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Alsamadani, R, Hallowell, M and Javernick-Will, A N (2013) Measuring and modelling safety communication in small work crews in the US using social network analysis. Construction Management and Economics, 31(06), 568-79.
Ayers, G F, Culvenor, J F, Sillitoe, J and Else, D (2013) Meaningful and effective consultation and the construction industry of Victoria, Australia. Construction Management and Economics, 31(06), 542-67.
Behm, M and Schneller, A (2013) Application of the Loughborough Construction Accident Causation model: a framework for organizational learning. Construction Management and Economics, 31(06), 580-95.
Blismas, N G and Dainty, A R J (2003) Computer-aided qualitative data analysis: panacea or paradox?. Building Research & Information, 31(06), 455–63.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: computer-aided; data analysis; inductive; methodology; qualitative research; research methods
- ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
- URL: http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/link.asp?id=e3j656tkvj483fm2
- Abstract:
Following the methodological debate within the construction management research community in the 1990s, research studies adopting inductive methodologies have increased. Many such projects have adopted computer-aided qualitative data analysis in order both to facilitate the research process and to ensure methodological rigour and transparency. However, there remains a paucity of critical discourse within the construction management research literature about the impact of such approaches on the depth and rigour of the resulting analyses. This paper posits that so-called computer-aided approaches have the potential to affect detrimentally the outcomes of construction management research if researchers see such tools as a panacea for ensuring the rigour and transparency of their work. Paradoxically, computer-aided approaches often restrict rather than aid the analytical process. The paper draws upon the authors' experiences of using a leading package from which a number of considerations for the use of computers in qualitative data analysis are discussed. It is concluded that the research community would benefit from an open debate on whether computer packages really do provide a panacea to the analysis of qualitative data in applied construction management research projects or whether their use merely provides a label with which to convince sceptical positivists of the rigour of inductive research techniques.
Blomgren, S (2003) Changes to building research funding in Sweden. Building Research & Information, 31(06), 474–8.
Bröchner, J and Sjöström, C (2003) Quality and coordination: internationalizing Swedish building research. Building Research & Information, 31(06), 479–84.
Esmaeili, B and Hallowell, M (2013) Integration of safety risk data with highway construction schedules. Construction Management and Economics, 31(06), 528-41.
Forman, M (2013) Inertia and change: lean construction and health and safety work on construction sites. Construction Management and Economics, 31(06), 647-60.
Harris, R, Romer, J, Kelly, O and Johnson, S (2003) Design and construction of the Downland Gridshell. Building Research & Information, 31(06), 427–54.
Koch, C (2013) From crew to country? Local and national construction safety cultures in Denmark. Construction Management and Economics, 31(06), 691-703.
Larsen, G D and Whyte, J (2013) Safe construction through design: perspectives from the site team. Construction Management and Economics, 31(06), 675-90.
Li, H, Chan, G and Skitmore, M (2013) Integrating real time positioning systems to improve blind lifting and loading crane operations. Construction Management and Economics, 31(06), 596-605.
Marks, E D and Teizer, J (2013) Method for testing proximity detection and alert technology for safe construction equipment operation. Construction Management and Economics, 31(06), 636-46.
Marteinsson, B (2003) Durability and the factor method of ISO 15686-1. Building Research & Information, 31(06), 416–26.
Melzner, J, Zhang, S, Teizer, J and Bargstädt, H-J (2013) A case study on automated safety compliance checking to assist fall protection design and planning in building information models. Construction Management and Economics, 31(06), 661-74.
Sha, K and Jiang, Z (2003) Improving rural labourers' status in China's construction industry. Building Research & Information, 31(06), 464–73.
Sherratt, F, Farrell, P and Noble, R (2013) UK construction site safety: discourses of enforcement and engagement. Construction Management and Economics, 31(06), 623-35.
Tutt, D, Pink, S, Dainty, A R J and Gibb, A (2013) ‘In the air’ and below the horizon: migrant workers in UK construction and the practice-based nature of learning and communicating OHS. Construction Management and Economics, 31(06), 515-27.
Zhou, Z, Irizarry, J and Li, Q (2013) Applying advanced technology to improve safety management in the construction industry: a literature review. Construction Management and Economics, 31(06), 606-22.