Journal of Management in Engineering: Recent submissions
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Delegation or Collaboration: Understanding Different Construction Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Robotization
(ASCE, 2021-10-29)Recent advances in robotic technologies have stimulated interest in bringing robots onto construction sites, which will in turn bring robots and humans into closer working proximity. Introducing robots requires significant ... -
Integrated Approach to Evaluating the Effect of Indoor CO2 Concentration on Human Cognitive Performance and Neural Responses in Office Environment
(ASCE, 2021-11-05)According to a guideline published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), people spend 80%–90% of their lives indoors; therefore, managing indoor environmental quality ... -
Capturing the Impact of COVID-19 on Construction Projects in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Iraq
(ASCE, 2021-10-09)The outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted construction markets worldwide due to supply chain disruptions, workforce restrictions, and legislative changes. However, construction markets in developing countries are perceived to ... -
Public–Private Partnership Contract Failure Prediction Using Example-Dependent Cost-Sensitive Models
(ASCE, 2021-09-28)Failure of a public–private partnership (PPP) contract could cause heavy losses to sponsors. However, the current machine learning models neglect misclassification costs when predicting PPP contract failure. This research ... -
Adoption and Use of Ontologies in the Utility Sector: A Technological Mediation Perspective
(ASCE, 2021-10-13)Standardization is believed to be a driver for adoption and integration of digital practices. Beyond the standardization at the level of technology application lies potential for standardization in the higher-order formalized ... -
Managing Digital Integration Routines in Engineering Firms: Cases of Disruptive BIM Cloud Collaboration Protocols
(ASCE, 2021-09-28)The challenge for engineering firms to align with an unprecedented variation of digital integration agendas across projects is a recent phenomenon. The literature has offered only a partial understanding of this challenge ... -
Investigation and Improvements of the Existing Best-Value Selection Criteria for Elevator Maintenance Contractors
(ASCE, 2021-10-20)The selection of appropriate maintenance contractors is essential for seamless and uninterrupted availability of elevators. Best value (BV) procurement with well-defined selection criteria results in the successful attainment ... -
Challenges and Strategies for the Adoption of Smart Technologies in the Construction Industry: The Case of Singapore
(ASCE, 2021-10-04)Although smart technologies associated with the Fourth Industrial Revolution have the potential to improve the performance of industries by optimizing work processes and enhancing the work environment, the adoption of these ... -
Internationalization and Productivity of Construction Firms in a Developing Country: The Effect of Institutional Environment and Ownership on Malaysian Construction Firms
(ASCE, 2021-10-08)Construction firms in developing economies have started to explore the global market. However, whether internationalization can improve their productivity growth in the long run needs to be considered. Moreover, rapid ... -
Engineering Productivity and Unit Price Assessment Model
(ASCE, 2021-09-20)Engineering firms must assess the productivity and cost of completed projects to obtain reasonable engineering fees. This study developed an engineering productivity and unit price assessment model by using a work time ... -
Influence of Financial Conditions on the Environmental Information Disclosure of Construction Firms
(ASCE, 2021-09-22)Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a crucial issue for firms seeking to achieve sustainable development. To achieve transparent CSR, firms usually publish their environmental initiatives and accomplishments—otherwise ... -
Advanced Real-Time Pollutant Monitoring Systems for Automatic Environmental Management of Construction Projects Focusing on Field Applicability
(ASCE, 2021-09-17)To minimize damage to people due to pollutants generated from construction work, it is essential to manage environmental performance by maintaining pollutant emissions below regulation standard levels. Therefore, this study ... -
Investigating the Role of BIM in Stakeholder Management: Evidence from a Metro-Rail Project
(ASCE, 2021-10-04)Building information modeling (BIM) is a technology that promotes increased levels of collaboration among teams involved in projects. This research work aims to map the advantages of BIM with the various stakeholder ... -
Group-Level Safety Climate in the Construction Industry: Influence of Organizational, Group, and Individual Factors
(ASCE, 2021-10-06)Group-level safety climate (GSC) is a recognized leading indicator of safety performance in the literature. However, there is limited understanding of the mechanisms through which multilevel (i.e., organizational, ... -
Do Family Affairs Matter? Work–Family Conflict and Safety Behavior of Construction Workers
(ASCE, 2021-09-16)Despite the extensive literature on workplace safety, the effect of work–family conflict on safety behavior has received little attention. This study aims to examine why and how bidirectional work–family conflict—work-to-family ... -
Intelligent Fangcang Shelter Hospital Systems for Major Public Health Emergencies: The Case of the Optics Valley Fangcang Shelter Hospital
(ASCE, 2021-09-16)Epidemics and other public health emergencies significantly impact medical and health service systems. The exploitation of some advanced technologies in Fangcang shelter hospitals—emergency medical service solutions adopted ... -
Online Public Opinion Mining for Large Cross-Regional Projects: Case Study of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in China
(ASCE, 2021-09-24)Public perspective has long been ignored in ex-post evaluation of large cross-regional projects (LCPs), and the emergence of online public participation affords the opportunity to obtain and analyze public opinions from a ... -
Digital Twins for Construction Sites: Concepts, LoD Definition, and Applications
(ASCE, 2021-12-14)The lack of integration between the digital and physical world results in a lower level of efficiency and collaboration in the construction industry. Digital twin technology, which creates a visual and digital model of a ... -
Implementation of the Data-Driven Analytics Protocol through Facility Management and Real Estate Industry Cases
(ASCE, 2021-09-20)This research proposes a systematic data-driven analytics protocol and case studies that can help decision makers in the construction industry embrace the practice of using data to make critical choices. The protocol ... -
A Conceptual Framework for the Inclusion of Exogenous Factors into Collusive Bidding Price Decisions
(ASCE, 11/1/2021)Bid riggers often are accused of colluding and violating competition law, but there are limited instruments with which antitrust authorities can detect them. In collusive bidding, bid riggers may consider the impacts of ...