... in public sentiment, emphasizing the role of social media as a real-time feedback mechanism. Lean principles are integrated to highlight stakeholder-driven cybersecurity improvements. Findings Public responses followed a structured emotional progression, from denial and humour to anger, bargaining...

...Xishan Liu; Qing Shuang; XinXin Xu; Zhike Zheng Purpose Public opinion is essential for assessing whether mega infrastructure projects (MIPs) meet societal expectations. Social media, as a participatory information source, facilitates the analysis of MIP-related opinions. However, previous studies...

...” receiving the most favorable reactions. Originality/value This study provides empirical evidence of the societal benefits of intelligent construction from the public’s viewpoint using social media data. The results highlight the need for continued promotion and adoption of intelligent construction due...

..., identifying factors influencing career goal achievement and highlighting the role of professional connections on social media. It establishes connections between 21st-century online innovations and their practical applications within the relevant context. The current academic discourse highlights the use...

...Liping Liao; Zhijiang Wu Purpose The booming social media attracts construction professionals (CPs) to express emotions caused by work pressure (WP) through online behaviors. Previous works focus on the analysis of WP and emotions but do not adequately consider how WP can be reflected through...

...Luqman Oyewobi; Olatunde Folaranmi Adedayo; Seth O. Olorunyomi; Richard Ajayi Jimoh Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of social media adoption on the performance of construction small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach Construction SMEs...

...Guofeng Ma; Shan Jiang; Jianyao Jia Purpose A lack of reliable and effective communication tools poses major barriers impeding the performance of construction projects consisting of diverse participants. Although some construction project teams (CPTs) begin to apply social media (SM...

...Guofeng Ma; Shan Jiang; Ding Wang Purpose Although social media has been increasingly applied and valued in the construction industry, there has been little evidence revealing the influence mechanism of social media use in the construction context. In this way, this paper aims to explore how...