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Conceptualising a Framework for Construction Sector Capacity [PDF]

open access: yesConstruction Economics and Building, 2022
Understanding construction sector capacity allows stakeholders to assess the ability to deliver construction projects critically. However, the capacity concept in the construction sector is dynamic, and interrelationships of capacity at different levels
An Thi Hoai Le   +3 more
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The Tripartite Dynamic Relationship between Poverty, Unemployment and Construction Sector: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria

open access: yesManagement Dynamics in the Knowledge Economy, 2021
The increasing rate of poverty and unemployment in Nigeria has necessitated further efforts towards alternative means of reducing the trend, outside the government’s microeconomic mechanisms.
Okoye Peter Uchenna   +2 more
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Human capital, capital structure choice and firm profitability in developing countries: An empirical study in Vietnam [PDF]

open access: yesAccounting, 2020
The paper aims to examine the impact of human capital, capital structure choice and firm profitability of 48,673 Vietnamese construction firms in 2016.
Van Chien Nguyen
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Calibration of a real-time tsunami detection algorithm for sites with no instrumental tsunami records: application to coastal tide-gauge stations in eastern Sicily, Italy [PDF]

open access: yesNatural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2013
Coastal tide gauges play a very important role in a tsunami warning system, since sea-level data are needed for a correct evaluation of the tsunami threat, and the tsunami arrival has to be recognized as early as possible.
L. Bressan, F. Zaniboni, S. Tinti
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Evolution of studies in construction productivity: A systematic literature review (2006–2017)

open access: yesAin Shams Engineering Journal, 2019
The authors have attempted to summarize the evolution of research in Construction Productivity (CP) through a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) from the papers published from 2006 to 2017.
Saurav Dixit   +3 more
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AGEING CHALLENGES IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR

open access: yesInternational Journal of Strategic Property Management, 2005
Ageing population and ageing infrastructure are two significant socioeconomic challenges, and business opportunities, for the construction sector in Europe. Utilisation of ICT in daily living is one of the future technology drivers. The principles of the Design for All (universal design) help to develop the built environment and its technologies in ...
Koukkari, Heli, Sarvakanta, Leena
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IT Applications in Polish Construction Sector [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC), 2008
The paper presents a review of problems of usefulness of IT solutions on offer in construction sector. Universal development trends in IT are compared with conditions and capabilities of construction market in Poland. Shortcomings of proposed IT solutions for construction industry, as well as conditions for IT implementation are presented ...
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Challenges in the Construction Sector: A Case Study of Slovak Enterprises

open access: yesMathematics, 2022
The corona crisis has affected not only the economic sphere, but also the sphere of health, health care, employment, safety, and health protection in the workplace, shopping habits, and future expectations, to which people adapt their decisions in ...
Dominika Gajdosikova   +3 more
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Applications of Knowledge Management in Construction: A Literature Review

open access: yesARCHive-SR, 2018
Knowledge is considered one of the effective assets which control the success of organizations, and its effective management is crucial. Although knowledge has existed and has been used along all projects, the way it was managed was almost intuitive and ...
Asmaa Taher Sallam   +3 more
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Distribution and Activity Growth of Industrial and Construction Sectors in Małopolska Region

open access: yesPrace Komisji Geografii Przemysłu Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego, 2014
The paper analyses spatial and dynamic activity of Małopolska Region inhabitants in the industrial and construction sectors on the basis of employment and entrepreneurial activity in these sectors.
Monika Płaziak, Anna Irena Szymańska
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