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Ahlstrand, R (2022) Structures of subcontracting: Work organisation, control, and labour in the Swedish building sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Sociology, Lund University.
AlNasseri, H A (2015) Understanding applications of project planning and scheduling in construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Construction Sciences, Lund University.
Andersson, N (2003) A mesoeconomic analysis of the construction sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: accessibility; complexity; construction sector; real estate; utilities; asset management; regulation; market; mesoeconomic analysis; Denmark; Europe; Germany; Sweden; macroeconomics; systems analysis
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- URL: https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/465608
- Abstract:
The fundamental question posed in this study is how to approach the construction sector in order to cover its wide scope of activities, its great variety of actors and the external influences on it from the market and institutional environment. Construction includes such diverse economic activities as new production and as repair/maintenance, itinerant production and stationary manufacture, the production of buildings and constructions, and it involves a large number of actors representing different professions and types, e.g. companies, public utilities and private persons. Thus, the construction sector includes a large number of interrelated actors who are involved in more or less specialised economic activities under the influences of market forces and state regulations. One well-established way to approach construction is the construction process model, which divides construction into its three principal phases, namely, design, production and real estate management. However, this process model puts production issues in focus but does not include manufacture or the growing importance of repair and maintenance, which is becoming apparent in developed European countries. Thus, the construction process model provides a too narrow approach to construction, which is inadequate to capture the diversity and complexity of construction activities. This study presents, as its basic objective, an analysis model of the construction sector, based on the need for a comprehensive approach to construction. The analysis model has its theoretical basis in meso- economics, which is described as the intermediate level between micro- and macroeconomics. The analysis model for construction based on meso- economics aligns with the structure of a systems analysis, with specific emphasis on a comprehensive aggregation level and consideration of the influences of the institutional environment. Thus, the analysis model developed in this study, referred to as the mesoeconomic analysis, describes the construction sector as an open system, composed of interacting components that carry out economic activities ranging from manufacture, production, to asset management. A test of the mesoeconomic analysis, applied to the construction sectors of Denmark, Germany and Sweden, concluded that the analysis model developed in fact provides an appropriate framework for the analysis of construction at a sector aggregation level and as such, it provides a basis for comparative analysis of the construction sectors of different, developed countries. However, the review of the application of the analysis model also identified difficulties concerning the structure and accessibility of the information required for the analysis and difficulties related to the characteristics of a systems analysis. The conclusion is that the meso- economic analysis of construction provides a comprehensive approach, which facilitates a broad field of potential applications.
Bahrami, S (2021) Product information quality: A sustainability challenge in design and construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Bildsten, L (2016) Purchasing in construction companies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Hooper, M (2015) BIM anatomy II: Standardisation needs & support systems, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Kakitahi, J M (2014) Causality, magnitude and impact mitigation of rework in Uganda, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Landin, A (2000) Impact of quality management in the Swedish construction process, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Larsson, R (2021) Modelling and simulation of factors influencing on-site construction of concrete frameworks: Studying the effects of resource allocation, weather conditions, and climate-improved concrete, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Martínez Avíla, C (2018) Stakeholder participation in property development, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Mwanaki Alinaitwe, H (2008) Improvement of labour performance and productivity in Uganda's building industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Olander, S (2006) External stakeholder analysis in construction project management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Pemsel, S (2012) Knowledge processes and capabilities in project-based organizations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Persson, M H (2006) Lessons learned in knowledge management: The case of construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Persson, U (2009) Management of sustainability in construction works, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Division of Construction Management, Lund University,.
Stenis, J (2005) Industrial management models with emphasis on construction waste, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Sunding, L (2015) On problems, joint problem solving and change: A human behavioural approach in a construction sector context, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Sundling, R (2019) Factors influencing the outcome of renovation projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.
Widén, K (2006) Innovation diffusion in the construction sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Lund University.