Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 18 Issue 3

A fuzzy approach for assessing contractors' competitiveness

Yongtao Tan, Li‐Yin Shen, Craig Langston

Proper assessment of contractors' competitiveness is important for assisting contractors in taking internal analysis and for assisting clients in selecting suitable contractors…

A comparative input‐output analysis of the construction sector in Turkey and EU countries

Bahriye Ilhan, Hakan Yaman

The aim of this paper is to analyze and compare the performance of the construction sector in Turkey and selected European Union (EU) countries using input‐output (IO) tables for…

System dynamics modelling of construction safety culture

Sherif Mohamed, Thanwadee Chinda

This paper forms part of an ongoing research project being undertaken by the authors into construction safety culture. The paper aims to investigate the interactions among five…

Business networks and internationalisation of contractors from developing countries: An explorative study

Abdul‐Rashid Abdul‐Aziz, Sing‐Sing Wong

Increasingly, construction companies from developing countries are succeeding in finding a space in the international market. Their progression deserves academic attention. Using…

A conceptual framework of the interface between the design and construction processes

Adrian Mitchell, Ian Frame, Alan Coday, Mike Hoxley

As the construction industry strives for closer integration of the participants, more responsibility for the management of the detailed design process is being directed to main…

Structural linear relationships between job stress, burnout, physiological stress, and performance of construction project managers

Mei‐yung Leung, Yee Shan Isabelle Chan, Chen Dongyu

Construction is a competitive, ever‐changing, and challenging industry. Therefore, it is not surprising that the majority of construction professionals suffer from stress…

Editorial

Ronald McCaffer