Achieving Competitive Advantage Through the Integration of Disabled Architects in Architectural Design Firms in Egypt
Organization, Technology and Management in Construction 2017; 9: 1547–1558 Research Article Open Access Ayman Ahmed Ezzat Othman* and Marise Hossam Hosny Sorial Achieving competitive advantage through the integration of disabled architects in architectural design firms in Egypt DOI 10.1515/otmcj-2016-0017 achieving competitiveness. In addition, this research Received September 6, 2016; accepted May 15, 2017 covers a controversial topic that receives scant attention in construction literature, especially in Egypt. Abstract: The 2030 strategy of sustainable development in Egypt is based on integrated goals, including Human Keywords: architectural design firms, competitive advan- Resource Development. Egypt has ~9,540 disabled tage, disabled architects, diversity, employment, Egypt architects, who can play an important role in achieving competitive advantage through their integration in Archi- tectural Design Firms (ADFs). By neglecting the benefits of integrating disabled architects, ADFs encounter the risk of losing unique skills and competent personnel. This article investigates the integration of disabled architects in ADFs 1 Research background and as an approach for achieving competitive advantage. To achieve this aim, a research methodology consisting of lit- rationale erature review, case studies, and survey questionnaire has Currently, Egypt is witnessing an economic recovery after been adopted, and it is designed to achieve five objectives. 4 years of slow activity. The “Sustainable Development First, literature review is used to investigate the concepts Strategy: Egypt Vision 2030” agenda identified four main of disabilities and competitive advantage, as well as the goals of sustainable development, namely, Economic relation between integrating disabled architects and the Development, Market Competitiveness, Citizens’ Hap- achievement of competitiveness in ADFs.
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