FACTORS INFLUENCING ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PERSPECTIVE
In seeking to improve the processes and outputs of organisations in the construction industry, culture is an important consideration. Organisations need to be able to assess and understand their own culture, how it develops, and the possible consequences of their particular orientations. To this end, this study interrogates literature on factors influencing culture, examining these factors from a construction project perspective to gain useful insights into the manner in which the culture of construction project organisations (CPO) develops. Reviewing organisational culture theory and theory on 'short life organisations, the study identifies the main projectdependent determinants of the organisational culture as composition of CPOs, project characteristics, Project Managers and dominant groups, significant events, procurement approach, goals and objectives, location, and project independent determinants as macro culture, business environment, recruitment, training, and technology. These factors are discussed in detail. A conceptual framework for examining how organisational culture develops in CPOs emerges from this discussion and with it, a number of hypotheses that will be tested in this on going research.