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Abdi, A (2014) Efficient winter road maintenance: A study of technical and contractual issues, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-TSC-PHD, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Anund Vogel, J (2020) Incentivising Innovation in the Swedish Construction Industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Borg, L (2015) Procurement contracts, innovation and productivity in the construction sector: Five studies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-FOB-DT, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Brunes, F (2015) Essays on behavioural economics and cost overuns, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Butt, A A (2014) Life cycle assessment of asphalt roads: Decision support at the project level, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-TSC-PHD, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Clausen Mork, J (2012) Dealing with uncertainty, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Eliufoo, H K (2005) Knowledge creation and transfer in construction organisations in Tanzania, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Trita-BFE, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Faith-Ell, C (2005) The application of environmental requirements in procurement of road maintenance in Sweden, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Trita-LWR. PHD, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Francart, N (2021) Decision support for the implementation of low-carbon measures in the building sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-ABE-DLT, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Gohardani, N (2014) An approach towards sustainable building, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-BYTE, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Högberg, L (2014) Building sustainability: Studies on incentives in construction and management of real estate, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-FOB, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Hedborg, S (2022) ”It’s in the between”: Inter-Project Organising in Project Ecologies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Irumba, R (2015) Modelling of construction safety performance and housing markets in kampala, Uganda, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Trita-KTH-CEFIN-DT, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Jägbeck, A (1998) IT support for construction planning: A system design based on integrated information, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Karhu, V (2001) A generic construction process modelling method, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Löfgren, A (2008) Making mobile meaning: Expectations and experiences of mobile computing usefulness in construction site management practice, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Trita-IEO, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Laitinen, J (1998) Model based construction process management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology .
Leiringer, R (2003) Technological innovations in the context of public-private partnership projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-IEO, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Lindblad, H (2019) BIM in translation: Exploring client organisations as drivers for change in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-ABE-DLT, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: actor-network theory; sociology; building information modelling; collaboration; information technology; innovation; productivity; client; developer; project manager; trust; information modelling; Sweden
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- URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-249977
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New technology is constantly being developed, presenting new opportunities and enabling innovative solutions to both known and unknown problems. Most industries place a large amount of trust in the opportunities offered by digitalisation. Information technology is being developed to enable new work practices and thereby drive change. However, the use of technology often drifts away from the developer’s intentions when it is introduced into an organisational setting. The management of such technology implementations is thus complex, both in terms of the technology itself and the organisational context in which it is implemented. In the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, the technology ‘Building Information Modelling’ (BIM) is currently being introduced. This industry is often described as fragmented, having low productivity and being reluctant to innovate. BIM is presented as new paradigm for this industry, as it is able to drive change towards inter-organisational collaboration, increase overall quality, and simultaneously lower costs. The industry has, however, been tentative towards BIM and widespread implementation has not yet taken place. To influence the industry towards adopting this new technology, public client organisations have been argued to play a vital role as innovation champions, demanding BIM-use through procurement. Still, there is a lack of studies exploring such implementation initiatives from the client perspective. In this thesis, the case of BIM implementation at the largest infrastructure client in Sweden is presented. This case shows how the client has undertaken an implementation process to both benefit its own organisation and increase productivity and innovation within the whole infrastructure branch of the AEC industry. With the purpose of problematising and contributing with reflective perspectives on the role of client organisations as drivers for industry change by implementation of information technology, the BIM implementation at this organisation is viewed as an empirical example of how information technology is introduced to influence an inter-organisational network of actors and establish change. The case is analysed from the perspective of an analytical framework, taking inspiration from actor-network theory and sociology of translation. Thus, the implementation is viewed as a process of translation, where key actors are identified and enrolled into using BIM. Viewing BIM implementation as a translation reveals a complex network of actors linked to the implementation in question. The implementation is developed as a sequential translation, where project managers are intended to act as delegates, demanding and promoting BIM in their projects. This thesis problematises the role of client organisations in initiating change through the implementation of technology. Enrolling actors into using BIM has, in the studied case, primarily been done by the development of new demand documents. This strategy has, however, been problematic as the demands have not been accepted as intended. Instead, the results of this thesis argue for the importance of client organisations as negotiators, and that they are not only needed to establish demand for new technology.
Lindfors, C (2003) Process oriented information management in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-IEO, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Marteinsson, B (2005) Service life estimation in building design: A development of the factor method, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Mirzadeh, I (2014) More roads for the money, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Ntiyakunze, S K (2011) Conflicts in building projets in Tanzania: Analysis of causes and management approaches, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Nyström, J (2007) Partnering: Definition, theory and evaluation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Trita-BFE, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Parsanezhad, P (2019) Towards a BIM-enabled facility management: Promises, obstacles and requirements, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-ABE-DLT, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Pourghazian, H (2008) Industrial construction methods for cost-effective and sustainable multi-storey buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Meddelande. Institutionen för byggvetenskap, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Schönbeck, P (2022) Data based configuration decisions in hospital construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Stenbeck, T (2007) Promoting innovation in transportation infrastructure maintenance: Incentives contracting and performance based specifications, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Trita-BKN. Bulletin, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Tarandi, V (1998) Neutral intelligent CAD communication: Information exchange in construction based upon a minimal schema, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Uggla, G (2021) Model and reality: Connecting BIM and the built environment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-ABE-DLT, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Unger, C (2006) Industrialised house building: Fundamental change or business as usual?, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Trita-IEO, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Uttam, K (2014) Seeking sustainability in the construction sector: Opportunities within impact assessment and sustainable public procurement, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-LWR. PHD, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Vass, S (2017) The business value of BIM: Elaborating on content and perspective, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-FOB, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Warsame, A (2011) Performance of construction projects: Essays on supplier structure, construction costs and quality improvement, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-FOB, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Zika-Viktorsson, A (2002) The industrial project. Studies of the work situation of project members, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Trita-MMK, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.