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Almashaqbeh, M and El-Rayes, K (2022) Minimizing transportation cost of prefabricated modules in modular construction projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 3847-67.

Alshboul, O, Shehadeh, A, Al-Kasasbeh, M, Al Mamlook, R E, Halalsheh, N and Alkasasbeh, M (2022) Deep and machine learning approaches for forecasting the residual value of heavy construction equipment: a management decision support model. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 4153-76.

Durdyev, S, Mohandes, S R, Mahdiyar, A and Ismail, S (2022) What drives clients to purchase green building?: The cybernetic fuzzy analytic hierarchy process approach. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 4015-39.

Egbelakin, T, Wilkinson, S, Potangaroa, R and Ingham, J (2011) Enhancing seismic risk mitigation decisions: a motivational approach. Construction Management and Economics, 29(10), 1003–16.

Ekanayake, E M A C, Shen, G, Kumaraswamy, M, Owusu, E K and Xue, J (2022) Capabilities to withstand vulnerabilities and boost resilience in industrialized construction supply chains: a Hong Kong study. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 3809-29.

Hee, C H S and Ling, F Y Y (2011) Strategies for reducing employee turnover and increasing retention rates of quantity surveyors. Construction Management and Economics, 29(10), 1059–72.

Hu, X, Hu, X, Cui, Q, Li, Y, Lemckert, C and Wei, A (2022) Spatial-temporal analysis for the business performance of construction consultancy services in China. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 3997-4014.

Igwe, C, Nasiri, F and Hammad, A (2022) An empirical study on non-physical waste factors in the construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 4088-106.

Khan, N A, Hui, Z, Khan, A N and Soomro, M A (2022) Impact of women authentic leadership on their own mental wellbeing through ego depletion: moderating role of leader's sense of belongingness. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 4191-214.

Larsen, G D (2011) Understanding the early stages of the innovation diffusion process: awareness, influence and communication networks. Construction Management and Economics, 29(10), 987–1002.

Ma, G, Jiang, S and Jia, J (2022) Investigating the adoption of social media in the construction industry: empirical evidence from project teams in China. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 3948-69.

• Type: Journal Article
• Keywords: adoption; communication effectiveness; construction project teams; project fit; social media
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• URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-05-2021-0456
• Abstract:
  Purpose: A lack of reliable and effective communication tools poses major barriers impeding the performance of construction projects consisting of diverse participants. Although some construction project teams (CPTs) begin to apply social media (SM) as an available approach for project management the entire mechanism of SM adoption in this specific context remains understudied. Therefore, this study aims to adopt a CPT's lens to investigate the critical antecedents and associated effects underlying SM adoption in the construction industry. Design/methodology/approach: Based on the technology–organization–environment (TOE) theory, a conceptual model was proposed and tested by empirical data collected from 159 CPTs in China. Structural equation modeling technique was employed for data analysis. Findings: The results demonstrate that all the five extracted TOE-based antecedents including two technological factors (i.e. compatibility and expected cost), one organizational factor (i.e. top management support) and two environmental factors (i.e. project partner collaboration and project fit) are crucial to the adoption of SM in CPTs. Besides, SM acceptance is found to mediate the relationships between organizational and environmental factors and SM use. Moreover, SM use significantly predicts the communication effectiveness of CPTs. Research limitations/implications: A questionnaire study based on cross-sectional data from China may only unveil the logic of SM adoption in the context of Chinese construction industry within a shorter time interval. It is recommended that future research could develop longitudinal studies among various construction practitioners in different countries to further specify and generalize the current findings. Originality/value: This paper provides a comprehensive understanding of SM adoption in the construction industry by exploring the preadoption antecedents and postadoption effects from the perspective of project teams. The empirical findings advance the current web-based project management literature and afford new insights for construction practitioners into better managing SM application to reap its full capabilities in projects.

Marzouk, M, Elsaay, H and Othman, A A E (2022) Analysing BIM implementation in the Egyptian construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 4177-90.

Mbachu, J (2011) Sources of contractor’s payment risks and cash flow problems in the New Zealand construction industry: project team’s perceptions of the risks and mitigation measures. Construction Management and Economics, 29(10), 1027–41.

Oladinrin, O T and Ojo, L D (2022) Characterisation of the drivers of environmental management system implementation. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 3868-92.

Olbina, S, Hinze, J and Arduengo, C (2011) Drug testing practices in the US construction industry in 2008. Construction Management and Economics, 29(10), 1043–57.

Rezaei Nasab, S S, Tayefi Nasrabadi, A, Asadi, S and Haj Seiyed Taghia, S A (2022) Investigating the probability of designing net-zero energy buildings with consideration of electric vehicles and renewable energy. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 4061-87.

Saad, S, Alaloul, W S, Ammad, S and Qureshi, A H (2022) A qualitative conceptual framework to tackle skill shortages in offsite construction industry: a scientometric approach. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 3917-47.

Shooshtarian, S, Caldera, S, Maqsood, T, Ryley, T and Khalfan, M (2022) An investigation into challenges and opportunities in the Australian construction and demolition waste management system. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 4313-30.

Singla, H K and Sridharan, S (2022) Factors influencing the level of accuracy and compromise in overhead estimation for construction projects in India: an exploratory investigation. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 4040-60.

Tandon, U, Mittal, A, Bhandari, H and Bansal, K (2022) E-learning adoption by undergraduate architecture students: facilitators and inhibitors. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 4287-312.

Wan, X, Zhang, Y, Mao, P, Li, H, Wang, R, Yi, X and Zhao, X (2022) How perceived corporate social responsibility and public knowledge affect public participation intention: evidence from Chinese waste incineration power projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 4107-31.

Wang, Z, Liu, J and Guan, X (2022) Investigating the causal complexity of corruption in project-based organizations: a scenario analysis of bidding activity in the Chinese construction sector. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 3893-916.

Wilkins, J R (2011) Construction workers’ perceptions of health and safety training programmes. Construction Management and Economics, 29(10), 1017–26.

Yi, H (2022) 4D-printed parametric façade in architecture: prototyping a self-shaping skin using programmable two-way shape memory composite (TWSMC). Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 4132-52.

Zhang, L, Yuan, J, Ning, Y, Xia, N and Zhang, G (2022) Enhancing the impacts of absorptive capacity on interorganizational collaboration in BIM-enabled construction projects – an SLT perspective. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 4215-40.

Zhang, Y, Wang, J, Ahmad, R and Li, X (2022) Integrating lean production strategies, virtual reality technique and building information modeling method for mass customization in cabinet manufacturing. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 3970-96.

Zhao, X and Pan, W (2022) The characteristics and evolution of business model for green buildings: a bibliometric approach. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(10), 4241-66.