...Mohammad Sadeq Abdullah; Adel Alsaffar Purpose As globalization accelerates, Kuwaiti public clients increasingly mandate local-international Architecture/Engineering (AE) collaborations for complex projects. However, these partnerships face high failure rates and complexities traditional models...

... 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. This paper thus aims to provide insights on the relationship between employee job satisfaction and cultural dimension...

...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...

... the basic entry modes as well as the constraints and principles governing the selection between them. Chuan Chen can be contacted at: chuanc@unimelb.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Market entry mode International construction Entry strategy Globalization Market entry...

... China Singapore Competitive advantage Globalization In recent years, contractors from the People's Republic of China (PRC) have exported their services to more than 180 countries (CHINCA, 2004). Between 2006 and 2007, PRC contractors' overseas projects grew by 32.5 per cent in value (MOFCOM...

...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...