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BIM adoption within Australian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs): an innovation diffusion model

Construction Economics and Building

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Title BIM adoption within Australian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs): an innovation diffusion model
 
Creator Hosseini, M. Reza
Banihashemi, Saeed
Chileshe, Nicholas
Namzadi, Mehran Oraee
Udaeja, Chika
Rameezdeen, Raufdeen
McCuen, Tammy
 
Subject Construction Management; Construction
Building information modelling (BIM); SMEs; construction industry; innovation diffusion; Australia
Building information modelling (BIM); SMEs; construction industry; innovation diffusion; Australia
 
Description Despite the envisaged benefits of BIM adoption for SMEs, BIM in SMEs has remained an underrepresented area within the available academic literature. This study proposes and draws upon a framework grounded on innovation diffusion theory (IDT) to provide an illuminating insight into the current state of BIM and the main barriers to BIM adoption within Australian SMEs. Based on analyses of 135 questionnaires completed by SMEs through partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) and grounded on the proposed framework, the current state of BIM adoption and barriers to BIM adoption for SMEs are discussed. The findings show that currently around 42% of Australian SMEs use BIM in Level 1 and Level 2 with only around 5% have tried Level 3. It comes to light that lack of knowledge within SMEs and across the construction supply chain is not a major barrier for Australian SMEs. In essence, the main barriers stem from the risks associated with an uncertain return on investment (ROI) for BIM as perceived by key players in SMEs. The findings also show the validity of the framework proposed for explaining BIM adoption in Australian SMEs.
 
Publisher UTS ePRESS
 
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Date 2016-09-08
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
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Identifier http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/5159
10.5130/AJCEB.v16i3.5159
 
Source Construction Economics and Building; Vol 16, No 3 (2016): Construction Economics and Building, Incorporating a Special Section on Innovation and SMEs in the AEC Sector; 71-86
2204-9029
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/5159/5557
http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/5159/5567
 
Coverage Australia
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Rights Copyright (c) 2016 M. Reza Hosseini, Saeed Banihashemi, Nicholas Chileshe, Mehran Oraee Namzadi, Chika Udaeja, Raufdeen Rameezdeen, Tammy McCuen
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