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Bowen, P A, Edwards, P J and Cattell, K (2009) Value management practice in South Africa: the built environment professions compared. Construction Management and Economics, 27(11), 1039–57.

Bryde, D J and Volm, J M (2009) Perceptions of owners in German construction projects: congruence with project risk theory. Construction Management and Economics, 27(11), 1059–71.

Doloi, H (2009) Relational partnerships: the importance of communication, trust and confidence and joint risk management in achieving project success. Construction Management and Economics, 27(11), 1099–109.

Liu, S-S and Wang, C-J (2009) Two-stage profit optimization model for linear scheduling problems considering cash flow. Construction Management and Economics, 27(11), 1023–37.

McGrath-Champ, S and Rosewarne, S (2009) Organizational change in Australian building and construction: rethinking a unilinear ‘leaning’ discourse. Construction Management and Economics, 27(11), 1111–28.

Nguyen, N H, Skitmore, M and Wong, J K W (2009) Stakeholder impact analysis of infrastructure project management in developing countries: a study of perception of project managers in state-owned engineering firms in Vietnam. Construction Management and Economics, 27(11), 1129–40.

Pietroforte, R, Gregori, T and Falagario, M (2009) The changing input structure of the US construction industry: a longitudinal analysis. Construction Management and Economics, 27(11), 1089–98.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: US construction; input-output analysis; direct inputs; residential construction; highway construction
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190903280443
  • Abstract:
    Eleven input–output tables are used for analysing the technological changes of the US construction industry from 1947 to 2002. Over the years, the industry has been characterized by a significant input shift that reflects the evolution of the USA towards services and away from a manufacturing-based economy. This evolution is also reflected in the 1997 adoption of a new classification system of the US industries by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Changes are also found in analysing the direct requirements of two key sectors of the industry, residential and highway construction, during the 1967–1997 period. New materials and labour-saving machinery have been some of the major drivers in the changing input structure of the two considered sectors. The study demonstrates the importance of using very long series of data and input–output tables with more than 400 industries for the further understanding of the secular changes of the construction industry and its constituent sectors.

Tseng, C-L, Zhao, T and Fu, C C (2009) Contingency estimation using a real options approach. Construction Management and Economics, 27(11), 1073–87.

Xia, B, Chan, A P C and Yeung, J F Y (2009) Identification of key competences of design-builders in the construction market of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Construction Management and Economics, 27(11), 1141–52.