An Investigation on the Adoption of Electronic Commerce Systems for the Operators of Construction Companies

E-commerce is emerging and growing in all kinds of businesses and industries over the world especially in the construction industry. This research focuses on the adoption of business-to- business kind of e-commerce in construction industry. This research aims to identify the motivational and barrier factors of the construction workers in influencing the adoption of e- commerce specifically in the construction industry world. As part of the research, a multinational company, which produces tools for the construction industry, will be used as a case study to look into how the customers of this company are adopting e-commerce. This research uses the Diffusion of Innovation model as the based research framework to understand the factors that explain the rate of adoption and how these factors are influencing the adoption in the construction industry. Other internal and external factors of companies such as the organizational factor, technological factor digital readiness will also be looked into to understand their influence as well when it comes to adoption of e-commerce. Data collection is done by distributing questionnaires to the related participants in the construction industry. Findings from this study provides insights on the factors of adoption by applying the diffusion of innovation model and recommendation of strategies for this industry to address the problem of low adoption of e-commerce among construction workers in the construction industry. This research showed that relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, Trialability, organizational readiness and trust are significant factors leading to the adoption of e-commerce systems. Culture as well as technological and digital readiness were found to be insignificant. Overall, the study’s findings enrich the discourse related to the adoption of e-commerce systems by construction companies in Asia and other parts of the world. The findings will be relevant for construction companies around the world planning to introduce or improve the e-commerce adoption of the customers. The study’s findings could also be relevant for future analysis of e-commerce adoption.

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Application of BIM and 3D Laser Scanning for Quantity Management in Construction Projects

Advances in Civil Engineering ◽

10.1155/2020/8839923 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Thu Anh Nguyen ◽

Phong Thanh Nguyen ◽

Sy Tien Do

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Laser Scanning ◽

Essential Role ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Management Process ◽

3D Laser Scanning ◽

Economic Sectors ◽

Construction Companies

The construction industry has played an essential role in the process of modernization and industrialization and it has also been a major factor in determining the development of the infrastructure for other economic sectors. Construction companies consider the measurement of work progress, which often wastes time and has a low resolution, to be one of the most challenging problems faced by project management. Therefore, this research aimed to propose practical solutions by applying recent technological achievements of the 4.0 industrial revolution to improve the efficiency of the quantity management process. By utilizing the advantages and features of a BIM model and 3D laser scanning, this paper proposes that adopting a BIM model and 3D laser scanning has the potential to improve the accuracy and efficiency of the quantity management process. The case study demonstrated some typical tasks to evaluate accuracy and efficiency as well as to showcase the research proposal.

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Analysis of Request for Proposals in Construction Industry

Quality Innovation Prosperity ◽

10.12776/qip.v20i1.686 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 104 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Michal Tkáč ◽

Radoslav Delina ◽

Martina Sabolová

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Single Case ◽

The Other ◽

Pareto Analysis ◽

Construction Companies ◽

Potential Client ◽

Other Hand ◽

Quantitative Results ◽

Main Barrier

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify and determine reasons why construction companies reject some of the request for proposals (RFPS) suitable for them. Methodology/Approach: The research has several parts. Within the first part the list of reasons which lead to rejection of RFPS and thus potential client are identified. Then the comparison of differences between groups of rejected RFPS with different configuration is made. The last part of research use Pareto analysis to determine most obvious and most costly reasons of rejection of RFPS. Findings: The paper identifies 12 reasons, why construction companies decline to prepare proposal for their potential clients. It also doesn’t confirm that configuration of RFPS has significant impact on the rejection of RFPS. Moreover the results on the other hand showed that insufficient trust represent the main barrier which influences the rejection of RFPS in selected company. Research Limitation/implication: The main limitation of the research is that it is based on single case study. Although, the quantitative results have to be generalised very carefully, on the other hand paper provide list of the possible reasons why construction companies decline to compete for an offer. Originality/Value of paper: The paper provides unique perspective because apart from traditional attitude, where only the submitted RFPS are evaluated, this paper analyses rejected RFPS and tries to identify and determine reasons why construction companies decide not to prepare proposal and thus reduce the possibility to acquire new contract.

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Empirical Study on Adoption of Islamic Banking System Using Quantitative Method:A Case Study of Afghanistan

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC ECONOMICS ◽

10.26414/a169 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Khatera Naseri ◽

Ashurov Sharofiddin

Keyword(s):

Diffusion Of Innovation ◽

Banking System ◽

Relative Advantage ◽

Islamic Banking ◽

Product Knowledge ◽

Diffusion Of Innovation Theory ◽

History Of ◽

The Government ◽

The Impact

Although the background of the banking system goes back as far as 1933, Islamic finance isstill new in Afghanistan. The history of the firstfull-fledged Islamic bank began asrecently as 2018 with the conversion ofBakhtarBank, a conventional bank, to the IslamicBank of Afghanistan (IBA). There have been numerousstudies done worldwide, but no empiricalstudy has examined the subject of Islamic banking adoption in the specific context of Afghanistan. Therefore, this presentstudy investigatesthe adoption ofIslamic banking in Afghanistan, using a case study of Herat province, based on Rogers’ (1983) Diffusion of Innovation Theory, to determine the impact of awareness,productknowledge,religiosity,relativeadvantage,compatibility, and complexity on the adoption of Islamic banking. A quantitative approach to the stratified convenience sampling method was used in this study. Questionnaires were distributed to 334 bank customers and the responses analyzed using SPSS v22. The multiple regression analysis finding indicated that product knowledge, relative advantage, and religiosity significantly and positively influenced the adoption of Islamic banking. It is suggested that the government and financial institutions should support Islamic banking with beneficial policies and initiatives to enhance the knowledge of the public about the significance of Islamic banking activities.

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E-commerce adoption in Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises Practitioner Firms: A revisit on Rogers' model

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências ◽

10.1590/0001-37652013103512 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 85 (4) ◽

pp. 1593-1604 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

MEHDI M. POORANGI ◽

EDWARD W.S. KHIN ◽

SHOHREH NIKOONEJAD ◽

ARASH KARDEVANI

Keyword(s):

Diffusion Of Innovation ◽

Response Rate ◽

Small And Medium Enterprises ◽

Survey Methods ◽

Relative Advantage ◽

Five Factors ◽

Innovation Model ◽

Different Dimensions ◽

Medium Enterprises ◽

A Company

The current climate of business necessitates competitions that are often tough and unpredictable. All organizations, regardless their size and scope of operation, are facing severe competitive challenges. In order to cope with this phenomenon, managers are turning to e-commerce in their respective organizations. The present study hinges upon exploring and explaining the different dimensions of the adoption of e-commerce among Small and medium enterprises, based on the Five Factors of Diffusion of Innovation Model derived by Rogers. In this study, however, we employed the survey methods. A questionnaire was distributed to 1,200 managers and employees in the manufacturing, service and agricultural sectors by email; with a response rate of 10%. The results gleamed from this study posits that relative advantage is influential vis-à-vis e-commerce adoption. Trialability and Observability factors affect the level of confidence of management, which in turn, influences e-commerce adoption. Meanwhile, the existing culture of a company affects the resistance of employees, which in turn negatively effects the e-commerce adoption, while complexity does not significantly influence the e-commerce adoption.

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A Sociological Study On Construction Workers (With Special Reference to Chitradurga District)

International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Research ◽

10.54121/202108/1483 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (8) ◽

pp. 48-53

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Economic Condition ◽

Point Of View ◽

Construction Workers ◽

Main Field ◽

Economic Activities ◽

Sociological Study ◽

The World ◽

Unorganized Sector

India is a largest growing economies in the world. There are several sectors helps to the expansion of economic growth. Among these sectors construction industry is the main field which leads to the spread of economic activities. Eighteenth century witnessed industrial revolution in England. The term industrialization refers the process which assists to the expansion of economic condition of any Informal or unorganized sector. In India nearly 273 million workers engaged in construction Industry in which 92 % of them are working in unorganized sectors. Undoubtedly the process of industrialization helps every nation for the economic development, simultaneously creates various social problems. Considering the fact, the present study aims to find out the socio- economic condition of construction workers with a sociological point of view in Chitradurga district. Because the construction workers facing perilous condition and leading vulnerable life. Health hazards, economic instability, seasoned job are the main problems of these workers. Nonetheless, the present study tries to explain the difficulty of construction workers in a sociological background.

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IT tools and standards supporting mass customisation in the building industry

International Journal of Construction Supply Chain Management ◽

10.14424/ijcscm901019-60-80 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 60-80

Author(s):

Kim Jensen ◽

◽

Kjeld Nielson ◽

Thomas Brunoe ◽

Jesper Larsen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Mass Customization ◽

Value Chain ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Integrated System ◽

Mass Customisation ◽

Industry Foundation Classes ◽

Construction Companies ◽

Productivity And Competitiveness

Research demonstrate that productivity in the Danish building and construction industry has only doubled over the last fifty years, whereas the manufacturing industry has increased six times. Utilisation of mass customization as a strategy has achieved results in the manufacturing industry in terms of increasing productivity and competitiveness, so the strategy might have potentials in the building and construction industry as well. However, mass customization as a strategy for improving the productivity of the building and construction industry has not been explored as much as in the manufacturing industry. The purpose of this paper is to analysethe assumptions and possibilities for applying the principles of masscustomisation related to establishing an adaptable integrated system of entities in the value chain of the building and construction industry.The outset of the paper is a literature review concerning the utilisation of mass customization as a strategy in terms of increasing productivity within the building and construction industry. An essential part of the paper is a case study of 11 building and construction companies and an analysis of the conditions for cooperation between the entities in the value chain of the building and construction industry. The paper induces to which extent it makes sense to talk about utilisation of mass customisation by applying the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) and standardisation initiatives of the construction industry provided by buildingSMART, and at the same time harvesting the benefits of the mass customization.

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E-Governance Adoption

Social Development and High Technology Industries ◽

10.4018/978-1-61350-192-4.ch007 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 99-117

Author(s):

Ioannis Karavasilis ◽

Kostas Zafiropoulos ◽

Vasiliki Vrana

Keyword(s):

Technology Acceptance ◽

Diffusion Of Innovation ◽

Perceived Risk ◽

Online Survey ◽

Relative Advantage ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Personal Innovativeness ◽

Governance Practices ◽

Innovation Model ◽

Acceptance Model

This chapter introduces Technology Acceptance Model, the Diffusion of Innovation model and constructs of trust, risk and personal innovativeness as a means of studying e-governance adoption. As governments around the world are moving forward in e-governance development it is important to identify factors that determine acceptance under specific circumstances prevailing in each country and give strategic insight to increase the usage of e-governance services. Primary and secondary education teachers responded to an online survey resulting to 230 questionnaires. A SEM validation of the proposed model reveals that Personal Innovativeness, Compatibility and Relative advantage are stronger predictors of intention to use, compared to trust, and perceived risk. The findings give some clues and directions for planning effective e-governance practices and could assist policy-makers with the first guidelines about which areas should be improved in order to enhance e-governance services.

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FinTech banking industry: a systemic approach

foresight ◽

10.1108/fs-07-2017-0026 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 19 (6) ◽

pp. 590-603 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Jarunee Wonglimpiyarat

Keyword(s):

Diffusion Of Innovation ◽

Financial Services ◽

Research Study ◽

Technology Development ◽

Banking Industry ◽

Content Type ◽

Innovation Model ◽

Systemic Innovation ◽

And Diffusion

Purpose This paper aims to explore FinTech and its dynamic transitions in the banking industry. In particular, the study analyses the systemic innovation nature of FinTech-based innovations. The main contribution of this research study is the development of systemic innovation model which can be used as a dynamic tool to track the progress and pattern of technology development and diffusion. The research also discusses the latest financial innovation of PromptPay FinTech – the e-payment system in Thailand. Design/methodology/approach This research uses the case study approach to analyse the systemic innovation characteristics of FinTech-based innovations. This research offers a new systemic innovation model which is developed and can be used as a dynamic tool to track the progress and pattern of technology development and diffusion. The study uses FinTech-based innovations as case study samples to gain a better understanding concerning the systemic characteristics and the pattern of technology diffusion under the analytical framework of systemic innovation model. This research involves qualitative interviews with five major commercial banks in the financial services industry of Thailand. Findings The analyses of findings show the systemic characteristics of FinTech-based innovations in the banking industry, both at a global scale and Thailand case. The analyses have shown that systemic characteristics of the innovation process are the outcome of interactions between the complexity of the innovation and the capabilities of innovators in managing the innovation. The insightful implications on the systemic nature of innovation give the trend and direction of FinTech-based innovation development in the banking industry. Originality/value The main contribution which shows originality and value of this paper is the development of systemic innovation model. This research study develops a systemic innovation model to analyse the systemic characteristics which can be applied to all innovations in any industry. The model can also help track the progress and pattern of technology development and diffusion. Therefore, the model can be used to project the trend and diffusion of innovation competition in the banking industry.

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Effect of Cultural Diversity in Communication on Project Success Within Multinational Construction Companies in the United Arab Emirates

International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management ◽

10.4018/ijrcm.2019100103 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 39-65

Author(s):

Brian J. Galli

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Poor Performance ◽

Management Communication ◽

Construction Companies ◽

Design Changes ◽

Depth Analysis ◽

Diverse Environment

All industries rely on communication and its effectiveness to run a system of subcontracting. There are many subcontractors in the construction industry that are involved in processes, such as design, plumbing, electrical, and project management. Communication facilitates cooperation, but when it is ineffective, then it leads to poor performance. The situation is even more critical in a culturally diverse environment, such as the UAE construction industry. This study sought to investigate the risks that ineffective communication can have on a construction industry by using the UAE as a case study. The researcher collected secondary data by conducting an in-depth analysis of past studies. Also, the qualitative analysis of the information led to the realization that communication failure could cause sub-contractor failure, scope changes, design changes, ineffective knowledge transfer, poor stakeholder engagement, time differences, and geographical distance.

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Categorization of Construction Waste

10.29007/919j ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Parth Raval ◽

Jaydev Bhavsar ◽

Dharmesh Oza

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Value Added ◽

Residential Building ◽

Research Projects ◽

Cost Overruns ◽

Construction Waste ◽

The World ◽

Building Project

Waste in the construction industry has been the theme of several research projects around the world in recent years. Researchers implement different methods to reduce the amount of waste in the construction industry. In the construction industry, contractors only consider physical waste which leads the project to cost overruns. i.e. material waste. Construction industry is also affected by time overrun. Impact of time overrun on the construction projects is considerably high and requires special attention in addition to physical waste. In the present study, construction waste is categorized in mainly of two types: value added waste and non-value added waste. This categorization includes both-material waste as well as time waste, which are main causes of occurrence of waste. A case study was also carried out at a residential building project in Ahmedabad, Gujarat to get the idea about the percentage of waste occurs in a construction project.

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