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Pro-Environmental Practices Among Malaysian Construction Practitioners, Nor’Aini Yusof, Mohammad Iranmanesh, Hanizam Awang
Pro-Environmental Practices Among Malaysian Construction Practitioners, Nor’Aini Yusof, Mohammad Iranmanesh, Hanizam Awang
Mohammad Iranmanesh
Societal interest and alarm in Malaysia is growing due to the substantial environmental impacts caused by considerable amounts of construction waste and energy consumption. Malaysian citizens are becoming increasingly concerned about how these impacts will affect their local communities and therefore are ever more attentive to the construction industry’s efforts to reduce waste and energy consumption. The aim of the present study is to measure the current status of the pro-environmental practices among construction industry practitioners. Data for the study came from a sample of 375 practitioners in Malaysia’s construction sector. Descriptive analysis was used for data analysis. The result …
Innovation Practices In Construction Firms, Mohammad Iranmanesh, Nor’Aini Yusof, Ernawati Mustafa Kamal
Innovation Practices In Construction Firms, Mohammad Iranmanesh, Nor’Aini Yusof, Ernawati Mustafa Kamal
Mohammad Iranmanesh
The construction firms need to implement particular practices to successfully adopt or generate innovation to ensure growth and survival. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between construction firms’ characteristics and their level of innovative practices implementation. Data was gathered through a survey of 105 firms in the Malaysian construction industry. Data was analyzed using the non-linear canonical correlation technique. The results indicate that old and big firms with non- public clients exercise more innovation creation practices. Young and small firms with public clients implement more innovation adoption practices. Contractor firms which work nationally or internationally practice …