Naslov
The Influence of National Cultures on Organizational Culture in Construction

Autori
Miljenko Antić

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION, TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION AND 7 TH INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION RESEARCH CONFERENCE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS / Završki, Ivica ; Cerić, Anita ; Vukomanović, Mladen ; Huemann, Martina ; Ronggui, Ding - Zagreb : Građevinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2019, 888-898

ISBN
978-953-7686-08-6

Skup
Trust in Major & Mega Projects

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 04.09.2019. - 07.09.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
organizational culture ; national culture ; construction ; globalization ; management

Sažetak
According to Brown (1995), there are three main sources of organizational culture –national culture, type of economic activity and founder or dominant leader inside an organization. This article analyzes interaction between first two factors. More precisely, this article examines the influence of national culture of organizational culture in construction. The main questions are, first:is there any national culture which is optimal for organizational culture in construction? Second, is it possible to identify elements of national cultures that are detrimental for organizational culture in construction and, accordingly, to change them inorder to improve organizational culture? In addition, this article tries to predict the future of organizational culture in construction. Will globalization annihilate national differences in organizational culture in construction or we may expect competition between different organizational cultures based on differences between national cultures? Based on literature review, the following hypotheses are formulated: since construction business demands relatively high level of discipline, national cultures that are relatively authoritarian and collectivistic are sources for unqualified workers in construction. This is one of the reasons why construction business relatively easily absorbs immigrants. However, western culture (especially American organizationalculture) spreads through the process of globalization. Accordingly, it can be expected that, at the top level of management, differences of national culture will have diminishing influence.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Građevinarstvo, Ekonomija, Sociologija

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