Ethics training on multi-cultural construction projects
Byung-Gyoo Kang
Andrew Price
Tony Thorpe
Francis Edum-Fotwe
2134/14937
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Ethics_training_on_multi-cultural_construction_projects/9459863
Culture can influence the effectiveness of ethics management.
Some behaviours, which are acceptable in one culture, might not be
acceptable in other cultures. These kinds of situations can easily occur
in multi-cultural construction projects, resulting in unexpected
conflicts. A proper ethics training programme can provide a solution to
these conflicts, leading to improved moral development and ethical
decision making of project participants and mutual respect which will
produce harmonized environments. The paper focuses on ethics
training for multi-cultural construction projects and reports on the
development of a training programme. Not only ethical aspects but
also cultural aspects have been considered in the programme.
Hofstedeās cultural dimensions on designated construction industries
are analysed in terms of ethical implication. The relationships between
cultural dimensions and ethical implications have been conceptualized
together with their applications to construction. An example of an
ethics training programme on a multi-cultural construction project has
been presented to demonstrate the practicality of the suggested
approach.
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Ethics
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Culture
Construction
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