Factors affecting the performance of construction industry during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study in Turkey

Ayalp, Gülden Gümüşburun; Çivici, Tülay

doi:10.1108/ecam-10-2021-0890

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“…The recognized market choice model consists of three steps: (1) excluding inappropriate countries based on country-specific factors; (2) identifying suitable countries based on industry-specific factors; and (3) selecting target markets based on firm-specific factors [8].…”

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“…In recent years, people have gradually realized the impact of the construction industry on society and environment, and contractors have taken responsibility for minimizing the negative impact on the environment and society and strive to promote sustainable development [1]. Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Fed's interest rate hike and other events, the overall business level of international projects has stabilized or even declined in recent years [2,3]. According to the top 250 international contractors listed by Engineering News-Record, the total overseas revenue of international contractors declined from 2017 to 2021.…”

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How Do International Contractors Choose Target Market Based on Environmental, Social and Governance Principles? A Fuzzy Ordinal Priority Approach Model

Zhou,

Xia,

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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Overseas market choice is very important for the survival and sustainable development of transnational construction enterprises. However, in previous studies, little attention has been given to overseas market choice models, particularly under the ESG (environmental, social and governance) goals. To bridge this gap, the study combined ESG principles and organizational ecology theory to construct an overseas market choice model for international contractors. Firstly, 17 influencing factors were identified based on a literature review. Then, a market choice model was conducted by using the fuzzy ordinal priority approach (OPA-F). Finally, this paper took Chinese international engineering consulting enterprises as an example to use in the proposed model. This study will help international contractors choose overseas markets more scientifically and rationally.

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How Do International Contractors Choose Target Market Based on Environmental, Social and Governance Principles? A Fuzzy Ordinal Priority Approach Model

Zhou,

Xia,

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Sustainability

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“…A critical analysis of the 54 PPGCI articles reviewed in this paper revealed that four distinct PP themes were investigated, and these are presented in Figure 3. that Covid-19 had a significant negative impact on project performance in the construction industry, with the main impacts being reduced worker productivity (Al-Mhdawi et al, 2023;Oni et al, 2023;Wijayaningtyas et al, 2022), scarcity and cost increases of building materials due to supply chain disruptions (Alhammadi, 2022;Farooq et al, 2022;Gumusburun Ayalp & Çivici, 2022) and poor cash flows due to scarcity of construction projects during the pandemic (Oladimeji, 2022;Sami Ur Rehman et al, 2022;Tekin, 2022).…”

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Project Performance in the Global Construction Industry during the Covid-19 Era

Chukwu¹,

Zubairu²

2023

EPMJ

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The Covid-19 global pandemic has had profound impact on the way all industries operate now, and the construction industry is no exception. Given the importance of this industry in providing critical infrastructure needed to enhance the quality of life of all global citizens, this paper presented the results of a systematic review of empirical studies that have investigated construction project performance over the Covid-19 era spanning from 2020 to 2023. The Systematic Quantitative Assessment Technique was used to identify and assess 54 empirical articles from six of the most renowned academic publishers in order to answer three important research questions: 1) What was the geographical spread of construction project performance articles from 2020-2023? 2) Which data collection methods were utilized by these articles? 3) What themes were investigated by these articles? The review revealed that Asia had the most representation while South America had no representation at all, thus representing a geographical gap which future studies should address. The review also revealed that most studies relied on surveys to collect project performance data with relatively fewer studies using qualitative methods or adopting a mixed methods approach, with this representing a methodological gap to be addressed by future studies. Finally, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the performance of construction firms was the most investigated theme, while the strategies firms can use to ‘future proof’ themselves against future pandemics or other unexpected disasters was the least investigated theme.

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“…, 2023; Sadeh et al. , 2023), construction performance (Gumusburun Ayalp and Civici, 2023), and construction supply chain management (Sutterby et al. , 2023).…”

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Modelling the critical challenges of quality assurance of cross-border construction logistics and supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ghansah,

Lu,

Ababio

2024

ECAM

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PurposeThe COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the construction industry, yet still, it is unclear from existing studies about the critical challenges imposed on quality assurance (QA), particularly Cross-border Construction Logistics and Supply Chain (Cb-CLSC). Thus, this study aims to identify and examine the critical challenges of QA of Cb-CLSC during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThe aim is achieved via an embedded mixed-method approach pragmatically involving a desk literature review and engaging 150 experts across the globe using expert surveys, and results confirmed by semi-structured interviews. The approach is based on Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) as its foundation.FindingsThe study revealed ten critical challenges of QA, with the top four including “the shortage of raw construction material (C7)”, “design changes (C6)”, “collaboration and communication difficulties (C1)” and “changes in work practices (C10)”. However, examining the interrelationships among the critical challenges using ISM confirmed C7 and C10 as the most critical challenges. The study again revealed that the critical challenges are sensitive and capable of affecting themselves due to the nature of their interrelationship based on MICMAC analysis. Hence, being consistent with why all the challenges were considered critical amid the pandemic. Sentiment analysis revealed that the critical challenges have not been entirely negative but also positive by creating three areas of opportunities for improvement: technology adoption, worker management, and work process management. However, four areas of challenges in the QA include cost, raw material, time, and work process, including inspection, testing, auditing, communication, etc.Practical implicationsThe finding provides a convenient point of reference to researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and decision-makers on formulating policies to enhance the effectiveness of construction QA during the pandemic through to the post-pandemic era.Originality/valueThe study enriches the extant literature on QA, Cb-CLSC, and the COVID-19 pandemic in the construction industry by identifying the critical challenges and examining the interrelationships among them. This provides a better understanding of how the construction QA has been affected by the pandemic and the opportunities created.

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Factors affecting the performance of construction industry during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study in Turkey

Cited by 10 publications

References 74 publications

How Do International Contractors Choose Target Market Based on Environmental, Social and Governance Principles? A Fuzzy Ordinal Priority Approach Model

How Do International Contractors Choose Target Market Based on Environmental, Social and Governance Principles? A Fuzzy Ordinal Priority Approach Model

Project Performance in the Global Construction Industry during the Covid-19 Era

Modelling the critical challenges of quality assurance of cross-border construction logistics and supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic

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