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Ahiaga-Dagbui, D D, Love, P E D, Whyte, A and Boateng, P (2017) Costing and Technological Challenges of Offshore Oil and Gas Decommissioning in the U.K. North Sea. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).

Alexander, D, Hallowell, M and Gambatese, J (2017) Precursors of Construction Fatalities. I: Iterative Experiment to Test the Predictive Validity of Human Judgment. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).

Alexander, D, Hallowell, M and Gambatese, J (2017) Precursors of Construction Fatalities. II: Predictive Modeling and Empirical Validation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).

Chen, K, Lu, W, Wang, H, Niu, Y and Huang, G G (2017) Naming Objects in BIM: A Convention and a Semiautomatic Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).

Chong, H, Fan, S, Sutrisna, M, Hsieh, S and Tsai, C (2017) Preliminary Contractual Framework for BIM-Enabled Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).

Danforth, E M, Weidman, J E and Farnsworth, C B (2017) Strategies Employed and Lessons Learned by Commercial Construction Companies during Economic Recession and Recovery. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).

Farshchian, M M, Heravi, G and AbouRizk, S (2017) Optimizing the Owner’s Scenarios for Budget Allocation in a Portfolio of Projects Using Agent-Based Simulation. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).

Gambatese, J A, Michael Toole, T and Abowitz, D A (2017) Owner Perceptions of Barriers to Prevention through Design Diffusion. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).

Imran, S A, Commuri, S, Barman, M, Zaman, M and Beainy, F (2017) Modeling the Dynamics of Asphalt–Roller Interaction during Compaction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).

Karakhan, A A and Gambatese, J A (2017) Identification, Quantification, and Classification of Potential Safety Risk for Sustainable Construction in the United States. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).

Luo, L, He, Q, Jaselskis, E J and Xie, J (2017) Construction Project Complexity: Research Trends and Implications. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).

Morgado, J, Flores-Colen, I, de Brito, J and Silva, A (2017) Maintenance Planning of Pitched Roofs in Current Buildings. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).

Noshadravan, A, Miller, T R and Gregory, J G (2017) A Lifecycle Cost Analysis of Residential Buildings Including Natural Hazard Risk. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).

Shrestha, A, Chan, T, Aibinu, A A, Chen, C and Martek, I (2017) Risks in PPP Water Projects in China: Perspective of Local Governments. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).

Tan, Y, Xue, B and Cheung, Y T (2017) Relationships between Main Contractors and Subcontractors and Their Impacts on Main Contractor Competitiveness: An Empirical Study in Hong Kong. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).

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).

Wang, D, Dai, F, Ning, X, Dong, R G and Wu, J Z (2017) Assessing Work-Related Risk Factors on Low Back Disorders among Roofing Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).

Wen, Q, Qiang, M and An, N (2017) Collaborating with Construction Management Consultants in Project Execution: Responsibility Delegation and Capability Integration. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).

Wong, P S P, Zwar, C and Gharaie, E (2017) Examining the Drivers and States of Organizational Change for Greater Use of Prefabrication in Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Organizational change management; Off-site construction; Enabling strategies; Organizational issues;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001309
  • Abstract:
    Many studies have focused on the technologies and reasoning behind off-site construction and failed to address the implications to organizational change. This papaer aims to investigate the readiness of construction project organizations (CPOs) to accommodate new project environments that demand a more extensive use of prefabrication. Semistructured interviews of project managers were conducted in Melbourne, Australia. The results indicate that CPOs were well aware of the need to change operational practices in order to capitalize on the positive effects of off-site construction. A variety of practice changes were also undertaken. However, CPOs appear to be failing to fully commit to the realization of organizational change because they focused primarily on planned approaches like revising policies and performance management systems. Emergent organizational change strategies like rewarding innovation and fostering bottom-up communication are still underdeveloped.

Zhang, P, Li, N, Fang, D and Wu, H (2017) Supervisor-Focused Behavior-Based Safety Method for the Construction Industry: Case Study in Hong Kong. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(07).