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Defining an Industry: What is the Size and Scope of the Australian Building and Construction Industry

Construction Economics and Building

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Title Defining an Industry: What is the Size and Scope of the Australian Building and Construction Industry
 
Creator de Valence, Gerard
 
Subject Construction management; Economics;
Building industry; Construction industry; Productivity
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Description This is a reprint from Vol 1, no 1, which has not previously been available in electronic format.The analysis and understanding of the conduct and performance of an industry begins with a study of its structure. However, before analysing an industry's structure it is necessary to define the industry and identify its size, scope and scale to establish its true economic contribution. This paper discusses the size and scope of the Australian building and construction industry, firstly froma traditional industry economics approach by firm size and business characteristics using data fron three construction industry surveys done over 15 years by the ABS. Secondly, data from an industry 'cluster' perspective is shown. The objective of the paper is to compare the differences found in industry size and scope in the structure-conduct-performance approach and the alternative industry cluster approach. Each model reveals different characteristics of the industry. The conclusion finds that the building and construction industry is a case where the traditional structure-conduct-performance model cannot be easily applied. 
 
Publisher UTS ePRESS
 
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Date 2010-07-05
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/1594
10.5130/AJCEB.v10i1-2.1594
 
Source Construction Economics and Building; Vol 10, No 1-2 (2010): AJCEB; 119 - 131
2204-9029
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/1594/1741
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2010 Gerard de Valence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0