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Casady, C B and Baxter, D (2020) Pandemics, public-private partnerships (PPPs), and force majeure | COVID-19 expectations and implications. Construction Management and Economics, 38(12), 1077–85.

Denny-Smith, G, Williams, M and Loosemore, M (2020) Assessing the impact of social procurement policies for Indigenous people. Construction Management and Economics, 38(12), 1139–57.

Hajikazemi, S, Aaltonen, K, Ahola, T, Aarseth, W and Andersen, B (2020) Normalising deviance in construction project organizations: a case study on the collapse of Carillion. Construction Management and Economics, 38(12), 1122–38.

Ju, L, Zhao, W, Wu, C, Li, H and Ning, X (2020) Abusive supervisors and employee work-to-family conflict in Chinese construction projects: how does family support help?. Construction Management and Economics, 38(12), 1158–78.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Abusive supervision; work to family conflict; psychological distress; family support; construction projects;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2020.1817962
  • Abstract:
    Work to family conflict (WFC) experienced by employees working in the construction industry has received significant attention from researchers. However, workplace bullying and incivility are rarely considered in relation to WFC, and even more rarely in the context of Chinese construction. Consequently, this study aims to examine how abusive supervisors can influence WFC for employees. Through two surveys of Chinese construction workers, this study analyses the mediation effect of employee psychological distress, and the moderation mechanism of employee family support on the relationship between abusive supervision and employee WFC. The findings show that abusive supervision is positively related to employee WFC, and employees’ psychological distress mediates this relationship significantly. Employee family support moderates the direct and indirect relationship between abusive supervision and employee WFC. Understanding how abusive supervision influences employee WFC is useful for both its theoretical and practical implications, particularly in effectively relieving employee work pressure, reducing the transfer of individual stress into the family domain, promoting employee well-being, and improving construction project performance.

Rodger, D, Callaghan, N and Thomson, C S (2020) The loosening control of social housing: creating a holistic retrofit system for an ageing population through the lens of governmentality. Construction Management and Economics, 38(12), 1101–21.

Sherratt, F, Sherratt, S and Ivory, C (2020) Challenging complacency in construction management research: the case of PPPs. Construction Management and Economics, 38(12), 1086–100.