Cross-Cultural Management and Quality Performance

Dr. Yomi Babatunde is a Lecturer at the School of Construction Economics & Management, University of the Witwatersrand where he teaches Project Management. His research interests are in the areas of international project management, total quality management, and cross‐cultural management. He holds PhD and MSc (Project Management) degrees from the Department of Building, National University of Singapore. He also holds MArch and BSc (Hons) (Architecture) degrees from the Department of Architecture, Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria. Dr. Low Sui Pheng is presently Professor of Building in the School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore where he has previously served as Head and Vice‐Dean. He teaches construction project management and has published, researched and consulted extensively both in Singapore and/ overseas. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building, he holds a DSc degree from the University of Birmingham and a PhD degree from University College London. He currently serves as Director for the Centre for Project Management and Construction Law.

Introduction.- TQM and National Culture.- Construction Industry in China.- Construction Industry in Nigeria.- Relationship Between the Chinese and Nigerian Construction Industries.- Conceptual Approach.- Research Design and Method.- Results and Discussions.- Summary and Conclusions.