Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 19 Issue 1

Measuring complexity for building projects: a Delphi study

Bo Xia, Albert P.C. Chan

The aim of this study is to identify complexity measures for building projects in the People's Republic of China (PRC).

The effect of bidding success in construction bidding

Bee Lan Oo, Hing‐Po Lo, Benson Teck‐Heng Lim

Winning a bid will carry implications for capacity level of a construction firm. This paper aims to examine the impact of a winning bid on contractors' bid pricing strategies.

New life‐cycle costing approach for infrastructure rehabilitation

Mazen Farran, Tarek Zayed

Several rehabilitation planning methods are reported in the literature for public infrastructures, such as bridges, pavements, sewers, etc. These methods, however, are limited to…

Leadership – style, satisfaction and commitment: An exploration in the United Arab Emirates' construction sector

Kasim Randeree, Abdul Ghaffar Chaudhry

This paper aims to provide an examination of the extent to which different leadership styles impact employee job satisfaction and organizational commitment in the United Arab…

Capacity building of construction industries in Sub‐Saharan developing countries: A case for Malawi

Grant Kululanga

The need for capacity building of construction industries in developing countries cannot be over‐emphasised in order to ensure quality of services and products as well as the…

Human resource practices of contractors that lead to job satisfaction of professional staff

Lewis J.W. Lim, Florence Y.Y. Ling

The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of contractors' human resource (HR) practices on job satisfaction of their professional staff. The specific objectives are…

2011 Awards for Excellence

Editorial

Ronald McCaffer