinese managers’ conceptions of their work are likely to be different from their Western counterparts. This paper reports an interpretive comparison of Chinese and U.K. construction project managers’ conceptions of their work. The findings reveal three of the most similar and five of the most different aspects between the two cultural sets of conceptions. The identified similarities reflect some key characteristics inherent in the construction project management profession. Two of the identified differences, namely Chinese emphasis on commercial awareness and U.K. emphasis on health and safety, arise from social structural differences in the two nations, whereas the other three differences, namely Chinese attention to relationships, Chinese concern for their company, and U.K. attention to project contract, are due to the cultural differences between the two nations.
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    contributor authorPing Chen
    contributor authorDavid Partington
    contributor authorMaoshan Qiang
    date accessioned2017-05-08T21:38:53Z
    date available2017-05-08T21:38:53Z
    date copyrightJune 2009
    date issued2009
    identifier other%28asce%29co%2E1943-7862%2E0000014.pdf
    identifier urihttp://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/58165
    description abstractIn recent reforms of the Chinese construction industry, significant efforts have been made toward the introduction of Western project management theories and practices. However, little is known about the extent to which Western project management concepts have been supported by the Chinese culture. Because of certain differences between the two cultures, Chinese managers’ conceptions of their work are likely to be different from their Western counterparts. This paper reports an interpretive comparison of Chinese and U.K. construction project managers’ conceptions of their work. The findings reveal three of the most similar and five of the most different aspects between the two cultural sets of conceptions. The identified similarities reflect some key characteristics inherent in the construction project management profession. Two of the identified differences, namely Chinese emphasis on commercial awareness and U.K. emphasis on health and safety, arise from social structural differences in the two nations, whereas the other three differences, namely Chinese attention to relationships, Chinese concern for their company, and U.K. attention to project contract, are due to the cultural differences between the two nations.
    publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
    titleCross-Cultural Understanding of Construction Project Managers’ Conceptions of Their Work
    typeJournal Paper
    journal volume135
    journal issue6
    journal titleJournal of Construction Engineering and Management
    identifier doi10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000009
    treeJournal of Construction Engineering and Management:;2009:;Volume ( 135 ):;issue: 006
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