Atuahene, B T and Baiden, B K (2018) Organizational culture of Ghanaian construction firms. International Journal of Construction Management, 18(2), pp. 177-188. ISSN 1562-3599
Abstract
Identity crisis has become a major source of inefficiency and ineffectiveness of individuals and organizations. One of the strategic ways for solving this crisis is through identifying the culture (personality) of organizations. The study identified organizational culture typologies of construction firms in Ghana, which is in response to the need for culture studies in construction and the unavailability of such studies in the Ghanaian Construction Industry. The study was quantitative; data were collected from Indigenous contractors in Ghana using a questionnaire survey. Analysis was done using Mean Score Ranking, Relative Importance Index and Exploratory Factor Analysis. Workplace Culture, Business Culture, System Culture and Group Culture were the identified typologies for the study. The cultures identified reveal the strategic areas of construction organizations which need management planning and commitment, to help in reshaping them to be competitive in the business environment.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction; Ghana; organizational culture; typologies |
| Index terms: | construction organization, personality, Ghana, identity, construction industry, culture studies, business culture, exploratory factor analysis, construction firm, management planning, survey, relative importance index, commitment, questionnaire, organizational culture |
| Subjects: | control systems, organization, risk assessment, data collection methods, psychology, Geography, statistical analysis, behavioral psychology, industry analysis, sociology, cross-cultural studies |
| Topics: | International Construction, Organizational Design, Business Strategy, Project Management, Geographical Context, Research Practice, Risk Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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