... an important role in promoting the development of PPP in the context of globalization. A comparative evaluation of the policy and management of PPP in different countries will help to understand the development of PPP, provide decision-making reference for PPP policy embedded with specific national conditions...

... countries, UAE and Saudi Arabia, react with globalization in the recent years. Recommendations for improving the existing job satisfaction in the Middle East countries are also explored. For consistency and comparison purposes with Hofstede (2001) , PDI is the quantitative measurement for the concept...

...Adedapo Oluwatayo; Dolapo Amole Purpose The aim of this paper is to investigate the factors which discriminate between local and global architectural firms in Nigeria. The rationale was to examine how the globalization process differs in Nigeria and contribute to the discourse on globalization...

... be contacted at: chuanc@unimelb.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Market entry mode International construction Entry strategy Globalization Market entry International organizations Risk analysis Marketing decision making Entry mode is an institutional arrangement...

... the domestic market for survival and growth. In addition, globalization encourages local contractors to compete internationally (Han and Diekmann, 2001). In order to export successfully, firms venturing overseas need to be competitive. According to Porter (1999) , a competitive advantage exists when...

...STEVEN MALE; DRAGANA MITROVIC The Large Scale Engineering (LSE) industry operates in a global market place and during recent years it has been the scene of major political and economic changes resulting in increasing market pressures. The paper outlines findings from Workpackage 1 of the European...