Encouraging Research and Development in Construction Companies
Publication: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 128, Issue 1
Abstract
Governments around the world are seeking to transfer their traditional responsibility for research and development to the private sector. This paper investigates the factors that will impede the effectiveness of privately funded research and development in the construction industry. It concludes that the construction industry is skeptical of the process and ill-equipped to undertake it. Recommendations are made to help private firms adapt to their new role and benefit from it. These relate to issues of strategy, organizational culture, procurement, contractual practices, and interorganizational alliances.
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Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 128 • Issue 1 • January 2002
Pages: 25 - 29
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Copyright © 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Oct 15, 1999
Accepted: Jan 17, 2001
Published online: Jan 1, 2002
Published in print: Jan 2002
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