Khamaksorn, A; Tah, J H M and Kurul, E (2022) Social networks and knowledge transfer in international construction joint venture projects: A case study in Thailand. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 27(1), pp. 111-137. ISSN 1823-6499
Abstract
International joint ventures (IJVs) are a specific type of strategic alliance between contractors from developed and developing countries and have been increasingly used. IJVs between multinational organisations are considered a successful strategy to benefit from international market opportunities in the globalised world. International construction joint ventures (ICJVs) have become of significant interest as the global construction market continues to be integrated into the more competitive business environment. The aim of this article is to uncover the knowledge transfer (KT) practices in an ICJV using social network analysis (SNA). The case presented here is the pilot study. A total of 19 questionnaire surveys were undertaken with selected team members. UCINET 6.0, an SNA package, was used to analyse the collected data and NetDraw was used to visualise the sociogram. This article first presents the actors' attributes; then, social network characteristics, which consist of network structure, network density and degree of centrality and cliques of actors, are presented. This analysis will be used to identify the key actors that influence the KT processes in this case study.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | market; developing countries; joint venture; strategic alliance; network analysis; social network analysis; case study; questionnaire survey |
| Index terms: | knowledge transfer, questionnaire, developing country, survey, social network analysis, social network, strategy, international market, international construction, Thailand, global construction, competitive busines, case study, package, joint venture, density, network analysis, strategic alliance |
| Subjects: | sociology, partnership management, research methods, management, development economics, Geography, analytical methods, contractual arrangements, data analysis and analytics, business management, business, strategic management, data collection methods, research dissemination and communication |
| Topics: | International Construction, Digital Applications, Urban Studies, Procurement, Stakeholder Management, Research Practice, Geographical Context, Business Strategy |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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