Barriers to the Development of SME's in the Australian Construction Industry

Barriers to the Development of SME's in the Australian Construction Industry

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Small and medium sized companies (SMEs) operating in the construction industry in regionalareas of Australia often struggle to compete against city-based companies for constructionwork. This paper identifies the barriers that confront SMEs in areas outsidemajor cities, specifically in regional areas...

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Main Authors: Anthony Mills, Jim Smith, Peter Love
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UTS ePRESS 2012-11-01
Series:Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building
Online Access:https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2902
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spelling doaj-a6548fb756c1474f867125291a47a5792020-11-24T23:42:24ZengUTS ePRESSAustralasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building1835-63541837-91332012-11-0122717910.5130/ajceb.v2i2.29021872Barriers to the Development of SME's in the Australian Construction IndustryAnthony Mills0Jim Smith1Peter Love2University of MelbourneUniversity of MelbourneEdith Cowan UniversitySmall and medium sized companies (SMEs) operating in the construction industry in regionalareas of Australia often struggle to compete against city-based companies for constructionwork. This paper identifies the barriers that confront SMEs in areas outsidemajor cities, specifically in regional areas of Victoria (Australia) where local firms oftencompete unsuccessfully against large Melbourne-based organisations. The authors alsolook at the possibility of using e-commerce solutions to give regional SMEs greater competitivenessas well as considering possible policy initiatives that may assist these companiesto be more successful in tendering against city-based competition.https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2902
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title Barriers to the Development of SME's in the Australian Construction Industry
title_short Barriers to the Development of SME's in the Australian Construction Industry
title_full Barriers to the Development of SME's in the Australian Construction Industry
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title_full_unstemmed Barriers to the Development of SME's in the Australian Construction Industry
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series Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building
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publishDate 2012-11-01
description Small and medium sized companies (SMEs) operating in the construction industry in regionalareas of Australia often struggle to compete against city-based companies for constructionwork. This paper identifies the barriers that confront SMEs in areas outsidemajor cities, specifically in regional areas of Victoria (Australia) where local firms oftencompete unsuccessfully against large Melbourne-based organisations. The authors alsolook at the possibility of using e-commerce solutions to give regional SMEs greater competitivenessas well as considering possible policy initiatives that may assist these companiesto be more successful in tendering against city-based competition.
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