Advantages of the UK Construction Industry Model

There are various factors which contribute to the success of the UK construction industry and collaborative team culture is the most important factor out of all. The collaborative nature of the industry results in better coordination between organizations (Mohr and Spekman, 1994), they have been very effective as they all work together for the benefit of the industry. This results in a long-term commitment and the work becomes productive with lesser conflicts arising between organizations (Chen and Chen, 2007). As the industry works together it grows together and all arms of the organization benefit with this approach (Bresnen and Marshall, 2000). All organizations work together within their sectors without interference because of the strong leadership at the top.

The presence of an organization which represents all organizations has worked wonders for the UK construction industry. It keeps the construction industry under one roof and helps all sectors within the industry develop together. The role of each organization is well defined and they are aware of their aims. UK construction Industry has become a model for a lot of developing nations. Its advancement in technology and the skills of professionals is regarded the best in the world (Eadie et al., 2013). Due to their integrated structure and relationship between their organizations the construction industry has continued to develop and evolve since the time these organizations were established. Continuous development of professionals within the field has also been one of the strong reasons why it has been succeeding all these years (Mansfield, 1988).

The role of the institutional organizations does not stop once an individual is graduated. An organization comprises of people and the role of these organizations is to continuously evolve individuals to professionals and further in their field of interest for their continuous development. This makes the professionals highly competitive on the global scale and helps them make their industry more efficient and modern (RIBA, 2014). The CPD programs run by the organizations are balanced well for working professionals and help companies also interact with each other through conferences and discussions.

The presence of research organizations keeps the industry and institutional organizations connected. The organization experiments new technology and implements with the help of the industrial organization. If successful, it makes the institutional organization aware of the new technologies evolved and institutions with the help of these organizations make try to incorporate the same within the core modules. This process makes the students prepare to the real world scenario and are not doing the same outdated courses which their seniors did, their learning evolves with time and technology.

An organization can develop only through individual learning and creating a learning environment helps the industry in all aspects (Halio, 1990). Once individuals start to evolve the whole organization does and so does the industry. It is this process that makes UK continuously successful and competitive. The construction sector of UK has been the best performing sector globally and many UK based companies have started working globally as well. Many nations study the UK construction industry and try to adapt the same within their country. Using the UK construction industry model within India would prove beneficial but there are multiple factors which influence the industry which is discussed in the next chapter.