Do actors’ incentives obstruct sector-wide long-term productivity in the design and production of bridges in Sweden?
An increase in productivity is necessary to reduce economic costs in bridge projects. Previous research indicates that construction productivity has decreased since the 1960s. A quantitative study was performed to find out how the incentives of the three major actors (client, contractor, and design...
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An increase in productivity is necessary to reduce economic costs in bridge projects. Previous research indicates that construction productivity has decreased since the 1960s. A quantitative study was performed to find out how the incentives of the three major actors (client, contractor, and design engineer) could be obstacles to long-term productivity in the Swedish bridge construction industry. The study was performed as a self-completed questionnaire and received 151 responses. The results show that the contractors’ employees find profit in a single project more important than the company’s profit over time. Thus, the project´s incentives obstruct innovation and standardization, which could benefit future projects and thereby increase long-term productivity and the company’s profit over time. In contrast to contractors, design engineers and clients value company profit more than profit in a single project, and they value the quality of delivered products as the most important factor for increased long-term productivity.
First published online 10 December 2024
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| spelling | doaj-art-d44ea876f6154fc9845e825119b49c702024-12-10T16:29:28ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityJournal of Civil Engineering and Management1392-37301822-36052024-12-0110.3846/jcem.2024.22720Do actors’ incentives obstruct sector-wide long-term productivity in the design and production of bridges in Sweden?Johan Lagerkvist0Petra Bosch-Sijtsema1Ola Lӕdre2Mats Karlsson3Peter Simonsson4Rasmus Rempling5Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden; Swedish Transport Administration, Borlänge, SwedenDepartment of Technology Management and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SwedenDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden; Swedish Transport Administration, Borlänge, SwedenSwedish Transport Administration, Borlänge, SwedenDepartment of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden An increase in productivity is necessary to reduce economic costs in bridge projects. Previous research indicates that construction productivity has decreased since the 1960s. A quantitative study was performed to find out how the incentives of the three major actors (client, contractor, and design engineer) could be obstacles to long-term productivity in the Swedish bridge construction industry. The study was performed as a self-completed questionnaire and received 151 responses. The results show that the contractors’ employees find profit in a single project more important than the company’s profit over time. Thus, the project´s incentives obstruct innovation and standardization, which could benefit future projects and thereby increase long-term productivity and the company’s profit over time. In contrast to contractors, design engineers and clients value company profit more than profit in a single project, and they value the quality of delivered products as the most important factor for increased long-term productivity. First published online 10 December 2024 https://jest.vgtu.lt/index.php/JCEM/article/view/22720productivityincentivesobstaclesearly contractor involvementdesign-builddesign-bid-build |
| spellingShingle | Johan Lagerkvist Petra Bosch-Sijtsema Ola Lӕdre Mats Karlsson Peter Simonsson Rasmus Rempling Do actors’ incentives obstruct sector-wide long-term productivity in the design and production of bridges in Sweden? Journal of Civil Engineering and Management productivity incentives obstacles early contractor involvement design-build design-bid-build |
| title | Do actors’ incentives obstruct sector-wide long-term productivity in the design and production of bridges in Sweden? |
| title_full | Do actors’ incentives obstruct sector-wide long-term productivity in the design and production of bridges in Sweden? |
| title_fullStr | Do actors’ incentives obstruct sector-wide long-term productivity in the design and production of bridges in Sweden? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do actors’ incentives obstruct sector-wide long-term productivity in the design and production of bridges in Sweden? |
| title_short | Do actors’ incentives obstruct sector-wide long-term productivity in the design and production of bridges in Sweden? |
| title_sort | do actors incentives obstruct sector wide long term productivity in the design and production of bridges in sweden |
| topic | productivity incentives obstacles early contractor involvement design-build design-bid-build |
| url | https://jest.vgtu.lt/index.php/JCEM/article/view/22720 |
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