Planificação estratégica para a Construtora Regional Sul,SARL

Abstract

Construction activity occupies an important place in the growth and development of an economy. In Mozambique, with the achievement of national independence there were profound transformations throughout the economy, which also affected the construction sector. The nationalisation of land and revenue buildings were the first measures - which negatively affected the colonial construction structure. The companies, lacking their main economic base, which consisted of the sale of land and income-generating buildings at speculative prices, entered a phase of continuous dismantling, aggravated by the disorderly flight of technicians and owners, almost always accompanied by sabotage and destruction of equipment. The nascent state intervened, through decree-law 16/75 and (the then Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MOPH) - taking advantage of the availability of construction workers - appointed Administrative Commissions for abandoned companies or those suspected of sabotage actions. These commissions managed the companies for about ten years, managing to avoid the disappearance of the business sector and ensuring the continuity of work for most of them. In 1976, the construction sector in the whole country was reduced to 31 construction companies, 22 of which were civil construction and 9 public works, with approximately 16,000 workers, according to information gathered in the Construction Development Programme. Today, civil construction companies are facing serious problems, derived not only from internal factors (financial, structural and other problems) but also from external factors. A strategy is needed to face the threats of the external environment and the internal weaknesses in order to take better advantage of the opportunities and strengths. The new climate that will be experienced in the coming years will naturally require a more rational management on the part of companies, which must be prepared to face it.