Managing international construction projects for competence development within local firms

Abstract

The paper presents two methods for competence development: the Institution Building Model and Technology Transfer packages. The latter analyses relationships between project-management teams, technology-acquisition strategies and project organizations. Twelve projects executed in developing countries were used for data collection. Chi-square tests and rank-correlation coefficients were used to analyse the data. The results suggest that the composition of the project team impacts on technology-acquisition strategies. Project organizations are influenced by local firms' participation and funding. Clear formulation of clients' objectives and the establishment of control mechanisms are necessary. Local involvement is a major factor in relation to competence development.