Strategic management in civil engineering organizations

摘要

The traditional philosophy of management in civil engineering, both in academia and in industry, places great emphasis on the ability to plan and execute projects. Through the sharing of research, teaching and practice, the construction industry has evolved itself on a project management model. Professors, researchers and practitioners use project management indicators such as schedule and budget as the industry's standard of performance. in contrast, a similar emphasis on strategic management is noticeably lacking in the civil engineering industry. Although the pressures of project performance can often obscure the broader social, economic, and professional context in which strategic management is undertaken, it is these broad contextual areas that make strategic management an essential issue for civil engineering organizations. This paper untroduces one approach to addressing this issue and the role of strategic management in civil engineering organizations.