Journal of Management in Engineering: Recent submissions
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Modular Circular Economy in Energy Infrastructure Projects: Enabling Factors and Barriers
(ASCE, 9/1/2021)There is a growing body of literature surrounding circular economy (CE) and energy infrastructure projects. Most of this literature focuses on CE initiatives related to material recovering and recycling. The body of knowledge ... -
Socioeconomic, Macroeconomic, and Sociopolitical Issues in Water PPP Failures
(ASCE, 9/1/2021)Public–private partnerships (PPPs) have been used worldwide in infrastructure services to achieve better value for money. However, PPPs in the water sector have witnessed many failures in both developed and developing ... -
OPTID: Optimal Incentives and Disincentives
(ASCE, 9/1/2021)Contracting agencies must be able to offer incentive/disincentive (I/D) rates greater than the builder’s added cost (BAC) of acceleration. Doing so encourages qualified contractors to bid on projects. Most agencies determine ... -
Purdue Index for Construction Analytics: Prediction and Forecasting Model Development
(ASCE, 9/1/2021)The Purdue Index for Construction (Pi-C) was developed to gauge the health of the construction industry. It is a composite index consisting of five dimensions: economic, stability, social, development, and quality. This ... -
Identification and Analysis of Factors Affecting the Future of Bridge Design, Construction, and Operation
(ASCE, 9/1/2021)Various impacting factors, such as technology advancement, climate change, economic shifts, and evolving behaviors and preferences of travelers are occurring and evolving at an ever-increasing pace. There is also a growing ... -
Assessing the Relationship between Constraint Management and Schedule Performance in Chilean and Colombian Construction Projects
(ASCE, 9/1/2021)Construction projects are significantly affected by uncertainty and variability. Traditional management uses result-oriented indicators to control project performance, which present limitations to detecting and preventing ... -
Examining the Critical Factors for Managing Workplace Stress in the Construction Industry: A Cross-Regional Study
(ASCE, 9/1/2021)Construction professionals (CPs) usually bear significant responsibilities for the achievement of project success and, thus, have long experienced numerous workplace stressors in the demanding construction industry. The ... -
Exclusion and Inclusion in the Australian AEC Industry and Its Significance for Women and Their Organizations
(ASCE, 9/1/2021)Based on valuing individual differences and embracing all employees, diversity management is relatively widespread and evident in many organizations. However, discriminatory work practices and lack of support persist in ... -
Guidelines to Support Negotiation for Sustainable International Development Based on Hierarchical Roles and Responsibilities of Project-Based Organizations
(ASCE, 9/1/2021)In sustainable international development projects, a negotiation guideline for donor and recipient countries is essential to reduce conflicts among various stakeholders in project-based organizations (PBOs) consisting of ... -
Learning Curve Models for Construction Workers
(ASCE, 9/1/2021)Workplace training aims to enhance the performance of trainees by improving their specific skills. Unfortunately, the outcome of such trainings in terms of the percentage of increase in trainees’ performance is not generally ... -
Joint Venture Agreements for Construction and Professional Services: Comparative Contractual Analysis and Guidelines
(ASCE, 7/1/2021)Many studies have investigated the issues related to performance, risks, success, collaboration, and other implications of joint venture (JV) arrangements. The goal of this paper is to investigate the contractual aspects ... -
Insights into Blockchain Implementation in Construction: Models for Supply Chain Management
(ASCE, 7/1/2021)The interest in the implementation of distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) is on the rise in the construction sector. One specific type of DLT that has recently attracted much attention is blockchain. Blockchain has been ... -
Agent-Based Model of Hosting Communities’ Perceptions of Water and Wastewater Infrastructure during the German Refugee Crisis
(ASCE, 7/1/2021)In 2016, Germany received approximately 50% of the 1.2 million asylum applications in the European Union. The applicants represented a population influx of displaced people that were accommodated primarily in urban ... -
Energy Efficiency Strategies in the Social Housing Sector: Dynamic Considerations and Policies
(ASCE, 7/1/2021)The residential building sector is one of the largest energy-consuming sectors. Because of this, several innovations and programs are being implemented to promote energy efficiency. This study evaluated carbon mitigation ... -
Linear Optimization Model to Minimize Total Cost of Repetitive Construction Projects and Identify Order of Units
(ASCE, 7/1/2021)This study developed a linear optimization model for scheduling repetitive construction projects with varying quantities of work in repetitive units. The model provides new capabilities that enable planners to identify an ... -
Sex, Age, Work Experience, and Relatives in Building Engineering Career Development
(ASCE, 9/1/2021)Women’s membership in Spanish building engineering professional bodies has increased in the last decade, but since women only make up a fifth of the total registration, the situation is far from equitable. Furthermore, job ... -
BIM-Supported Knowledge Management: Potentials and Expectations
(ASCE, 7/1/2021)Building information modeling (BIM) is currently a prevalent term for a new way of managing the design, construction, operation, and maintenance (O&M) of a project. It is regarded as an accumulation of information about ... -
Structural Equation Modeling for the Determinants of International Infrastructure Investment: Evidence from Chinese Contractors
(ASCE, 7/1/2021)International infrastructure investment can effectively accelerate infrastructure development in developing countries and thus support their social and economic progress. However, little is known of the factors that may ... -
Comprehensive Evaluation of Influential Factors on Public Roadway Project Contract Time
(ASCE, 9/1/2021)Contract time determination (CTD) is one of the most critical activities when developing a public roadway. There is no lack of policy documents, process manuals, and technical papers emphasizing its significance and impact ... -
Structuration Model of Construction Management Professionals’ Use of Mobile Devices
(ASCE, 7/1/2021)The use of mobile devices in construction projects has increasingly become common in many countries. Although researchers have investigated how mobile devices can help construction management professionals, previous research ...