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Cultural Considerations in International Construction Contracts 国际建筑合同的文化思考 Edwin H. W. Chan1 and Raymond Y. C. Tse2 埃德温·W·扩散和雷蒙德Y.C. tse2 Abstract: International construction projects involve multinational participants from different political, legal, economic, and cultural backgrounds. As one of the major issues affecting the management of international construction projects, culture deserves wide research.This paper aims to establish a valid groundwork for further research on the impact of cultural issues on contractual arrangements; con?ict causation, and the selection of dispute resolution mechanisms for international construction projects. The paper reviews the characteristics of international construction activities and discusses the cultural context. It sets the research background for disseminating the ?ndings of two surveys, carried out in Hong Kong and in London and Sydney. The study identi?es the important features expected for the contract of international construction projects and ascertains their signi?cance to further in-depth research. 摘要：国际工程项目涉及不同的政治，法律，经济和跨国的参与者，文化背景。作为一个影响国际工程项目管理的主要问题，值得广泛的文化研究。本文的目的是在文化问题上的契约安排的影响的进一步研究奠定基础和有效因果关系，并对国际工程项目的争端解决机制的选择。本文综述的特点国际建筑活动，探讨文化语境。它传播的结果集的研究背景两个调查，在香港、伦敦和悉尼进行了。研究发现的重要特征，预计合同国际工程项目并确定其意义合同研究的进一步深入。 DOI: 10.1061/( ASCE) 0733-9364 (2003) 129:4 (375) CE Database subject headings: Contracts; Dispute resolution; Hong Kong; International factors; Construction industry. 该数据库的主题标题：合同；纠纷解决；香港；国际因素；建筑业 Introduction引言 Within the general trend of globalization, worldwide economic cooperation and technology transfer are common practice. Inter-national construction projects are just one of the activities that involve multinational participants from different political, legal,economic, and cultural backgrounds. According to Latham 1994 , project procurement and construction disputes are two of the major concerns in the construction industry. Con?ict and disputes are causing major damage to the indus