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Murtagh, N, Achkar, L and Roberts, A (2018) The role of building control surveyors and their power in promoting sustainable construction. Construction Management and Economics, 36(07), 363–74.

Type: Journal Article
Keywords: Sustainability; organizational climate; culture; behaviour; shared perceptions; sense-making;
ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2018.1424348
Abstract:
Despite the growing interest in sustainability research, little scholarly attention, both conceptual and empirical, has been given to assessing the individual-level behavioural issues that affect sustainability outcomes. Still less research is undertaken to examine the mechanisms by which construction firms enable their sustainability goals to be socially embedded within their organizations to shape the behaviour and attitudes of employees. In an attempt to fill this gap, this paper draws from the extensive literature on organizational climate perspective to explain how organizational-level characteristics and processes can result in a strong, conducive climate that fosters shared perceptions and guide behaviours that are fundamental to the attainment of sustainability goals in organizations. From the critical review of this literature, this paper offers three research propositions and avenues in which they could be tested. The paper concludes with a broadened discussion of the theoretical and practical implications this framework has on advancing the sustainability discourse within CM discipline beyond the current largely technical, policy and institutional foci.