...Yen‐Lin Kuo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the effect of information system quality (ISQ) and technology readiness (TR) on organizational performance (OP), from the background that the construction industry pursues higher performance and service quality. Design/methodology...

... in the minds of knowers. Hong Kong Construction industry Knowledge management Information dissemination Project management Knowledge sharing Theory of reasoned action Social exchange theory Construction teams (The Appendix follows overleaf.) Peihua Zhang can be contacted at: rita.ph.zhang...

..., to enable them to make correct interpretations and decisions in dealing with vast amount of legal information. Design/methodology/approach This study proposes the application of data warehouse technology in the contract administration process of the construction industry. Upon identification...

.../approach A questionnaire developed from a focus group outcome and literature concerning RM was used to extract information about commitment, trust and satisfaction in upstream and downstream construction supply chain relationships. A cohort of 898 construction industry managers developed from several...

...Junying Liu; Bingguang Li; Binshan Lin; Vanthuan Nguyen Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the key issues and challenges in risk management and insurance in the Chinese construction industry and propose solutions to improve risk management. Design/methodology/approach...

...” type of culture while taking into account the team‐based structure and discipline‐oriented nature of the construction industry. Therefore, much more consideration should be given to organisational change issues prior to deployment of KMS. Research limitations/implications The study is limited...

...Alan H.S. Chan; W.Y. Kwok; Vincent G. Duffy The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method was used to determine the priority of processes outlined in the BS8800 Guide to Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems for the Hong Kong construction industry. Analysis of variance was used to further...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Operations and product management Modelling Integration Construction industry A building evolves over a project’s life cycle through several stages from design and construction to operation, maintenance and demolition, and many tasks during...

...Chimay J. Anumba; Catherine Baugh; Malik M.A. Khalfan The construction industry is plagued by fragmentation of the functions carried out by the various disciplines involved in a project, particularly between the design and construction teams. Concurrent engineering (CE) is seen as a possible means...