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Adedigba, A A (2022) Towards integrated sustainable solid waste management in Nigerian cities, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.

Aggiag, M A A (2005) The impact of client attributes on project success: a study of UK public construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.

Alhiddi, A M (2022) Building better together: the relationship between organisational culture and stakeholder critical success factors in construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.

Alnasseri, N (2015) Managing and controlling airport construction projects: a strategic management framework for operators, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.

Alqarni, M (2017) Developing a framework to improve the implementation of geospatial technology in the planning and delivery of infrastructure for residential areas in Saudi Arabia: a case study of Riyadh city, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.

Ayman Anwar, R (2022) Enhancing the integration of sustainability assessment within dynamic BIM enabled design projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.

Babatunde, S (2015) Developing public private partnership strategy for infrastructure delivery in Nigeria, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.

Bouazza, T (2019) The design of healthcare facilities: knowledge, methods and effectiveness, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.

Chen, X (2019) Developing a third party investment partnership framework to encourage low carbon building projects in China, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.

Chiponde, D B (2023) Learning from project-related failures in UK construction project based organisations: an examination of actor approaches, intentions and behaviours, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.

Doherty, M M (2022) Exploring the expansion of planners' engagement capabilities via accessing the data from a building information model for public consultation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.

Gledson, B J (2017) Innovation diffusion within the UK construction sector: a study of the adoption of 4D BIM, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Faculty of Engineering and Envionment, Northumbria University.

Guo, S (2012) Pedagogical design in built environment distance education: A critical appraisal of students' learning strategies at postgraduate level, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.

Hope, A (2011) Greener homes for the future?: sustainability in PFI local authority social housing, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.

Li, J J (2023) A socio-technical framework to guide implementation and value realisation of distributed ledger technologies (DLT) in the construction sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.

Maduka, N S (2017) The role of knowledge management in assisting key stakeholders in making informed decisions in delivering sustainable retrofitted building projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.

Ojiako, U (2005) Project failures: a comparative study of information and communication technologies (ICT)and construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.

Onalaja, A A (2023) Improving costing in infrastructure projects to accommodate uncertainties, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.

Osborne, A N (2005) Social conflict in construction-related inter-organizational collectives: A comparative analysis and structural equation model, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.

Parry, A (2015) The improvement of delay analysis in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the t Environment, Northumbria University.

Pearson, J (2014) Effective employer engagement in full time construction-related foundation degrees, with particular emphasis on workplace learning, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.

Ponton, H (2021) Social interactions in construction design team meetings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.

Rodrigo, V (2016) Development of an e-business capability maturity model for construction organisations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.

  • Type: Thesis
  • Keywords: e-business; interview; maturity model; productivity; qualitative research
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  • URL: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/32277/
  • Abstract:
    E-business is defined as the use of ICT and internet related technologies to create new ways of conducting business activities. It has been identified as an innovative approach for construction organisations to gain substantial benefits and to improve productivity and efficiency of processes. However, the uptake of ebusiness in the construction industry has been comparatively limited and ineffective. There is a need of a tool to evaluate and review construction ebusiness process execution and performance for further improvements. This research aims to develop a capability maturity model to systematically identify current status of e-business processes as a method of enhancing process efficiency in construction organisations. In order to achieve this aim, a multi-method qualitative research design was adopted. Initially an analysis of existing construction process maps were carried out to establish a conceptual construction process categorisation. Then two rounds of Delphi based expert forum interviews were conducted to verify the conceptual process categorisation. In the second stage of research design, an analysis of existing process maturity models were carried out to identify construction e-business process maturity characteristics. These characteristics were verified through an expert forum and further ratified using three case studies. In the third stage, Construction E-Business Capability Maturity (CeB-CMM) and its user interface were developed using verified construction process categorisation and ratified construction e-business process maturity characteristics. Finally, CeB-CMM was validated by applying it to four construction organisation using CeB-CMM user interface. This research contributed to the existing body of knowledge by developing CeB-CMM and its user interface. Furthermore, this research established a construction process categorisation and determined the construction e-business process maturity characteristics. It is anticipated that the developed tool can be used by construction organisations as a tool to systematically evaluate their current ebusiness process maturity and provide them a pathway to further improve those processes.

Ruan, X (2007) Inter-organizational Knowledge Integration on Construction Projects: a Social Network Approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Built Environment, Northumbria University.

Sharma, M (2014) Architectural design quality in local authority private finance initiative sheltered housing projects: the development of an evaluation tool, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment , Northumbria University.

Vasenin, M (2022) A data-driven approach to green investments: environmental performance, mispricing, and momentum, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.

Victoria, M (2017) Developing decision support models for early stage embodied carbon management in buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.

Wu, S (2010) The impact of collaborative working on construction project performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, Northumbria University.

Zhao, J (2022) Rethinking value for money in Public Private Partnerships: a critique, analysis and model for transport infrastructure projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Northumbria University.