Confirmatory Strategic Information Technology Implementation for Building Information Modelling Adoption Model

Abstract

Information technology (IT) developments in the construction industry require a proportionate response by construction professionals. Building information modelling (BIM) requires strategic changes to the traditional ways construction is carried out. BIM adoption in Malaysia is growing because of recent efforts to sensitise construction professionals on the need for strategic IT implementation. This paper builds on the theory of business process reengineering and computer integrated construction for a BIM adoption model. Data were collected from 352 construction professionals (architects, quantity surveyors, engineers and contractors). The data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 18 for descriptive modelling and Analysis of Moment of Structures (AMOS) version 18 for structural equation modelling. Descriptive results showed a high prevalence of the need for BIM competent professionals. Multivariate results revealed a high correlation within the measurement model for business process re-engineering and computer integrated construction. The second-order confirmatory model showed that business process reengineering and computer integrated construction had a high impact on strategic IT Implementation. Overall, the model validated the conceptual framework of the impact of strategic IT implementation on the adoption rate of BIM in the perception of construction industry professionals in Malaysia. The result denotes the first part of the full adoption model, which can be compared with the adoption rate in other countries. Subsequent research using a diverse sample selection focuses on the mediating effect of collaboration on BIM adoption.

Systemic BIM Adoption: A Multilevel Perspective

“…BIM-adoption models at the user level have become prominent since 2014. Studies have been conducted in China (Ding et al 2015), India (Ahuja et al 2016, South Korea (Kim et al 2016;Park et al 2019), United Kingdom (Howard et al 2017), Australia (Sargent et al 2012), Thailand (Ngowtanasawan 2017), Malaysia (Enegbuma et al 2016), and the United States (Lee and Yu 2016).…”

Comparison of BIM Adoption Models between Public and Private Sectors through Empirical Investigation

“…Technology is one of the three major aspects of the TOE theory which focuses on the external and internal technological advancements in organizations, and the disadvantages associated with adapting new technology in different organizational structures [14,22]. Prior studies revealed that drivers such as Relative Advantage, Compatibility, and Complexity of the BIM technology to be adopted are grouped under the technological aspects of the BIM adoption model [10,28]. e hypothesis formulated about the effect of technology in different adoption stages is shown in Table 2.…”

A structure equation model of indicators driving BIM adoption in the Bahraini construction industry

“…The sixth model is the BIM adoption model (Enegbuma et al, 2016), which focuses on the mediating effect of collaboration on BIM adoption. It also assesses the connections between business process changes experienced in the construction industry.…”