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Abukhder, J S A (2004) A study of the management process on construction projects, and the development of a new notation system, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Al-Hajj, A N (1991) Simple cost-significant models for total life-cycle costing in buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
Almalki, T S (2015) A study of the influence of trust on the relationships between team members in engineering projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Asif, M (1988) Simple generic models for cost-significant estimating of construction project costs, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
Chitengi, H S (2015) Deriving lessons for urban planning and housing delivery from the resilience of informal housing systems in Zambia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Social Sciences, University of Dundee.
Forbes, D (2008) Identification and analysis of risks in the sustainability assessment of housing, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
Gaber Abubakar, A (2016) Factors affecting maintenance labour productivity in the building industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Division of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Hossain, M K (2015) Investigating the relationship between the culture of construction project-based organisations and the implementation of building information modelling, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee.
Jarkas, A M (2005) An investigation into the influence of buildability factors on productivity of in situ reinforced concrete construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Division of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Kiwan, M S A A (1994) Integration of building design and construction information: A neutral object-oriented model, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
McGowan, P H (1994) Integrated cost and time models for measuring, valuing and controlling construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Noor, I (1992) A study of the variability of labour productivity in building trades, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Pearson, A D (2014) An investigation of climatically responsive ultra-low energy housing in rural Scotland: a case study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Radosavljevic, M (2003) Chaos in construction: labour productivity and its impact on planning and organisation of firms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Division of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Saket, M M (1986) Cost-significance applied to estimating and control of construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Simon, M (2010) The commitment to corporate social responsibility of construction companies in the United Kingdom and Germany, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: corporate social responsibility; organisational behaviour; business performance; health and safety; key performance indicators; safety; Germany; UK; United Kingdom; content analysis; case study; questionnaire survey; stakeholder; interview
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/1314570693
- Abstract:
The 100 largest construction companies in the United Kingdom and Germany were selected for this research. Content analysis, a questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews are applied. Case studies were carried out to identify whether a commitment to corporate social responsibility requires a change in organisational behaviour and has an impact on the decision-making process. Results demonstrated that construction companies, articulating a commitment to corporate social responsibility, also display the commitment in the public domain but to a different extent. In general, German construction companies were not as eager as their UK counterparts neither to convey their commitment to corporate social responsibility in the public domain nor to articulate it by decision-makers. British companies emphasised the key components of corporate social responsibility more often than their German counterparts. The total number of key stakeholders varies significantly between different countries, with British companies articulating to be engaged with a higher number of stakeholders. Reputation was the most popular driver for 90 percent of British and 81% of German construction companies. Using a more industry-specific data set, results revealed commitment to corporate social responsibility is statistically significant and positively correlated with business performance. There is much evidence to suggest a change on the organisational behaviour of construction companies induced by a commitment to corporate social responsibility. Most British companies developed and reported key performance indicators to demonstrate their performance on corporate social responsibility but only a few German companies did so. In addition, British companies indicated a higher impact of corporate social responsibility key performance indicators on decision-making. For the impact corporate social responsibility key performance indicators have on decision-making, respondents from the UK and Germany ranked health and safety highest but water consumption, biodiversity and greenhouse gas emission lowest.
Taha, M (2022) Identifying legal frameworks impacting institutional investors' participation in infrastructure projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
Talhouni, B T K (1990) Measurement and analysis of construction labour productivity, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Thomson, C S (2006) A study of the innovation process within the construction project environment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Division of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Ward, S A (2015) Critical success factors for lean construction intervention, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Division of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.
Whitehead, R C (1995) Factors influencing labour productivity on construction sites, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.
Zakieh, R (1991) Quantity-significance and its application to construction project modelling, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Dundee.