Levels of waste within the construction industry need to be reduced for environmental and economic reasons. Changing people's wasteful behaviour can make a significant contribution. This paper describes research project that used Ajzen's ‘theory planned behaviour’ investigate attitudinal forces shape at operative level. It concludes operatives see as an inevitable by-product activity. Attitudes towards management are not negative, although they pragmatic impeded by perceptions lack...

In the construction industry, subject of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is becoming increasingly important as communities, employees and socially conscious clients expect firms to demonstrate they are good citizens. However, while CSR research in has accelerated recent years, it remains fragmented unconceptualized there little understanding relationship between organizational performance, types strategies employed strategic motivations behind them. To address this deficiency current...

Purpose – Surprisingly, given the prominence and front-line role of subcontractors in construction industry, their perspective is almost completely absent from productivity literature. Existing research this area presents a highly one-sided principal contractor there are very few insights into what think. The purpose paper to address imbalance by investigating determinants subcontractor's perspective. Design/methodology/approach Focus groups with 71 Australia's leading tier-one were...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore behavioural factors which are perceived influence corrupt action in the Australian construction industry. Design/methodology/approach draw on Rabl and Kühlmann’s Model a results face-to-face interviews with 23 people working Findings suggest that corruption ambiguously defined yet be very common primarily associated personal gain rather than breaking law. main forms were identified as kickbacks, fraud bribery behaviour driven by high goal...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a critical review research in information and equipment technology adoption the construction industry. study also aims formulate conceptual framework different stages process identify gaps existing literature provide holistic picture contemporary literature. Design/methodology/approach A generic initially proposed containing fundamental concepts “pre-adoption”, “adoption” “post-adoption”. separates according three key perspectives:...

Extreme weather events such as floods are predicted to become increasingly common and severe the climate changes. Effectively functioning hospitals critical a community's resilience adverse health impacts of events. Yet many have not been designed with extreme risks in mind built flood-prone areas, raising concerns about their ability support community healthcare needs when they eventuate. While considerable research has conducted on developing disaster responses maintain services face...

There is accumulating evidence that stress levels among construction professionals are increasing and this manifesting itself in the form of unsafe working practices, higher turnover, lower morale, poorer performance. However, there has been no research into influence gender on industry. This despite underrepresentation women may produce part workforce. To redress deficiency, paper investigates whether differences sources between male female The results indicate overall, men experience...

The construction industry remains the most male dominated sector in Australia. Several decades of formal gender equality initiatives by government and business have failed to bring about any meaningful change hierarchical numerical representation women sector. Drawing on new institutionalism, particularly concepts 'robustness' 'revisability', nature intent policies programs that impact are analysed two large Australian multinational firms. Through in-depth interviews with senior management a...

Industrialization of the construction process is increasing around world due to its potential improve safety, sustainability, effectiveness, productivity and efficiency. While there has been research into impacts various forms industrialized on sector, surprisingly little subcontractors. The lack subcontractor's voice in industrialization debate important address since they operate at coalface industry where such changes will have a significant impact. resource based view firm (RBV) used as...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to continue the discussion about actual and potential role clients in driving more innovation construction sector through interviews with some Australian industry’s leading clients, contractors consultants. Design/methodology/approach This synthesises previously disconnected literature reports 46 Australia’s Findings findings confirm importance client leadership, yet also shows that lowest price remains dominant selection criterion tenders. Many lack...

Interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) is growing response to societal and regulatory demands that construction businesses contribute positively the environments communities which they build. While, CSR research engineering industry progressing there has been little into whether how firms this operationalize CSR, incorporate their business vision, leadership mission strategies what forms these take. In addressing gaps knowledge, a survey of 104 from across its supply chain...

Emerging social procurement imperatives are driving new forms of cross-sector collaboration between private, public and enterprise sectors in the construction industry. Yet there is little understanding how why enterprises private firms collaborate meeting institutional organizational factors shape these practices. Drawing on theoretical insights from governance, management policy studies three case major organizations across value chain, that drive collaborations explored. Documentary...

The construction industry is the most male‐dominated in Australia, despite companies implementing formal policies and initiatives to address this. While previous research has examined role of workplace culture as a barrier women industry, our investigates informal institutions play obstructing gender equity construction. We examine gendered dimension (practices, narratives norms) two multinational Australian using feminist institutional (FI) theory rapid ethnography. findings show that...