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How project management practices lead to infrastructure sustainable success: an empirical study based on goal-setting theory
Bingsheng Liu, Bin Xue, Junna Meng, Xingbin Chen, Ting SunThe sustainable success of infrastructures is becoming a driving force for advancing urbanization globally. However, to achieve infrastructure sustainable success (ISS), how…
Do new-generation construction professionals be provided what they desire at work? A study on work values and supplies–values fit
Ziyang Song, Fan Yang, Edwin J. Boezeman, Xiaodong LiThe declining attractiveness of construction industry to the new-generation onsite construction professionals (OCPs) in China can be the result of insufficient supply of what they…
Mitigating the legal challenges of imposing disincentives on nonperforming transportation projects
Douglas Alleman, Eul-Bum LeeThe publication presents an analysis of the cost and schedule performance of incentive/disincentive projects and case studies toward developing a systematic disincentive valuation…
Delay analysis in construction projects with no updated work schedules
Osman Hürol Türkakın, Ekrem Manisalı, David ArditiIn smaller projects with limited resources, schedule updates are often not performed. In these situations, traditional delay analysis methods cannot be used as they all require…
Total factor productivity growth and its contribution: lessons from the Chinese construction industry pre- and post-2008 financial crisis
Yuhe Wang, Gui Ye, Yuxin Zhang, Ping Mu, Hongxia WangIn response to the 2008 financial crisis, the performance of the Chinese construction industry seems to be more successful, especially in total factor productivity growth (TFPG…
Investigating the barriers to building information modeling (BIM) implementation within the Nigerian construction industry
Oludolapo Ibrahim Olanrewaju, Nicholas Chileshe, Sunday Ajiboye Babarinde, Malindu SandanayakeThe purpose of this paper is to identify and assess the perceptions of constructional professionals on barriers to implementation of building information modeling (BIM) within the…
Construction output modelling: a systematic review
Olalekan Oshodi, David J. Edwards, Ka Chi lam, Ayokunle Olubunmi Olanipekun, Clinton Ohis AigbavboaConstruction economics scholars have emphasised the importance of construction output forecasting and have called for increased investment in infrastructure projects due to the…
Proposing a strategy map for coastal urban project success using the balanced scorecard method
Truc Thi-Minh Huynh, Chau Ngoc Dang, Long Le-Hoai, Anh-Duc Pham, Truong Duy NguyenThis study aims to develop a strategic framework for the success of coastal urban projects in Vietnam, which is one of the Asia Pacific countries significantly affected by climate…
Logistic regression modeling of implementation of corporate safety policy in international infrastructures
Qing-Wen Zhang, Heap-Yih Chong, Pin-Chao Liao, Yao-Lin WanThis study aims to determine the influences of explanatory factors on the efficacy of the implementation of corporate safety policy (CSP) in international projects from the…
Skills required to deliver energy efficient school retrofit buildings
Whitney Bevan, Shu-Ling Lu, Martin SextonThe prevailing literature argues the need for “new” skills to deliver energy-efficient buildings. The concept of new skills, however, has not been subject to empirical…
Managing new social procurement imperatives in the Australian construction industry
Martin Loosemore, David Higgon, Joanne OsborneThis paper responds to the need for more construction project management research in the emerging field of social procurement. It contributes by exploring the potential value of…
Robustness-based multi-objective optimization for repetitive projects under work continuity uncertainty
Lihui Zhang, Guyu Dai, Xin Zou, Jianxun QiInterrupting work continuity provides a way to improve some project performance, but unexpected and harmful interruptions may impede the implementation. This paper aims to…
Collaborative contracting in the Singapore construction industry: current status, major barriers and best solutions
Na Zhang, Bon-Gang Hwang, Xiaopeng Deng, Fiona TayCollaborative contracting (CC) is the direction that Singapore is venturing into in line with the Construction Industry Transformation Map. For its successful adoption, it is…
Effect of factors of organizational structure influencing nonphysical waste in road projects of developing countries
Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Sohail Anwar Malik, Syyed Sami Ul Haq Kaka KhelThe purpose of this research is to rank the most significant factors of organizational structure that can reduce time and cost overruns (nonphysical waste) in road projects of the…
Impact of safety management system on safety performance: the mediating role of safety responsibility
Ruipeng Tong, Na Zhang, Xiaolong Wang, Hui ZhaoSafety management system (SMS) has been widely adopted to explore its influence on safety performance (SP). However, most existing researches recognized SMS as a one-dimension…
Critical success factors for digital partnering of construction organisations – a Delphi study
Douglas Omoregie Aghimien, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa, Ayodeji Emmanuel OkeThe construction organisations in developing countries are lagging in digital technology usage; hence, they are still characterised by poor project delivery and technological…
A performance evaluation framework for construction and demolition waste management: stakeholder perspectives
Soo Yong Kim, Minh V. Nguyen, Van Truong LuuThe purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to develop a performance evaluation framework for construction and demolition waste management (CDWM); second, to investigate feasible…
Influencing factors of construction professionals’ burnout in China: a sequential mixed-method approach
Mouxuan Sun, Fangwei Zhu, Xiuxia SunThe present study investigated how different factors interact and work in concert to influence construction professionals’ burnout (hereafter CPs’ burnout) in China.
The impact of relational governance on the adaptability of international contractors: a comparative study between China and Korea
Yi-Hsin Lin, Yanzhe Guo, Chan-Joong Kim, Po-Han Chen, Mingwei QianIn the process of undertaking overseas construction projects, relational governance has become indispensable for project stakeholders. This study examines how relational…
The role of project management office in developing knowledge management infrastructure
Hani Arbabi, Mohammad-Javad Salehi-Taleshi, Kian GhodsKnowledge management (KM) is regarded as an essential factor in project-based organizations (PBOs), leading to organizational learning across projects. Over recent years, most…
Understanding the risk factors of BIM technology implementation in the construction industry: an interpretive structural modeling (ISM) approach
Chengshuang Sun, Hanting Xu, Shaohua JiangThe purpose of this paper is to identify risk factors in building information modeling (BIM) technology application, analyze the correlation between risk factors, and find the…
Systematic analysis of PPP research in construction journals: from 2009 to 2019
Yan-Chun Zhang, Wu-Zan Luo, Ming Shan, Dong-Wen Pan, Wen-Jie MuThe aims of this study are to conduct a systematic review of public–private partnership (PPP) studies published from 2009 to 2019, to compare the results with Ke et al. (2009) who…
Building high-performing and integrated project teams
Dominic D. Ahiaga-Dagbui, Olubukola Tokede, John Morrison, Anthony ChirnsideEffective inter-organisational relationships are key to engendering innovation and ensuring the successful delivery of infrastructure projects. Relationship-based contracts are…
Violent behaviour on construction sites: structural equation modelling of its impact on unsafe behaviour using partial least squares
Emmanuel Adinyira, Patrick Manu, Kofi Agyekum, Abdul-Majeed Mahamadu, Paul Olaniyi OlomolaiyeWork on construction sites involves individuals with diverse character, temperament,age, physical strength, culture, religion and experience level. A good number of these…
Construction material supply risk management using Asian option contracts: the case of a pipeline project
Mohammad Vahdatmanesh, Afshin FirouziSteel price uncertainty exposes pipeline projects that are inherently capital intensive to the risk of cost overruns. The current study proposes a hedging methodology for tackling…
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