Determinants of Emerging Technology Adoption For Safety Among Construction Businesses

This study aims to identify the antecedents of emerging technology adoption in construction businesses. The objectives of this study were to identify the determinants and barriers to the adoption of emerging technologies in the construction industry. This study used a descriptive research design,...

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Main Authors: Kamaruddeen, Ahmed M., Rui, Ling Siao, Lee, Khai Loon, Alzoubi, Haitham M., Alshurideh, Mohammad
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Published: Allied Business Academies 2022
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spelling my.ump.umpir.354282022-10-13T06:33:42Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/35428/ Determinants of Emerging Technology Adoption For Safety Among Construction Businesses Kamaruddeen, Ahmed M. Rui, Ling Siao Lee, Khai Loon Alzoubi, Haitham M. Alshurideh, Mohammad HF Commerce TH Building construction This study aims to identify the antecedents of emerging technology adoption in construction businesses. The objectives of this study were to identify the determinants and barriers to the adoption of emerging technologies in the construction industry. This study used a descriptive research design, a quantitative research method, and a stratified simple random sampling technique to select contractors registered with the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) in the eastern region of Malaysia. Out of the 75 copies of questionnaire distributed to the contractors, only 24 completed and usable responses were received, yielding a response rate of 32 %. Inferential analysis and relative importance index were used to achieve the research objectives. Regarding the first objective, the findings from this research showed that project characteristics would influence the adoption of emerging technology for construction safety. The social-related factor is next to it. The other factors are environmental, technological, and organizational factors. Finally, individual factors had the least influence on adoption. Regarding the second objective of this study, the economic factor is the most influential barrier to adopting emerging technologies for construction safety, followed by personal factors in this trend. Organizational factors and time-related factors are barriers that have the least influence on adoption. Allied Business Academies 2022 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/35428/1/Determinants%20of%20Emerging%20Technology.pdf Kamaruddeen, Ahmed M. and Rui, Ling Siao and Lee, Khai Loon and Alzoubi, Haitham M. and Alshurideh, Mohammad (2022) Determinants of Emerging Technology Adoption For Safety Among Construction Businesses. Academy of Strategic Management Journal, 21 (Special Issue 3). pp. 1-20. ISSN 1939-6104 https://www.abacademies.org/articles/determinants-of-emerging-technology-adoption-for-safety-among-construction-businesses-14060.html
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topic HF Commerce
TH Building construction
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TH Building construction
Kamaruddeen, Ahmed M.
Rui, Ling Siao
Lee, Khai Loon
Alzoubi, Haitham M.
Alshurideh, Mohammad
Determinants of Emerging Technology Adoption For Safety Among Construction Businesses
description This study aims to identify the antecedents of emerging technology adoption in construction businesses. The objectives of this study were to identify the determinants and barriers to the adoption of emerging technologies in the construction industry. This study used a descriptive research design, a quantitative research method, and a stratified simple random sampling technique to select contractors registered with the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) in the eastern region of Malaysia. Out of the 75 copies of questionnaire distributed to the contractors, only 24 completed and usable responses were received, yielding a response rate of 32 %. Inferential analysis and relative importance index were used to achieve the research objectives. Regarding the first objective, the findings from this research showed that project characteristics would influence the adoption of emerging technology for construction safety. The social-related factor is next to it. The other factors are environmental, technological, and organizational factors. Finally, individual factors had the least influence on adoption. Regarding the second objective of this study, the economic factor is the most influential barrier to adopting emerging technologies for construction safety, followed by personal factors in this trend. Organizational factors and time-related factors are barriers that have the least influence on adoption.
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author Kamaruddeen, Ahmed M.
Rui, Ling Siao
Lee, Khai Loon
Alzoubi, Haitham M.
Alshurideh, Mohammad
author_facet Kamaruddeen, Ahmed M.
Rui, Ling Siao
Lee, Khai Loon
Alzoubi, Haitham M.
Alshurideh, Mohammad
author_sort Kamaruddeen, Ahmed M.
title Determinants of Emerging Technology Adoption For Safety Among Construction Businesses
title_short Determinants of Emerging Technology Adoption For Safety Among Construction Businesses
title_full Determinants of Emerging Technology Adoption For Safety Among Construction Businesses
title_fullStr Determinants of Emerging Technology Adoption For Safety Among Construction Businesses
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of Emerging Technology Adoption For Safety Among Construction Businesses
title_sort determinants of emerging technology adoption for safety among construction businesses
publisher Allied Business Academies
publishDate 2022
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/35428/1/Determinants%20of%20Emerging%20Technology.pdf
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https://www.abacademies.org/articles/determinants-of-emerging-technology-adoption-for-safety-among-construction-businesses-14060.html
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