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Al-Hajj, A and Horner, M W (1998) Modelling the running costs of buildings. Construction Management and Economics, 16(04), 459-70.

Boussabaine, A H and Kaka, A P (1998) A neural networks approach for cost-flow forecasting. Construction Management and Economics, 16(04), 471-9.

Crosthwaite, D (1998) Note - The internationalization of British construction companies 1990-1996: an empirical analysis. Construction Management and Economics, 16(04), 389-95.

El-Rayes, K and Moselhi, O (1998) Resource-driven scheduling of repetitive activities. Construction Management and Economics, 16(04), 443-6.

Gowda, R, Singh, A and Connolly, M (1998) Holistic enhancement of the production analysis of bituminous paving operations. Construction Management and Economics, 16(04), 417-32.

Lingard, H and Rowlinson, S M (1998) Behaviour-based safety management in Hong Kong's construction industry: the results of a field study. Construction Management and Economics, 16(04), 481-8.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: behaviour; feedback; goal-setting; motivation; safety
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/014461998372259
  • Abstract:

    Hong Kong’s construction industry has had a poor site safety record for over a decade. Behaviour-based methods of safety management (BSM) have proved successful in other industries and in other countries. Hence, this study aimed to test the effectiveness of BSM by applying goal setting and feedback interventions to specific areas of safety performance on Hong Kong Housing Authority construction sites. Using a within-group experimental design and with the use of a proportional rating safety measurement instrument, data were collected on the effectiveness of BSM on Hong Kong sites. The data were recognized as time series data; this has been a serious methodological oversight in much previous research. The data were analysed using autoregressive moving averages models, and the results were mixed in that a significant improvement in safety performance occurred in the housekeeping category of intervention but no improvement was observed in the access to heights and bamboo scaffolding categories. Based on these results a goal setting/expectancy theory model of site safety improvement has been synthesized, and the lack of provision of an adequate safety infrastructure has been identified as a serious impediment to improvement.

Marsh, L and Finch, E (1998) Note - Attitudes towards auto-ID technologies within the UK construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 16(04), 383-8.

McCabe, S, Rooke, J D, Seymour, D E and Brown, P (1998) Quality managers, authority and leadership. Construction Management and Economics, 16(04), 447-57.

Notman, D, Norman, G, Flanagan, R and Agapiou, A (1998) A time-series analysis of UK annual and quarterly construction output data (1955-1995). Construction Management and Economics, 16(04), 409-16.

Ofori, G and Debrah, Y A (1998) Flexible management of operatives in the Singapore construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 16(04), 397-408.

Shi, J and AbouRizk, S M (1998) Continuous and combined event-process models for simulating pipeline construction. Construction Management and Economics, 16(04), 489-98.