Part Three: The Quantitative Approach

Quick, Julie; Hall, Susan

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“…The study focuses on identifying the impact on the environment due to current practices with piling construction and investigates barriers in implementing sustainable piling construction methods to minimise environmental issues in Sri Lanka. Thus, a quantitative research approach was adopted since it involves collecting and converting data into a numerical form (Jabbar 2017) so that statistical calculations can be made (Quick and Hall 2015) and conclusions are drawn, generalizing it across groups of people (Kas et al, 2019). Besides, the literature was used as a secondary source to identify the impact on the environment and global barriers in implementing sustainable piling construction, and subsequently, all these factors were questioned in a questionnaire survey which was conducted to investigate the significant barriers to implementing the sustainable piling construction method to minimize environmental issues in Sri Lankan construction industry.…”

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Barriers in Implementing Sustainable Piling Construction Practices in Sri Lanka

Kumara¹,

Zainudeen²,

Jayasanka³

et al. 2021

Proceedings of the 9th World Construction Symposium 2021 on Reshaping Construction: Strategic, Structural and Cultural Transfor

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The construction of pile foundation is a multifaceted activity among rest of the construction activities that are performed by heavy machines, materials, and energy sources generating substantial amount of CO2 and greenhouse gases along with many other forms of environmental pollution. Sustainable piling construction guarantees that the whole piling process meets environmental sustainability and ultimately human health and wellbeing. Many countries around the world, including United States, China, the United Arab Emirates, are in the forefront of reengineering piling construction activities. Implementation of sustainable practices in piling construction Sri Lanka is still at a low level. Succinctly, several hindrances and barriers can be identified when adopting sustainable piling construction practices. Hence, the aim of this paper is to identify the environmental impact due to the current piling construction practices in Sri Lanka and to investigate barriers in implementing sustainable piling construction practices. A questionnaire survey was conducted among thirty (30) experts in piling construction. Significant barriers were identified using the relative importance index technique in data analysis. The findings revealed that among the ten (10) barriers identified, cost overrun and poor pile design, investment risk, lack of awareness of sustainable techniques and technologies as the top three (3) barriers in implementing sustainable piling construction practices. The study clearly identified the need for improving sustainability practices that can also enhance cost-effectiveness and performance efficiency. Findings of this study will be useful in formulating strategies to overcome the barriers and improve sustainability practices in the local construction industry.

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Barriers in Implementing Sustainable Piling Construction Practices in Sri Lanka

Kumara¹,

Zainudeen²,

Jayasanka³

et al. 2021

Proceedings of the 9th World Construction Symposium 2021 on Reshaping Construction: Strategic, Structural and Cultural Transfor

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“…The nature of the study was to investigate the relationship between two predictor variables (diversity leadership and leadership) and the criterion variable, public policy effectiveness. Quantitative research is grounded in the positivist position, the concept of an objective reality where truths exist and can be studied independently of the knower and knowledge (Long, 2014;Quick & Hall, 2015;Ingham-Broomfield, 2014). This design allowed the variable(s) to be measured or manipulated in the study (Ingham-Broomfield, 2014).…”

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The Observational Socio-Economic Study and Impact on the International Innovative Leadership in the United States

Kasztelnik

Brown

2020

SEC

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This paper summarizes how socio-economic study has impact on the international innovative leadership in the United States. This article includes the review will focus and examine literature and theories related to public policy organizational effectiveness as well as diversity leadership. Online databases including search engines located relevant books, journals, articles, and dissertations. The search terms used were descriptive of various themes such as diversity, diversity leadership, public policy and public policy leadership, organizational leadership, public policy and leadership, cultural diversity, organizational effectiveness, and public policy effectiveness. Additionally, measurements of public policy organizations effectiveness have been narrowly focused on past practice failing to include multiple organizational aspects similar to other professional organizations. Prior studies have been conducted in relationship to the effects of diversity leadership and leadership although related solely to the individual officer or the public policy organization. Notwithstanding, studies have been sparse which suggest that diversity leadership initiatives or enhanced leadership, increase public effectiveness, let alone collectively. Limited studies are not the case concerning public policy. This study attempted to fill this gap by examining if leadership of public policy outcomes of diversity leadership initiatives and the level of leadership predicts public policy organizational effectiveness. All of these terms have assisted in locating contemporary and relevant research. The results of the critical review article with analysis both authors can be useful for any leaderships around the World to support social-economics changes. Keywords: socio-economic, innovation, leadership, education, public policy.

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“…Questionnaire design was discussed in the third paper in this series (Quick & Hall 2015c) however the structure of any questionnaire should follow established guidelines (Jackson & Furnham 2000). Likert scaling can be used for subjective questions as it allows respondents to express opinions that can be quantified by the researcher (Dillman et al 2009).…”

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Part Four: The Research Dissertation: Planning, Producing and Writing a Thesis

Quick

Hall

2015

Journal of Perioperative Practice

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Dissertations have become common inclusions to postgraduate degrees in healthcare. To the novice researcher, undertaking an extensive project of this kind can appear daunting. In this final article in the series 'Spotlight on Research', Julie Quick and Susan Hall advise perioperative practitioners on how to plan, produce and write a research dissertation. Guidance is also given on disseminating the results from research studies.

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Part Three: The Quantitative Approach

Cited by 32 publications

References 10 publications

Barriers in Implementing Sustainable Piling Construction Practices in Sri Lanka

Barriers in Implementing Sustainable Piling Construction Practices in Sri Lanka

The Observational Socio-Economic Study and Impact on the International Innovative Leadership in the United States

Part Four: The Research Dissertation: Planning, Producing and Writing a Thesis

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