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af Hällström, A, Bosch-Sijtsema, P, Poblete, L, Rempling, R and Karlsson, M (2021) The role of social ties in collaborative project networks: A tale of two construction cases. Construction Management and Economics, 39(09), 723–38.

Ahadzi, M and Bowles, G (2004) Public-private partnerships and contract negotiations: an empirical study. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 967-78.

Ajslev, J Z N and Møller, J L (2023) The art of role-switching–positioning practices and the relational roles of OSH coordinators in the Danish construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 41(09), 703–23.

Ajslev, J Z N, Wåhlin-Jacobsen, C D, Brandt, M, Møller, J L and Andersen, L L (2020) Losing face from engagement – an overlooked risk in the implementation of participatory organisational health and safety initiatives in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 38(09), 824–39.

Ali, M M and Elazouni, A (2009) Finance-based CPM/LOB scheduling of projects with repetitive non-serial activities. Construction Management and Economics, 27(09), 839–56.

Anaman, K A and Osei-Amponsah, C (2007) Analysis of the causality links between the growth of the construction industry and the growth of the macro-economy in Ghana. Construction Management and Economics, 25(09), 951–61.

Anvuur, A M, Kumaraswamy, M and Fellows, R (2012) Perceptions of status and TMO workgroup cooperation: implications for project governance. Construction Management and Economics, 30(09), 719-37.

Arditi, D, Gluch, P and Holmdahl, M (2013) Managerial competencies of female and male managers in the Swedish construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 31(09), 979-90.

Atkinson, A R and Westall, R (2010) The relationship between integrated design and construction and safety on construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 28(09), 17.

Azcarate-Aguerre, J F, Conci, M, Zils, M, Hopkinson, P and Klein, T (2022) Building energy retrofit-as-a-service: a Total Value of Ownership assessment methodology to support whole life-cycle building circularity and decarbonisation. Construction Management and Economics, 40(09), 676–89.

Balatbat, M C A, Lin, C-y and Carmichael, D G (2010) Comparative performance of publicly listed construction companies: Australian evidence. Construction Management and Economics, 28(09), 32.

Ballesteros-Pérez, P, González-Cruz, M C, Fuentes-Bargues, J L and Skitmore, M (2015) Analysis of the distribution of the number of bidders in construction contract auctions. Construction Management and Economics, 33(09), 752-70.

Benjaoran, V, Tabyang, W and Sooksil, N (2015) Precedence relationship options for the resource levelling problem using a genetic algorithm. Construction Management and Economics, 33(09), 711-23.

Bowen, P, Cattell, K, Edwards, P J and Marks, J (2010) Perceptions of HIV/AIDS policies and treatment programmes by Western Cape construction firms. Construction Management and Economics, 28(09), 1006.

Bryde, D J and Schulmeister, R (2012) Applying Lean principles to a building refurbishment project: experiences of key stakeholders. Construction Management and Economics, 30(09), 777-94.

Cameron, I and Hare, B (2008) Planning tools for integrating health and safety in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 26(09), 909.

Castro, I, Galán, J L and Casanueva, C (2009) Antecedents of construction project coalitions: a study of the Spanish construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 27(09), 809–22.

Chandra, V and Loosemore, M (2004) Women's self-perception: an inter-sector comparison of construction, legal and nursing professionals. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 947-56.

Chen, C and Messner, J I (2005) An investigation of Chinese BOT projects in water supply: a comparative perspective. Construction Management and Economics, 23(09), 913-25.

Cheung, S O, Tam, C M, Tam, V, Cheung, K and Suen, H (2004) A web-based performance assessment system for environmental protection: WePass. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 927-35.

Chia, F C, Skitmore, M, Runeson, G and Bridge, A (2014) Economic development and construction productivity in Malaysia. Construction Management and Economics, 32(09), 874-87.

Chiang, Y-H and Cheng, E W L (2010) Construction loans and industry development: the case of Hong Kong. Construction Management and Economics, 28(09), 69.

Chiara, N and Garvin, M J (2008) Variance models for project financial risk analysis with applications to greenfield BOT highway projects. Construction Management and Economics, 26(09), 39.

Cui, L (2023) Collusion governance strategies under the construction supervision system in China. Construction Management and Economics, 41(09), 724–38.

da Rocha, C G and Kemmer, S (2018) Integrating product and process design in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 36(09), 535–43.

Damnjanovic, I and Zhou, X (2009) Impact of crude oil market behaviour on unit bid prices: the evidence from the highway construction sector. Construction Management and Economics, 27(09), 881–90.

Damnjanovic, I, Duthie, J and Waller, S T (2008) Valuation of strategic network flexibility in development of toll road projects. Construction Management and Economics, 26(09), 90.

De Place Hansen, E J and Larsen, J N (2011) Employment and winter construction: a comparative analysis of Denmark and western European countries with a similar climate. Construction Management and Economics, 29(09), 875–90.

Delgado-Hernandez, D J and Aspinwall, E M (2005) Improvement tools in the UK construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 23(09), 965-77.

Dericks, G H and Phua, F T T (2020) The occupational attractiveness of the built environment and the roles of individualism and collectivism: a hidden source of conflict and gender imbalance?. Construction Management and Economics, 38(09), 773–88.

Dickson, R (2023) What’s it going to take? Lessons learned from COVID-19 and worker mental health in the Australian construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 41(09), 758–80.

Ding, Z, Ng, F and Cai, Q (2007) Personal constructs affecting interpersonal trust and willingness to share knowledge between architects in project design teams. Construction Management and Economics, 25(09), 937–50.

Drejer, I and Vinding, A L (2006) Organisation, "anchoring" of knowledge, and innovative activity in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 24(09), 921-31.

Eriksson, P E (2010) Partnering: what is it, when should it be used, and how should it be implemented?. Construction Management and Economics, 28(09), 17.

Espinoza, R D (2011) Contingency estimating using option pricing theory: closing the gap between theory and practice. Construction Management and Economics, 29(09), 913–27.

Ewart, I J (2019) The social consequences of minor innovations in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 37(09), 537–49.

Fagbenle, O I, Adeyemi, A Y and Adesanya, D A (2004) The impact of non-financial incentives on bricklayers' productivity in Nigeria. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 899-911.

Flanagan, R, Lu, W, Shen, L and Jewell, C (2007) Competitiveness in construction: a critical review of research. Construction Management and Economics, 25(09), 989–1000.

Ghansah, F A and Lu, W (2023) Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the construction industry: a literature review of academic research. Construction Management and Economics, 41(09), 781–803.

Griffith, A (2011) Delivering best value in the small works portfolio of public sector organizations when using preferred contractors. Construction Management and Economics, 29(09), 891–900.

Grosse, H (2019) An insider’s point of view: autoethnography in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 37(09), 481–98.

Guo, K, Minchin, E and Ferragut, T (2005) The shift to warranties and performance specifications: what of method specifications?. Construction Management and Economics, 23(09), 953-63.

Haglund, P, Rudberg, M and Sezer, A A (2022) Organizing logistics to achieve strategic fit in building contractors: a configurations approach. Construction Management and Economics, 40(09), 711–26.

Hamid, W and Tutt, D (2019) “Thrown away like a banana leaf”: precarity of labour and precarity of place for Tamil migrant construction workers in Singapore. Construction Management and Economics, 37(09), 513–36.

Hogarth, T and Gambin, L (2014) Employer investment in Apprenticeships in England: an exploration of the sensitivity of employers in the construction sector to the net costs of training. Construction Management and Economics, 32(09), 845-56.

Huang, Y-L (2008) The pricing of conditional performance guarantees with risky collateral. Construction Management and Economics, 26(09), 78.

Huang, Y-l and Lin, W (2010) Does debt structure matter? Estimating contractor default barrier by the down-and-out call option approach. Construction Management and Economics, 28(09), 58.

Jacobsson, M and Linderoth, H C J (2021) Newly graduated students’ role as ambassadors for digitalisation in construction firms. Construction Management and Economics, 39(09), 759–72.

Jaillon, L and Poon, C S (2008) Sustainable construction aspects of using prefabrication in dense urban environment: a Hong Kong case study. Construction Management and Economics, 26(09), 66.

Jha, K N and Chockalingam, C T (2011) Prediction of schedule performance of Indian construction projects using an artificial neural network. Construction Management and Economics, 29(09), 901–11.

Jha, K N and Iyer, C K (2006) What attributes should a project coordinator possess?. Construction Management and Economics, 24(09), 977-88.

Jiang, H and Liu, C (2011) Forecasting construction demand: a vector error correction model with dummy variables. Construction Management and Economics, 29(09), 969–79.

Johnsson, H (2013) Production strategies for pre-engineering in house-building: exploring product development platforms. Construction Management and Economics, 31(09), 941-58.

Jones, T, Shan, Y and Goodrum, P M (2010) An investigation of corporate approaches to sustainability in the US engineering and construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 28(09), 83.

Kaminsky, J and Faust, K (2018) Infrastructure epistemologies: water, wastewater and displaced persons in Germany. Construction Management and Economics, 36(09), 521–34.

Kedir, F, Chen, Q, Hall, D M, Adey, B T and Boyd, R (2022) Formative scenario analysis of the factors influencing the adoption of industrialised construction in countries with high housing demand – the cases of Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa. Construction Management and Economics, 40(09), 690–710.

Kim, H J and Reinschmidt, K F (2006) A dynamic competition model for construction contractors. Construction Management and Economics, 24(09), 955-65.

Koch, C and Schultz, C S (2019) The production of defects in construction – an agency dissonance. Construction Management and Economics, 37(09), 499–512.

Kulatunga, U, Amaratunga, D and Haigh, R (2009) Critical success factors of construction research and development. Construction Management and Economics, 27(09), 891–900.

L_wstedt, M and R_is_nen, C (2012) Playing back-spin balls: narrating organizational change in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 30(09), 795-806.

Laishram, B S and Kalidindi, S N (2009) Desirability rating analysis for debt financing of public–private partnership road projects. Construction Management and Economics, 27(09), 823–37.

Laryea, S and Hughes, W (2008) How contractors price risk in bids: theory and practice. Construction Management and Economics, 26(09), 24.

Lasshof, B and Stoy, C (2016) Estimation models for heating energy and electricity costs. Construction Management and Economics, 34(09), 622-40.

Lehtonen, J L and Kiiras, J M (2010) Cost modelling in underpinning projects. Construction Management and Economics, 28(09), 95.

Leung, M-Y, Olomolaiye, P, Chong, A and Lam, C C Y (2005) Impacts of stress on estimation performance in Hong Kong. Construction Management and Economics, 23(09), 891-903.

Li, H, Guo, H, Skibniewski, M J and Skitmore, M (2008) Using the IKEA model and virtual prototyping technology to improve construction process management. Construction Management and Economics, 26(09), 1000.

Li, Y and Liu, C (2010) Malmquist indices of total factor productivity changes in the Australian construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 28(09), 45.

Lim, J N and Ofori, G (2007) Classification of innovation for strategic decision making in construction businesses. Construction Management and Economics, 25(09), 963–78.

Lingard, H and Francis, V (2004) The work-life experiences of office and site-based employees in the Australian construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 991-1002.

Lingard, H, Pink, S, Harley, J and Edirisinghe, R (2015) Looking and learning: Using participatory video to improve health and safety in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 33(09), 740-51.

Lingard, H, Pirzadeh, P, Blismas, N, Wakefield, R and Kleiner, B (2014) Exploring the link between early constructor involvement in project decision-making and the efficacy of health and safety risk control. Construction Management and Economics, 32(09), 918-31.

Liu, B, Huang, P and Lu, W (2023) How to foster contractors’ in-role and extra-role behavior: the role of interpersonal ties and dependence asymmetry. Construction Management and Economics, 41(09), 739–57.

Liu, B, Wang, Q, Wu, G, Zheng, J and Li, L (2020) How family-supportive supervisor affect Chinese construction workers’ work-family conflict and turnover intention: investigating the moderating role of work and family identity salience. Construction Management and Economics, 38(09), 807–23.

Loosemore, M (2015) Building a new third construction sector through social enterprise. Construction Management and Economics, 33(09), 724-39.

Manley, K and Mcfallan, S (2006) Exploring the drivers of firm-level innovation in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 24(09), 911-20.

McCabe, A, Parker, R and Brown, K (2011) Social outcomes in the construction industry: the case of the Western Australian ‘Percent for Art’ policy. Construction Management and Economics, 29(09), 929–41.

McCloughan, P (2004) Construction sector concentration: evidence from Britain. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 979-90.

Mokhlesian, S and Holmén, M (2012) Business model changes and green construction processes. Construction Management and Economics, 30(09), 761-75.

Murphy, R and Seriki, O (2021) The impact of environmental turbulence on the strategic decision-making process in Irish quantity surveying (QS) professional service firms (PSFs). Construction Management and Economics, 39(09), 739–58.

Navon, R and Shpatnitsky, Y (2005) A model for automated monitoring of road construction. Construction Management and Economics, 23(09), 941-51.

Ng, S T and Wong, Y M W (2007) Payment and audit mechanisms for non private-funded PPP-based infrastructure maintenance projects. Construction Management and Economics, 25(09), 915–23.

Ninan, J, Mahalingam, A, Clegg, S and Sankaran, S (2020) ICT for external stakeholder management: sociomateriality from a power perspective. Construction Management and Economics, 38(09), 840–55.

Noorizadeh, A, Rashidi, K and Peltokorpi, A (2018) Categorizing suppliers for development investments in construction: application of DEA and RFM concept. Construction Management and Economics, 36(09), 487–506.

Orstavik, F (2014) Innovation as re-institutionalization: a case study of technological change in housebuilding in Norway. Construction Management and Economics, 32(09), 857-73.

Papachristos, G, Jain, N, Burman, E, Zimmermann, N, Wu, X, Liu, P, Mumovic, D, Lin, B, Davies, M and Edkins, A (2020) Low carbon building performance in the construction industry: a multi-method approach of system dynamics and building performance modelling. Construction Management and Economics, 38(09), 856–76.

Phua, F T T and Rowlinson, S (2004) Operationalizing culture in construction management research: a social identity perspective in the Hong Kong context. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 913-25.

Powell, A, Hassan, T M, Dainty, A R J and Carter, C (2009) Exploring gender differences in construction research: a European perspective. Construction Management and Economics, 27(09), 803–7.

Pryke, S D (2005) Towards a social network theory of project governance. Construction Management and Economics, 23(09), 927-39.

Pu, W, Xu, F and Marques, R C (2021) A bibliometric and meta-analysis of studies on public–private partnership in China. Construction Management and Economics, 39(09), 773–89.

Pun, S K, Liu, C and Langston, C (2006) Case study of demolition costs of residential buildings. Construction Management and Economics, 24(09), 967-76.

Qin, B and Green, S D (2022) The micro-practices of project organizing in the Chinese construction sector: a sensemaking perspective. Construction Management and Economics, 40(09), 655–75.

Rooke, J A and Kagioglou, M (2007) Criteria for evaluating research: the unique adequacy requirement of methods. Construction Management and Economics, 25(09), 979–87.

Rose, T M and Manley, K (2014) Revisiting the adoption of innovative products on Australian road infrastructure projects. Construction Management and Economics, 32(09), 904-17.

Ruddock, L and Ruddock, S (2009) Reassessing productivity in the construction sector to reflect hidden innovation and the knowledge economy. Construction Management and Economics, 27(09), 871–9.

Sacilotto, J and Loosemore, M (2018) Chinese investment in the Australian construction industry: the social amplification of risk. Construction Management and Economics, 36(09), 507–20.

Sacks, R (2016) What constitutes good production flow in construction?. Construction Management and Economics, 34(09), 641-56.

Sacks, R, Perlman, A and Barak, R (2013) Construction safety training using immersive virtual reality. Construction Management and Economics, 31(09), 1005-17.

Sanaei, M, Javernick-Will, A N and Chinowsky, P (2013) The influence of generation on knowledge sharing connections and methods in construction and engineering organizations headquartered in the US. Construction Management and Economics, 31(09), 991-1004.

Satirasetthavee, D and Herabat, P (2007) Integration of the component of financial statement in highway maintenance planning. Construction Management and Economics, 25(09), 925–36.

Saunders, F C, Sherry, A H and Gale, A W (2016) Dualities and dilemmas: Contending with uncertainty in large-scale safety-critical projects. Construction Management and Economics, 34(09), 657-75.

Scott-Young, C M, Turner, M and Holdsworth, S (2020) Male and female mental health differences in built environment undergraduates. Construction Management and Economics, 38(09), 789–806.

Shiu, E, Jiang, Z and Zaefarian, G (2014) Antecedents of behavioural commitment in inter-organizational relationships: a field study of the UK construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 32(09), 888-903.

Shu-Shun, L and Shih, K-C (2009) A framework of critical resource chain for project schedule analysis. Construction Management and Economics, 27(09), 857–69.

Stoy, C and Kalusche, W (2006) The determination of occupancy costs during early project phases. Construction Management and Economics, 24(09), 933-44.

Styhre, A (2011) The overworked site manager: gendered ideologies in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 29(09), 943-955.

Styhre, A (2008) The role of social capital in knowledge sharing: the case of a specialist rock construction company. Construction Management and Economics, 26(09), 51.

Styhre, A, Josephson, P-E and Knauseder, I (2004) Learning capabilities in organizational networks: case studies of six construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 957-66.

Sunding, L and Ekholm, A (2015) Applying social sciences to inspire behavioural change in the construction sector: An experimental study. Construction Management and Economics, 33(09), 695-710.

Tabassi, A A, Ramli, M, Roufechaei, K M and Tabasi, A A (2014) Team development and performance in construction design teams: an assessment of a hierarchical model with mediating effect of compensation. Construction Management and Economics, 32(09), 932-49.

Tang, S L, Ying, K C, Chan, W Y and Chan, Y L (2004) Impact of social safety investments on social costs of construction accidents. Construction Management and Economics, 22(09), 937-46.

Torriti, J (2012) Multiple-project discount rates for cost-benefit analysis in construction projects: a formal risk model for microgeneration renewable energy technologies. Construction Management and Economics, 30(09), 739-47.

Townsend, K, Loudoun, R and Markwell, K (2016) The role of line managers in creating and maintaining healthy work environments on project construction sites. Construction Management and Economics, 34(09), 611-21.

Volker, L (2012) Procuring architectural services: sensemaking in a legal context. Construction Management and Economics, 30(09), 749-59.

Wakchaure, S S and Jha, K N (2011) Prioritization of bridges for maintenance planning using data envelopment analysis. Construction Management and Economics, 29(09), 957–68.

Wang, N, Wang, H and Zhang, K (2022) The dynamics of changes in PPP projects – a meta-case analysis approach. Construction Management and Economics, 40(09), 727–42.

Whitla, P, Walters, P and Davies, H (2006) The use of global strategies by British construction firms. Construction Management and Economics, 24(09), 945-54.

Wong, J M W, Chan, A P C and Chiang, Y H (2005) Time series forecasts of the construction labour market in Hong Kong: the Box-Jenkins approach. Construction Management and Economics, 23(09), 979-91.

Wu, X and Zhang, Z (2005) Input-output analysis of the Chinese construction sector. Construction Management and Economics, 23(09), 905-12.

Yang, I-T (2006) Using Gaussian copula to simulate repetitive projects. Construction Management and Economics, 24(09), 901-9.

Yong, Y C and Mustaffa, N E (2013) Critical success factors for Malaysian construction projects: an empirical assessment. Construction Management and Economics, 31(09), 959-78.