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Çıdık, M S and Boyd, D (2022) Value implication of digital transformation: the impact of the commodification of information. Construction Management and Economics, 40(11–12), 903–17.
Andersson, R and Eidenskog, M (2023) Beyond barriers – exploring resistance towards BIM through a knowledge infrastructure framework. Construction Management and Economics, 41(11–12), 926–41.
Andreas, B, Fernie, S and Dainty, A (2022) Understanding policy and change: using a political economy analysis framework. Construction Management and Economics, 40(11–12), 865–83.
Brunet, M and Cohendet, P (2022) Transforming construction: heterarchical megaproject ecologies and the management of innovation. Construction Management and Economics, 40(11–12), 973–86.
Gluch, P and Hellsvik, S (2023) The influence of multiple logics on the work of sustainability professionals. Construction Management and Economics, 41(11–12), 893–909.
Jones, K, Mosca, L, Whyte, J, Davies, A and Glass, J (2022) Addressing specialization and fragmentation: product platform development in construction consultancy firms. Construction Management and Economics, 40(11–12), 918–33.
Lundberg, O, Nylén, D and Sandberg, J (2022) Unpacking construction site digitalization: the role of incongruence and inconsistency in technological frames. Construction Management and Economics, 40(11–12), 987–1002.
Ninan, J, Sergeeva, N and Winch, G (2022) Narrative shapes innovation: a study on multiple innovations in the UK construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 40(11–12), 884–902.
Rosander, L (2022) Same same but different: dynamics of a pre-procurement routine and its influence on relational contracting models. Construction Management and Economics, 40(11–12), 955–72.
Salmi, A, Jussila, J and Hämäläinen, M (2022) The role of municipalities in transformation towards more sustainable construction: the case of wood construction in Finland. Construction Management and Economics, 40(11–12), 934–54.
Wang, J, Li, X, Memari, A, Skitmore, M, Zhong, Y and Ashuri, B (2023) Data-driven assessment on the corporate credit scoring mechanism for Chinese construction supervision companies. Construction Management and Economics, 41(11–12), 961–75.
Wang, X, Wang, S and Gao, Y (2023) Optimal equity structure of PPP projects when private-sector shareholders’ “investor-contractor” dual roles is considered. Construction Management and Economics, 41(11–12), 910–25.
Woolcott, G, Loosemore, M, Keast, R and Chamberlain, D (2023) Addressing youth un/underemployment through construction social procurement: an ecological systems theory perspective. Construction Management and Economics, 41(11–12), 942–60.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Social procurement; social value; construction industry; social ecology network; social network analysis; intermediaries; employment; youth;
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2023.2219351
- Abstract:
Young people’s unemployment and underemployment are acknowledged as serious and enduring problems in Australia and globally. Construction is one of the largest employers of young people, and social procurement of construction products and services has significant potential if harnessed to address this problem. This article argues that project-based intermediation offers critical new insights into how social procurement can be implemented in a construction context. Employing a single case study approach, the article uses ecological systems theory and concept mapping to examine the results of focus groups with twelve young people who transitioned to employment in the Australian construction industry through a unique project-based intermediary set up by a major contractor to meet its social procurement requirements. Addressing the current under-theorisation of social procurement research, this article offers new conceptual insights into the socio-ecological networks that influence young people’s successful transition to employment in construction. The findings also provide new practical insights for government policymakers and the construction industry into the potential role that project-based intermediation can play in addressing youth unemployment in the context of emerging social procurement policies in many countries.