Developing a corporate social responsibility framework for sustainable construction using partial least squares structural equation modeling
Sustainable construction is vital for the embodiment of sustainable development, and corporate social responsibility practice is critical for construction firms to realize sustainable construction. However, the link between sustainable construction and corporate social responsibility is still in its...
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| author | Liang Wang Ping Zhang Li Ma Xuhui Cong Miroslaw J. Skibniewski |
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| description | Sustainable construction is vital for the embodiment of sustainable development, and corporate social responsibility practice is critical for construction firms to realize sustainable construction. However, the link between sustainable construction and corporate social responsibility is still in its infancy, and previous studies have not developed comprehensive methods for evaluating sustainable construction performance. We first established a conceptual corporate social responsibility framework based on the five aspects of sustainable construction: economic, environmental, social, stakeholders, and health and safety. Then, a set of criteria assessing sustainable construction performance was identified through a literature review and interviews with industry practitioners. A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect primary data and identify the significance of the proposed criteria. Furthermore, partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to statistically validate the conceptual model and identify key factors for sustainable construction. The results revealed that health and safety, and environment are the key aspects, while site inspection and audits, providing a healthy and safe working environment, effective emergency management procedures and safety supervision, compliance with environmental laws and regulations, reducing pollution and waste, and corporate environmental management system are critical to achieving sustainable construction. Our study underlines the link between sustainable construction and corporate social responsibility, improves the evaluation accuracy, and provides new guidelines for practical applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c269fcad25f843b58d221b13130ec1842022-12-21T17:16:38ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityTechnological and Economic Development of Economy2029-49132029-49212020-01-0126110.3846/tede.2020.11263Developing a corporate social responsibility framework for sustainable construction using partial least squares structural equation modelingLiang Wang0Ping Zhang1Li Ma2Xuhui Cong3Miroslaw J. Skibniewski4Department of Construction Management, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, ChinaSchool of Materials and Architectural Engineering, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, ChinaDepartment of Construction Management, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China; School of Business, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, ChinaDepartment of Construction Management, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, ChinaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, USA; Institute for Theoretical and Applied Informatics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Gliwice, Poland; Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan; Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture, University of Science and Technology, Bydgoszcz, PolandSustainable construction is vital for the embodiment of sustainable development, and corporate social responsibility practice is critical for construction firms to realize sustainable construction. However, the link between sustainable construction and corporate social responsibility is still in its infancy, and previous studies have not developed comprehensive methods for evaluating sustainable construction performance. We first established a conceptual corporate social responsibility framework based on the five aspects of sustainable construction: economic, environmental, social, stakeholders, and health and safety. Then, a set of criteria assessing sustainable construction performance was identified through a literature review and interviews with industry practitioners. A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect primary data and identify the significance of the proposed criteria. Furthermore, partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to statistically validate the conceptual model and identify key factors for sustainable construction. The results revealed that health and safety, and environment are the key aspects, while site inspection and audits, providing a healthy and safe working environment, effective emergency management procedures and safety supervision, compliance with environmental laws and regulations, reducing pollution and waste, and corporate environmental management system are critical to achieving sustainable construction. Our study underlines the link between sustainable construction and corporate social responsibility, improves the evaluation accuracy, and provides new guidelines for practical applications.https://www.bme.vgtu.lt/index.php/TEDE/article/view/11263change ordersconstruction industryanalytic hierarchy processrelative importance index |
| spellingShingle | Liang Wang Ping Zhang Li Ma Xuhui Cong Miroslaw J. Skibniewski Developing a corporate social responsibility framework for sustainable construction using partial least squares structural equation modeling Technological and Economic Development of Economy change orders construction industry analytic hierarchy process relative importance index |
| title | Developing a corporate social responsibility framework for sustainable construction using partial least squares structural equation modeling |
| title_full | Developing a corporate social responsibility framework for sustainable construction using partial least squares structural equation modeling |
| title_fullStr | Developing a corporate social responsibility framework for sustainable construction using partial least squares structural equation modeling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing a corporate social responsibility framework for sustainable construction using partial least squares structural equation modeling |
| title_short | Developing a corporate social responsibility framework for sustainable construction using partial least squares structural equation modeling |
| title_sort | developing a corporate social responsibility framework for sustainable construction using partial least squares structural equation modeling |
| topic | change orders construction industry analytic hierarchy process relative importance index |
| url | https://www.bme.vgtu.lt/index.php/TEDE/article/view/11263 |
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