Unpacking the strategies to promote the implementation of automation techniques in the construction industry

IF 3.1 Q2 CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY Construction Innovation-England Pub Date : 2023-05-19 DOI:10.1108/ci-12-2022-0332
Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, John Aliu, Patricia Fadamiro, P. Akanni, Paramjit Singh Jamir Singh, Mohamad Shaharudin Samsurijan
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Purpose This study aims to identify and evaluate the key strategies to promote the implementation of automation techniques with reference to the Nigerian construction industry. Design/methodology/approach Pragmatic philosophical thinking using a mixed-method approach (a combination of qualitative and quantitative) was adopted for this study. The qualitative strand of this research was achieved using a Delphi technique while a well-structured questionnaire conducted among 191 construction professionals was adopted to attain the quantitative strand. Obtained data were analyzed using frequencies, percentages, mean item scores, Kruskal–Wallis H test and exploratory factor analysis (FA). Findings Results revealed that the “provision of funding and subsidies for automation techniques” “mandatory automation policies and regulations,” “creating incentives for adoption,” “formulation of programs to promote awareness” and “deploying gamification to boost employee performance” were the top five strategies to promote the adoption of automation techniques. FA revealed four principal clusters, namely, awareness and publicity programs, government regulations and standards, provision of education and training and awards and recognition. Practical implications This study provided a solid theoretical and empirical foundation that can be useful to construction industry stakeholders, decision-makers, policymakers and the government in mapping out strategies to promote the incorporation and deployment of automation and robotics in the construction industry. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is one of the first in developing countries and Nigeria to establish an ordered grouping structure of the strategies to promote the adoption of automation techniques.
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展开战略,促进建筑业自动化技术的实施
目的本研究旨在参考尼日利亚建筑业,确定和评估促进自动化技术实施的关键战略。设计/方法论/方法本研究采用了混合方法(定性和定量相结合)的语用哲学思维。本研究的定性链是使用德尔菲技术获得的,而采用在191名建筑专业人员中进行的结构良好的问卷来获得定量链。使用频率、百分比、平均项目得分、,Kruskal–Wallis H检验和探索性因素分析(FA)。结果显示,“为自动化技术提供资金和补贴”、“强制性自动化政策和法规”、“为采用创造激励”、“制定提高意识的计划”和“部署游戏化以提高员工绩效”是前五大策略以促进自动化技术的采用。FA公布了四个主要集群,即提高认识和宣传计划、政府法规和标准、提供教育和培训以及奖励和认可。实践意义本研究为建筑业利益相关者、决策者、政策制定者和政府制定战略,促进自动化和机器人技术在建筑业的整合和部署提供了坚实的理论和经验基础。独创性/价值据作者所知,这项研究是发展中国家和尼日利亚首次建立有序的战略分组结构,以促进自动化技术的采用。
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Construction Innovation-England CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY-
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