Sozen, Z (1985) Size, technology and aspects of structure in contractor firms in Turkey. Construction Management and Economics, 3(3), pp. 233-247. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
The present paper treats the relationships between dimensions of size, technology and selected aspects of organizational structure in contractor firms operating in Turkey. It is proposed that the larger the organization, and the more advanced the technology employed, the higher the level of formalization, the higher the level of standardization, the higher the level of functional specialization and the lower the level of centralization. The data collected supported these propositions, except for the proposition about centralization.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | developing countries; organizational structure; size; technology |
| Index terms: | standardization, contractor firm, organizational structure, developing country, dimension, Turkey, specialization |
| Subjects: | health monitoring assessment and metrics, performance measurement, business, development economics, Geography, sociology, organization |
| Topics: | Health and Safety, Geographical Context, Organizational Design, Business Strategy, International Construction, Quality Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here