| Title |
An Analysis on the Construction Management Business Plans and Activities of the Large Construction Companies in Korea |
| Abstract |
Recently, the Korean government has introduced construction management contracting systems to the domestic construction industry. Since this project delivery approach is expected to bring advancement to the industry, every sector related to construction is preparing for these new systems. Especially many of large construction companies are concerned about entering the new market as a CM contractor and they even established special divisions or task force teams in their organizations to learn CM systems. However, since most of them have been grown as general contractors for decades and rarely experienced the CM projects or systems, they seem to need more information and guidance to materialize their effort. Thus, the purpose of this research is to investigate the activities related construction management which the large Korean construction companies have proceeded with to provide directions for their preparing these new concepts. Recommendations are; the goals and objectives of the CM divisions should be more clearly defined; the CM divisions need more support and authority from the top management to bring changes to the overall organization; more specific long-term plans with top management commitment should be established; more application of the CM approach to the private projects should be encouraged to prove its effectiveness. |