%0 Journal Article %T The global economy and its influence on the Slovak construction sector %A E. Jankovichov¨˘ %J Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering %@ 1210-3896 %D 2010 %I %R 10.2478/v10189-010-0003-7 %X For the construction industry, globalization is a trend that means two things: many opportunities and many threats. In the conditions of globalization many management approaches, such as organization structure, strategy forming, planning, motivation and control procedures, communication channels, risk management, etc., must transform. The aim of the paper is to analyze the influence of globalization on the construction industry in Slovakia and identify the impact of globalization on construction companies in this area. %K Construction enterprise management %K globalization conditions %K productivity of the sector %K gross domestic product (GDP) %K global economic crisis %U http://versita.metapress.com/content/6375174v24p03101/?p=c2f924c7db0d440aaf906a766f090eaa&pi=1