Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 28 Issue 3

Guest editorial

Saixing Zeng, Jonathan J. Shi, Vivian W.Y. Tam, Xiaodong Li

Integrating hierarchical and network centric management approaches in construction megaprojects using a holonic methodology

Alex Gorod, Leonie Hallo, Larissa Statsenko, Tiep Nguyen, Nicholas Chileshe

Traditional “hierarchical” and “network-centric management” approaches often associated with the management of well-defined construction projects lack the adaptability to cope…

The roles of captains in megaproject innovation ecosystems: the case of the Hong Kong‐Zhuhai‐Macau Bridge

Hongquan Chen, Zhizhou Jin, Quanke Su, Gaoyu Yue

The megaproject is a vital innovation ecosystem for participants engaging in technological adoption and integration to achieve project goals. The purpose of this paper is to…

A system dynamic approach for simulation of a knowledge transfer model of heterogeneous senders in mega project innovation

Huimin Liu, Yanru Yu, Yuxing Sun, Xue Yan

The owners of mega projects typically assemble multiple academic research units and enterprises to form an innovation alliance, which carries out knowledge transfer and knowledge…

Big data, technology capability and construction project quality: a cross-level investigation

Linhua Sang, Mingchuan Yu, Han Lin, Zixin Zhang, Ruoyu Jin

Embracing big data has been at the forefront of research for project management. Although there is a consensus that the adoption of big data has significantly positive impact on…

Introducing an innovation promotion model for construction projects

Sam Fernando, Kriengsak Panuwatwanich, David Thorpe

This study aims to investigate and model the complex dynamics of innovation enablers in construction projects aiming to develop a framework identifying actions for clients to…

Innovative design for sustainability: Integrating embodied impacts and costs during the early design phase

Ruochen Zeng, Abdol Chini, Robert Ries

As green building movement is widespread throughout the world, low-energy building becomes the standard. A designer's selection of building systems and materials during early…

Internal relationships of market-oriented EFQM enablers in the Chinese construction industry

Jingxiao Zhang, Hui Li, Vera Li, Bo Xia, Martin Skitmore

Service-oriented innovation economies are becoming the new trend for the construction industry. Benchmarking the quality management level of developed countries and improving…

Cyber physical system for safety management in smart construction site

Weiguang Jiang, Lieyun Ding, Cheng Zhou

Construction safety has been a long-term problem in the development of the construction industry. An increasing number of smart construction sites have been designed using…

Collaborate to learn and learn to collaborate: a case of exploitative learning in the inter-organizational project

Yan Liu, Arash Amini-Abyaneh, Marcel Hertogh, Erik-Jan Houwing, Hans Bakker

Management of inter-organizational projects focuses on the collective benefits of a group of organizations on a shared activity for a limited period and the coordination among…