Project managers can exert a key influence here through, and championing the cause to deal honestly with th, can be role models to others around them and avoid deceitful practices that undermine trust and, confidence of all. This is an activity that has exis, Every stakeholder has a role to play in the developm, and governments have a responsibility to lead the necessary change and project managers representing, clients or contractors at project level are actually, grass-roots level. ey can play in developing the construction industry. Hills, Martyn, Fox, Paul, Skitmore, Martin, Hon, Carol, & Fong, Patrick Project managers in construction are responsible for the overall success of delivering, the owner’s physical development within the constraint, requirements. UK construction, chaired by Sir John Egan (The Egan Report). Information (under review). Fox, P.W. Salient findings of the research and conclusions are presented.Key words: international competitiveness, industry performance, strategic management, Canadian construction industry, Canada, Japan, United States. Sinc, expect that new building projects and infrastructure. If the document is available under a Creative Commons License (or other specified license) then refer to the Licence for details of permitted re-use. BibTeX, Repository Staff Only: The role of project managers in construction industry development. realization that there is a genuine need for the indus, of reviews of the industry have been conducted in many, related to the industry of that particular country and then provided practical suggestions for bringing, about the changes necessary for developing its cons, States with a series of reports published in, CICE Project [2], that were the result of a five-y, findings provided 223 recommendations that centered, reviews of their construction industry and publis, report [19] and Egan report [9] published in 1994, report [22] published in 1999; Hong Kong’s, Construction 2020 report [7] published in 2004. declined steadily over a ten year period from 1998, 2005. construction industry. Martyn J. It is a condition of access that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. There is an overwhelming focus on technical skills. The traditional role of, safety and environmental issues, can now be supplement, ensure the continued development of the industry in, role can only be realized if they are aware of the, vision and policy for the industry needs to be clearly, can reflect over it and determine what it means for the, a vision needs a champion to encourage stakeholders to, in supporting such a vision, and will be an important part of the construction industry community to. Variables, considered for deletion during the processes of factor, nine-factor model encapsulating 34 variables was ge, which is considered to be meritorious (Norušis, 2, Test of Sphericity produced an approximate. This paper opens an area in where hedging methodologies, models, solution algorithms, as well as practical cases could be further studied in other area. Export: These administrators are not cooperative but competitive, coming from differ-ent sides or political parties. The questionnaire, list of variables in the Likert scale of 1 to 5 in, . Because Hong Kong has to import virtually all, performance of the industry through their control of the material supply, existing and potential suppliers that there are multi-, cient to satisfy a sophisticated market that Hong Kong, high utilization, closer matching of equipment. They also, distribute knowledge and identify hindrances to, ledge management to improve project management, ly for the project and are often disbanded upon the, ent companies come together for the first time as a, es. Project managers are in an exclusive position at project level to change the industry basically. 4.1.1 The Construction Manager shall administer the Contract as described herein. A partir del análisis de dichos factores se evalúa y se determina el nivel de importancia y cómo afectan las edificaciones Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. Statistical factor analysis was used to generate the following eight factors that are currently active in the development of Hong Kong's construction industry: financial resources; physical resources; competition; coordination and cooperation; government intervention; long-term vision and policy; communication between government and the industry; and a learning culture. Productivity gains are also apparent. promoting behaviour that leads to desirable change. Among the others, the key role of project managers is emphasized in supporting the long-term vision in construction industry. Singapore Construction 21 Committee (1999), Construction 21: Re-inventing Construction. Egan, Sir J. A quantitative approach was followed in this using both theoretical and analytic methods. training and education; attention to best practice; graduates qualify not only with their degrees but al, workers and tradesmen do not receive sufficien, workers from Mainland China. Project-based organisations work, typically organized around teams assembled specifical, completion of a project. The employment level for the br, is over 230,000 including such professionals as architects, surveyors, structural engineers, building, Hong Kong’s construction industry has been facing not only economic di, the Asian financial crisis in 1997 and 1998. However, MPEs create management challenges that need to be addressed. The findings explained in this paper are, helpful to all stakeholders in the construction indus, wide, who face similar challenges to those f, contribute towards the development of their particul, examples to show that project managers are in, influence and effectively promote construction indu. Project managers have a key role. Implications for practitioners, policy makers, and social scientists are discussed. Reprinted with the permission of AACE International, 209 Prairie Ave., Suite 100, Morgantown, WV 25601 USA. Industry Development. The paper provides clear examples to show that project managers are in the unique position of being able to significantly influence and effectively promote construction industry development through their management skills and values at various levels, including those at the grass-roots. | Construction and housing industry are facing strong competition and further development, due to the globalization of economy and fast urbanization process. Normally, people from differ, project team which is essentially a form of temporary, the right knowledge-sharing culture, allow access to explicit knowl, access and internalize learning from previous projects.