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Al Hatmi, H (2012) Business relationships: A cross-culture management investigation in the UAE construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Liverpool John Moores University.
Alblooshi, M (2021) Exploring the influence of management style on job satisfaction: The case of construction companies in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Liverpool John Moores University.
Ashworth, S J (2021) The evolution of facility management (FM) in the building information modelling (BIM) process: An opportunity to use critical success factors (CSF) for optimising built assets, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Liverpool John Moores University.
Brady, L (2019) An investigation into the management of energy performance for building services systems: design to operation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Liverpool John Moores University.
Brennan, M C E (2014) Sustainable construction in the 21st century: An educational perspective to shifting the paradigm, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Liverpool John Moores University.
Bryde, D J (2000) Project management: uses, structures, systems and influences, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Liverpool John Moores University.
Cotgrave, A J (2008) Achieving literacy in sustainability: shifting the paradigm for construction management education, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University.
Dakhil, A (2013) The contribution of the construction industry to economic development in Libya, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University.
Damoah, I S (2015) An investigation into the causes and effects of project failure in government projects in developing countries: Ghana as a case study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University.
Demir, S T (2013) AgiLean PM: a unifiying strategic framework to manage construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University.
Hall, M A (2000) International Construction Management: the cultural dimension, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University.
Hussien, A (2017) ARGILE: a conceptual framework combining augmented reality with agile philosophy for the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University.
Ibrahim, M H I (2011) Corporate environmental disclosure: a case from the Libyan construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: accountability; construction companies; content analysis; developing countries; government; interview; Libya; policy; stakeholders
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- URL: https://doi.org/10.24377/LJMU.t.00004354
- Abstract:
In recent years, the international community has become ever more concerned with the effect of human activity on the environment which can be observed and regulated through international policy. An underlying premise suggests that the natural environment should serve the interests of the current generations without jeopardising those of future generations. As a result, the disclosure of environmental issues has become the topic of many studies, and there has been much debate over the disclosure of environmental information by companies. However, little research has been conducted in developing countries regarding the amount and kind of corporate environmental disclosure (CED) within annual reports and its development over time, as well as the effect of external and internal factors on the environmental disclosure. The main aim of this study is to explore current disclosure of environmental issues carried out by Libyan construction companies in order to explain the presence or the absence of CED practices in light of stakeholder and political economy theory. In doing so, a content analysis of the annual reports is made in order to describe CED practices undertaken by the largest Libyan construction companies. In addition, the perspectives and perceptions of a sample of financial managers and the users of the annual reports of Libyan construction companies regarding the various aspects of CED have been explored by conducting semi-structured interviews and administration of questionnaires. Although financial managers are positively inclined toward environmental performance and disclosure by the companies, the results of the study revealed that the level of environmental disclosure in Libyan construction companies was very low. Based on the views of the financial managers, this is due to a number of reasons that have prevented them adopting CED. The most prominent of these are an absence of environmental awareness, lack of demand for environmental information and a dearth of academic research. Similarly, managerial perspectives reveal that the absence of environmental disclosure is mainly due to lack of civil society organizations and the avoidance of any accountability to the public or government. In addition, a deeper viewpoint was provided by the users of annual reports, when they indicated that the social, political and economic features of the Libyan society does not encourage or facilitate environmental disclosure initiatives. However, the teachings of the Islamic religion may encourage companies to disclose the damage to the environment, according to the viewpoint of the majority of the participants. Furthermore, the results of study are consistent with managerial branch of stakeholders theory and the bourgeois political economy theory providing a robust explanation for the absence and the presence of environmental disclosure of Libyan construction companies. Thus, it can be concluded that the CED practices of the Libyan construction industry are influenced by internal factors (management attitude and cognition) and external factors including, local culture, accounting education, the economic and political system, and the legal system.
Kader, A S A (1997) Cost modelling for inland waterway transport systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Liverpool John Moores University (United Kingdom).
Kelly, C L (2019) Development of a site selection tool based in life cycle assessment (LCA), for tidal power schemes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Liverpool John Moores University.
Kokkarinen, N I A (2012) Development of a measurement tool to assess sustainability in the built environment curriculum using psychological constructs, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Liverpool John Moores University.
Marsh, D (2017) Building information modelling (BIM) and the UK quantity surveying organisation: A framework for value creation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Liverpool John Moores University.
Menoka, B (2014) Stakeholder engagement and sustainability-related project performance in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University.
Mulliner, E K (2012) A model for the complex assessment of sustainable housing affordability, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Liverpool John Moores University.
Pauli, L C (2023) Utilising the principles of blockchain technology for managing road infrastructure projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Liverpool John Moores University.
Prochorskaite, A (2016) An investigation of the 'soft' features of sustainable and healthy housing design: exploring stakeholder preferences and their provision in new housing developments, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University.
Smith, C R (2001) Procuring the urban house in paradise, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Liverpool John Moores University (United Kingdom).
Unterhitzenberger, C (2017) Organizational justice and its impact on project performance: an explanatory framework in the context of the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University.
Wijekoon, K A D N C (2020) Optimising the adoption of building information modelling (BIM) in facilities management (FM): a model for value enhancement, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University.