Development of Social Responsibility Evaluation Framework of Construction Projects: A Multi-stakeholders Perspective

Liao, Pin; Ganbat, Tsenguun; Liang, Lore Wenhui

doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2016.04.068

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“…ISO 26000, United Nations Global Compact, GRI) do not sufficiently include specific CSR aspects regarding this industry (Lu et al , 2015). Such a system with transparent weighting schemes should include the interests of all stakeholders and quantify social well-being and economic benefits offered by CSR practices (Liao et al , 2016). A comprehensive system of CSR indicators can assist government agencies in supervising the social, environmental and economic operations and shaping the CSR development direction of construction firms (Shi et al , 2015).…”

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Barriers to corporate social responsibility practices in construction and roles of education and government support

Pham

Dang

2021

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PurposeThis study aims to empirically investigate the impact of barriers (i.e. organizational and industrial barriers, corporate social responsibility (CSR) characteristics) on CSR practices and the roles of education and government support in mitigating these barriers. In addition, the positive effect of CSR practices on social sustainability performance (SSP) is examined.Design/methodology/approachA framework of hypotheses between barriers, CSR practices and SSP is established. Using a survey questionnaire, empirical data are collected from 17 construction firms in Vietnam. PLS-SEM is used to test the proposed hypotheses.FindingsThe results indicate that organizational and industrial barriers negatively affect CSR practices. This study also finds that education and training and government support could enable construction firms to reduce the impact of such barriers.Research limitations/implicationsThe data are collected in Vietnam; thereby the findings are only applicable in developing countries. Further research should also be conducted in other countries to improve the generalizability of the theoretical framework.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study suggest that construction firms could apply several strategies (e.g. providing their employees with CSR training and education; embedding CSR into their firm policy, mission and vision) to mitigate the impact of CSR barriers and, accordingly, ensure the success of adopting CSR practices.Originality/valueThis study is one of the first efforts in the construction industry that empirically investigates the impact of barriers on CSR practices and the moderating effects of training and education as well as government support.

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Barriers to corporate social responsibility practices in construction and roles of education and government support

Pham

Dang

2021

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“…The economic dimension of BS refers to the outcomes of the economy due to the firms' behaviour affecting the financial performance of their stakeholders (GRI, 2015). As construction projects involve multiple stakeholders, balancing the interests of all stakeholders is difficult for construction firms (Liao et al, 2016). However, integrating CSR into business should eventually lead to more effective communication (Zuo et al, 2012) with both stakeholders and the general public (Jiang and Wong, 2016), creating greater stakeholder awareness of the culture, social behaviour and environmental performance of a firm (Jones et al, 2006).…”

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Stakeholder perceptions on the risk factors, challenges and benefits of business sustainability practices in the Singapore construction industry

Lau¹,

Chen²

2021

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PurposeThis study examines the stakeholder perception of the sustainability risks, challenges and benefits arising from managing these risks in the Singapore construction industry.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire consisting of 89 risk factors, challenges and benefits, was administered, with 216 responses received from various stakeholders. Regression analyses were used to estimate the relationships between sustainability and business risk factors, challenges and benefits associated with business sustainability practices.FindingsStakeholders recognise the importance of the emerging sustainability risk factors, and indeed rank these almost on a par with conventional business risk factors. The inherent business risks determine the nature of sustainability risk factors for construction firms, which in turn can affect their business risks and the performance and value creation of firms. However, most stakeholders, while acknowledging that business sustainability practices can provide benefits as well as posing challenges, do not believe that they can derive net benefits from such practices.Research limitations/implicationsThrough this perception study, there is an urgent need to turn the existing awareness of the importance of business sustainability (BS) practices into more consistent and solid actions among construction firms in Singapore.Practical implicationsThis study’s results imply construction firms to incorporate BS practices more systematically into their business strategies and operations, and to include sustainability risk factors alongside conventional business risks in their risk registers and risk management frameworks.Originality/valueThis study consolidates various variables and constructs of BS matters in the literature and practice into a meaningful framework for the management of BS in the construction industry.

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“…The former suggests that the project affected communities "are becoming increasingly empowered, organised and willing to engage in protest" (Teo and Loosemore, 2017) and therefore need to be engaged for mitigation of social risks. The latter views projects as a means of benefitting weaker sections of communities through poverty reduction and empowerment (Glass and Simmonds, 2007;Harpham and Anelay, 1999;Liao et al, 2016). These approaches require a priori assessment of projects' impacts-both positive and negative-and subsequent interventions to reduce the negative impacts and to enhance the positive ones (Boutilier and Zdziarski, 2017;Jijelava and Vanclay, 2018).…”

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Social sustainability considerations in construction project feasibility study: a stakeholder salience perspective

Goel

Ganesh²,

Kaur³

2020

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PurposePast research recommends integration of social sustainability (SS) considerations in construction project feasibility study for benefitting a larger group of project stakeholders. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence to this effect, especially from the developing economies. The purpose of this study is to address this knowledge gap through a SS-centric analysis of feasibility study reports using a stakeholder salience perspective.Design/methodology/approachFeasibility study reports for 61 projects were obtained from various government organizations in India. The SS considerations were identified in the reports using a combination of quantitative and qualitative assessments. The former was based on content analysis and the latter was conducted using “VOSviewer” text analysis software.FindingsSS considerations related to occupational health and safety, workers' employment practices and proactive involvement of communities and end-users were found to be inadequately addressed in the reports. Based on occurrences of the SS considerations, project-affected community was found to be the most salient stakeholder, followed by the end-users and the construction workers. Statistical analysis revealed significant relationship between the SS considerations and the type of project as well as the type of project delivery system.Originality/valueThis study contributes to better understanding of integrating SS considerations in feasibility study of construction projects. Its results provide useful inputs to decision-makers for orienting construction projects, right from the early phases, towards benefitting the disadvantaged and weaker stakeholders irrespective of their salience attributes. In developing economies, such interventions may improve quality of lives of a large number of project stakeholders and also cultivate a positive societal image of the construction industry as a respectful, ethical and employee friendly industry.

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Development of Social Responsibility Evaluation Framework of Construction Projects: A Multi-stakeholders Perspective

Cited by 14 publications

References 8 publications

Barriers to corporate social responsibility practices in construction and roles of education and government support

Barriers to corporate social responsibility practices in construction and roles of education and government support

Stakeholder perceptions on the risk factors, challenges and benefits of business sustainability practices in the Singapore construction industry

Social sustainability considerations in construction project feasibility study: a stakeholder salience perspective

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