Akkoyun, I and Dikbas, A (2008) Performance in construction: A literature review of research in construction management journals. In: Dainty, A (ed.) Proceedings of 24th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2008, Cardiff, UK.
Abstract
Increased competition, customer demands, and higher quality requirements in the global environment have all forced the construction industry to pay much more attention to the concept of “performance” over the last two decades. As a result, there has been a substantial body of literature on performance and performance measurement in the discipline of construction management. This paper analyses the most recent literature on performance and performance measurement published in top-ranked construction management journals to identify the aspects and features of performance studied in different contexts. Peer-reviewed articles published in major construction management journals are included while grey literature has been excluded. The objective of this research was to examine and classify systematically the literature dealing with different facets of the construction performance research domain by using a meta-analysis instrument as methodology. Based on this literature review's findings, the paper maps research trends and identifies gaps in current knowledge for future research.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction industry; meta-analysis; literature review; performance measurement; performance research |
| Index terms: | performance measurement, meta-analysis, maps, literature review, construction performance, journal, methodology, competition, construction industry |
| Subjects: | performance assessment, data analysis and analytics, research dissemination and communication, industry analysis, market analysis, research evaluation and metrics, research methods, spatial and geospatial analysis, performance measurement |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Site Management, Quality Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here