In light of rising oil and gas prices, investments in energy-efficient building renovation in Germany have risen recently in nominal terms. In 2023, around 72 billion euros were spent on the energy-efficient renovation of residential, public, and commercial buildings, about 12 billion more than...

This study explores the impact of adopting the quality management system according to the International Standardization for Organizations (ISO) standards called ISO 9001 on firms' working capital management efficiency (WCME). This study analyzes Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the...

This study investigates the most effective leadership style for enhancing safety performance in the construction industry. Through a scientometric analysis of 114 research papers and a meta-analysis of 13 studies involving 7220 participants, it uncovers a growing body of research on safety...

This research intends to explore how gender impacts different aspects of the quality of work life, emotional intelligence, and the work-family interface among professionals in the Indian construction industry. This study employs quantitative methodology using a questionnaire survey. The...

Seeking to increase their innovative strength, family firms increasingly collaborate with startups to explore new technologies, act upon trends, and rejuvenate their corporate culture. While family firms usually innovate incrementally, collaborating with startups allows them to take a more...

According to the latest review report of the Council of Experts on Climate Change, the German building sector failed to meet its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in 2022. This is in part because investments in energy-efficient building refurbishment-supported by all kinds of policy...

The UK government is promoting the Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) by presumption in favour due to outperforming traditional methods in meeting key industry goals. Despite the public construction sector’s recognition of the benefits, MMC uptake across this influential purchasing power is...

Digital technologies are being introduced in all areas of the construction industry with the overarching goals of increasing productivity while simultaneously simplifying work and reducing errors. Nevertheless, their use and the associated implementation in construction companies is currently...

Real construction volume is expected to decline for the fifth year in a row: A decline of nearly four percent is expected for 2024 and it should fall by almost one percent in 2025. However, the construction industry may manage to reverse the trend in 2026, when real construction volume is...

Real construction volume is expected to decline for the fifth year in a row: A decline of nearly four percent is expected for 2024 and it should fall by almost one percent in 2025. However, the construction industry may manage to reverse the trend in 2026, when real construction volume is...

We document a Kuznets curve for construction productivity in 20th-century America. Homes built per construction worker remained stagnant between 1900 and 1940, boomed after World War II, and then plummeted after 1970. The productivity boom from 1940 to 1970 shows that nothing makes technological...

Das reale Bauvolumen wird 2025 das fünfte Jahr in Folge schrumpfen: Es dürfte um knapp ein Prozent sinken. Im vergangenen Jahr lag das Minus wohl bei fast vier Prozent. Allerdings dürfte die Bauwirtschaft im kommenden Jahr die Trendwende schaffen. Das reale Bauvolumen wird 2026...

Das reale Bauvolumen wird 2025 das fünfte Jahr in Folge schrumpfen: Es dürfte um knapp ein Prozent sinken. Im vergangenen Jahr lag das Minus wohl bei fast vier Prozent. Allerdings dürfte die Bauwirtschaft im kommenden Jahr die Trendwende schaffen. Das reale Bauvolumen wird 2026...

Because the construction industry is widely viewed as the engine that drives economies around the world, understanding how companies achieve their competitive advantages through innovation, the use of information technologies, strategies, business models, or human resources is vital. The current...

Our research focuses on investment initiatives. The perceived risks are analysed from the consumer’s viewpoint, i.e., the client’s perspective, from the standpoint of the project. In the literature, there are several risk interpretations and classifications. We assumed it could be...

For many years, wage arrears have been a prevalent problem facing rural migrant workers in the construction sector in China. The difficulties of addressing wage arrears are multifaceted, but are clearly exacerbated by the complex layering of subcontracting that occurs in construction sector. In...

The purpose of this article is twofold: to identify the critical risk factors (RFs) that impact supply chains (SC) in the engineering, procurement, and construction of large-scale projects (EPC-LSP) of the oil and gas industry (OGI) and to apply these RFs in a mathematical model developed, based...

Human resource management practices (HRMPs) cannot thrive in an organisation without communication features. The communication attributes are essential as they are means through which meaningful information is shared or transferred in a functional organisation for effective and efficient work...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful technology with a range of capabilities, which are beginning to become apparent in all industries nowadays. The increased popularity of AI in the construction industry, however, is rather limited in comparison to other industry sectors. Moreover,...

Hohe Baupreise und verschlechterte Finanzierungsbedingungen belasten die Bauwirtschaft - insbesondere den Hochbau. Nominal legten die Ausgaben für Bauleistungen im Jahr 2023 zwar noch um sechs Prozent zu, preisbereinigt sanken sie aber um gut ein Prozent. In diesem Jahr dürfte auch wegen...

High construction prices and worsened financing conditions are weighing on the construction industry, especially build-ing construction. Despite a nominal increase of six percent in construction expenses in 2023, it decreased by just over one percent in inflation-adjusted terms. In 2024, the...

Seeking to increase their innovative strength, family firms increasingly collaborate with startups to explore new technologies, act upon trends, and rejuvenate their corporate culture. While family firms usually innovate incrementally, collaborating with startups allows them to take a more...

Angesichts steigender Preise für Öl und Gas sind die Investitionen in die energetische Gebäudesanierung in Deutschland zuletzt nominal gestiegen. Im Wohnungsbau sowie im öffentlichen und gewerblichen Hochbau wurden dafür im Jahr 2023 insgesamt rund 72 Milliarden Euro ausgegeben, gut zwölf...

In light of rising oil and gas prices, investments in energy-efficient building renovation in Germany have risen recently in nominal terms. In 2023, around 72 billion euros were spent on the energy-efficient renovation of residential, public, and commercial buildings, about 12 billion more than...

The academic literature has viewed drivers of corruption in isolation and, consequently, failed to examine their synergistic effect. Such an isolated view provides incomplete information, leads to a misleading conclusion, and causes great difficulty in curbing corruption. This paper conducts a...

In 2023, the European Commission's Communication on a comprehensive approach to mental health called for an EU-wide Healthy Workplaces flagship initiative on psychosocial risks and mental health at work, with a specific focus on new and overlooked occupational sectors, including agriculture and...