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. 2022 Dec 15;17(12):e0278847.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278847. eCollection 2022.

Leadership models in era of new technological challenges in construction projects

Jarosław Górecki  1 , Ewa Bojarowicz  1 , Jadwiga Bizon-Górecka  2 , Umer Zaman  3 , Abdullah Emre Keleş  4
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Leadership models in era of new technological challenges in construction projects

Jarosław Górecki et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

The building sector is under the significant influence of emerging technologies. Structures shape the environment and "consume" natural resources throughout their life cycle. They "live" many years after the construction which implies a dependence on some generations of supporting technologies. They can be useful in the subsequent phases: design, construction, maintenance and demolition. They may refer to main processes (construction production) as well as to concurrent processes (management, accountancy, logistics etc.). Computers, automated tools and machines or other intelligent devices seem to be inevitable in the 21st century. Therefore, contractors of construction projects should be sensitive to these issues. Based on literature studies, the article revealed that knowledge management in a construction company should primarily rely on the corporate culture that manifests a preference for computer-aided methods. This part was supplemented by a questionnaire technique and a statistical analysis of the results. It was concluded that the path to technological maturity of the construction company is a continual process. Consistency in this pursuit enables effective promotion of innovative technologies in the construction company. The research allowed us to draw three explicit phases: lack of experience, euphoria, and experience in becoming a technologically matured enterprise.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

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Fig 1. Business process map in companies involved in construction projects–specification of supporting processes including technical support.
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Fig 2. Word cloud based on concepts connected with new technologies connected with the construction sector.
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Fig 3. Popularity of communication technologies over last 60 years according to [44].
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Fig 4. Discrepancy of the Internet connectivity in various parts of the globe.
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Fig 5. Size of the enterprise represented by the respondents.
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Fig 6. Distribution of experience in managing construction works represented by the respondents.
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Fig 7. Histogram based on respondents’ propensity to adapt transformational style in relation to question TF-1.
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Fig 8. Histogram based on respondents’ propensity to adapt transformational style in relation to question TF-2.
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Fig 9. Histogram based on respondents’ propensity to adapt transformational style in relation to question TF-3.
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Fig 10. Histogram based on respondents’ propensity to adapt transactional style in relation to question TA-1.
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Fig 11. Histogram based on respondents’ propensity to adapt transactional style in relation to question TA-2.
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Fig 12. Histogram based on respondents’ propensity to adapt transactional style in relation to question TA-3.
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Fig 13. Histograms based on respondents’ propensity to adapt passive/avoidant style in relation to question PA-1.
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Fig 14. Histograms based on respondents’ propensity to adapt passive/avoidant style in relation to question PA-2.
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Fig 15. Histograms based on respondents’ propensity to adapt passive/avoidant style in relation to question PA-3.
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Fig 16. Distribution of experience in managing construction works represented by the respondents.
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Fig 17. The pursuit of high perfection in meeting technological requirements in construction companies—Stage one: Lack of experience.
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Fig 18. The pursuit of high perfection in meeting technological requirements in construction companies—Stage two: Euphoria.
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Fig 19. The pursuit of high perfection in meeting technological requirements in construction companies—Stage three: Full experience.
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Fig 20. Evolutionary leadership model for effective knowledge diffusion about technology in a construction company.
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