Measuring Productivity of Construction Industry in Europe with Data Envelopment Analysis

Nazarko, Joanicjusz; Chodakowska, Ewa

doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2015.10.026

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“…Existing literature provides a broad number of results on an efficiency assessment of the individual industry, service or agriculture sectors based on the DEA method. For example, Nazarko and Chodakowska (2015) used the method to examine the construction sector productivity in 25 European countries. Their analysis covered 2006-2012 period and revealed huge differences in productivity of construction industry within the EU countries.…”

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Employment for Sustainable Development: Sectoral Efficiencies in EU Countries

Cyrek

Fura

2018

Soc Indic Res

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Measuring sustainable development requires multidimensional attitude as the process is characterised by compound relationships between social, economic and environmental spheres. The paper aims at assessing selected effects of sectoral employment for the three dimensions of developmental processes. We examine employment efficiency in 25 EU countries concerning four sectors: agriculture, industry, market services, and non-market services. We use a non-radial DEA input-oriented model, which allows the assessment of the general efficiency of labour resources, as well as the evaluation of in-depth efficiency in the three dimensions of the economies under study. The novelty of the research lays in both multidimensional attitudes to the effects of labour engagement as well as intersectoral comparisons of the employment results. We categorise the EU countries according to efficiency in gaining the sustainable development and its three dimensions. Generally, the "old" EU members are of higher efficiency than the "new" states. Our research shows desirable movements of labour force that are necessary to improve efficiency and thus offers some advice for a rational development policy. It appears that it is necessary to limit agricultural employment in favour of non-market and market services and, to a lower extent, of industry. We conclude that the structural changes in employment specified by patterns observed in the highly developed EU countries are favourable for realising the aims of sustainable development.

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Employment for Sustainable Development: Sectoral Efficiencies in EU Countries

Cyrek

Fura

2018

Soc Indic Res

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“…The results of the calculations indicate that BIM adoption may suffer a significant slowdown for purely economic reasons. Therefore, if one counts on a quicker and more substantial contribution of BIM to the sustainability of the construction sector, isomorphic pressures from policy circles, regulatory bodies, and industry associations to adopt BIM on the project level are needed [61]. Local authorities in many countries are committed to BIM and require that all new public projects be carried out with use of BIM.…”

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Promoting Sustainability through Investment in Building Information Modeling (BIM) Technologies: A Design Company Perspective

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Abstract:The aim of this article is to enhance the understanding of how design companies perceive the benefits of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technologies application. BIM is recognized in the literature as a (potentially) powerful driver leading the construction sector towards sustainability. However, for design companies, the choice to invest in BIM technologies is basically an economic one. Specifically, a design company assesses economic benefits and efficiency improvements thanks to the application of BIM technologies. The article discusses the return on investments (ROI) in BIM technologies and reviews ROI calculation methodologies proposed by other authors. In order to evaluate BIM return on investment correctly practical ROI calculations are carried out. Appropriate methods, together with the relevant variables for ROI calculation, are developed. The study allows for adjusting the calculation method making it more accurate and understandable using the Autodesk Revit based ROI calculation of the first year.

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“…The application of more sophisticated analytical instruments would be desirable. For example, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) could be used to evaluate how efficiently innovating organizations transform their resources and time (input) into socially desirable "outputs" [64,65]. Such "RRI productivity" approach could also be used at the strategic planning stage to choose between competing technology roadmaps [66][67][68] with different anticipated inputs and outputs.…”

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Responsible Research and Innovation in Enterprises: Benefits, Barriers and the Problem of Assessment

Nazarko

2020

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

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In the paper, the author takes stock of the conceptual reflection and empirical studies described in the current scientific literature on responsible innovation in the context of the emergence of the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) concept. RRI has been promoted in the European Union as a part of the Europe 2020 strategy with the objective of making research and innovation more sustainable and inclusive. As more than half of the EU’s firms declare they are conducting innovation activities, RRI problems are more relevant than ever. There remain many open questions, unresolved dilemmas and empirical white spots that call for more research in this field. This paper’s focus is the problem of RRI acceptance as a global framework for responsible innovation and the scarcity of suitable instruments that may help industries understand and adopt this concept. The main contributions of this paper include critical analysis of the RRI concept and its implications for industry, proposing a concept of an RRI index for innovating enterprises.

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Measuring Productivity of Construction Industry in Europe with Data Envelopment Analysis

Cited by 33 publications

References 9 publications

Employment for Sustainable Development: Sectoral Efficiencies in EU Countries

Employment for Sustainable Development: Sectoral Efficiencies in EU Countries

Promoting Sustainability through Investment in Building Information Modeling (BIM) Technologies: A Design Company Perspective

Responsible Research and Innovation in Enterprises: Benefits, Barriers and the Problem of Assessment

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