Foreign Market Selection Factors in the Australian Construction Services Sector
A survey of Australian construction companies is described, aimed at identifying the mainfactors considered when choosing foreign markets for their international activities. Thishighlights the importance of the host country’s economic, political and structural factors,the interplay of company motiva...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
UTS ePRESS
2012-11-01
|
| Series: | Construction Economics and Building |
| Online Access: | https://learning-analytics.info/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2891 |
| _version_ | 1818901631725469696 |
|---|---|
| author | Faiza El-Higzi |
| author_facet | Faiza El-Higzi |
| author_sort | Faiza El-Higzi |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | A survey of Australian construction companies is described, aimed at identifying the mainfactors considered when choosing foreign markets for their international activities. Thishighlights the importance of the host country’s economic, political and structural factors,the interplay of company motivations for expansion and the availability of a relevant constructionproject. Other factors influence a company’s approach to overseas operations,but do not significantly affect the choice of country. Also identified is a need to improvegovernment approaches to construction service expansion to other countries, with a focuson specific projects and policy regulations to assist the industry, and to build closer relationsbetween construction companies and financial institutions. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-19T20:22:50Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-5cc280dfa11c4aa7b16f0a67fd828d45 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2204-9029 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-19T20:22:50Z |
| publishDate | 2012-11-01 |
| publisher | UTS ePRESS |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Construction Economics and Building |
| spelling | doaj.art-5cc280dfa11c4aa7b16f0a67fd828d452022-12-21T20:06:56ZengUTS ePRESSConstruction Economics and Building2204-90292012-11-012110.5130/AJCEB.v2i1.28911860Foreign Market Selection Factors in the Australian Construction Services SectorFaiza El-Higzi0Queensland University of TechnologyA survey of Australian construction companies is described, aimed at identifying the mainfactors considered when choosing foreign markets for their international activities. Thishighlights the importance of the host country’s economic, political and structural factors,the interplay of company motivations for expansion and the availability of a relevant constructionproject. Other factors influence a company’s approach to overseas operations,but do not significantly affect the choice of country. Also identified is a need to improvegovernment approaches to construction service expansion to other countries, with a focuson specific projects and policy regulations to assist the industry, and to build closer relationsbetween construction companies and financial institutions.https://learning-analytics.info/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2891 |
| spellingShingle | Faiza El-Higzi Foreign Market Selection Factors in the Australian Construction Services Sector Construction Economics and Building |
| title | Foreign Market Selection Factors in the Australian Construction Services Sector |
| title_full | Foreign Market Selection Factors in the Australian Construction Services Sector |
| title_fullStr | Foreign Market Selection Factors in the Australian Construction Services Sector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Foreign Market Selection Factors in the Australian Construction Services Sector |
| title_short | Foreign Market Selection Factors in the Australian Construction Services Sector |
| title_sort | foreign market selection factors in the australian construction services sector |
| url | https://learning-analytics.info/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2891 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT faizaelhigzi foreignmarketselectionfactorsintheaustralianconstructionservicessector |