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Attarzadeh, M, Chua, D K H, Beer, M and Abbott, E L S (2017) Options-based negotiation management of PPP-BOT infrastructure projects. Construction Management and Economics, 35(11-12), 676-92.

Bildsten, L and Manley, K (2015) A framework for understanding purchasing in building construction companies. Construction Management and Economics, 33(11-12), 865-79.

Chand, A M and Loosemore, M (2015) A socio-ecological analysis of hospital resilience to extreme weather events. Construction Management and Economics, 33(11-12), 907-20.

Fredriksson, A, Janné, M and Peltokorpi, A (2024) Making logistics a central core in complex construction projects: a power-dependency analysis. Construction Management and Economics, 42(11-12), 963-76.

Guo, W, Lu, W, Cao, W and Zhang, L (2024) Understanding the effect of contractual complexity on regulatory focus in construction projects: the moderating role of organizational culture. Construction Management and Economics, 42(11-12), 992-1011.

Hinton, M A and Hamilton, R T (2015) Competitive tendering and individual behaviour in the construction industry: Convenient immorality at work. Construction Management and Economics, 33(11-12), 880-9.

Hu, X and Liu, C (2017) SLACKS-based data envelopment analysis for eco-efficiency assessment in the Australian construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 35(11-12), 693-706.

Kaminsky, J (2015) Institutionalizing infrastructure: Photo-elicitation of cultural-cognitive knowledge of development. Construction Management and Economics, 33(11-12), 942-56.

Krystallis, I, Demian, P and Price, A D F (2015) Using BIM to integrate and achieve holistic future-proofing objectives in healthcare projects. Construction Management and Economics, 33(11-12), 890-906.

Lappalainen, E, Uusitalo, P, Seppänen, O, Peltokorpi, A, Ainamo, A and Reinbold, A (2024) User experiences of situational awareness systems in infrastructure construction. Construction Management and Economics, 42(11-12), 1012-25.

Rajeh, M A, Tookey, J E and Rotimi, J O B (2015) Developing a procurement path determination chart SEM-based approach. Construction Management and Economics, 33(11-12), 921-41.

Sage, D (2017) Thinking with materialities in construction management: A response to Alexander Styhre. Construction Management and Economics, 35(11-12), 657-62.

Stewart, I, Fenn, P and Aminian, E (2017) Human research ethics: is construction management research concerned?. Construction Management and Economics, 35(11-12), 665-75.

Suchowerska, R, Loosemore, M and Barraket, J (2024) How employment-focused social procurement tackles health inequities: An investigation of Australia’s construction industry using determinants of health theory. Construction Management and Economics, 42(11-12), 977-91.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Australia; construction; employment; health inequities; social procurement; social value; case study
  • ISBN/ISSN: 01446193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2024.2364219
  • Abstract:
    With public and private clients in the construction industry increasingly using social procurement to achieve their social responsibility goals, it is important to develop theory-informed approaches for understanding how and to what extent social procurement creates social value. The research presented in this article uses social determinants of health (SDOH) theory to develop a case study of an employment-focused social procurement initiative in Australia’s construction industry. The case study shows how the employment-focused social procurement initiative used cross-sector intermediation to alleviate structural barriers to employment, including siloing in the employment services sector, unsupported pathways from training into employment in construction, and negative stereotypes of people who face structural barriers to employment. Using SDOH theory, the paper frames these barriers to employment as 'upstream' and 'midstream' structural determinants of health inequities. The research finds that the initiative’s impacts on determinants of health inequities are enabled and limited by commercial factors including project location and duration, status of the principal contractor, and insider knowledge of timing and requirements of new jobs.

ter Huurne, R B A, Olde Scholtenhuis, L L, Dorée, A G and van Oers, B (2024) Using formative interventions to study emerging technologies in construction practices: the case of the Ground Penetrating Radar. Construction Management and Economics, 42(11-12), 943-62.

Turner, M, Scott-Young, C M and Holdsworth, S (2017) Promoting wellbeing at university: The role of resilience for students of the built environment. Construction Management and Economics, 35(11-12), 707-18.