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Dimensions of Organisational Culture in Quantity Surveying Firms in Nigeria

Construction Economics and Building

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Title Dimensions of Organisational Culture in Quantity Surveying Firms in Nigeria
 
Creator Olanipekun, Ayokunle Olubunmi
Abiola-Falemu, Joseph Ojo
Aje, Isaac Olaniyi
 
Subject Quantity Surveying, Organisational Science
Dimensions of Organisational culture, Quantity Surveying firms, functionalist paradigm, identity, management

 
Description The functionalist paradigm of organisational culture (OC) views culture as a variable subject to conscious manipulation and control in order to solve organisational challenges. Therefore, this paper provides information on how OC is a solution to the challenges in Quantity Surveying firms (QSFs).  This was achieved by eliciting the dimensions of OC in forty two QSFs in Lagos, Nigeria, which are the business, people and external environment dimensions. The paper concludes that OC is a relevant solution to the identity and management related challenges in QSFs. Specifically, the paper informs on the implications of business and people dimensions of OC as a solution to the identity challenges, as well as on the implication of the external environment dimension of OC to the management challenges. Based on the findings, practical implications and recommendations were directed at the management and employees QSs in QSFs and Quantity Surveying researchers.
 
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Date 2014-12-08
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Identifier http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/3938
10.5130/AJCEB.v14i4.3938
 
Source Construction Economics and Building; Vol 14, No 4 (2014): AJCEB; 54-70
2204-9029
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/3938/4386
http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/3938/4398
 
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