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Al-Fadhali, N (2024) An AMOS-SEM approach to evaluating stakeholders' influence on construction project delivery performance. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 638-61.
Arbulu, R J, Tommelein, I D, Walsh, K D and Hershauer, J C (2003) Value stream analysis of a re-engineered construction supply chain. Building Research & Information, 31(02), 161–71.
Azman, M A, Abdul-Samad, Z, Lee, B L, Skitmore, M, Rajendra, D and Chuweni, N N (2024) How technological, environmental and managerial performance contribute to the productivity change of Malaysian construction firms. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 618-37.
Bai, L, Kang, S, Zhang, K, Zhang, B and Pan, T (2024) Modeling for external stakeholder risk assessment of project portfolios. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 737-66.
Ballard, G (2003) Lean project management. Building Research & Information, 31(02), 119–33.
Barlow, J, Childerhouse, P, Gann, D, Hong-Minh, S, Naim, M and Ozaki, R (2003) Choice and delivery in housebuilding: lessons from Japan for UK housebuilders. Building Research & Information, 31(02), 134–45.
Bygballe, L E, Håkansson, H and Jahre, M (2013) A critical discussion of models for conceptualizing the economic logic of construction. Construction Management and Economics, 31(02), 104-18.
Chang, C-Y (2013) A critical review of the application of TCE in the interpretation of risk allocation in PPP contracts. Construction Management and Economics, 31(02), 99-103.
Courtney, R and Winch, G M (2003) Re-engineering construction: the role of research and implementation. Building Research & Information, 31(02), 172–8.
Danel, T, Lafhaj, Z, Puppala, A, BuHamdan, S, Lienard, S and Richard, P (2024) Identifying tower crane activities with data: the case of the concrete pouring. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 939-56.
Deep, S, Gajendran, T, Jefferies, M, Uggina, V S and Patil, S (2024) Influence of subcontractors' “strategic capabilities” on “power”, “dependence” and “collaboration”: an empirical analysis in the context of procurement decisions. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 571-92.
Gerth, R, Boqvist, A, Bjelkemyr, M and Lindberg, B (2013) Design for construction: utilizing production experiences in development. Construction Management and Economics, 31(02), 135-50.
Gibb, A G F and Isack, F (2003) Re-engineering through pre-assembly: client expectations and drivers. Building Research & Information, 31(02), 146–60.
Gottlieb, S C and Haugbølle, K (2013) Contradictions and collaboration: partnering in-between systems of production, values and interests. Construction Management and Economics, 31(02), 119-34.
Green, S D and May, S (2003) Re-engineering construction: going against the grain. Building Research & Information, 31(02), 97–106.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: casualization; enterprise culture; lean construction; neo-liberalism; private finance initiative; re-engineering
- ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
- URL: http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/link.asp?id=1lutbj4rhermxxmv
- Abstract:
An overtly critical perspective on 're-engineering construction' is presented. It is contended that re-engineering is impossible to define in terms of its substantive content and is best understood as a rhetorical label. In recent years, the language of re-engineering has heavily shaped the construction research agenda. The declared goals are to lower costs and improve value for the customer. The discourse is persuasive because it reflects the ideology of the 'enterprise culture' and the associated rhetoric of customer responsiveness. Re-engineering is especially attractive to the construction industry because it reflects and reinforces the existing dominant way of thinking. The overriding tendency is to reduce organizational complexities to a mechanistic quest for efficiency. Labour is treated as a commodity. Within this context, the objectives of re-engineering become 'common sense'. Knowledge becomes subordinate to the dominant ideology of neo-liberalism. The accepted research agenda for re-engineering construction exacerbates the industry's problems and directly contributes to the casualization of the workforce. The continued adherence to machine metaphors by the construction industry's top management has directly contributed to the 'bad attributes' and 'adversarial culture' that they repeatedly decry. Supposedly neutral topics such as pre-assembly, partnering, supply chaining management and lean thinking serve only to justify the shift towards bogus labour-only subcontracting and the associated reduction of employment rights.. The continued casualization of the workforce raises real questions about the industry's future capacity to deliver high-quality construction. In order to appear 'relevant' to the needs of industry, it seems that the research community is doomed to perpetuate this regressive cycle.
Kim, S, Makhmalbaf, A and Shahandashti, M (2024) Diagnosing and quantifying post-COVID-19 fluctuations in the architecture billings indices. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 681-95.
Kwok, T W, Chang, S and Li, H (2024) Factors affecting unitized curtain wall system adoption for Hong Kong's high-rise residential buildings: a multi-stakeholder perspective. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 526-43.
Leung, M Y, Ahmed, K and Famakin, I O (2024) Impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention on the performance of construction professionals. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 662-80.
Li, C, Zhao, Y and Chen, W F (2024) Effects of commitment-based governance on the relationship between formal control and PPP projects performance: mediating and moderating. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 696-715.
Liao, L and Wu, Z (2024) Untangling the relationship between work pressure and emotions in social media: a quantitative empirical study of construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 767-88.
Liu, J, Wang, Z, Tang, J and Song, J (2024) The impact of the institutional environment of the host country on the perception of compliance risk of the international engineering contractor: the moderating effect of absorptive capacity. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 716-36.
Ma, T and Liu, Y (2024) Multiple paths to enhancing the resilience of project-based organizations from the perspective of CSR configuration: evidence from the Chinese construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 835-65.
Menches, C L and Chen, J (2013) Using ecological momentary assessment to understand a construction worker's daily disruptions and decisions. Construction Management and Economics, 31(02), 180-94.
Murphy, R (2013) Strategic planning in construction professional service firms: a study of Irish QS practices. Construction Management and Economics, 31(02), 151-66.
Nguyen, M V (2024) Corporate social responsibility performance and its effects on climate for innovation and opportunism: evidence from Vietnamese architectural design firms. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 812-34.
Nguyen, T T N, Do, S T, Nguyen, V T and Nguyen, T A (2024) Interrelationships among enabling factors for BIM adoption in construction enterprises. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 891-918.
Nor Azazi, N A, Shaed, M M, Samsurijan, M S and Ebekozien, A (2024) The influence of higher learning institutions in developing the experience economy from the perspective of the urban community. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 509-25.
Phua, F T T (2013) Construction management research at the individual level of analysis: current status, gaps and future directions. Construction Management and Economics, 31(02), 167-79.
Sohrabi, H and Noorzai, E (2024) Risk-supported case-based reasoning approach for cost overrun estimation of water-related projects using machine learning. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 544-70.
Su, L, Cao, Y, Li, H and Zhang, C (2024) Water environment treatment PPP projects optimal payment mechanism based on multi-stage dynamic programming model. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 866-90.
Winch, G M (2003) Integrated life-cycle analysis. Building Research & Information, 31(02), 107–18.
Zandee, D, Zutshi, A, Creed, A and Nijhof, A (2024) Aiming for bullseye: a novel gameplan for circular economy in the construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 593-617.
Zhang, N, Hwang, B G, Deng, X and Tay, F (2024) Exploring critical success factors for collaborative contracting implementation in the Singapore construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 919-38.
Zhu, J, Shi, Q, Zhang, C, Yuan, J, Li, Q and Wang, X (2024) Investigating cooperative strategies in low-carbon public–private partnership projects through evolutionary game. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(02), 789-811.