Resource-based view (RBV) is the theory that has been adopted as the theoretical background in construction project management (CPM) research to examine the impact of resources and capabilities on firm performance. Its primary assumption is that firms’ performance and competitive advantages are enhanced by properly utilising valuable resources and capabilities. This paper aims to examine the effect of various constructs and relations used in preceding research by proposing a conceptual framework in the lens of RBV, which combined the multiple paths found in the literature. Then, hypotheses were developed to test the research framework empirically. This paper reports a meta-analysis of 20 journal papers published in the Scopus database in the area of CPM. The findings indicate that all the relationships between resources, capabilities, competitive advantage and performance were verified as significant. Moreover, the review pointed out that using capabilities and sustained competitive advantage in a mediated model is better than the direct effect model. Finally, a flowchart combining all the variables, construct, and paths was developed based on the results.
This study examines how Industry 4.0 has been discussed in the construction industry and construction management (CM) research over the past four years using Oesterreich and Teuteberg’s (2016) article as a key marker. The techniques adopted in this paper were Bibliometric analysis. Citation, co-citation, and co-occurrence analyses were applied to the articles published between 2016-2019 in the WoS database. This study concluded that most CM research themes had been impacted by Industry 4.0. Also, CM scholars, journal editors, and decision-makers have expressed significant interest in Industry 4.0. Finally, this research has focused on research themes that have been less examined by scholars and have identified areas for future research on how CM literature may benefit from Industry 4.0. Twenty-one main research themes were identified, a co-occurrence network was constructed and examined. The results indicate that there are a sufficient number of references to Industry 4.0 in the themes of management, smart factory, and digitisation. On the other hand, other themes have received less scholarly attention, such as performance, simulation, and supply chain management. Those less explored themes possibly require additional studies.
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