Professional Accreditation in the Construction Sector: The Role of the UK's JBM

1999 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-137
Author(s):  
D. A. NETHERCOT
Keyword(s):  
Construction Sector ◽  
Professional Accreditation

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Bahraini Construction Companies

2016 ◽  
pp. 40-51
Author(s):  
Asma Ayari
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Ethical Business ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Gulf Countries ◽  
International Labor ◽  
The Social ◽  
Corporate Social

The purpose of this study is to give a description of ethical business cultures in Bahraini construction companies. Construction companies in the Middle East are facing charges in terms of exploitation of workers and poor working conditions. The construction sector is one of the most dynamic in Bahrain, and its participation in national GDP is increasing. It is also the most important sector in the creation of jobs. Bahrain, as in the Gulf countries, employs a workforce from India and Asia, one of the lowest in the international labor market. This study analyzes the reality of the CSR in the construction sector and proposes some guidelines for the role of Bahraini stakeholders in the implementation of the social responsibility.

Builders, Politicians, and Election Finance

2018 ◽  
pp. 74-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devesh Kapur ◽  
Milan Vaishnav
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Business Cycle ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Political Business Cycle ◽  
Private Firms ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Electoral Cycle ◽  
Regulatory Intensity ◽  
Exchange Policy

In many developing countries, politicians often turn to private firms for illicit election finance. In sectors where firms are highly regulated, politicians can exchange policy discretion or regulatory favours for financial support during elections. This chapter explores this dynamic by focusing on the role of the construction sector in India, a domain where regulatory intensity is high. Specifically, we argue that builders will experience a short-term liquidity crunch as elections approach because of their need to re-route funds to campaigns as a form of indirect election finance. We use variation in the demand for cement, the indispensable ingredient for construction, to investigate the presence of an electoral cycle in building activity consistent with this logic. Using a novel monthly-level dataset, we demonstrate that cement consumption does exhibit a political business cycle supportive of our hypothesis.

scholarly journals Social construction of innovation and the role of innovation brokers in the construction sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-259
Author(s):  
Natalya Sergeeva ◽  
Naomi Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Mixed Design ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Theoretical Assumptions

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to re-visit social construction of technology (SCOT) framework in understanding of innovation in the construction sector and unpack the role of innovation brokers in this context. Design/methodology/approach This is a conceptual paper adopting SCOT framework to understand innovation in the context of the construction sector. The role of innovation brokers is unpacked in the paper, currently under-explored in the construction innovation studies. Findings The authors suggest SCOT framework as a useful overarching frame through which to understand construction innovation. The authors argue that innovation brokers should be positioned to oversee the interface of multiple social groups. Research limitations/implications Further empirical research is proposed to test the theoretical assumptions outlined in the paper. The research agenda is to conduct further empirical research adopting a socio-technical theoretical lens and appropriate qualitative or mixed-design methodologies. There are other socio-technical theoretical frameworks that could be used to explore socio-technical interactions in different ways, e.g. socio-technical systems theory, sociomateriality, actor-network theory, etc. Practical implications Three propositions are developed regarding the position of an innovation broker from the perspectives of multi-social-groups interfaces, shifting significance of the roles of innovation broker and the collaboration with government. Originality/value The authors outline the value of SCOT framework for innovation study within project-based construction sector. The authors contribute to better understanding of the role of innovation brokers in the system of construction innovation.

scholarly journals How to Adopt BIM in the Building Construction Sector across Greece?

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1371
Author(s):  
Efthimios Bakogiannis ◽  
Kalliopi Papadaki ◽  
Charalampos Kyriakidis ◽  
Chryssy Potsiou
Keyword(s):  
Market Analysis ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Informal Housing ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
European Directive ◽  
Brief Assessment ◽  
Building Information ◽  
The Way

The construction sector is of strategic importance for the European Commission. This is the reason why there is a special interest in the development of this sector which is attempting to transform into a more sustainable one in order to face various challenges. In this context, European Directive 2014/24/EU brings to the foreground of the European institutional framework the term building information modelling (BIM), that it is widely used in many countries across Europe. In Greece, the situation seems to be different, not only because it has not been applied in practice but also because of some special features of the way the construction sector functions. This paper presents the BIM use-level in Greece and the way with which it could be better integrated in the construction sector. Through this review we make a brief assessment of the strategy developed in order for the BIM to be integrated in Greek building procedures. Furthermore, we focus on specific issues, like the extended informal housing phenomenon, and on factors that cannot easily be standardized that create problems in BIM use. Finally, through an initial market analysis we underline the role of academic institutions for integrating BIM across Greece.

scholarly journals Relocating African Agency: Assessing the Role of ‘Local Patrons’ and Chinese Enterprises in the Construction Sector in Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Chris Alden ◽  
Nathaniel Ocquaye
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Local State ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Chinese Firms ◽  
Chinese Enterprises ◽  
Construction Firms ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Local Actors

Contrary to the conventional notion that African agency outside of the state is marginal if not irrelevant, this paper argues that it is ‘local patrons’ in Africa who are actually the most powerful determinants of the success of Chinese enterprises in Africa. These ‘local patrons’ exact financial resources from the Chinese in exchange for their services as brokers between state officials. Specifically, their ‘informal connections’ to local state authorities enables them to insure the Chinese firms against official state prosecution/demands as well as facilitate related bureaucratic procedures. Using the case of the Chinese construction firms operating in Ghana, we will investigate the challenges experienced by Chinese firms entering into new markets and the strategies utilised by them to address and mitigate risk in their search for profit, chief amongst them the employment of ‘local patrons’ to serve as brokers with state officials. This relocation of agency, drawing from scholarship by Mohan, Lampert and Soule-Kohndou as well as the empirical materials based on substantive fieldwork, provides new insights into terms of engagement with local actors that form a bonded relationship facilitating integration of Chinese enterprises into the African political economy.

scholarly journals PERANAN SEKTOR UNGGULAN TERHADAP PEREKONOMIAN DI KABUPATEN JAYAWIJAYA

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 263
Author(s):  
Epra ., Wenda ◽  
O. Esry H. Laoh ◽  
Melissa L. G. Tarore
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
Industry Sector

This study aims to determine what sectors are the leading sectors and the role of superior sector to the economy within the last 5 years in Jayawijaya regency. This research is conducted for three months starting from June 2017 until August 2017 in Jayawijaya Regency. The data used in this study is secondary data obtained from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) Jayawijaya district. The data is in though using descriptive analysis research method. The research shows that the sectors that are the leading sectors in Jayawijaya Regency are agriculture, forestry, fishery, processing industry sector, electricity, gas and water supply sector, construction sector, trade, hotel and restaurant sector, transportation and communications sector, and the services sector. The sectors of services, transport and communications, and the agricultural sector are the most contributing sectors in the economy compared to other leading sectors.

scholarly journals Hyper-individualized recruitment: Rural-urban labour migration and precarious construction work in Bangladesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selim Reza
Keyword(s):  
Work Conditions ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Labour Migration ◽  
Employment Relations ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Precarious Employment ◽  
Precarious Work ◽  
Recruitment Practices

Indirect recruitment through individual recruiters triggers specific areas of precarious employment in the construction sector of Bangladesh. This paper critically examines the navigating role of individual recruiters in determining precarious work conditions for the rural-urban migrant labourers. It unpacks the inter-connections between recruitment practices, rural-urban labour migration and precarious employment in the construction sector of Bangladesh. Taking the case study of migrant construction labourers in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, it draws on surveys and in-depth interviews to examine specific conditions of individualized recruitment practices and employment relations that contribute to various pressures and insecurities amongst migrant construction labourers. Examining labour recruitment through the lens of precarious work, this paper argues that neoliberal practices have led to indirect recruitment practices where the pronounced existence of individual recruiters as the key actors underpins  the precariousness of construction labour in Bangladesh.

GLOBAL EXPERIENCE IN THE USE OF "GREEN" TECHNOLOGIES

2021 ◽  
pp. 21-30
Author(s):  
Nikolay A. Efremov ◽  
Marina P. Efremova
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Predominant Role ◽  
Green Technologies ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
The World

The article considers the experience of using "green" technologies in various branches of the economy. World practice shows that introduction and subsequent use of "green" technologies increase the efficiency of a particular branch of the economy. At this, the direction of development and the scope of using "green" technologies differ in different countries. Among the predominant areas of using "green" technologies, it is necessary to mark the construction sector, development of renewable energy sources, infrastructure projects, agriculture. Based on actual data, the predominant role of "green" technologies in the scenario for the development of most foreign countries' economies is shown. "Green" technologies in the world practice have become one of the promising directions in development of most branches of economy. The urgency of using "green" technologies in the Russian economy is caused by the fact that against the background of worsening environmental problems, increasing economic tension, the "green" vector of development will make it possible to solve not only environmental, but economic and social problems as well. The analysis of world experience in the use of "green" technologies in various fields of economy gives the opportunity to consider the "green" vector as one of the priority directions for the development of many sectors of Russian economy.

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