Conference Proceedings for the 10th Syposium Construction Innovation and Global Competitiveness (Organization and Management of Construction, Volume 1)

Front Cover......Page 1
FOREWORD: Volume 1......Page 4
INTRODUCTION: Volume 1......Page 6
THEME 1: INNOVATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY......Page 14
Business Improvement Through Innovation in Construction Firms: The 'Excellence' Approach......Page 16
A Theoretical Framework for Understanding Construction Innovation: An Organizational Perspective......Page 32
Innovation in Construction: The View of the Client......Page 42
Construction Sector System and Innovation in Stock Management......Page 57
Knowledge Management, Intellectual Capital, and Innovation: Their Association, Benefits, and Challenges for Construction Organizations......Page 70
Innovation Through Standardization and Pre-Assembly: Issues for Benefit Measurement......Page 84
Management Innovation in the Danish Construction Sector......Page 98
Implementing Change: New Management Initiatives and Their Impact on Internal Company Practices......Page 112
Integrating Knowledge Management and Innovation in Civil Engineering......Page 124
Framework and Tools for Project Management by Using a Flow Model of Activities......Page 136
Applying Principles of Service Management: Is the Construction Sector Different?......Page 144
Computer Assisted Technologies to Enhance C in Building Design......Page 156
The Identification of Project Risk......Page 171
Knowledge Management for Project-Based Learning in Construction......Page 185
Innovative Contract Administration: A Report of the European Contract Administration Scan Tour......Page 198
Creating the High Performance Office Environment by Using (Development) Partnering Procedure......Page 211
How to SMARTWaste™ the Construction Industry......Page 228
Steel Reinforcement Concrete Structures: An Overview on the Brazilian Production Methods......Page 241
A Decision Support System for the Selection of Trenchless Technology Methods for Rehabilitation of Underground Pipeline Infrastructure......Page 255
An Investigation of Construction Time Performance in Private Residential Developments......Page 266
An Open Building Industry: Making Agile Buildings That Achieve Performance for Clients......Page 280
Lowering Heating Costs: Differences Between Objectives and Results in French Experiments and Their Causes......Page 298
The Re-organizing of Construction: Design Information Technologies and Coordination in Construction Practice......Page 315
THEME 2: GLOBALIZATION AND COMPETITIVENESS......Page 332
Issues for the Globalization of the Construction Industry......Page 334
Managing a Firm's Competitiveness in Global Capital Investment Markets......Page 343
A Method for Evaluating International Construction Projects......Page 358
Critical Success Factors in International Development Project Management......Page 371
Managing Foreign Exchange Risk on International Construction Projects......Page 380
Real Options, a Decision Making Tool for Construction Projects......Page 387
Stimulating Competitiveness Through Technology Transfer: A Focus on Micro Enterprise Activity in Construction......Page 399
Project Duration Escalation Profile on Small and Medium Construction and Engineering Schemes......Page 410
Comparative Analysis of the Performance of Built Environment Professionals in Satisfying Clients' Needs and Requirements......Page 421
Enhancing the Competitiveness of Quantity Surveying Services: A Johari-Based Analysis......Page 439
A Survey of Clients' of Construction in the Caribbean Region......Page 453
Management of Qualitative Transition Changes in Construction Sector......Page 463
Competition and Barriers to Entry in the Construction Sector......Page 474
Construction Procurement and Management in the UK and South Africa: A Comparative Study......Page 489
Value Engineering Benefits for Over Budget Commercial Projects......Page 511
The Role of the Construction Sector in Highly Developed Economies......Page 523
The Challenges to Construction Industry Development in Uganda......Page 536
Material Waste in the Ceramic Tiling Job......Page 549
Global Competitiveness: A Case for Australia's Building and Construction Industry......Page 559
Globalization and Changes in Ownership of the Building and Construction Industry......Page 569
THEME 4: E-COMMERCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS......Page 586
The Development of e-Commerce Within the Global Construction Industry......Page 588
e-Construction in the USA: A New Research Agenda......Page 600
Web-Based Construction Project Management: Current State, Trends, and Potentials......Page 612
Increase of Efficiency of Construction Materials e-Commerce Systems Applying Intelligent Agents......Page 624
Integrated Intelligent Planning and Scheduling in Construction Material Supply Chain Environment......Page 639
The Role of Technology Transfer in Innovation Within Small Construction Firms......Page 653
Simulation Concept of a Project Management Company......Page 667
Impact of Information on the Construction Industry......Page 683
Knowledge Management for Continuous Improvement in Project Organizations......Page 693
A Whole Life Design Appraisal Tool......Page 711
Risk Analysis for Decision Support System of Risk Management in Building Projects......Page 723
Innovation by SMEs in the European Union Construction Industry: Some Outstanding Issues for Investigation......Page 739
Multiple Criteria Property e-Business System......Page 752
A Rating System for AEC e-Bidding That Accounts for Rater Credibility......Page 766
THEME 3: INNOVATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY SYSTEMS......Page 802
Improving Contractor/Subcontractor Relationships Through Innovative Contracting......Page 804
Resistance to Best Value Procurement in the Construction Industry......Page 821
Use of Design-Build-Operate Contracts for Infrastructure Projects......Page 832
Financing Strategies for Build-Operate-Transfer Projects......Page 841
Use of Award Fees on Lump-Sum Contracts......Page 852
Developing a System for Assessing the Costs Associated With Different Procurement Routes in the Construction Industry......Page 859
Supply Chain Management Aspects for Top Quality Industrial Construction......Page 874
The Impact of Culture, Motivational Factors, and Organizational Structure on the Utilization and Exploitation of IT for Teamworking......Page 886
The Relevance of Traditional Financial Ratio Analysis in Assessing Business Performance at the Present Time......Page 903
Knowledge Creation Processes and Dynamics: An Empirical Study of Two Multidisciplinary Project Teams at the Design Phase......Page 918
Linear Methods for Subcontractor Planning......Page 934
Consensual Approaches to Siting Controversy......Page 942
The Contract WLC in the PFI Development Process – A Case Study Approach......Page 954
International Trend Toward Introducing Cooperative Relationship Into Construction Project Management: A Review Based on Japanese Experience......Page 967
Enhancing Project Performance by Implementing a Societal Stakeholder Culture......Page 981
The Characteristics of Periodic and Project Prequalification Practices in the UK......Page 993
Why Croatian Construction Companies Do Not Implement a Marketing Concept?......Page 1006
Bidding Strategies in Japanese Construction Projects......Page 1015
Public-Private Partnership Delivery Systems for Municipal Infrastructure Projects: The Management Capacity Issue......Page 1033
Changing of Building Construction System and Propagation Process of Construction Management System in Japan......Page 1045
Mapping of Knowledge Brokers: The Case of Danish Building......Page 1059
Comparative Study of Design-Build Procurement Between Japan and the US on Risk Management Approach......Page 1074
THEME 5: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION......Page 1094
Innovative Approaches for Improving Safety in Construction Work Zones......Page 1096
Construction Industry Benchmark of Key Performance Indicators......Page 1110
A Method to Improve Worker Safety – Pareto Analysis of Construction Accidents......Page 1125
Multiple Safety Cultures at the Construction Site......Page 1138
Review of Fall Accidents in Construction......Page 1150
Analysis of Safety Issues in Trenching Operations......Page 1166
Analysis of Trench Shield Injury Accidents......Page 1178
Safety Management in the Electrical Contracting Industry......Page 1193
Safety Management in the Mechanical Contracting Industry......Page 1198
Using Abstract Production Management Principles as a Channel for Knowledge Transfer......Page 1203
Implementing ISO 14000 Environmental Management System in Construction Project Management Companies in Singapore: A Qualitative Study......Page 1222
A Quest for Quality Improvement in Hong Kong......Page 1233
An Evaluation of Safety Measures in the Hong Kong Construction Industry Based on Total Quality Management Principles......Page 1247
A National System for Certification and Registration of Construction Enterprises' Competence in Finland......Page 1261
The Usage and Adaptation of the Lean Construction Philosophy in Brazilian Construction Companies......Page 1277
THEME 6: CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE ISSUES......Page 1286
Principles of Workforce Management......Page 1288
Attracting and Retaining a Skilled Construction Workforce......Page 1303
Management and Organizational Cultures at the Construction Site......Page 1316
Informal Construction Workforce Phenomena......Page 1328
Dirty Construction Workers: Who You Looking at Buddy?......Page 1342
Forecasting Labor Productivity for the Internal Mortar Plastering Job......Page 1354
Deterministic Approach Application to Productivity Assessment of Concrete Piles......Page 1370
Are Construction Sites and Manufacturing Facilities the Same?......Page 1386
Physical Demands of Construction Work......Page 1393
Reducing Surveyor Variability Utilizing Social Judgment Theory – A Pilot Study......Page 1402
Manufactured Housing Production Process......Page 1418
Quantification of Inefficiency in Labor Productivity – A Case Study......Page 1437
Development of a Formwork Labor Productivity Forecast Model for the Brazilian Building Construction......Page 1448
Employee Resourcing for a Medium-Large UK Contractor......Page 1462
Critical Factors Influencing Construction Productivity in Thailand......Page 1479
The HIV/Aids Pandemic and the Construction Industry in Subsaharan Africa......Page 1490