Spanning the multilevel boundaries of construction organisations: Towards the delivery of BIM-compliant projects
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Sackey, E. and Akotia, J. 2017. Spanning the multilevel boundaries of construction organisations: Towards the delivery of BIM-compliant projects. Construction Innovation. 17 (3), pp. 273-293. https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-09-2016-0047
Authors | Sackey, E. and Akotia, J. |
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Abstract | Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the interdependent boundary-spanning activities that characterise the level of permeability of knowledge, information flow and learning among construction supply chains involved in the delivery of building information modelling (BIM)-compliant construction projects. Construction projects are mobilised through a number of interdependent processes and multi-functional activities by different practitioners with myriad specialised skills. Many of the difficulties that manifest in construction projects can be attributed to the fragmented work activities and inter-disciplinary nature of project teams. This is nevertheless becoming ever more pertinent with the rise of technology deployment in construction organisations. The study combined experts’ sampling interviews and a case study research method to help offer better insights into the kind of emerging multilevel boundary practices as influenced by the rapidly evolving construction technological solutions. The experts’ sampling helped inform better understanding by unravelling the key changes in contemporary boundary configurations and related boundary-spanning practices within technology-mediated construction project settings. The case study also helped to establish the manifestation of best practices for managing multilevel boundaries in BIM-enabled construction project organisations. The study has revealed that different generic organisational BIM strategies as developed in specialised boundaries are reconfigured as appropriate at the project level to produce project-specific BIM execution plan (BXP). The outcome of project BXP is dependent on the project organisational teams that cooperate in creating new solutions and on conceding space for negotiations and compromises which conflicting interests at the project level can find to be both desirable and feasible. The implementation effort is therefore contingent on mutual translation in which different actors with different insights instigate their practice through negotiation and persuasion which eventually are reinforced by contractual agreements and obligations. The paper has presented a novel and well-timed empirical insight into BIM-enabled project delivery and best practices that span multilevel boundaries of construction organisations. |
Journal | Construction Innovation |
Journal citation | 17 (3), pp. 273-293 |
ISSN | 1471-4175 |
Year | 2017 |
Publisher | Emerald |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Anyone |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-09-2016-0047 |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-09-2016-0047 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 10 Jul 2017 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 11 Jul 2019 |
Accepted | 11 Mar 2017 |
Copyright holder | © 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited. |
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