Towards an organisational culture - performance relationship framework in construction
by Hoi-Yan Pang; Sai-On Cheung; Hoi-Yan Chan; Li-Pei Dong
International Journal of Project Organisation and Management (IJPOM), Vol. 5, No. 4, 2013

Abstract: Organisational culture (OC) has been linked with performance (OP) for its intrinsic influence on decisions of organisations. The OC-OP relationship in construction has been discussed in a number of settings such as total quality management. Moreover, little has been reported on the operationalisation of OC as well as testing the OC-OP relationship empirically in construction. This study aims to contribute to this research gap. Based on an extensive literature review, an OC framework in construction is proposed. As for performance indicators, the attributes used in the balanced scorecard (BSC) framework with additional construction-related measures are used. With these, an OC-OP relationship framework is then proposed. With data collected from construction professionals, the framework was analysed by structural equation modelling technique. Whilst a conservative working environment cultivates red tape and impedes organisational growth, innovative working atmosphere is found to be the principal performance driver from an OC perspective.

Online publication date: Fri, 31-Jan-2014

The full text of this article is only available to individual subscribers or to users at subscribing institutions.

 
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.

Pay per view:
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.

Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Project Organisation and Management (IJPOM):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:

Username:        Password:          Forgotten your password?

Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.

If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com