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Abbasnejad, B, Soltani, S and Wong, P (2024) A systematic review of online learning and teaching strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for the construction management sector. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 13(04), 934-59.

Adukpo, E S (2018) The development of governance capabilities for project owners and operators : a dynamic capabilities perspective, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Hong Kong.

Agapiou, A (1996) Forecasting the supply of construction labour, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Loughborough University of Technology.

Agyekum, K, Amos-Abanyie, S, Kumah, V M A, Kukah, A S K and Salgin, B (2024) Obstacles to the career progression of professional female project managers (PFPMs) in the Ghanaian construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(01), 200-26.

Ahadzie, D K (2007) A model for predicting the performance of project managers in mass house building projects in Ghana, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Wolverhampton.

Ahadzie, D K, Proverbs, D G, Olomolaiye, P O and Ankrah, N (2009) Towards developing competency-based measures for project managers in mass house building projects in developing countries. Construction Management and Economics, 27(01), 89–102.

Ahadzie, D K, Proverbs, D G, Olomolaiye, P O and Ankrah, N A (2009) Competencies required by project managers for housing construction in Ghana: Implications for CPD agenda. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 16(04), 353–75.

Ahmed, V, Pathmeswaran, R, Baldry, D, Worrall, L and Abouen, S (2008) An investigation into the barriers facing black and minority ethnics within the UK construction industry. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 13(2), 83-99.

Aiyetan, O, A and Dillip, D (2018) System Dynamics Approach to Mitigating Skilled Labour Shortages in the Construction Industry: A South Africa Context . Construction Economics and Building, 18(04), 45-63.

Aka, A, Bello, A O, Bamgbade, A A and Bilau, A A (2024) Age-performance consideration in the recruitment of tradespeople in Nigerian construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(01), 386-404.

Almutairi, A M S (2017) Protecting the rights of temporary foreign 'low-skilled' workers in the Saudi construction industry: a case for legal reform, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Politics, History and Law, Brunel University.

Ameh, O J and Daniel, E I (2017) Human resource management in the Nigerian construction firms: practices and challenges. Journal of Construction Business and Management, 1(2), 47-54.

Ankrah, N A (2007) An investigation into the impact of culture on construction project performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Wolverhampton.

Ankrah, N A, Proverbs, D and Debrah, Y (2007) A cultural profile of construction project organisations in the UK. In: Boyd, D (Ed.), Proceedings 23rd Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2007, Belfast, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 169–79.

Arriagada D., R E and Alarcón C., L F (2014) Knowledge Management and Maturation Model in Construction Companies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(04).

Baker, M, Ali, M and Crawford, L (2024) What do women want? An exploration of workplace attraction and retention factors for women in construction. International Journal of Construction Management, 24(03), 270–80.

Baker, M; Ali, M; Hassett, E; Jahan Tumpa, R (2025) Tapping the untapped resource to address construction skills shortages: Perceptions of Australian women career changers and construction women. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 151(4).

Bakht, A B (2018) Engineering leadership competencies for entry-level civil engineers: A multiple case study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Walden University.

Baldissera, P and Delprete, C (2020) From PBL to innovation: a decennial case-study from an HPV student team. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology , 18(04), 773–86.

Banks, E R (2021) Women in construction: Exploring gender-diverse recruitment for engaging a full workforce, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northcentral University.

Baroudi, B and McAnulty, S (2013) Management of remote construction projects: The Australian experience. International Journal of Construction Management, 13(02), 1-12.

Beardmore, D C and Molenaar, K R (2023) Roadway design and construction in infrastructure limited contexts: A risk breakdown structure. International Journal of Construction Management, 23(10), 1675–83.

Bennett, W J (2005) Experiences of women in the nontraditional skilled construction trades, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Walden University.

Bigelow, B F, Bilbo, D, Mathew, M, Ritter, L and Elliott, J W (2015) Identifying the most effective factors in attracting female undergraduate students to construction management. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 11(03), 179-95.

Bigelow, B F, Perrenoud, A J, Rahman, M and Saseendran, A (2021) An Exploration of Age on Attraction and Retention of Managerial Workforce in the Electrical Construction Industry in the United States. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 17(01), 3–17.

Bresnen, M J, Ford, J R, Bryman, A E and Keil, E T (1986) Labour recruitment strategies and selection practices on construction sites. Construction Management and Economics, 4(01), 37-55.

Bridges, D, Wulff, E, Bamberry, L, Krivokapic-Skoko, B and Jenkins, S (2020) Negotiating gender in the male-dominated skilled trades: a systematic literature review. Construction Management and Economics, 38(10), 894–916.

Brooks, T and McIlwaine, S (2021) Why Does Anyone Want to Work in the UK Construction Industry? . In: Scott, L and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 37th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-7 September 2021, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 330-339.

Burt, R, Redden, L and Yantis, A (2022) Identifying Communication Knowledge and Skills for Construction Management Graduates Using Content Analysis of Entry Level Job Descriptions from the Southeast United States. In: Tutesigensi, A and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 38th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2022, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 492-501.

Byrne, J, Clarke, L and Meer, M V D (2005) Gender and ethnic minority exclusion from skilled occupations in construction: a Western European comparison. Construction Management and Economics, 23(10), 1025-34.

Cabahug, R R, Edwards, D J and Nicholas, J (2004) Classifying plant operator maintenance proficiency: examining personal variables. Building Research & Information, 32(02), 119–27.

Chan, P W and McCabe, S (2010) Emerging disparities: exploring the impacts of the financial crisis on the UK construction labour market. In: Egbu, C (Ed.), Proceedings 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-8 September 2010, Leeds, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 523–32.

Chan, P W and Moehler, R (2007) Developing a 'road-map' to facilitate employers' role in engaging with the skills development agenda. In: Boyd, D (Ed.), Proceedings 23rd Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2007, Belfast, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 409–18.

Clarke, L and Gribling, M (2008) Obstacles to diversity in construction: the example of Heathrow Terminal 5. Construction Management and Economics, 26(10), 65.

Dainty, A R J and Edwards, D J (2003) Excoriating the truth behind the student recruitment crisis: a comparison between civil engineering and building construction courses. In: Greenwood, D J (Ed.), Proceedings 19th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2003, Brighton, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 595–603.

Dainty, A R J and Edwards, D J (2003) The UK building education recruitment crisis: a call for action. Construction Management and Economics, 21(07), 767-75.

Dainty, A R J, Bagilhole, B M, Ansari, K H and Jackson, J (2004) Creating equality in the construction industry: an agenda for change for women and ethnic minorities. Journal of Construction Research, 5(01), 75–86.

Debs, L, Besiktepe, D, Talley, K G and Mosier, R (2025) Sense of Belonging of US Construction Students. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 21(03), 321–45.

Dericks, G H and Phua, F T T (2020) The occupational attractiveness of the built environment and the roles of individualism and collectivism: a hidden source of conflict and gender imbalance?. Construction Management and Economics, 38(09), 773–88.

Dong, Y; Hu, Y; Cai, J; Xu, X; Li, S (2025) Improving construction workforce entry by examining construction equipment operators' employment practices. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 151(10).

Druker, J and Croucher, R (1999) Human resource management in European construction companies. In: Hughes, W (Ed.), Proceedings 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 161–70.

Eaton, D and P, M (2008) A minority report: engaging girls in quantity surveying.. In: Dainty, A (Ed.), Proceedings 24th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2008, Cardiff, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 911–20.

Edwards, P and Bowen, P (2019) Language and communication issues in HIV/AIDS intervention management in the South African construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 26(06), 962–88.

Escamilla, E, Ostadalimakhmalbaf, M and Bigelow, B F (2016) Factors impacting hispanic high school students and how to best reach them for the careers in the construction industry. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 12(02), 82-98.

Evarist, C, Luvara, V G M and Chileshe, N (2023) Perception on constraining factors impacting recruitment and selection practices of building contractors in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. International Journal of Construction Management, 23(12), 2012–23.

Farran, H H (1993) A study of the implementation and impact of turn-key management contracts in hospitals in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Swansea University.

Fernando, N G (2011) The impact of training and development towards women's career advancement in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, University of Salford.

Fielden, S L, Davidson, M J, Gale, A W and Davey, C L (2000) Women in construction: the untapped resource. Construction Management and Economics, 18(01), 113-21.

Gale, A W (1994) Women in construction: An investigation into some of the aspects of image and knowledge as determinants of the under representation of women in construction management in the British construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.

Galea, N R (2018) Built for men: Institutional privilege in the Australian construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of New South Wales.

Gao, S and Low, S P (2015) Toyota way style human resource management in large Chinese construction firms: A qualitative study. International Journal of Construction Management, 15(01), 17-32.

Ginige, K N, Amaratunga, R D G and Haigh, R (2007) Improving construction industry image to enhance women representation in the industry workforce. In: Boyd, D (Ed.), Proceedings 23rd Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2007, Belfast, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 377–85.

Green, S D (2002) The human resource management implications of lean construction: critical perspectives and conceptual chasms. Journal of Construction Research, 3(01), 147–65.

Haizelden, J, Marasini, R and Daniel, E (2019) An Analysis Of Diversity Management In The Construction Industry: A Case Study Of A Main Contractor. In: Gorse, C and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 35th Annual ARCOM Conference, 2-4 September 2019, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 465-474.

Haupt, T C and Pillay, K (2016) Investigating the true costs of construction accidents. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 14(02), 373-419.

Holborough, A M (2015) Ethnicity, education and the transition to the construction labour market: developing an equality framework using a capability approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Business School, University of Westminster.

Holt, E A, Perrenoud, A, Perkins, E and Bigelow, B F (2023) Recommendations for Recruiting and Developing Early Career Membership in Construction Associations. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 19(03), 242–58.

Hurst, A G (2006) The relationship between HE recruitment levels and employment levels in the construction industry. In: Boyd, D (Ed.), Proceedings 22nd Annual ARCOM Conference, 4-6 September 2006 Birmingham, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 791–800.

Jha, K N and Iyer, C K (2006) What attributes should a project coordinator possess?. Construction Management and Economics, 24(09), 977-88.

Kappia, J G (2006) Career dynamics within the construction industry: a trade and craft perspective, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University.

Khatleli, N (2015) The impact of nativist exclusion on the migrant labourers in the South African construction industry. In: Raiden, A and Aboagye-Nimo, E (Eds.), Proceedings 31st Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2015, Lincoln, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 217–226.

Kissi, E, Aigbavboa, C, Eluerkeh, K, Karikari, V A and Danquah, E S (2025) Establishing the Nexus between Green Human Resource Management and Construction Project Environmental Performance. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 21(02), 230–55.

Lahouti, A (2017) Cue-based decision-making in construction work crews: An agent-based modeling approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Michigan State University.

Lamirande, M (2023) Exploring practices and understandings of designing inclusively, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University.

Li, J, Yang, M, Liu, C, Li, A and Guo, B (2023) Listen to the companies: Exploring BIM job competency requirements by text mining of recruitment information in China. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(09).

Lim, E C (1996) The analysis of productivity in building construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University.

Lobo, Y B and Wilkinson, S (2008) New approaches to solving the skills shortages in the New Zealand construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 15(01), 42–53.

Loosemore, M and Bridgeman, J (2017) Corporate volunteering in the construction industry: Motivations, costs and benefits. Construction Management and Economics, 35(10), 641-53.

Loosemore, M, Denny-Smith, G, Barraket, J, Keast, R, Chamberlain, D, Muir, K, Powell, A, Higgon, D and Osborne, J (2021) Optimising social procurement policy outcomes through cross-sector collaboration in the Australian construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 28(07), 1908-28.

Lu, S-L, Sexton, M G, Abbott, C and Jones, V (2008) Senior female managers in small construction firms within the North West of England: an update.. In: Dainty, A (Ed.), Proceedings 24th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2008, Cardiff, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 921–9.

Lucas, J, Gajjar, D, Loadholt, G and Davis, D (2023) Roofing distributor employee perception: Workforce attraction/retention and need. Construction Economics and Building, 23(03-04).

Lukito, P K (2000) A framework for environmental monitoring infrastructure investment planning in developing areas, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Male, S P (1984) A critical investigation of professionalism in quantity surveying, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Heriot-Watt University.

Minooei, F (2018) Towards a deeper understanding of the U.S. workforce development system in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Colorado at Boulder.

Missa, P (2013) An investigation of the underrepresentation of BMEs in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, University of Salford.

Missa, P and Ahmed, V (2010) BME migrants’ employment in construction: a multicultural perspective. In: Egbu, C (Ed.), Proceedings 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-8 September 2010, Leeds, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 603–12.

Moccio, F A (1992) Contradicting male power and privilege: Class, race and gender relations in the building trades, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , New School for Social Research.

Moore, J D (2006) Women in construction management: Creating a theory of career choice and development, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Colorado State University.

Moore, S, Needham, A, Spillane, J P and Bradley, J G (2023) More Than the Money: Factors Perceived as Important by Undergraduates and Early-Career Graduates Regarding the Attractiveness of Employment Opportunities in the Irish Construction Sector. In: Tutesigensi, A and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 39th Annual ARCOM Conference, 4-6 September 2023, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 375-384.

Murphy, M and Ren, Z (2010) Engaging female employees at technical and professional status in the South Wales construction sector. In: Egbu, C (Ed.), Proceedings 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-8 September 2010, Leeds, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 553–62.

Mustapha, F H (1990) Who are the effective construction site managers and what skills do they bring to their work?, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Bath.

Mwanaumo, E M and Mambwe, M (2019) Effect of management strategies in entrenching organisational safety culture in the electricity industry of Zambia. Journal of Construction Business and Management, 3(1), 27-37.

Mwelu, N, Davis, P R, Ke, Y, Watundu, S and Jefferies, M (2021) Success factors for implementing Uganda's public road construction projects. International Journal of Construction Management, 21(06), 598-614.

Ness, K (2010) ‘I know Brendan; he’s a good lad’: the evaluation of skill in the recruitment and selection of construction workers. In: Egbu, C (Ed.), Proceedings 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-8 September 2010, Leeds, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 543–52.

Newton, R and Ormerod, M (2005) Do disabled people have a place in the UK construction industry?. Construction Management and Economics, 23(10), 1071-81.

O'Neill, T, McMahon, E, Spillane, J P and Bradley, J G (2023) Conflict as a Contributory Factor in Built Environment: Apprenticeship Completion in the Republic of Ireland. In: Tutesigensi, A and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 39th Annual ARCOM Conference, 4-6 September 2023, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 508-517.

Olatunji, O A (2011) Modelling the costs of corporate implementation of building information modelling. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 16(03), 211–31.

Olubajo, O O and Daniel, E I (2024) Understanding a Worker Recruitment as a Practice of Informality in Construction Work Packages. In: Thomson, C (Ed.) and Neilson, C J (Ed.), Proceedings 40th Annual ARCOM Conference, 2-4 September 2024, London South Bank University, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 411-420.

Onyia, U (2019) Improving the supervisory and managerial skills and competences required in construction management in Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment and Architecture, London South Bank University.

Oo, B L, Lim, B and Feng, S (2020) Early career women in construction: are their career expectations being met?. Construction Economics and Building, 20(03), 1-19.

Pappas, M P (2004) An assessment of implementation requirements for the Tier II construction workforce strategy, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Texas - Austin.

Pepper, C (2005) A critical evaluation of diversity and equality in the UK construction sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University.

Posillico, J J (2023) Development of an interpersonally grounded construction management curriculum foundation model, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Birmingham City University.

Powell, A, Bagilhole, B M, Dainty, A R J and Neale, R H (2004) An investigation of women's career choice in construction. In: Khosrowshahi, F (Ed.), Proceedings 20th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2004, Edinburgh, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 477–84.

Powell, A, Dainty, A and Bagilhole, B (2010) Achieving gender equality in the construction professions: lessons from the career decisions of women construction students in the UK. In: Egbu, C (Ed.), Proceedings 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-8 September 2010, Leeds, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 573–82.

Powell, A, Dainty, A R J, Bagilhole, B M and Neale, R H (2005) Coping in construction: female students' perspectives. In: Khosrowshahi, F (Ed.), Proceedings 21st Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2005, London, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 33–42.

Quagraine, V K (2007) New strategies to improve the management capacity of contractors for labor-based methods in road rehabilitation in Ghana, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Quaigrain, R A, Winter, J and Issa, M H (2014) A critical review of the literature on disability management in the construction industry. In: Raiden, A and Aboagye-Nimo, E (Eds.), Proceedings 30th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2014, Portsmouth, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 1121–30.

Raiden, A B, Dainty, A R J and Neale, R H (2008) Understanding employee resourcing in construction organizations. Construction Management and Economics, 26(11), 43.

Rasheed, E O, Yu, J, Hale, S and Booth, N (2022) The Impact of External and Internal Sources of Motivation on Young Women’s Interest in Construction-Related Careers: An Exploratory Study. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 18(02), 159–78.

Reszka, M and Edwards, P J (1997) Joint ventures: a construction project case study. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 2(02), 5–20.

Rotimi, F E, Rotimi, J O B, Silva, C W C, Olatunji, O A and Ramanayaka, C E D (2023) The determinants of job satisfaction amongst specific migrant construction workers. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 13(05), 738-55.

Sang, K J C, Dainty, A R J and Ison, S G (2004) The impact of the structure and culture of the construction industry on employee well-being: directions for future research. In: Khosrowshahi, F (Ed.), Proceedings 20th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2004, Edinburgh, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 495–503.

Santoso, J and Loosemore, M (2013) Expatriate management in Australian multinational enterprises. Construction Management and Economics, 31(11), 1098-109.

Sedighi, F and Loosemore, M (2012) Employer-of-choice characteristics in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 30(11), 941-50.

Shands, M (2014) Building relevant leaders: Identifying the development needs of the modern construction leader, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of St. Thomas (Minnesota).

Simmons, D R, Iorio, J, Taylor, J E and Li, D (2018) Work Values across Generations among Construction Professionals in the United States. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(10).

Slay, P G R (2019) Development of an ontology for project management success criteria and associated technical and personal competencies in an Australian engineering context, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of New South Wales.

Smith, L (2013) Trading in gender for women in trades: embodying hegemonic masculinity, femininity and being a gender hotrod. Construction Management and Economics, 31(08), 861-73.

Sommerville, J (1996) An analysis of recruitment sources and employee turnover in Scottish construction organizations. Construction Management and Economics, 14(02), 147-54.

Sommerville, J (1993) Recruitment sources and employee turnover in sectors of the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Building Engineering and Surveying, Heriot-Watt University.

Sorsa, F T, Mengistu, D G and Tadesse, S T (2026) Professionals’ Performance Appraisal Practice in Construction Companies. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 22(02), 308–30.

Srour, I M (2005) A linear programming approach to optimize strategic investment in the construction workforce, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Texas at Austin.

Srour, I M, Haas, C T and Morton, D P (2006) Linear Programming Approach to Optimize Strategic Investment in the Construction Workforce. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(11), 1158–66.

Stewart, L (2022) Business strategies for reducing professional labor shortages within the u.S. Construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Walden University.

Tao, L, Wu, C, Chiang, Y, Wong, F K and Liang, S (2017) Generational Perceptions of Freedom-Related Work Values: Hong Kong’s Implementation of a No-Saturday-Site-Work Policy in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).

Thörnqvist, C and Woolfson, C (2012) When tender turns tough: posted workers and the tendering regime in the Swedish construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 30(07), 525-33.

Thevenin, M K and Elliott, J W (2018) The Role of Supportive Others in Academic Decisions; Differences in Construction Management Students by Gender. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 14(04), 257–76.

Tutt, D, Pink, S, Dainty, A R J and Gibb, A (2013) Building networks to work: an ethnographic study of informal routes into the UK construction industry and pathways for migrant up-skilling. Construction Management and Economics, 31(10), 1025-37.

Vaz-Serra, P and Mitcheltree, H (2021) Understanding the Key Master of Construction Project Management Graduate Competencies Required to Meet Industry Needs in Australia. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 17(03), 222–41.

Vereen, S C (2013) Forecasting skilled labor demand in the US construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , North Carolina State University.

Vernikos, V K (2016) Realising offsite construction in the civil engineering and infrastructure sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University.

Wang, C, Li, B, Li, B and Baldwin, A (2017) Case study of “project controlling” on a large HOPSCA project in China. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 24(06), 862-74.

Wang, Y, Liu, J, Zuo, J and Rameezdeen, R (2020) Ways to improve the project management efficiency in a centralized public procurement system: A structural equation modeling approach. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(01), 168-85.

Waters, J and Raiden, A B (2008) Consideration of personal safety in project deployment.. In: Dainty, A (Ed.), Proceedings 24th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2008, Cardiff, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 1055–64.

Wilkes, J T, Nobe, M C, Clevenger, C M and Cross, J E (2015) Needs assessment: Identifying and addressing high school counselors' perceptions of construction management. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 11(03), 196-217.

Wolters, R S and Burleson, R C (1996) Merit Shop Recruitment and Selection Practices in Alabama . Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 122(02), 152–7.

Wood, G D (2012) Research, practice and education in the built environment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Salford.

Wronska, M (2023) Designing and evaluating a participatory workplace nutrition intervention to improve the health and wellbeing of blue-collar (construction) workers, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Salford.

Xia, N, Tang, Y, Li, D and Pan, A (2021) Safety Behavior among Construction Workers: Influences of Personality and Leadership. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(04).

Xu, T, Smith, N J and Bower, D A (2002) Improving the integration of international contractors in China. In: Greenwood, D (Ed.), Proceedings 18th Annual ARCOM Conference, 2-4 September 2002, Northumbria, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 1, 287–94.

Zhan, Z; Dong, Y; Doe, D M; Hu, Y; Li, S; Cao, S; Li, W; Han, Z (2025) Deep learning and blockchain-driven contract theory: Alleviate gender bias in construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 151(3).