The learning organisation - toward a paradigm for mutually beneficial strategic construction alliances
By: HOLT, Gary D
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Contributor(s): LOVE, Peter E.D | HENG LI.
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ArticlePublisher: dec. 2000Subject(s): Gestão Organizacional | Strategic Alliances | Learning Organisation | Colaboração | CooperaçãoInternational Journal of Project Management 18, 6, p. 415-421Abstract: Strategic alliances are becoming an important means of survival for managing construction organisaions. Such alliances are a compromise between organisations doing business in isolation and in mutual partnership with another organisation(s). The key to competitive advantage and improving customer satsfaction lis in the ability of orgaisations to form learning alliances, these being strategic partnershps based on a business environment tha encourages mutual (and reflective) learning between partners. Well-designed, successful alliances enhance co-operation and a high level of trust and commitment. A learning framework is presented to foster successful co-operative strategic alliances beween construction organisations. A case study is highlighted based on Rameses Associates and Lloyds TSB Insurance of the UK, to illustrate the advantages of the thesis proffered
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Strategic alliances are becoming an important means of survival for managing construction organisaions. Such alliances are a compromise between organisations doing business in isolation and in mutual partnership with another organisation(s). The key to competitive advantage and improving customer satsfaction lis in the ability of orgaisations to form learning alliances, these being strategic partnershps based on a business environment tha encourages mutual (and reflective) learning between partners. Well-designed, successful alliances enhance co-operation and a high level of trust and commitment. A learning framework is presented to foster successful co-operative strategic alliances beween construction organisations. A case study is highlighted based on Rameses Associates and Lloyds TSB Insurance of the UK, to illustrate the advantages of the thesis proffered
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