An empirical study on the acceptance of 4D BIM in EPC projects in China
- The engineering-procurement-construction (EPC) method has the potential to help construction projects achieve sustainable performance, e.g., the contractor’s early involvement, cost savings, and a reduced schedule. However, high uncertainties and complexities are contained in EPC projects. 4D BIM (Building Information Modeling) with abilities to simplify the time and space relationships of construction activities and support multi-party information sharing is beneficial to EPC project management. The behavior pattern of the project personnel toward accepting 4D BIM information systems or tools needs to be explored. Therefore, a research model of the acceptance of 4D BIM in EPC projects with eight latent constructs is proposed through a literature review of technology acceptance theories. Data is collected from a questionnaire survey and interviews. Research hypotheses are examined using PLS-SEM (partial least squares-structural equation modeling). Empirical evidence is collected from China, and implications to the developing countries facing the challenge of developing a technology-intensive construction industry are provided: (1) Adopting 4D BIM in the EPC project is beneficial; (2) the task-technology fit plays a leading role in technology acceptance; (3) the management incentive is inefficient at the operational stage. Suggestions for future research on 4D BIM acceptance in complex construction projects with abundant data and alternative models are provided.
Author: | Pan GongGND, Ningshuang ZengORCiDGND, Kunhui YeGND, Markus KönigORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-63244 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/su11051316 |
Parent Title (English): | Sustainability |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2019/03/08 |
Date of first Publication: | 2019/03/02 |
Publishing Institution: | Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsbibliothek |
Tag: | Open Access Fonds 4D BIM; PLS-SEM; engineer-procurement-construct; technology acceptance |
Volume: | 11 |
Issue: | 5 |
First Page: | 1316-1 |
Last Page: | 1316-19 |
Note: | Sustainability, 11.2019, Artikelnummer 1316 |
Note: | Article Processing Charge funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and the Open Access Publication Fund of Ruhr-Universität Bochum. |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Ingenieurbau, Umwelttechnik |
open_access (DINI-Set): | open_access |
faculties: | Fakultät für Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften |
Licence (English): | Creative Commons - CC BY 4.0 - Attribution 4.0 International |