Stakeholder relationships in off-site construction: a systematic literature review
Smart and Sustainable Built Environment
ISSN: 2046-6099
Article publication date: 6 April 2021
Issue publication date: 22 November 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to report a comprehensive analysis of literature on stakeholder relationships towards identifying patterns of relationships within the off-site construction context.
Design/methodology/approach
Key scholarly databases were accessed and after a filtering process, 74 relevant papers were retrieved for analysis. The papers were analysed using qualitative content analysis and scientometric techniques through the application of software Leximancer and VOSviewer.
Findings
Research synthesis methods used in the present study generate compatible results. Through text mining analysis, the key themes identified in the off-site construction stakeholder relationships literature included “collaboration”, “building information modelling”, “social network analysis”, supply chain. As a finding by scientometric analysis, collaboration, BIM, supply chain management, housing and social network analysis were the most frequently entered keywords context of off-site construction. Regarding authorship pattern, the whole network of collaboration was fragmented into multiple isolated clusters, implying that the authors had tendency to cooperate in small groups.
Practical implications
The paper can bring together an important area of research not previously studied in detail. It will primarily assist academics in the first instance; however, the research leads to important findings that will ultimately assist policymakers and practitioners better understand factors affecting stakeholder relationships and in particular network thinking and collaborative mind-sets.
Originality/value
The review contributes a needed systematic and theoretical foundation for future stakeholder relationship studies and practices in off-site construction sector. It provides the basis for future studies and is a seminal analysis of stakeholder management and off-site construction. The scientometric methodology offers scholars a different approach to analysing and visualising literature reviews.
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Acknowledgements
Disclosure statement: No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
The authors acknowledge the financial support provided by the Australian Research Council under the ARC Discovery scheme DP180101178. The authors also thank the Editor and anonymous reviewers for their insightful suggestions and comments, which led to the improved manuscript.
Citation
Nguyen, B.N., London, K. and Zhang, P. (2022), "Stakeholder relationships in off-site construction: a systematic literature review", Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, Vol. 11 No. 3, pp. 765-791. https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-11-2020-0169
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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