The soft power of construction contracting organisations /
Contributor(s): Cheung, Sai On [editor.] | Wong, Peter Shek Pui [editor.] | Yiu, Tak Wing [editor.].
Series: Spon research: Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015Description: xxi, 204 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text | text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781138805286 (hardback); 9781138805286:; 1138805289 (hardback).Subject(s): Construction industry -- Management
| Construction contracts | Negotiation in businessDDC classification: 692.8068 Summary: Across the AEC industry, the non-technical skills possessed by organisations are key to their overall performance. In this study, the particular importance of optimising the so-called 'soft power' of organisations, is addressed. Things like organisational culture, responsible corporate behaviour, and building trust-based relationships with other stake-holders are seen as facets of a broader organisational capability, and the advantages of this strength are also explored.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Across the AEC industry, the non-technical skills possessed by organisations are key to their overall performance. In this study, the particular importance of optimising the so-called 'soft power' of organisations, is addressed. Things like organisational culture, responsible corporate behaviour, and building trust-based relationships with other stake-holders are seen as facets of a broader organisational capability, and the advantages of this strength are also explored.