Gajendran, T; Brewer, G and Marimuthu, M (2013) Internationalisation of construction business and e-commerce: Innovation, integration and dynamic capabilities. Construction Economics and Building, 13(2), pp. 1-17. ISSN 2204-9029
Abstract
The role of internet and web based applications in delivering competitive advantage through e-business process is widely acknowledged. However, little is done by way of research to use the dynamic capability framework to explore the role of ecommerce in the construction business internationalisation. The aim of this paper is to present a literature based theoretical exploration using dynamic capability view to discuss internationalising construction businesses through electronic commerce (e-commerce) platforms. This paper contextualises the opportunities for internationalising construction, using a mix of supply chain paradigms, embedded with e-commerce platforms. The discussion concludes by identifying the potential of dynamic capabilities of a firm to exploit the innovation and integration potential of different e-business systems, in contributing to the internationalisation of construction businesses. It proposes that contracting firms with developed dynamic capabilities, has the potential to exploit e-commerce platforms to channel upstream activities to an international destination, and also offers the firm's products and services to international markets.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building information modelling; dynamic capabilities; e-commerce; innovation; integration; internationalisation |
| Index terms: | e-commerce, paradigm, competitive advantage, e-business, dynamic capability, international market, integration, platform, electronic commerce, internet, building information modelling, exploration, internationalization |
| Subjects: | computing systems, education and knowledge transfer, environmental resource management, organizational analysis, management, development economics, economic analysis, digital design, information systems, market analysis, digital commerce |
| Topics: | Business Strategy, Sustainability, Organizational Design, International Construction, Research Practice, Digital Applications |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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