Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management: Volume 21 Issue 2

Structural relationships between cultural values and coping behaviors of professionals in the stressful construction industry

Isabelle Y.S. Chan, Mei-yung Leung, Tina Yuan

Coping behaviors are a popular area of research in relation to construction professionals, who are often compelled to face a great deal of stress while striving for good…

A discriminant model for measuring competition intensity of construction market

Kunhui Ye, Liyin Shen, Weisheng Lu

“Competition intensity” is a factor in addressing competitiveness. The understanding on competition intensity is prerequisite to the formulation of industrial competition policies…

Cash flow modeling for construction projects

Tarek Zayed, Yaqiong Liu

Construction projects are well known for their complexity and ambiguity. These projects carry out higher risk than traditional ones because they entail high capital outlays and…

Rework and schedule performance: A profile of incidence, impact, causes and solutions

Bon-Gang Hwang, Shimin Yang

Rework is a pervasive problem in the construction industry. While several studies have examined the relationship between rework and cost overruns, few have related rework to…

Using public-private partnerships for the building and management of school assets and services

Tingting Liu, Suzanne Wilkinson

The provision of school assets and associated services is essential for achieving a country's educational outcomes. Building and managing schools usually features large component…

Understanding project stakeholders’ perceptions of public participation in China's infrastructure and construction projects: Social effects, benefits, forms, and barriers

Lin-lin Xie, Yu Yang, Yi Hu, Albert P.C. Chan

Public participation has been implemented with growing frequency as an instrument for dealing with the increased socio-economic and environmental disputes in public infrastructure…

Editorial

Ron McCaffer