scholarly journals Critical Success Factors for Safety Training in the Construction Industry

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Algan Tezel ◽  
Esra Dobrucali ◽  
Sevilay Demirkesen ◽  
Isik Ates Kiral
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Safety Training ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Construction Firms ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Safety Risks ◽  
Practical Factors

Construction is a hazardous industry. The project-based nature and fragmentation in the industry lead to change and uncertainty requiring special expertise. To handle those, construction firms must develop strategies and action plans along with the experience gained from lessons learned. Among the risks, safety risks are of critical importance leading to accidents. Hence, firms need to strengthen their safety programs, review their strategies for safety management, and develop effective safety training sessions to protect their workers. This study focuses on the success factors promoting safety performance. In this respect, a questionnaire was designed and administered to the Engineering News-Record (ENR) 2020 Top 400 Contractors. The questionnaire data was utilized in conducting a factor analysis to group and name the factors considering the total variance. The analysis of the factors resulted in six-factor groups; namely, project and firm-related factors, demographic factors, practical factors, motivational factors, organizational factors, and human-related factors. Project and firm-related factors were found to be the most essential factor group in terms of promoting the effectiveness of safety training. The results of this study are expected to guide industry practitioners in terms of reviewing and revising their safety training programs.

Mobilizing B2B Electronic Marketplace: An Exploratory Study of Critical Success Factors among Indian Start-ups

2021 ◽  
pp. 097215092110056
Author(s):  
Kanupriya Sethi ◽  
Baidyanath Biswas ◽  
Krishna Chandra Balodi
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Electronic Marketplace ◽  
Strategic Choices ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Developed Economies ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Platform Architecture ◽  
Start Ups

Adoption of an electronic marketplace (EM) business model for business-to-business (B2B) transactions has increased over the years. In part, this evolution and adoption of B2B EMs can be explained by the Internet-enabled disintermediation of the existing value chains of businesses, followed by cybermediation. This study aims to understand the platform architecture design and governance-related factors and strategic choices that influence the success of B2B EM start-ups. We draw from the literature on the ‘Temple Framework’ and the classification of B2B EMs by transaction content, structure, and governance to identify these critical factors. Given that the literature is primarily based in the context of developed economies, the factors and choices identified from the review are empirically validated using three case studies in the Indian B2B context. Thus, this exploratory study aims to help founder managers of emerging-economy B2B EMs by providing a checklist to avoid common pitfalls.

Knowledge management

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morteza Shokri-Ghasabeh ◽  
Nicholas Chileshe
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Research Study ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Methodological Triangulation

Purpose – A research study has been undertaken at the University of South Australia to introduce application of lessons learned process in construction contractors ' bidding process in the context of knowledge management. The study aims to identify barriers to effectively capture lessons learned in Australian construction industry and how knowledge management can benefit from lessons learned application. Design/methodology/approach – The research study has been undertaken through conducting a “methodological triangulation” and “interdisciplinary triangulation”. This involved an extensive literature review of knowledge management, organisation learning, lessons learned and associated processes and administration of a questionnaire to a sample of construction contractors operating in Australia to elicit opinions on the main barriers to capturing lessons learned, practices such as existence and retention of documentation procedures. A total of 81 useable responses were received from 450 organisations. Response data were subjected to descriptive and inferential statistics with correlation analysis to examine the strength of relationship among the barriers. Findings – The top-3 barriers to the effective capturing of lessons learned were “lack of employee time”, “lack of resources” and “lack of clear guidelines”, whereas, “lack of management support” was the least ranked barrier. The study established that despite the majority of the ACCs having formal procedures for recording the tenders submitted and their outcomes, only a minority actually retained the lessons learned documentation for each project. The larger contractors were found to be more aware of the importance of lessons learned documentation. A comparative analysis with previous studies also found a disparity in the ranking of the barriers. Research limitations/implications – The majority of the participants were small construction contractors in Australia. The reason is that the researchers were not aware of the contractors ' size prior to inviting them for participation in the research study. Second the findings may not generalize to other industries or to organisations operating in other countries. Originality/value – The findings of this survey help ACCs to understand the importance of lessons learned documentation as part of lessons learned implementation and identify the barriers to effectively document their lessons learned. The study provides insights on the barriers and proposes advocated solutions in form of drivers and enablers (critical success factors) of organisational learning capturing among the Australian construction contractors. By reviewing the current literature, “post-project reviews” and “lessons learned” as important elements of organisation learning knowledge transfer, are addressed. Finally, contribution of this study to knowledge and practice has been discussed in this paper.

Novel Data Interface for Evaluating Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women

2011 ◽  
pp. 2094-2113
Author(s):  
Amparo C. Villablanca ◽  
Hassan Baxi ◽  
Kent Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Data ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Data Transfer ◽  
Cardiovascular Outcomes ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
High Risk Women ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Visual Basic For Applications ◽  
Extensible Markup ◽  
User Friendly

This chapter discusses critical success factors in the design, implementation, and utility of a new construct and interface for data transfer with broad applicability to clinical data set management. In the context of a data coordinating center for evaluating cardiovascular outcomes in high-risk women, we detail and provide a framework for bridging the gap between extensible markup language (XML) and XML schema definition file (XSD) in order to provide greater accessibility using visual basic for applications (VBA) and Excel. Applications and lessons learned are discussed in light of current challenges to healthcare information technology management and clinical data administration. The authors hope that this approach, as well as the logic utilized and implementation examples, will provide a user-friendly model for data management and relational database design that is replicable, flexible, understandable, and has broad utility to research professionals in healthcare.

Lessons Learned in Reference Modeling

2011 ◽  
pp. 355-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Hohnel ◽  
Daniela Krahl ◽  
Dirk Schreiber
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Practical Work ◽  
Time Constraints ◽  
Development Environment ◽  
Reference Models ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Reference Modeling ◽  
Key Issues

A reference model is always developed in order to support a specific purpose. The development environment is setting the broader context. Limitations are not only set by size and experience of the modeler team or by budget and time constraints. The intended usage scenario also defines the fundamental contour of a reference model. During the practical work with reference models, a range of key issues has come up to increase the suitability of reference models for daily use. As the result of many projects, the authors have summarized the key issues and formulated critical success factors for reference modeling projects.

scholarly journals Critical Success Factors Affecting Information System Satisfaction in Public Sector Organizations

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-98
Author(s):  
Kamel Rouibah ◽  
Adel Dihani ◽  
Nabeel Al-Qirim
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
User Involvement ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Is Success ◽  
Critical Success

Many studies have investigated technology adoption in western countries and ignored the Arab region. The available Arab studies focused on the technology adoption model (TAM) and its subsequent variations while leaving important factors such as information quality, user involvement, availability of training and top management support on the success of information systems (IS). Despite that these factors were studied scantly in some past studies, this research attempts to fill this gap and develop a more integrative model of IS success. Results indicated the existence of four critical success factors, three organizational factors (management support, training, user involvement), and an information system factor (information quality), that affect IS success (use and satisfaction). Results found that information quality for the first time mediates the effect of the three organizational factors on IS success, while TAM components (perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use) have no effect.

Critical Success Factors and Lessons Learned from Creating a Large Windows help System

1996 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 360-364
Author(s):  
Kenneth R. Ohnemus
Keyword(s):  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Development Process ◽  
System Development ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Development Methodology ◽  
Corporate System ◽  
On Line ◽  
Help System

The sheer volume of information, 15 books and over 1,500 graphics, contained in CSC's corporate system development methodology, Catalyst,sm has created a need to have this information on-line. On-line access, it was felt, would dramatically impact productivity. To help support users and facilitate the use of Catalyst, the Microsoft (MS) help system, in conjunction with RoboHELPTM, was used to put Catalyst online in a hypertext format. Incorporating feedback and usability concerns was key in determining how its more than 20,000 users could best utilize this product. The design evolved over several months and in its final form also extended the limited functionality of the MS help system, providing a more robust product. This paper discusses the challenges surrounding the design of a large windows help system, approximately 53 MB in size (33 MB when fully compressed). The lessons learned can form the basis for creating an effective help system development process for meeting users' needs.

scholarly journals Critical Success Factors in Public-Private Partnership

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Sri Mulyani
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Public Private Partnership ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
The Government

Public Private Partnership (PPP) is an alternative solution for the government in order to provide public goods and services that the government cannot fulfill itself due to budget constraints.    However, not all PPP implementations are successful. In this article, the determinants of the success of PPP implementation are examined.  The analysis was carried out based on articles discussing the keys success factors of implementing PPP. These articles are taken from articles published in reputable journals. The results of the analysis show that organizational factors, interactional factors, structural factors and external factors are the key factors for the success  of the implementation of PPP.

scholarly journals Critical Success Factors for Malaysian Construction Projects: An Investigative Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yee Cheong Yong ◽  
Nur Emma Mustaffa
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Behavioural Aspects

Construction projects play an important role in the advancement of a nation through infrastructure development that leads to economic growth. They are planned carefully to accomplish certain goals. However, not all the projects achieved the goals as per planned. Many factors contribute to the successes and failures, and it becomes an interesting arena for research. The primary objective of this paper is to outline the development trend of project success measurement globally and locally. The research method employed was to make selected reviews on critical success factors' (CSFs) literature and to compare international standards and progress in incorporating human behavioural aspects of project management to the situation in Malaysia. A somewhat similar pattern can be observed in Malaysia where the studies have departed from the usual criteria of time, cost and quality, to define project success in a more holistic way. However, the domestic industry has failed to respond to the emerging trend globally as there has yet been any widely published research on the importance of human-related factors towards project success. A consolidated framework of CSFs has therefore, been proposed in responding to the findings. This paper fulfils an identified need as there has been a dearth of research on the subject matter locally.

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