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Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Social contagion and knowledge acquisition in construction firms

As global construction markets evolve, knowledge intensive construction professional service firms are required to formulate and implement a strategy in pursuit of competitive advantage.

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Impediments to the sustainable transfer of low-cost housing in South Africa

South Africa is experiencing a massive housing backlog in urban low-cost housing. This study attempted to identify the impediments and delays that exist in the transfer of low-cost housing within the current legal framework in Sou...

Conference papers 28 Apr 2018

An investigation into the overhang of affordable housing in Malaysia

Housing provides safety, comfort, positive experiences, satisfaction, and convenience to home occupants. Furthermore, it is also a source of wealth for many households. Despite the fact that housing is not affordable in Malaysia, ...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Mixed methods research

Research indicates that many construction managers tend to primarily use a quantitative form of research, with the minority using a qualitative form of research. Both miss out on the advantages that the opposing paradigms can brin...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Visualisation of complexity and risk in mega construction projects

There is a need to develop visualisation method(s) to conceptualise the complexity and risk-related events and visualise their impact on project performance. In accordance with this overall purpose, this study aims to lay the grou...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Engaging and retaining built environment students in higher education

This paper will examine the implementation of an immersive learning approach and how the delivery of a 20-credit module at Level 4 of study in this way affected the engagement, motivation and retention of students in higher educat...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Factors affecting waste management on New South Wales construction sites

In Australia, Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste presents a significant proportion of industrial solid waste going to landfill. Although C&D waste has received increasing attention from industry practitioners and researchers ...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Condescending benevolence: comparing consultation protocols

This research sought to run a comparison between South Africa and major democracies to see if consultation protocols in South Africa are either misdirected, inappropriate or not inclusive enough. A case study of Gauteng Highway Im...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Positioning quantity surveyors in a collaborative production system

Through a literature review and in-depth interviews, the study examines the position of Quantity Surveyors in a collaborative production setting, revealing how they might collaborate with other stakeholders in construction. In add...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Key performance indicators of stakeholder management in construction

The interest of this study is to evaluate and establish the PIs that are key for measuring Stakeholder management (SM) performance in construction project delivery. This study therefore seeks to answer the question “what performan...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Construction project innovation: controlled by dynamics

This study focuses on innovation at the project level and looks at the dynamic interaction of innovation within construction project components as a system.

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Financial management practices of general contractors

Financial management of general contractors occurs at both project and organisation level. This study was conducted among GCs to: investigate the financial practices of GCs; determine what causes poor profitability, cash flow prob...

Conference papers 4 Jun 2018

Facilitating coordination and integration in the building of social capital

Adopting the instrumental theory of technology, this study assesses the use of social media within a London Underground Programme of works created to deliver a series of integrated station upgrades.

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Monitoring, managing and mitigating property ‘market’ risk

This paper examines portfolio risk management techniques and tools, commonly used in equity and bond portfolios to: measure, manage and mitigate property market risk / “beta”. The techniques used to measure and manage property mar...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Construction site managers’ problem solving

This research aims to identify the on-site problem-solving process in construction as well as the way in which the problem-solving process leads to innovation in the construction industry.

Conference papers 28 Apr 2018

The importance of trusting in-house capabilities to project success

This research considers the importance of trust between different project actors and the chances of project success within a single large public sector client organisation. The nature and role of both trust and project success thr...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

What contributes to efficient operation and maintenance?

This paper investigates the efficient factors contributing to efficient Operation & Maintenance (O&M) management. It explores the characteristics of O&M management attributes namely competent staff; well-planned O&M management; bu...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Corporate governance and decision-making in real estate investment trusts

Corporate governance helps to limit problems arising from the separation of ownership and management interests. The principal-agent problem occurs when managers act in their benefit at the expense of shareholders. This paper aims ...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

Public construction procurement: current practice in Turkey

This paper examines the existing legislation and current practice of public procurement in Turkey and construction procurement specifically. The paper presents useful information by giving necessary definitions, explaining princip...

Conference papers 29 Apr 2018

IT for strategy formulation in Irish quantity surveying firms

The purpose of this study is to provide a critical review of existing studies on strategy to demonstrate the influence of information technology on strategy formulation in quantity surveying practices in Ireland. The paper focuses...

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Social contagion and knowledge acquisition in construction firms

Impediments to the sustainable transfer of low-cost housing in South Africa

An investigation into the overhang of affordable housing in Malaysia

Mixed methods research

Visualisation of complexity and risk in mega construction projects

Engaging and retaining built environment students in higher education

Factors affecting waste management on New South Wales construction sites

Condescending benevolence: comparing consultation protocols

Positioning quantity surveyors in a collaborative production system

Key performance indicators of stakeholder management in construction

Construction project innovation: controlled by dynamics

Financial management practices of general contractors

Facilitating coordination and integration in the building of social capital

Monitoring, managing and mitigating property ‘market’ risk

Construction site managers’ problem solving

The importance of trusting in-house capabilities to project success

What contributes to efficient operation and maintenance?

Corporate governance and decision-making in real estate investment trusts

Public construction procurement: current practice in Turkey

IT for strategy formulation in Irish quantity surveying firms