Occupational risk assessment in construction industry – Overview and reflection

Barriers to implementing OHS reforms – The experiences of small subcontractors in the Australian Construction Industry

Safety implications of low-English proficiency among migrant construction site operatives

Contents: Introduction. Part One Global Teams: Cross-cultural collaboration Global project leadership Trust building Conflict resolution Coaching over distance. Part Two Global Communication: Stakeholders and communication channels Meeting rules and templates Global communication strategy Global communication techniques Global creativity. Part Three Global Organisations: Global project structure Selection of international human resources Global program and project offices Organisational support Global collaborative networks. Part Four Implementation of Collaborative Tools: Basic infrastructure Interactive audio and video Interactive text and images Knowledge sharing Collaborative project management software. Part Five Adoption of Collaborative Tools: Getting connected Effective audio and video conferences Coordinating and attending online meetings Fostering knowledge exchange Collaborative project management. Part Six Implementing the Global Project Management Framework: A charter for the Framework Implementation strategies. Coda Bibliography Index.

Global Project Management: Communication, Collaboration and Management Across Borders

Purpose – This study aims to explore the impact of cultural values on the importance individuals assign to project success/failure factors (PSFFs) Design/methodology/approach – Themes emerging from 40 interviews of project practitioners based in Brazil, China, Greece, Nigeria, Thailand, the UAE, the UK and the USA are integrated with literature evidence to design a survey instrument One thousand three hundred and thirteen practitioner survey responses from the eight countries are analysed using multi-group, structural equation modelling Findings – Ten project success/failure indicators (PSFIs) are found to reduce to two main PSFFs: project control and extra-organisational goals and project team management/development and intra-organisational goals It is found that the levels of importance individuals assign to both factors are dependent, not only on age and gender, but also cultural values measured as constructs based on Hofstede's individualism, masculinity, power distance and uncertainty avoidance d

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Exploring the impact of cultural values on project performance: The effects of cultural values, age and gender on the perceived importance of project success/failure factors

Patrick Lee

Papers

Communication problems with ethnic minorities in the construction industry