Internationalization of Construction Enterprises: An Overview of Motivation

Internationalization of Construction Enterprises: An Overview of Motivation

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Since the 1970s, researchers have investigated the international expansion of construction enterprises (IECE) from diverse dimensional issues, including the motivation.Different underlying reasons have been identified; however, attempts to reach a consensus of the motivation for IECE have been overlooked.This research solicits and overviews the motivation of construction enterprises with respect to overseas business expansion.

It recommends a conceptual framework of the generic motivation Boardshorts for IECE.Nineteen motives are specified and described in a systematic review of the literature on international construction studies.They are then structured into four categories: the source of motivation (internal or external); the pattern (traditional or emerging); the response (proactive or reactive); and the objective (profit, market, resource or opportunity).

Further study of this field is equally important by involving the Tablet/iPad Stands deterrent factors of motivation.Therefore, this paper advocates an investigation of the factors impeding IECE in further related studies.