Maximising Local Business Opportunities from Major Water Infrastructure Works: The Australian Paradise Dam Project

David Gadenne; Michael Hefferan

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Maximising Local Business Opportunities from Major Water Infrastructure Works: The Australian Paradise Dam Project

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Maximising Local Business Opportunities from Major Water Infrastructure Works: The Australian Paradise Dam Project

David Gadenne and Michael Hefferan

Journal of New Business Ideas and Trends, Vol.10(2), pp.39-53

2012

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Abstract

Business and Management

water infrastructure

dams

business opportunities

employment

Purpose - This research investigates the impacts of major water infrastructure projects on local business opportunities through its focus on the Paradise Dam project in Queensland, Australia which was completed in 2005. Design/methodology/approach - Approximately forty key informants (drawn from the public and private sector, from industry groups, construction authorities, head contractors and local businesses) were interviewed, and asked to respond to a series of structured and unstructured questions. The purpose of the interviews was to glean information on how business opportunities had been created and optimised through the Paradise Dam project, across the term of the whole project from pre-construction to final completion. Implications - Semi-structured interviews with key informants revealed the need for an improved system of information dissemination and training; and for a recognised single point-of-contact senior manager who could provide a consistent, quality source of information, both strategically and operationally about the project. It was also found that local participation could be improved by setting more realistic timeframes at the start of the project; and emphasising the importance of both the qualification and selfqualification of potential local contractors to individual packages.

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Title: Maximising Local Business Opportunities from Major Water Infrastructure Works: The Australian Paradise Dam Project
Authors: David Gadenne (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Michael Hefferan (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Publication details: Journal of New Business Ideas and Trends, Vol.10(2), pp.39-53
Publisher: U B P Consulting and Publishing
Date published: 2012
ISSN: 1446-8719
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450499502621
Output Type: Journal article

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