制度性差异对国际工程项目履约的影响

Influences of Institutional Differences on Project Implementation in International Construction Projects

通过问卷和访谈收集我国工程企业国际项目数据,分析国际工程项目不同制度性差异对项目履约过程的影响程度.结果发现,标准规范差异对项目设计、采购和施工过程问题的影响最为突出,文化习惯差异对履约过程也有一定影响,而法律法规对履约过程的影响回归系数不显著.我国国际工程企业在应对各类制度性差异的过程中,应更加重视标准规范和文化习惯差异可能带来的负面影响.

Abstract.. In international projects, firms need to cope with the challenges posed by institutional differences. Existing studies focus on the perspective of risk management and propose corresponding strategies to deal with the fact that institutional differences can cause great trouble to the implementation of international projects. However, it has not been systematically studied whether influences of different types of institutional differences on different implementation issues are of similar degree. Based on the data of the international projects of Chinese construction firms collected by questionnaire and interviews, the influences of different institutional differences on project implementation are analyzed. The results show that the influence of technical standards difference on design, procurement and construction issues is the most prominent. Cultural difference also has some effects on project implementation. Difference in laws and regulations, however, has no statistically significant influence on project implementation issues. Chinese construction firms should pay more attention to the standards and cultural factors when dealing with institutional differences. Key words institutional differences; international projects; Chinese construction firms