Interpretive Structural Model Based Factor Analysis of BIM Adoption in Chinese Construction Organizations
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School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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Institute of Engineering Management, Business School of Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China
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School of Business and Management, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai 201620, China
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Sustainability 2019, 11(7), 1982; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11071982
Received: 28 February 2019
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Revised: 29 March 2019
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Accepted: 29 March 2019
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Published: 3 April 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of System Engineering Approaches in Complex Project Management)
The adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) will definitely improve the efficiency and quality of the AEC (architecture, engineering and construction) industry. However, many factors need to be improved before BIM adoption. Based on the interaction between institutions and technology, factors affecting BIM adoption in AEC organizations, within the context of China, are identified and analyzed. Firstly, 21 factors are identified by literature research. Then, an interpretive structural model (ISM) technique is used to establish a hierarchical structure, and matrix impacts cross-reference multiplication applied to a classification (MICMAC) is used for factor classification. The results indicate that corporate/project leadership and software functionality are the two fundamental factors. What’s more, the dynamic mechanism has gradually changed from top-down to a combination of top-down and bottom-up.
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Keywords:
BIM adoption; factor analysis; the AEC organization; institution; technology
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Ma, G.; Jia, J.; Ding, J.; Shang, S.; Jiang, S. Interpretive Structural Model Based Factor Analysis of BIM Adoption in Chinese Construction Organizations. Sustainability 2019, 11, 1982. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11071982
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Ma G, Jia J, Ding J, Shang S, Jiang S. Interpretive Structural Model Based Factor Analysis of BIM Adoption in Chinese Construction Organizations. Sustainability. 2019; 11(7):1982. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11071982
Chicago/Turabian StyleMa, Guofeng, Jianyao Jia, Jiyong Ding, Shanshan Shang, and Shan Jiang. 2019. "Interpretive Structural Model Based Factor Analysis of BIM Adoption in Chinese Construction Organizations" Sustainability 11, no. 7: 1982. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11071982
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