Research on the mobility behaviour of Chinese construction workers based on evolutionary game theory

Sun, Jessie; Wang, Xincheng; Liangfa, Shen

doi:10.1080/1331677x.2017.1421992

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“…Peldschus et al (2010) developed a sustainable assessment system for selecting appropriate construction sites. Jide et al (2018) applied the evolutionary game theory to the mobility behavior of construction workers. The game theory has also been used to select within-industry subcontractors by Unsal and Taylor (2010).…”

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A novel approach to selecting the best partner for high-speed rail firms

Zhang

Deng

Hwang

et al. 2021

ECAM

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PurposeThis paper aims to develop a partner selection approach for the high-speed rail (HSR) firms from the perspective of achieving competitive advantage in the international competitive bidding sphere.Design/methodology/approachThe current study developed a partner selection approach based on the evolutionary game theory. Firstly, the current study identified the influencing variables and logical formation path of competitive advantage on the international HSR project by literature review and case analysis. After that, a pay-off model was developed based on the theoretical foundation. Meanwhile, the evolutionary stable strategy was analyzed for different combinations of initial pay-offs.FindingsA real-world case was simulated to verify the effectiveness of the developed approach. The simulation results secured support from three industry professionals, indicating the developed approach is valid.Originality/valueThe current study can help HSR firms to select their partners and develop a cooperation strategy from the perspective of winning awards. Also, the proposed approach is based on the advantage driving variables and formation path, which can contribute to HSR firms' understanding of the sources of competitive advantage.

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Section: Theoretical Foundationmentioning

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A novel approach to selecting the best partner for high-speed rail firms

Zhang

Deng

Hwang

et al. 2021

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“…Zheng et al [42] and Du et al [43] conducted research on the moral hazard behavior mechanism of Building Information Modeling (BIM) implementations based on the EG model. Sun et al [44] studied the job mobility of workers by using an EG approach to analyze the dynamic relationship between workers and their employers. Pi et al [45] analyzed how to improve the construction safety supervision from the perspective of EG theory.…”

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Default Behaviors of Contractors under Surety Bond in Construction Industry Based on Evolutionary Game Model

Jing

Deng²,

Maqbool³

et al. 2020

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In construction projects, some contractors will take default actions against the contracts to obtain maximum profits and damage the owners’ benefits as a result. In the construction markets where effective supervision is not performed well, contractors have more opportunities to default. Surety bonds were designed to solve the default problems and promote the sustainable development of the construction markets. This paper was proposed to explore the interactions between owners and contractors and investigate the influence of surety bonds (high penalty and low penalty) on the default behavior of contractors based on a static and dynamic evolutionary game analysis model. The results showed that applying the surety bond strategy is effective at decreasing the probability of the contractors’ default behavior when the credit system based on a surety bond system is well developed in the construction industry and the cost of the surety bond is low enough. Therefore, government strategies such as a better development of the credit system driven by surety bonds and the subsidies on surety bonds to reduce the cost can mitigate the contractors’ default behavior and keep the sustainability of the construction markets.

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“…In China, the construction industry is labour-intensive with low entry barriers; therefore, attracts low skill migrant workers from rural areas (Jide et al , 2018). Migrant workers account for 70% of employment, and over 90% of the site labour force is in the construction sector (Swider, 2015).…”

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“…In 2018, over 54 million migrant workers worked in the construction industry (National Bureau of Statistics of China, 2018); whilst, only approximately 6% of them were registered as trained skilled workers by the National Real-Name Management System of Construction Workers (Real-Name Registration System of Migrant Workers, 2019). General contractors subcontract work to labour subcontractors who, in turn, recruit rural migrant workers to carry out site operations (Jide et al , 2018). In recent years, most industrialised areas of coastal provinces have experienced labour shortages as rural migrants find jobs more easily in their locality due to the economic development of inland provinces (National Bureau of Statistics of China, 2018; Périsse and Séhier, 2019).…”

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Positioning construction workers' vocational training of Guangdong in the global political-economic spectrum of skill formation

Pan

Zhan

2021

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PurposeThis paper explores the vocational training of construction workers in Guangdong Province of China and identifies its position in the global political-economic spectrum of skill formation.Design/methodology/approachThe paper reviews construction vocational education and training (VET) of major political economies to develop a theoretical framework that guides an in-depth case study of Guangdong. Document analysis, field trip observations, meetings and semi-structured interviews were combined to explore the political-economic environment, political stakeholders and quality assurance mechanisms of industrial training in Guangdong's construction sector. The findings were compared with construction VET of other economies reported in the literature.FindingsConstruction training in Guangdong is deeply rooted in the local history and culture, under strong dominance of the state, while continually evolves to respond to the fluid market and therefore can be conceptualised as “market-in-state”. The political stakeholders are embedded within the state to ensure that skills policies are implemented in-line with industry policies. The differences between the training of Guangdong and its foreign counterparts are attributed to their divergent political-economic models.Research limitations/implicationsAs the case study was undertaken only with Guangdong, the generalisability of its findings can be improved through future research within a broader context of multiple provinces of China through both qualitative and quantitative research approaches.Practical implicationsPlausible foreign VET approaches are likely adaptable to the Chinese context only when conducive political-economic environment could be enabled. The findings are useful for developing countries to learn from the VET experience of industrialised economies. Construction workers' training in Guangdong can be improved by strengthening labour regulation at lower subcontracting levels and ensuring the presence of industrial associations and unions for collective training supervision.Originality/valueThe paper contributes to the field of construction engineering and management with a theoretical framework that guides empirical studies on the influence of the political-economic environment upon the ways political stakeholders develop and participate in construction VET. The exploration based on this framework revealed the position of the vocational training of construction workers in Guangdong in the global political-economic spectrum of skill formation.

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Research on the mobility behaviour of Chinese construction workers based on evolutionary game theory

Cited by 15 publications

References 27 publications

A novel approach to selecting the best partner for high-speed rail firms

A novel approach to selecting the best partner for high-speed rail firms

Default Behaviors of Contractors under Surety Bond in Construction Industry Based on Evolutionary Game Model

Positioning construction workers' vocational training of Guangdong in the global political-economic spectrum of skill formation

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