scholarly journals Exploring Critical Factors Affecting Contractors’ Coopetition Relationship in International Construction Projects

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Lili Gao ◽  
Xiaopeng Deng ◽  
Weimin Yang ◽  
Tengyuan Chang
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Competition And Cooperation ◽  
International Construction ◽  
Comprehensive Literature Review

Coopetition is a revolutionary mindset that combines competition and cooperation. This paper aims to determine and to explore the critical factors affecting contractors’ coopetition relationship (CR) in international construction projects (ICPs). In order to improve CR between international contractors in ICPs, a comprehensive literature review was performed to identify the potential variables affecting the CR. A questionnaire survey of 151 professionals in both academia and industry, which included 53 variables, was conducted to explore the critical factors affecting international contractors’ CR in ICPs. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to evaluate the multivariate interrelationships among those variables. As a result, nine underlying factors, including six internal factors and three external factors, were extracted and interpreted. The findings can help international contractors to understand more accurately how the coopetition relationship between contractors is affected and can provide a basis for follow-up research on how to evaluate the coopetition status of contractors and the coopetition strategies adopted in ICPs.

Factors Affecting the Use and Consequences of Management Accounting Practices in A Transitional Economy: The Case of Vietnam

2016 ◽  
pp. 54-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anh Doan Ngoc Phi
Keyword(s):  
Significant Influence ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Transitional Economy ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Enterprise Performance ◽  
Factors Affecting

This study seeks to help fill an important gap in the literature by investigating factors that have facilitated the use of management accounting practices (MAPs) in Vietnam - a transitional economy. Data were collected from 220 medium-to-large enterprises. Follow-up interviews were conducted with 20 accounting heads/vice heads to obtain further information and clarification. The quantitative data collected was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics (including t-tests and structural equation modeling), while the qualitative data was used to shed further light on the various relationships described by the quantitative analysis. This paper reveals that both decentralization and competition have a positive, significant influence on the use of new MAPs except for the old ones. Consequently, the use of MAPs has a positive, significant influence on enterprise performance.

scholarly journals Internal factors influencing the competitiveness of SMEs: the case of Binh Duong Province in Vietnam

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-129
Author(s):  
Phu Thien Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Learning Organization ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Organizational Capability ◽  
Access To Finance ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Brand Orientation ◽  
Factors Affecting

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam in general and in Binh Duong province in particular are experiencing tough competition in the context of global and regional international integration. This study aims at identifying the internal factors affecting business competitiveness of SMEs in the province of Binh Duong. The proposed research model consists of seven independent variables (market orientation, organizational capability, reward and compensation, learning organization, technological innovation, brand orientation, access to finance) and one dependent variable (SME's competitiveness). Both qualitative approach and quantitative approach were adopted. The quantitative research was conducted through a survey of 350 business owners or their representatives. There are 345 valid returned questionnaires. The methodology of framework test involves validity and reliability of measure scales test and checking of variables. In order to test the hypotheses the structural equation modeling is employed with the help of SPSS 16.0 and AMOS 21.0. The findings show that only two factors affecting the competitiveness of SMEs which are learning organization and access to finance. The results are not in line with the current literature because the other constructs like reward and compensation, technological innovation and brand orientation have no impact on SMEs' competitiveness. This can be explained by limited sample size, lack of mediating and control variables. Implications are offered on the influence of learning organization and access to finance on SMEs' competitiveness. Recommendations for future research are also developed.

scholarly journals A Pre-Test via Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling with the Influence of Organisational Structures and Organisational Internal Factors on Construction Risk Management Among Malaysian Construction Industries

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6S4) ◽  
pp. 402-406
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Construction Risk

An increased demand has been placed on construction projects to be more accountable to their clients with measure to the company services and outputs. This demand is because of innumerable antecedent factors repelling risk management in construction projects. However, finishing the projects is not only the concern of the industries but also managing the risks involved with the projects. This paper investigated the effects of organizational structure and internal factors on the risk management among G7 contractors in Malaysia. The purpose of this study is threefold: (i) to propose an inclusive research model which comprises of the antecedent factors proposed in the model to improve effective risk management in Malaysia construction industries (ii) to serve as a validation process for the developed instrument of the on-going research with the identified constructs of the study (iii) to show the preliminary analysis and the results. A pilot study was conducted, data was collected and a total of thirty (30) respondents’ responses were analysed using a questionnaire of eighty-one items. This was conducted to access and validate how reliable the analytical tools (i.e PLS-SEM model) used in the survey were. The results obtained indicated that the reliability of the measurement model and the ensuing data for pilot study suggested a veritable evidence of their validity.

scholarly journals Investigating Factors of Safety Culture Assessment in Construction Industry Projects

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 971-983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vahid Zeinalabedin Tehrani ◽  
Omid Rezaifar ◽  
Majid Gholhaki ◽  
Yahya Khosravi
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Supportive Environment ◽  
The Impact

Early signs of an organizational commitment to safety policies are manifested in the safety culture in that organization. Improving the safety culture of contractors can reduce occupational accidents in construction industry projects. Many scholars tend to research on this concept in order to achieve an approach to reducing occupational accidents. Numerous studies have attempted to identify the components affecting the safety culture using various methods and tools for measuring and assessing the safety culture; nevertheless, none of these studies measured the impact level of each of the evaluated factors on the safety culture. Hence, this study, assess the influence of each of these factors on the safe culture of contractors working in the construction industry. This study used a structural equation modeling approach to examine the safety culture assessment factors. Accordingly, ten factors affecting the safety culture were scrutinized to provide a conceptual model with ten predictable paths for evaluating the relationships between the variables. The data collected from thermal power plant construction projects were applied to test the hypothesized model experimentally using SEM-PLS method. According to the results of this study, it can be concluded that the factors of management commitment, appraisal of work hazards, supportive environment and communication among the factors influencing the safety culture of contractors in the studied projects had respectively the most impact on the safety culture of contractors operating in the thermal power industry, as well as the work pressure had the least impact on the safety culture..

scholarly journals Identifying the Non-Traditional Safety Risk Paths of Employees from Chinese International Construction Companies in Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1990
Author(s):  
Chi Jin ◽  
Bo Li ◽  
Zhaoying Ye ◽  
Pengcheng Xiang
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Safety Risk ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
International Construction ◽  
Risk Sources

In recent years, more and more construction enterprises are expanding into overseas markets, especially in underdeveloped regions such as Africa. Compared to domestic construction projects, international construction projects have been faced with more uncertainties and increased levels of safety risks to the employees in the context of political turmoil, racism, and religious conflict in the host country. This study aims to answer what risk factors contribute to the threat to the safety of overseas employees and how safety risk factors interact, using employees from Chinese international construction companies (CICCs) in Africa as an example. A total of 39 safety risk factors were selected by literature review and case study based on Heinrich’s Domino Theory of Accident Causation. To identify the critical safety risk sources and significant risk paths, a questionnaire survey was conducted among 208 professionals who have participated in construction projects in Africa. Using structural equation modeling (SEM), a total of twelve critical risk paths and five controllable risk sources were identified. The improper behaviors of the CICCs and their employees were shown to have the largest impact on the safety of Chinese employees, through the mediating effect of the criminal offense. This study provides some insights into safety risk management in international construction projects. Meanwhile, the quantitative approach proposed can also be used by other international companies or governments in identifying the safety risk paths of their overseas workers involved in international construction projects.

scholarly journals Investigating the Impact of Critical Factors on Continuous Usage Intention towards Enterprise Social Networks: An Integrated Model of IS Success and TTF

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7619
Author(s):  
Run-Ze Wu ◽  
Xiu-Fu Tian
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Information Systems Success ◽  
Is Success ◽  
Enterprise Social Networks ◽  
Task Technology Fit ◽  
Continuous Usage Intention ◽  
The Impact

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, many people have to accept remote working. However, as COVID-19 has been effectively controlled in China, remote office services provided by enterprise social networks (ESNs) is no longer a necessary choice of users. There has not yet been any referential research for ESN enterprises concerning how to encourage users willing to use ESNs continuously. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to identify the critical factors of ESN continuous usage intention to make up the research gap of ESN continuous usage intention and to help enterprises address the issue of sustained growth. This research combines elements of the task technology fit (TTF) model and D&M information systems success (ISS) model, explaining the continuous usage intention of ESN users. The empirical analysis results are based on the sample data of 668 Chinese respondents with experience in ESNs use and analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). Results show that task technology fit, performance expectancy and the satisfaction degree have a significant influence on continuous usage intention of ESNs. The research findings can provide the theoretical basis for sustained development and follow-up research of the ESN industry.

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