Leadership And Construction Industry Development In Developing Countries
Leadership is important in all fields of human endeavour. Features of the construction process and construction projects render leadership even more essential. Construction projects are expensive and technically demanding and the project teams are large and diverse. The process is long and involv...
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Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia
2012
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/42148/ http://eprints.usm.my/42148/1/Art_1_jcdc17-s1.pdf |
| Summary: | Leadership is important in all fields of human endeavour. Features of the
construction process and construction projects render leadership even more essential.
Construction projects are expensive and technically demanding and the project teams are
large and diverse. The process is long and involves a large number of discrete and
interrelated tasks. Because constructed products influence long-term socioeconomic
development in developing countries, poor performance on projects can have severe
implications for the nation and its citizens. Thus, the need for effective leadership in
construction is even more acute. It may be argued that "effective leadership" is one of the
primary answers to the problems of the construction industry, including (and perhaps,
especially) problems in developing countries. To this end, greater attention should be given
to leadership development.
The following questions are addressed in this study. What is leadership? How important is it in
construction? How relevant is leadership to construction in developing countries? How has
research on leadership developed over time? What is the current status of research on
leadership in construction? How can the situation be improved, especially for the leadership
needs of developing countries? What are the relevant issues for construction leadership in
developing countries? After addressing these questions, the subject of leadership is related
to construction industry development. An agenda for research on construction leadership in
developing countries is presented. |
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