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Construction hazard-recognition training for generation Z students: a comparison study based on eye-movement data Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Ding Liu, Chenglin Li
Purpose Safety training can effectively facilitate workers’ safety awareness and prevent injuries and fatalities on construction sites. Traditional training methods are time-consuming, low participation, and less interaction, which is not suitable for students who are born in Generation Z (Gen Z) and expect to be positively engaged in the learning process. With the characteristic of immersive, interaction
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Analysing the interplay of isomorphic pressures, perceived benefits and top management support on social responsibility performance of Belt and Road megaprojects Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Mohammed Taha Alqershy, Qian Shi, Diana R. Anbar
Purpose This study aims to investigate the factors influencing the social responsibility performance of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) megaprojects. Specifically, it examines the role of isomorphic pressures and the joint influence of perceived benefits and top management support on megaproject social responsibility performance (MSRP). Design/methodology/approach Drawing from institutional theory,
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Exploring the both-and success paradox in mega construction projects: multi-dimensional assessments of paradoxical leadership, project agility and megaproject success Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Umer Zaman, Laura Florez-Perez, Saba Abbasi, Muhammad Shahid Nawaz
Purpose Organizations are full of contradictions and leadership dilemmas. Managers often face challenges such as selecting between two contradicting options such that which one is more important can hardly be judged. To manage contradicting dynamics, today’s managers can adopt the paradoxical leadership approach. We build a theoretical model to investigate the influence of paradoxical leadership on
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The effect of augmented reality applied to learning process with different learning styles in structural engineering education Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Pengkun Liu, Zhewen Yang, Jing Huang, Ting-Kwei Wang
Purpose The purpose of this study is to scrutinize the influence of individual learning styles on the effectiveness of augmented reality (AR)-based learning in structural engineering. There has been a lack of research examining the correlation between learning efficiency and learning style, particularly in the context of quantitatively assessing the efficacy of AR in structural engineering education
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Beyond the operating room: built environment design knowledge supportive of resilient surgical services Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Natália Ransolin, Tarcisio Abreu Saurin, Robyn Clay-Williams, Carlos Torres Formoso, Frances Rapport, John Cartmill
Purpose Surgical services are settings where resilient performance (RP) is necessary to cope with a wide range of variabilities. Although RP can benefit from a supportive built environment (BE), prior studies have focused on the operating room, giving scant attention to support areas. This study takes a broader perspective, aiming at developing BE design knowledge supportive of RP at the surgical service
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Effective leadership styles to boost employees’ work outcomes during COVID-19 pandemic: perspective of facilities management professionals Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Florence Yean Yng Ling, Kelly Kai Li Teh
Purpose This study investigated what are the effective leadership styles and practices that boost employees’ work outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of facilities management professionals (FMPs). Design/methodology/approach Three predominant leadership styles (transformational, transactional contingent reward and disaster management) were operationalized into 38 leadership practices
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Heterogeneity in stakeholder's perceptions on delays in infrastructure projects: scenario of Bangladesh Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Md. Mohaimenul Islam Sourav, Mohammed Russedul Islam, Sheikh Mohibur Rahman, Md. Istiak Jahan
Purpose In Bangladesh (BD), delays in infrastructure are common. Many previous studies have explored the causes of infrastructure delays. However, this study investigated the causes of delays by taking responses from the stakeholders who are responsible for planning, design, funding, approval and implementation. There are few studies that have related infrastructure project delays to heterogeneity
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Does owners’ leadership matter to relational behavior in mega construction projects? A role orientation perspective Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Xian Zheng, Xiao Hu, Chunlin Wu, Ju Bai
Purpose Although researchers have long recognized the importance of participating organizations’ (POs) relational behavior for mega construction projects (MCPs) performance, relational behavior may not be executed by POs without effective leadership from project owners. However, little is known about the mechanisms linking owners’ leadership styles to POs’ relational behavior. This study draws on full
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Key performance indicators for hospital planning and construction: a systematic review and meta-analysis Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Wenque Liu, Albert P.C. Chan, Man Wai Chan, Amos Darko, Goodenough D. Oppong
Purpose The successful implementation of hospital projects (HPs) tends to confront sundry challenges in the planning and construction (P&C) phases due to their complexity and particularity. Employing key performance indicators (KPIs) facilitates the monitoring of HPs to advance their successful delivery. This study aims to comprehensively investigate the KPIs for hospital planning and construction
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A configuration analysis on knowledge transfer between projects: from horizontal and vertical perspectives Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Qianwen Zhou, Xiaopeng Deng
Purpose Despite the knowledge transfer between projects has received increasing attention from scholars, few scholars still conduct comprehensive research on inter-project knowledge transfer from both horizontal and vertical perspectives. Besides, knowledge transfer is affected by multiple antecedent conditions, and these factors should be combined for analysis. Therefore, this paper aims to explore
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Assessment criteria for inter-organizational collaboration in interconnected infrastructure projects Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Maryam R. Nezami, Mark L.C. de Bruijne, Marcel J.C.M. Hertogh, Hans L.M. Bakker
Purpose Societies depend on interconnected infrastructures that are becoming more complex over the years. Multi-disciplinary knowledge and skills are essential to develop modern infrastructures, requiring close collaboration of various infrastructure owners. To effectively manage and improve inter-organizational collaboration (IOC) in infrastructure construction projects, collaboration status should
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Occupational health risk assessment of PC production-caused pollution based on damage assessment and cyclic mitigation model Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Zhiyu Dong, Ruize Qin, Ping Zou, Xin Yao, Peng Cui, Fan Zhang, Yizhou Yang
Purpose The occupational health risk associated with the production of prefabricated concrete components is often overlooked. This paper will use a damage assessment and cyclic mitigation (DACM) model to provide individualized exposure risk assessment and corresponding mitigation management measures for workers who are being exposed. Design/methodology/approach The DACM model is proposed based on the
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A comprehensive review of delay analysis techniques for solving concurrent delays Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Huy Minh Vo, Jyh-Bin Yang, Veerakumar Rangasamy
Purpose Construction projects commonly encounter complicated delay problems. Over the past few decades, numerous delay analysis methods (DAMs) have been developed. There is no consensus on whether existing DAMs effectively resolve delays, particularly in the case of complex concurrent delays. Thus, the primary objective of this study is to undertake a comprehensive and systematic literature review
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Impact of self-efficacy on construction labor productivity: the mediating role of work motivation Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Nguyen Van Tam
Purpose Though widely recognized as essential for improving work performance across various domains, self-efficacy’s specific role in managing construction workforces remains understudied. This knowledge gap restricts our ability to uncover new factors that enhance workforce management effectiveness and ultimately boost construction labor productivity (CLP). To address this, our study proposes and
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A decision-support framework for suspension of public infrastructure projects: a combined use of neutrosophic AHP and TOPSIS Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Ozan Okudan, Gökhan Demirdöğen, Zeynep Işık
Purpose The purpose of this study is to develop a decision-support framework that can be used by decision-makers to suspend public infrastructure projects. Additionally, the study also investigates how to select the most convenient infrastructure project for suspension. Design/methodology/approach The proposed framework includes an extensive set of factors and a novel comparison mechanism that can
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Predicting construction equipment resale price: machine learning model Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Hossam Mohamed Toma, Ahmed H. Abdeen, Ahmed Ibrahim
Purpose The equipment resale price plays an important role in calculating the optimum time for equipment replacement. Some of the existing models that predict the equipment resale price do not take many of the influencing factors on the resale price into account. Other models consider more factors that influence equipment resale price, but they still with low accuracy because of the modeling techniques
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Investigation of the factors driving engineering insurance consumption in China’s construction industry: a hybrid approach Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Xiaowei Zhou, Yousong Wang, Enqin Gong
Purpose Given the increasing importance of engineering insurance, it is still unclear which specific factors can enhance the role of engineering insurance as a risk transfer tool. This study aims to propose a hybrid approach to identify and analyze the key determinants influencing the consumption of engineering insurance in mainland China. Design/methodology/approach The empirical analysis utilizes
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An optimization model for just-in-time (JIT) delivery of precast components considering 3D loading constraints, real-time road conditions and assembly time Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Wenqi Mao, Kexin Ran, Ting-Kwei Wang, Anyuan Yu, Hongyue Lv, Jieh-Haur Chen
Purpose Although extensive research has been conducted on precast production, irregular component loading constraints have received little attention, resulting in limitations for transportation cost optimization. Traditional irregular component loading methods are based on past performance, which frequently wastes vehicle space. Additionally, real-time road conditions, precast component assembly times
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Risk evaluation of mega infrastructure construction supply chain in engineering-procurement-construction projects: an integrated fuzzy AHP and fuzzy DEMATEL approach Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Runze Yu, Li Ma
Purpose The paper covers mega infrastructure construction supply chain (MICSC) in Engineering-Procurement-Construction (EPC) projects, where the frequent occurrence of risk incidents has greatly affected human life. The research aims to establish a risk evaluation index system for MICSC in EPC projects, exploring what risk factors lead to risk incidents and measure the importance and causality of all
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Analysis of critical factors influencing sustainable infrastructure vulnerabilities using an ISM-MICMAC approach Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Luwei Zhao, Qing’e Wang, Bon-Gang Hwang, Alice Yan Chang-Richards
Purpose The purpose of this study is to develop a new hybrid method that combines interpretative structural modeling (ISM) and matrix cross-impact multiplication applied to classification (MICMAC) to investigate the influencing factors of sustainable infrastructure vulnerability (SIV). Design/methodology/approach (1) Literature review and case study were used to identify the possible influencing factors;
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Game evolution analysis of BIM application willingness of prefabricated construction parties Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Chi Zhang, Kun He, Wenjie Zhang, Ting Jin, Yibin Ao
Purpose To further promote application of BIM technology in construction of prefabricated buildings, influencing factors and evolution laws of willingness to apply BIM technology are explored from the perspective of willingness of participants. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, a tripartite game model involving the design firm, component manufacturer and construction firm is constructed and
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Collaborations between industry and academia for future workforce development: construction practitioners’ perspective Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Anthony Olukayode Yusuf, Adedeji Afolabi, Abiola Akanmu, Homero Murzi, Andres Nieto Leal, Sheryl Ball, Andrea Ofori-Boadu
Purpose There is a growing mismatch between the skill demands of the industry and the offerings of academia. One way of reducing this mismatch is by improving collaborations between practitioners and instructors using web-networking platforms. However, it is important to understand practitioners’ considerations while collaborating with instructors. Therefore, this study identified these considerations
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Influencing factors and governance strategies of megaproject complexity based on fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Quntao Wu, Qiushi Bo, Lan Luo, Chenxi Yang, Jianwang Wang
Purpose This study aims to obtain governance strategies for managing the complexity of megaprojects by analyzing the impact of individual factors and their configurations using the fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) method and to provide references for project managers. Design/methodology/approach With the continuous development of the economy, society and construction industry, the
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Building information modeling (BIM) in project management: a bibliometric and science mapping review Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Zhaofeng Ye, Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari, Algan Tezel, Patrick Manu
Purpose The impact of building information modeling (BIM) on various aspects of project management has attracted much attention in the past decade. However, previous studies have focused on a particular facet of project management (e.g., safety, quality, facility management) and within identified target journals. Despite numerous existing studies, there is limited research on the mainstream research
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Anticorruption practices in construction projects: looking through two theoretical lenses Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Seyed Ashkan Zarghami
Purpose Available studies on anticorruption practices in the construction industry are exploratory with a very limited theoretical basis. This paper aims to provide a solid theoretical foundation to examine situational factors that influence the corruption intentions of individuals and organizations in the construction industry. Design/methodology/approach This paper conducts a systematic literature
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How do different management control configurations influence construction safety professionals' work attitudes Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Chuanjing Ju, Yan Ning, Yuzhong Shen
Purpose Safety professionals' primary job is to execute safety control measures towards frontline personnel, and previous studies focus on the effectiveness of such controls. Rare research efforts, however, have been devoted to the effectiveness of management control measures towards safety professionals themselves. This study aimed to fill up this knowledge gap by examining whether safety professionals
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Life cycle sustainability tracker: a dynamic approach Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Olubukola Tokede, Anastasia Globa
Purpose This paper bridges the gap between the theory and practice by developing a life cycle sustainability tracker (LCST). The study is seeking to proffer solutions to an observed shortcoming of conventional life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) communication platforms. Notably, the static nature of the information provided on such platforms has made it difficult for them to be used for real-time
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Assessing project criticality in project portfolio: a vulnerability modeling approach Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Libiao Bai, Xiaoyan Xie, Yichen Sun, Xue Qu, Xiao Han
Purpose Assessing project criticality in a project portfolio (PP) is of great practical significance to improve robustness from damage. While project criticality assessment has increased diversity in approaches, the understanding of vulnerable project impacts is still limited. To promote a better understanding of assessing project criticality, a vulnerability measurement model is constructed. Desi
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Phasing real estate projects considering profitability and customer satisfaction Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Mohamed Marzouk, Dina Hamdala
Purpose The aggressive competition in the real estate market forces real estate developers to tackle the challenge of selecting the best project construction phasing alternative. The real estate industry is characterized by high costs, high profit and high risks. The schedules of real estate projects are also characterized by having large number of repetitive activities that are executed over a long
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Enhancing fire safety with Improved Risk Index and BIM in building evacuation Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Jingqi Zhang, Shaohua Jiang, Xiaomin Qi
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conduct a comprehensive study on building, fire and evacuation, so as to effectively improve the efficiency of building fire evacuation and the management level of fire evacuation site. Make up for the difficulties of BIM technology in effectively connecting building information and fire data. Design/methodology/approach First, this paper establishes a fire model
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Work–family conflict and work engagement among construction professionals: role of psychological contract breach and gender Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Upasna A. Agarwal, Rupashree Baral, Mansi Rastogi
Purpose Work–family conflict (WFC) is rife among construction professionals, leading to a significant negative impact on their work engagement. Building on an extant body of research, this study provides nuanced insights into the link between WFC, work–life balance (WLB) and work engagement and identifies the boundary conditions of these relationships. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected
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Exploring the application of PLS-SEM in construction management research: a bibliometric and meta-analysis approach Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Sachin Batra
Purpose The partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) approach for construction management (CM) scholars has become the preferred approach for its capability of assessing the complex relationship and relaxed normality and sample size assumptions. This paper systematically maps the structure of knowledge about PLS-SEM in CM using bibliometric analysis. Also, the study employs meta-analysis
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Development of a project complexity measurement model for metro rail projects Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Dara Sruthilaya, Aneetha Vilventhan, P.R.C. Gopal
Purpose The purpose of this research is to develop a project complexity index (PCI) model using the best and worst method (BWM) to quantitatively analyze the impact of project complexities on the performance of metro rail projects. Design/methodology/approach This study employed a two-phase research methodology. The first phase identifies complexities through a literature review and expert discussions
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Transitioning young people into employment in the Australian construction industry: the trust-building role of project-based intermediaries Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Geoff Woolcott, Martin Loosemore, Robyn Keast, Ariella Metzer, Suhair Alkilani
Purpose Construction is one of Australia’s largest employers of young people and the industry is facing a major labor shortage, with young people expected to account for much of the shortfall. Surprisingly however, there been little research into the pathways for young people into construction employment. The aim of this paper is to address this gap in research by exploring whether project-based intermediaries
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Resource-constrained repetitive project scheduling with soft logic Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Xin Zou, Zhuang Rong
Purpose In repetitive projects, repetition offers more possibilities for activity scheduling at the sub-activity level. However, existing resource-constrained repetitive scheduling problem (RCRSP) models assume that there is only one sequence in performing the sub-activities of each activity, resulting in an inefficient resource allocation. This paper proposes a novel repetitive scheduling model for
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Integrating the stochastic multiproject scheduling and material ordering problems for offshore projects: multiagent optimization methodology Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Masoud Parsi, Vahid Baradaran, Amir Hossein Hosseinian
Purpose The purpose of this study is to develop an integrated model for the stochastic multiproject scheduling and material ordering problems, where some of the prominent features of offshore projects and their environmental-degrading effects have been embraced as well. The durations of activities are uncertain in this model. The developed formulation is tri-objective that seeks to minimize the expected
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Entity recognition in the field of coal mine construction safety based on a pre-training language model Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-28 Na Xu, Yanxiang Liang, Chaoran Guo, Bo Meng, Xueqing Zhou, Yuting Hu, Bo Zhang
Purpose Safety management plays an important part in coal mine construction. Due to complex data, the implementation of the construction safety knowledge scattered in standards poses a challenge. This paper aims to develop a knowledge extraction model to automatically and efficiently extract domain knowledge from unstructured texts. Design/methodology/approach Bidirectional encoder representations
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A transformer-based deep learning method for automatic pixel-level crack detection and feature quantification Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-28 Ankang Ji, Xiaolong Xue, Limao Zhang, Xiaowei Luo, Qingpeng Man
Purpose Crack detection of pavement is a critical task in the periodic survey. Efficient, effective and consistent tracking of the road conditions by identifying and locating crack contributes to establishing an appropriate road maintenance and repair strategy from the promptly informed managers but still remaining a significant challenge. This research seeks to propose practical solutions for targeting
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A TOPSIS-based framework for construction projects’ portfolio selection in the public sector Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-28 Cláudia Rafaela Saraiva de Melo Simões Nascimento, Adiel Teixeira de Almeida-Filho, Rachel Perez Palha
Purpose This paper proposes selecting a construction project portfolio in the context of a public institution, which makes it possible to assess quantitative and qualitative criteria, thereby meeting the needs of the institution and the existing constraints. Design/methodology/approach The research design follows a framework using technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS)
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Impact of person-environment fit on construction project managers' turnover intention: a moderated mediation model Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Shan Jiang, Jintao Li
Purpose High turnover of project managers is a common phenomenon in the construction industry, which has a negative impact on the productivity and performance of construction firms. The study investigates the mechanisms of person-environment fit on turnover intention of construction project managers and the mediating role of job embeddedness. The authors also tested the moderating role of perceived
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A fuzzy model for financial performance measurement of real estate investment trusts: comparison of investment areas Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Oguzhan Kazanci, Serdar Ulubeyli, Emrah Dogan
Purpose This study aims to present the financial performance of companies and investment areas in the real estate investment trust (REIT) industry. Design/methodology/approach A fuzzy model for financial performance measurement (FM-FPM) was proposed through the collaboration of fuzzy axiomatic design (FAD) and fuzzy entropy weighting (FEW). For the data, financial ratios were used, and their importance
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A systematic review of artificial intelligence in managing climate risks of PPP infrastructure projects Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-25 Isaac Akomea-Frimpong, Jacinta Rejoice Ama Delali Dzagli, Kenneth Eluerkeh, Franklina Boakyewaa Bonsu, Sabastina Opoku-Brafi, Samuel Gyimah, Nana Ama Sika Asuming, David Wireko Atibila, Augustine Senanu Kukah
Purpose Recent United Nations Climate Change Conferences recognise extreme climate change of heatwaves, floods and droughts as threatening risks to the resilience and success of public–private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects. Such conferences together with available project reports and empirical studies recommend project managers and practitioners to adopt smart technologies and develop robust
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Dynamic assessment of stakeholder conflict risk for R&D project portfolios Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Libiao Bai, Xuyang Zhao, ShuYun Kang, Yiming Ma, BingBing Zhang
Purpose Research and development (R&D) projects are often pursued through a project portfolio (PP). R&D PPs involve many stakeholders, and without proactive management, their interactions may lead to conflict risks. These conflict risks change dynamically with different stages of the PP life cycle, increasing the challenge of PP risk management. Existing conflict risk research mainly focuses on source
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Impact of emotions on the behavioral strategies of PPP project stakeholders: an RDEU evolutionary game analysis Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Zehui Bu, Jicai Liu, Jiaqi Liu
Purpose Emotions, understood as evolving mental states, are pivotal in shaping individuals“' decision-making, especially in ambiguous information evaluation, probability estimation of events, and causality analysis. Public–private partnership (PPP) projects represent a confluence of “economic–environmental–social” dimensions, wherein stakeholder behavior follows the sequential progression of “cogn
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A framework to integrate virtual reality into international standard safety trainings Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Ibrahim S. Abotaleb, Yasmin Elhakim, Mohamed El Rifaee, Sahar Bader, Osama Hosny, Ahmed Abodonya, Salma Ibrahim, Mohamed Sherif, Abdelrahman Sorour, Mennatallah Soliman
Purpose The objective of this research is to propose an immersive framework that integrates virtual reality (VR) technology with directives international safety training certification bodies to enhance construction safety training, which eventually leads to safer construction sites. Design/methodology/approach The adopted methodology combines expert insights and experimentation to maximize the effectiveness
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How to predict the entry mode of international construction contractor: a case-based reasoning approach Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Huiling Li, Wenya Yuan, Jianzhong Xu
Purpose This study aimed to identify a specific taxonomy of entry modes for international construction contractors and to develop a decision-making mechanism based on case-based reasoning (CBR) to facilitate the selection of the most suitable entry modes. Design/methodology/approach According to the experience orientation of the construction industry, a CBR entry mode decision model was established
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Unveiling the social responsibility factors in new infrastructure construction Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Long Li, Shuqi Wang, Saixing Zeng, Hanyang Ma, Ruiyan Zheng
Purpose Social responsibility (SR) has become critical in facilitating the sustainability of new infrastructure construction (NIC) and is also a nonnegligible aspect in its management. Although studies attempting to explore this issue from various and disparate perspectives have become increasingly popular, no consensus has yet been reached regarding what SR factors affect NIC management. This paper
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Preliminary cost forecasting and optimization for the construction of steel pedestrian bridges in Egypt Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Niveen Badra, Hosam Hegazy, Mohamed Mousa, Jiansong Zhang, Sharifah Akmam Syed Zakaria, Said Aboul Haggag, Ibrahim Abdul-Rashied
Purpose This research aims to create a methodology that integrates optimization techniques into preliminary cost estimates and predicts the impacts of design alternatives of steel pedestrian bridges (SPBs). The cost estimation process uses two main parameters, but the main goal is to create a cost estimation model. Design/methodology/approach This study explores a flexible model design that uses computing
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The mechanical deformation characteristics of the internal structure of large diameter shield tunnel in different construction stages Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Xiwen Zhang, Zhen Zhang, Wenhao Sun, Jilei Hu, Liangliang Zhang, Weidong Zhu
Purpose Under the repeated action of the construction load, opening deformation and disturbed deformation occurred at the precast box culvert joints of the shield tunnel. The objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of construction vehicle loading on the mechanical deformation characteristics of the internal structure of a large-diameter shield tunnel during the entire construction period
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Process model for international building permit benchmarking and a validation example using the Israeli building permit process Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Judith Fauth, Tanya Bloch, Lucio Soibelman
Purpose Building permitting is mostly a manual, labor intensive and time-consuming process. Initiatives for streamlining the process are not always helpful since they often fail to address the core problems within the process. A framework for modeling the permitting process can be useful to identify bottlenecks, core challenges and best practices. Hence, the authors aim to demonstrate and validate
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Enhancing risk assessment: an improved Bayesian network approach for analyzing interactions among risks Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Mohammad Hosein Madihi, Ali Akbar Shirzadi Javid, Farnad Nasirzadeh
Purpose In traditional Bayesian belief networks (BBNs), a large amount of data are required to complete network parameters, which makes it impractical. In addition, no systematic method has been used to create the structure of the BBN. The aims of this study are to: (1) decrease the number of questions and time and effort required for completing the parameters of the BBN and (2) present a simple and
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IoT-based digital twin best practices for reducing operational carbon in building retrofitting: a mixed-method approach Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Chukwuka Christian Ohueri, Md. Asrul Nasid Masrom, Hadina Habil, Mohamud Saeed Ambashe
Purpose The Internet of Things-based digital twin (IoT-DT) technologies offer a transformative approach to building retrofitting for reducing operational carbon (ROC) emissions. However, a notable gap exists between the potential and adoption of the two emerging technologies, further exacerbated by the nascent state of research in this domain. This research aims to establish the best practices that
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Mediating role of work engagement in the relationship between supervisor support and turnover intention among construction workers Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Ernest Kissi, Matthew Osivue Ikuabe, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa, Eugene Danquah Smith, Prosper Babon-Ayeng
Purpose While existing research has explored the association between supervisor support and turnover intention among construction workers, there is a notable gap in the literature concerning the potential mediating role of work engagement in elucidating this relationship, warranting further investigation. The paper, hence, aims to examine the mediating role of work engagement in the relationship between
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Research evolution and thematic breakthroughs in project leadership: a bibliometric analysis Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Junwei Zheng, Yu Gu, Peikai Li, Lan Luo, Guangdong Wu
Purpose The development of project managers and leadership has been highlighted as crucial for improving project success and performance, resulting in a rise of interest in project leadership research over the last two decades. While several qualitative reviews have been conducted, there have been limited quantitative and systematic reviews on project leadership. This study fills this gap by portraying
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Ecological restoration for mega-infrastructure projects: a study based on multi-source heterogeneous data Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Ruizhen Song, Xin Gao, Haonan Nan, Saixing Zeng, Vivian W.Y. Tam
Purpose This research aims to propose a model for the complex decision-making involved in the ecological restoration of mega-infrastructure (e.g. railway engineering). This model is based on multi-source heterogeneous data and will enable stakeholders to solve practical problems in decision-making processes and prevent delayed responses to the demand for ecological restoration. Design/methodology/approach
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Developing a construct to measure contractor project manager performance competencies Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Rebecca Kassa, Ibilola Ogundare, Brian Lines, Jake B. Smithwick, Nancy J. Kepple, Kenneth T. Sullivan
Purpose Construction organizations' investment in effective talent-development programs is a key strategy in attracting, developing and retaining staff. Such programs are especially important given the current challenges in the construction workforce, including labor shortages, an aging workforce, generational differences in the workforce, supply chain disruptions and the need to effectively train
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Developing incentive mechanisms for long-term and short-term technological innovation in major engineering projects using principal-agent theory Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Jianbo Zhu, Jialong Chen, Wenliang Jin, Qiming Li
Purpose Promoting technological innovation is important to address the complexity of major engineering challenges. Technological innovations include short-term innovations at the project level and long-term innovations that can enhance competitive advantages. The purpose of this study is to develop an incentive mechanism for the public sector that considers short-term and long-term efforts from the
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Best practice for safety management – case of major oil processing country in the Middle East Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Chike F. Oduoza, Reem Alamri, David Oloke
Purpose Deployment of health and safety standards in extremely hazardous work environments such as oil and gas sector, is essential to minimise accidents leaving employees permanently or temporarily incapacitated. The purpose of this research, is to understand why there are frequent accidents in case country's oil and gas sector, with a view to recommend solutions to mitigate problems. Design/methodology/approach
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Resolving power imbalances in construction payment using blockchain smart contracts Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Liupengfei Wu, Weisheng Lu, Chen Chen
Purpose This research aims to develop a blockchain smart contract–enabled framework to resolve power imbalance problems in construction payment. Design/methodology/approach This research adopts a design science research method to develop the blockchain smart contract–enabled framework. The authors then develop a prototype system. Finally, the authors evaluate its performance in solving power imbalance-induced
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Integrated artificial and deep neural networks with time series to predict the ratio of the low bid to owner estimate Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Abdulmohsen S. Almohsen, Naif M. Alsanabani, Abdullah M. Alsugair, Khalid S. Al-Gahtani
Purpose The variance between the winning bid and the owner's estimated cost (OEC) is one of the construction management risks in the pre-tendering phase. The study aims to enhance the quality of the owner's estimation for predicting precisely the contract cost at the pre-tendering phase and avoiding future issues that arise through the construction phase. Design/methodology/approach This paper integrated