Stewart, R A; Mohamed, S and Marosszeky, M (2004) An empirical investigation into the link between information technology implementation barriers and coping strategies in the Australian construction industry. Construction Innovation, 4(3), pp. 155-171. ISSN 1471-4175
Abstract
The need for the improved implementation of information technology (IT) has been identified in both empirical and highly structured research studies as being critical to effective innovation and development at an industry and enterprise level. This need is greater in the construction industry as it has been relatively slow to embrace the full potential of IT-based technologies. In an attempt to understand why the construction industry lags other industries in the uptake and effective implementation of IT, this study reports on an investigation of the Australian construction industry, which identifies the impediments or barriers to IT implementation and the most effective coping strategies to overcome them. A questionnaire-based research approach was adopted for this purpose and a total of 134 valid survey responses were received from various architectural, engineering and construction professionals. The questionnaire was designed to identify perceptions of the most significant barriers to IT implementation and to determine the most “practical” and “effective” corresponding coping strategies to mitigate their effects at three decision-making levels: Industry; Organization; and Project.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | barriers; construction; coping strategies; decision-making tiers; information technology |
| Index terms: | information technology, decision-making, questionnaire, strategy, survey, implementation, construction industry, coping, construction professional, investigation |
| Subjects: | management, professional development, decision analysis, behavioral psychology, industry analysis, data collection methods, computing systems, contractual arrangements |
| Topics: | Digital Applications, Research Practice, Information Management, Business Strategy, Procurement, Risk Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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