Forecasting the schedule performance resulting from the adoption of social distancing in construction projects
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
ISSN: 0969-9988
Article publication date: 2 December 2021
Issue publication date: 1 September 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had major impacts on the performance of construction projects that have adopted social distancing measures. This study examines the effect of social distancing measures on project schedule performance through job reorganization on construction project sites.
Design/methodology/approach
Responses were obtained through a survey of 154 construction projects and analysed using the partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique.
Findings
The findings established that social distancing has a negative effect on schedule performance, social distancing has a positive effect on job re-organization and job re-organization has a positive effect on schedule performance. Additionally, the results indicate that job re-organization partially mediates the relationship between social distancing and schedule performance, while social distancing moderates the relationship between job re-organization and schedule performance with low social distancing having the stronger positive effect.
Originality/value
This study contributes theoretically to a greater understanding of the impact of adopting COVID-19 safety measures such as social distancing on the schedule performance of construction projects. The study also shows how social distancing could lead to schedule performance through job reorganization.
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Citation
Onubi, H.O., Yusof, N., Hassan, A.S. and Bahdad, A.A.S. (2023), "Forecasting the schedule performance resulting from the adoption of social distancing in construction projects", Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. 30 No. 8, pp. 3731-3748. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-07-2021-0632
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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