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Earlycite article
Published: 01 June 2021 in Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
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Purpose This paper proposes a novel hybrid simulation approach that incorporates the structural equation model (SEM) and system dynamics (SD) to investigate the impacts of leadership dynamics on project performance under different scenarios. Design/methodology/approach SEM is used to identify and validate a correlation between leadership variables and project performance statically. On this basis, the SD model is constructed to depict a system model connecting the leadership and project performance. Different scenarios are simulated to dynamically model the variation in leadership on the evolution of project performance. Findings Results indicate that (1) leadership can be divided into personal ability, relationship atmosphere and organizational strategy in complex construction projects; (2) personal ability, relationship atmosphere and organizational strategy positively correlate with project performance over time; and (3) L1 (stress management ability), L7 (team building) and L17 (institution support) are the leading factors influencing project performance and should be paid more attention under limited resources. Originality/value This research contributes to (1) the state of the knowledge by proposing a hybrid methodology that can systematically model the impacts of leadership dynamics on project performance over time and (2) the state of the practice by gaining a better understanding of the strategy of resource distribution for enhancing project performance in complex construction projects.

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Lan Luo; Limao Zhang; Xian Zheng; Guangdong Wu. A hybrid approach for investigating impacts of leadership dynamics on project performance. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 2021, ahead-of-p, 1 .

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Lan Luo, Limao Zhang, Xian Zheng, Guangdong Wu. A hybrid approach for investigating impacts of leadership dynamics on project performance. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. 2021; ahead-of-p (ahead-of-p):1.

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Lan Luo; Limao Zhang; Xian Zheng; Guangdong Wu. 2021. "A hybrid approach for investigating impacts of leadership dynamics on project performance." Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management ahead-of-p, no. ahead-of-p: 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 May 2021 in Journal of Management in Engineering
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Close interorganizational collaboration plays a crucial role in achieving the sustainable goals of green building projects. Therefore, it is imperative to optimize interorganizational collaboration networks through mutual coupling between stakeholders. Few studies on collaborative networks in green building projects have focused on the network micromechanisms of dynamic collaborations among stakeholders. A stochastic actor-oriented model is developed in this study to investigate how collaborative networks evolve over time in green building project implementations. Furthermore, how the micromechanism influences this evolution was assessed using longitudinal data relating to green building projects in Shanghai from 2014 to 2018. The results showed that the size and density of collaborative networks increased with the entry of new organizations over time. The structure-based preferential attachment effect, the triadic closure effect, the ownership similarity effect, the geographic proximity effect, and the cognitive proximity effect positively affect the evolution of dynamic collaborative networks at the microlevel. This study helps to better understand the interactions between organizations during the implementation practices of green building projects. In addition, the dynamics of the interorganizational relationship were investigated from the network microlevel. These results enriched the existing body of knowledge on the dynamic collaborative network of stakeholders in green building projects. These findings are valuable for practitioners, and enable the development of corresponding strategies to promote the interorganizational collaboration and achieve higher performance in green building projects.

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Guofeng Qiang; Dongping Cao; Guangdong Wu; Xianbo Zhao; Jian Zuo. Dynamics of Collaborative Networks for Green Building Projects: Case Study of Shanghai. Journal of Management in Engineering 2021, 37, 05021001 .

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Guofeng Qiang, Dongping Cao, Guangdong Wu, Xianbo Zhao, Jian Zuo. Dynamics of Collaborative Networks for Green Building Projects: Case Study of Shanghai. Journal of Management in Engineering. 2021; 37 (3):05021001.

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Guofeng Qiang; Dongping Cao; Guangdong Wu; Xianbo Zhao; Jian Zuo. 2021. "Dynamics of Collaborative Networks for Green Building Projects: Case Study of Shanghai." Journal of Management in Engineering 37, no. 3: 05021001.

Journal article
Published: 13 April 2021 in Land Use Policy
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Urban renewal has been an important strategic choice to promote urban development. It involves multiple stakeholders with different interests, such as the government, enterprises, communities, and residents, which is a complex collective action. Therefore, how to coordinate the complex interest demands of various stakeholders in urban renewal, improve the efficiency of urban renewal projects, and ensure the orderly progress of urban renewal is crucial. To address this issue, a network model of urban renewal by using the social network method is constructed. The networks of 531 Shenzhen urban renewal projects and 300 Chongqing urban renewal projects in 2019 were compared and analyzed by UCINET6 software. This study takes urban renewal project governance as the research objective and makes a more comprehensive analysis of the existing problems in urban renewal. The results show that the cooperative relationship of multiple entities in the process of urban renewal affects the result of urban renewal. Improving the cooperative relationship between multiple entities in urban renewal will facilitate the successful implementation of urban renewal projects and improve the effect of urban renewal. Finally, to promote the realization of the diversified goals of urban renewal, this study proposes strategies to improve urban renewal governance from many aspects: optimize the urban renewal negotiation platform, increase the participation of multiple entities in urban renewal, regulate the behavior of participants in urban renewal through policies and regulations.

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Wei Zhang; Xinxin Zhang; Guangdong Wu. The network governance of urban renewal: A comparative analysis of two cities in China. Land Use Policy 2021, 106, 105448 .

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Wei Zhang, Xinxin Zhang, Guangdong Wu. The network governance of urban renewal: A comparative analysis of two cities in China. Land Use Policy. 2021; 106 ():105448.

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Wei Zhang; Xinxin Zhang; Guangdong Wu. 2021. "The network governance of urban renewal: A comparative analysis of two cities in China." Land Use Policy 106, no. : 105448.

Journal article
Published: 01 April 2021 in Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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This study is based on the conservation of resources (COR) theory and the job demands-resources (JD-R) model and aimed to investigate the potential within-person relationships between self-efficacy, work engagement, and workplace deviance behavior on a daily level and the potential cross-level effect of job control among construction workers. Data were collected from 128 construction professionals and workers over five consecutive working days using the experience-sampling method. The hierarchical linear modeling results indicated that in construction professionals and workers, the daily experience of self-efficacy was positively associated with daily work engagement, which in turn negatively influenced daily deviance behavior at work. The results also revealed the cross-level moderating effect; job control strengthened the within-person suppressing impact of work engagement on deviance behavior. This study provides episodic evidence for the impact of self-efficacy on work engagement and deviance behavior in the workplace. These findings contribute to the positive psychology knowledge in construction projects by unveiling the psychosocial mechanism of construction professionals and workers through the daily diary survey method to capture the daily fluctuation of beliefs, engagement, and deviance behavior and by revealing the resource accumulation corollary of the COR theory and the motivation process of the JD-R model to highlight the facilitating function of personal and job resources.

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Junwei Zheng; Zhenduo Zhang; Guangdong Wu; Yang Yang; Nini Xia; Bingsheng Liu. Daily Self-Efficacy, Work Engagement, and Deviance Behavior among Construction Professionals and Workers: Cross-Level Moderating Role of Job Control. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 2021, 147, 04021018 .

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Junwei Zheng, Zhenduo Zhang, Guangdong Wu, Yang Yang, Nini Xia, Bingsheng Liu. Daily Self-Efficacy, Work Engagement, and Deviance Behavior among Construction Professionals and Workers: Cross-Level Moderating Role of Job Control. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 2021; 147 (4):04021018.

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Junwei Zheng; Zhenduo Zhang; Guangdong Wu; Yang Yang; Nini Xia; Bingsheng Liu. 2021. "Daily Self-Efficacy, Work Engagement, and Deviance Behavior among Construction Professionals and Workers: Cross-Level Moderating Role of Job Control." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 147, no. 4: 04021018.

Earlycite article
Published: 01 March 2021 in Baltic Journal of Management
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Purpose This study aims to explore the influence of the strength of ties (strong ties and weak ties) on contractual flexibility (term flexibility and process flexibility) and relationship quality among stakeholders in a megaproject network. Design/methodology/approach This study, via a questionnaire survey, collected 380 valid responses from megaproject professionals (including project managers, department managers and project engineers). The data were analyzed using least squares structural equation modeling. Findings The results show that both strong ties and weak ties have positive effects on relationship quality. The introduction of contractual flexibility can help improve relationship quality by combining the positive effects of the strength of ties. Interestingly, the indirect influence of strong ties on relationship quality is mainly due to term flexibility. However, the influence of process flexibility is not significant, while weak ties have an indirect influence through term flexibility and process flexibility. Research limitations/implications This study, while helpful to megaproject management both in theory and practice, is nevertheless subject to several limitations. First, this study only considers the impact of the strength of ties on contractual flexibility and relationship quality; other factors, such as environmental uncertainty, are not explored. Second, the sample data are limited to just a few regions of China. Future research should cover other influencing factors, in order to make the model more substantial; data should also be collected from different cultural and industrial sources, thereby extending and further verifying the results. Originality/value This study makes three contributions to extant megaproject literature. First, this study provides a deep and nuanced understanding of the strength of ties. With the distinction between strong ties and weak ties clearly explained, this research furnishes a subtler understanding of relationship governance than has previously been achieved. Second, by precisely identifying the mechanism of how contract flexibility improves contract control and coordination functions, this research offers a complementary view of how contractual flexibility positively contributes to cooperation and relationship quality. Third, this study identifies which dimension of the strength of ties is more influential. This brings a new explanation for the previous controversy and offers some insight into the determinants of how to improve relationship quality in Chinese megaprojects.

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Zhibin Hu; Guangdong Wu; Xianbo Zhao; Jian Zuo; Shicong Wen. How does the strength of ties influence relationship quality in Chinese megaprojects? The mediating role of contractual flexibility. Baltic Journal of Management 2021, 16, 366 -385.

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Zhibin Hu, Guangdong Wu, Xianbo Zhao, Jian Zuo, Shicong Wen. How does the strength of ties influence relationship quality in Chinese megaprojects? The mediating role of contractual flexibility. Baltic Journal of Management. 2021; 16 (3):366-385.

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Zhibin Hu; Guangdong Wu; Xianbo Zhao; Jian Zuo; Shicong Wen. 2021. "How does the strength of ties influence relationship quality in Chinese megaprojects? The mediating role of contractual flexibility." Baltic Journal of Management 16, no. 3: 366-385.

Earlycite article
Published: 10 February 2021 in International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
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Purpose Following the conservation of resources theory and job demands–resources model, this study aims to explore the relationship between work interference with family (WIF) and emotional exhaustion and the boundary condition for construction professionals. Design/methodology/approach This study collected 319 valid samples from Chinese construction projects and examined the established integrative moderated mediation model using regression analysis and bootstrapping. Findings The results indicated that WIF was positively related to emotional exhaustion. The surface acting strategy mediated the relationship between WIF and emotional exhaustion. Emotional intelligence alleviated the indirect effect of WIF on emotional exhaustion via surface acting. Originality/value These findings unveil the resource depletion process of work–family conflict in the construction project context, enrich the emotional intelligence literature to demonstrate the buffer function on the negative impact of emotional resource depletion and address the implications for the construction labour workforce.

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Junwei Zheng; Xueqin Gou; Hongyang Li; Nini Xia; Guangdong Wu. Linking work–family conflict and burnout from the emotional resource perspective for construction professionals. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 2021, ahead-of-p, 1 .

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Junwei Zheng, Xueqin Gou, Hongyang Li, Nini Xia, Guangdong Wu. Linking work–family conflict and burnout from the emotional resource perspective for construction professionals. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. 2021; ahead-of-p (ahead-of-p):1.

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Junwei Zheng; Xueqin Gou; Hongyang Li; Nini Xia; Guangdong Wu. 2021. "Linking work–family conflict and burnout from the emotional resource perspective for construction professionals." International Journal of Managing Projects in Business ahead-of-p, no. ahead-of-p: 1.

Earlycite article
Published: 04 February 2021 in Leadership & Organization Development Journal
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Purpose This study investigated the differential effects of empowering leadership and directive leadership in projects. Moreover, how the complex interplay between empowering and directive leadership styles influences both leader–member exchange and project performance was also explored. Design/methodology/approach Polynomial regression analysis and response surface modeling were applied to analyze 161 matched data collected from project members and managers worked in different projects located in China. Findings Four leadership styles were identified, i.e. ambidextrous, delegating, directive and laissez-faire styles. These may be combined with empowering and directive leadership. With regard to (in)congruence, leader–member exchange and project performance improved with ambidextrous style as a form of high–high congruence between empowering and directive leadership compared with laissez-faire style (i.e. low–low congruence). Results were better when a delegating style was combined with empowering leadership at a high level compared with the combination of directive style as directive leadership at a high level. Leader–member exchange was identified to exert a mediating role of the (in)congruence on project performance. Originality/value This study confirmed the contingent viewpoint of leadership by identifying distinct leadership styles applied in projects. Furthermore, the co-existence of empowering leadership and directive leadership was examined, and the underlying mechanism between the (in)congruence of empowering and directive leadership and project performance was identified.

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Junwei Zheng; Xueqin Gou; Guangdong Wu; Xianbo Zhao; Hongyang Li; Bingsheng Liu. The ambidextrous and differential effects of directive versus empowering leadership: a study from project context. Leadership & Organization Development Journal 2021, 42, 348 -369.

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Junwei Zheng, Xueqin Gou, Guangdong Wu, Xianbo Zhao, Hongyang Li, Bingsheng Liu. The ambidextrous and differential effects of directive versus empowering leadership: a study from project context. Leadership & Organization Development Journal. 2021; 42 (3):348-369.

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Junwei Zheng; Xueqin Gou; Guangdong Wu; Xianbo Zhao; Hongyang Li; Bingsheng Liu. 2021. "The ambidextrous and differential effects of directive versus empowering leadership: a study from project context." Leadership & Organization Development Journal 42, no. 3: 348-369.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2020 in Sustainable Cities and Society
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a surge in the demand for medical masks over the past few months. Many countries and regions have experienced a shortage of masks and raw materials, as well as soaring prices. Understanding mask-saving behavior is an important way to help improve medical resource sustainability and respond to the outbreak. This study integrates the theory of planned behavior and normative activation to propose a new comprehensive theoretical framework, which aims to reveal people’s mask-saving intentions (MSI) and behaviors in the post-pandemic period. Using the partial least squares structural equation modeling method, a total of 1057 questionnaires randomly collected from China were measured and empirically analyzed. Results indicate the following: (i) Reducing the frequency of going-out is the main approach to saving masks in China, and the majority of people reuse a mask from two to five times. (ii) Personal norms, subjective norms, attitudes and perceived behavioral control all have significant positive effects on MSI; awareness of consequences and ascription of responsibility also indirectly affect MSI through personal norms. (iii) As for extended factors, environmental concerns, perceived risk and information publicity positively affect MSI, but supply chain performance does not have a significant role. (iv) Excessive information publicity may weaken the impact of personal norms, subjective norms and perceived risk on MSI. Given the above findings, some insightful management implications are proposed.

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Hongyun Si; Lin Shen; Wenchao Liu; Guangdong Wu. Uncovering people’s mask-saving intentions and behaviors in the post-COVID-19 period: Evidence from China. Sustainable Cities and Society 2020, 65, 102626 -102626.

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Hongyun Si, Lin Shen, Wenchao Liu, Guangdong Wu. Uncovering people’s mask-saving intentions and behaviors in the post-COVID-19 period: Evidence from China. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2020; 65 ():102626-102626.

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Hongyun Si; Lin Shen; Wenchao Liu; Guangdong Wu. 2020. "Uncovering people’s mask-saving intentions and behaviors in the post-COVID-19 period: Evidence from China." Sustainable Cities and Society 65, no. : 102626-102626.

Research article
Published: 03 November 2020 in Complexity
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The uncertainty of eco-friendly intermediate components has an important impact on green supply chain decisions. In this paper, the Stackelberg game model of green investment decision-making among enterprises is established by considering the case of the supplier’s green investment alone and the case of the manufacturer and the supplier’s joint green investment. The influence of green uncertainty on enterprise’s decision-making is analyzed, and the green investment decision-making strategies of both sides in two cases are compared. There are four main conclusions derived from the results: (i) with the increase in the supplier’s green cost coefficient, the supplier will reduce the green investment and the manufacturer will reduce the share of the green costs; (ii) with a decrease in uncertainty for eco-friendly intermediate components and the increase in their feasibility factor, the supplier will increase the greenness of intermediate components and increase the investment in environment, and the manufacturer will reduce the share of the green costs; (iii) the increase in the manufacturer’s share of green costs will promote the supplier to increase the greenness of intermediate components and increase its green investment, which shall increase the supplier’s optional choice space of for green investment; (iv) in the case of the manufacturer and the supplier jointly making a green investment, the threshold value for the environmental input of the supply chain members (i.e., the manufacturer and the supplier) is lower, and the supply chain members will have more choice space. At the same time, the care for environment in the case of a cooperative is higher than that in the case of a supplier investing alone.

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Shaobo Wu; Xun Yao; Guangdong Wu. Environmental Investment Decision of Green Supply Chain considering the Green Uncertainty. Complexity 2020, 2020, 1 -13.

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Shaobo Wu, Xun Yao, Guangdong Wu. Environmental Investment Decision of Green Supply Chain considering the Green Uncertainty. Complexity. 2020; 2020 ():1-13.

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Shaobo Wu; Xun Yao; Guangdong Wu. 2020. "Environmental Investment Decision of Green Supply Chain considering the Green Uncertainty." Complexity 2020, no. : 1-13.

Research article
Published: 29 October 2020 in SAGE Open
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This study applies affective events theory (AET) and resource dependence theory to introduce the moderating variable social network structure hole; a theoretical model is applied to better understand construction project managers’ emotional intelligence (EI), the innovative behavior of employees, and job performance. A questionnaire survey was conducted with Chinese construction project managers and their employees, with 169 valid questionnaires analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results show that (a) managers with high EI have more potential to make use of structural holes; (b) managers with high EI can stimulate employees’ innovative behavior, thus improving employees’ job performance; (c) structural holes can enhance the relationship between managers’ EI and employees’ innovative behavior and strengthen the relationship between EI and employees’ job performance. Using the lens of AET, this study examines the influencing path of managers’ EI on employees’ job performance from two aspects: emotion-driven behavior and judgment-driven behavior. The study also discusses the moderating mechanism of social network structure hole. The conclusion may help project managers better understand and make use of the influence of social network structure holes.

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Handong Tang; Ge Wang; Junwei Zheng; Lan Luo; Guangdong Wu. How Does the Emotional Intelligence of Project Managers Affect Employees’ Innovative Behaviors and Job Performance? The Moderating Role of Social Network Structure Hole. SAGE Open 2020, 10, 1 .

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Handong Tang, Ge Wang, Junwei Zheng, Lan Luo, Guangdong Wu. How Does the Emotional Intelligence of Project Managers Affect Employees’ Innovative Behaviors and Job Performance? The Moderating Role of Social Network Structure Hole. SAGE Open. 2020; 10 (4):1.

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Handong Tang; Ge Wang; Junwei Zheng; Lan Luo; Guangdong Wu. 2020. "How Does the Emotional Intelligence of Project Managers Affect Employees’ Innovative Behaviors and Job Performance? The Moderating Role of Social Network Structure Hole." SAGE Open 10, no. 4: 1.

Article
Published: 13 July 2020 in Scientometrics
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Studies around public–private partnerships (PPPs) have shaped a complex and colorful research field. A series of review studies have been performed to explore the knowledge base of this field. Despite their significant contributions, bibliometric research on the PPPs literature is still needed to capture more comprehensive, diverse and detailed information in this area from a holistic perspective, for reducing subjectivity and one-sidedness. Under this situation, this paper continues the bibliometric journey by conducting a comprehensive metrological and content analysis of the PPPs research field. By applying a newly developed Bibliometrix R-package tool, the overview of PPPs research is presented via metrological analysis using a series of indexes. The intellectual structure of this domain is then explored via content analysis using the methods of keywords analysis and citation analysis from both static and dynamic perspectives. Consequently, the panoramic view including the overview, pivotal points of topics, thematic evolution and research focuses of this domain are depicted visually and intuitively via a set of science maps. This new attempt crystallizes out key findings and valuable information of PPPs research, which can consolidate and broaden the bibliometric findings of previous PPPs literature studies and act as a guidance for analyzing the knowledge base of other research fields.

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Jiangang Shi; Kaifeng Duan; Guangdong Wu; Rui Zhang; Xiaowei Feng. Comprehensive metrological and content analysis of the public–private partnerships (PPPs) research field: a new bibliometric journey. Scientometrics 2020, 124, 2145 -2184.

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Jiangang Shi, Kaifeng Duan, Guangdong Wu, Rui Zhang, Xiaowei Feng. Comprehensive metrological and content analysis of the public–private partnerships (PPPs) research field: a new bibliometric journey. Scientometrics. 2020; 124 (3):2145-2184.

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Jiangang Shi; Kaifeng Duan; Guangdong Wu; Rui Zhang; Xiaowei Feng. 2020. "Comprehensive metrological and content analysis of the public–private partnerships (PPPs) research field: a new bibliometric journey." Scientometrics 124, no. 3: 2145-2184.

Earlycite article
Published: 11 April 2020 in International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
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PurposeThis study aims to investigate the relationships between the different strengths of ties (strong ties and weak ties), types of trust and project performance in megaprojects.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire survey was conducted with various experts and professionals involved in megaprojects, and 350 valid responses were received. Data was analyzed by means of structural equation modeling.FindingsThe results show that both strong ties and weak ties have positive impacts on trust in megaprojects, but weak ties have a more significant positive effect than do strong ties. Unexpectedly, the introduction of interorganizational trust significantly weakens the effect of the strength of ties on project performance. The indirect influence of the strength of ties on performance has different paths. Weak ties have an indirect effect via calculative trust and relational trust. However, in a strong ties network, inferior stakeholders lack the information necessary to complete a megaproject, and they believe that calculative trust will not promote project performance until the megaproject is successfully delivered. Thus, the effect of calculative trust on project performance is not significant.Research limitations/implicationsThese findings provide evidence in regard to strength of ties governance being a part of the effective strategy in improving megaprojects’ performance. It also demonstrates the mediating function of trust and advances the current understandings of the underlying mechanism of the strength of ties on project performance, thus providing implications for researchers and practitioners. However, this study has some limitations. For example, the strength of ties and trust between organizations are a dynamic process in megaprojects. This study does not conduct in-depth analysis of the evolution mechanism and investigate the different levels of trust at different stages of the megaproject. Future research can be guided by these directions.Originality/valueThe main contribution of this study is fourfold. First, this study enriches the literature on strength of ties by accentuating the roles of trust in megaproject context. Second, this study contributes to the theoretical development of a conceptual model for explaining the interrelationships among strength of ties, types of trust and project performance. Third, this study responds to the call “which dimension (i.e. strong ties or weak ties) is more influential” by exploring the direct and indirect effects of strength of ties on project performance. Finally, this study breaks through the limitation of traditional cognition that megaproject management can be met by relying on rigid contracts. In other words, trust can supplement the weakness of rigid contract by forming contract flexibility with different strength of ties. Meanwhile, the specific strategies to establish and maintain trust are given, such as building information model (BIM) collaboration platform and reputation management mechanism.

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Guangdong Wu; Huiwen Li; Chunlin Wu; Zhibin Hu. How different strengths of ties impact project performance in megaprojects: the mediating role of trust. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 2020, 13, 889 -912.

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Guangdong Wu, Huiwen Li, Chunlin Wu, Zhibin Hu. How different strengths of ties impact project performance in megaprojects: the mediating role of trust. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. 2020; 13 (4):889-912.

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Guangdong Wu; Huiwen Li; Chunlin Wu; Zhibin Hu. 2020. "How different strengths of ties impact project performance in megaprojects: the mediating role of trust." International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 13, no. 4: 889-912.

Journal article
Published: 01 March 2020 in Journal of Management in Engineering
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Since the financial crisis in 2008, the international construction market has shown a relatively weak state of development. Along with China’s “Belt and Road Initiative,” an increasing number of Chinese construction firms have swarmed to explore the global market and expect to improve their financial performance via internationalization. However, few studies have addressed how and to what extent the internationalization strategy contributes to financial performance. This paper therefore proposes three sets of assumptions on this issue and establishes four regression models. Through multiple regression analysis of 32 Chinese construction firms listed in the Engineering News-Record (ENR) during the 2010–2017 period, the study described here explored the relationship between a construction firm’s degree of internationalization and its financial performance as well as the moderating effect of business diversification and three types of macroenvironmental risk. The results reveal that (1) there is a U-shaped relationship between degree of internationalization of construction firms and their financial performance—when the degree of internationalization is less than 52%, the relationship is negative and when it is greater than 52%, the relationship is positive; (2) business diversification acts as a positive moderator in the relationship between internationalization and financial performance; and (3) both economic risks and social risks play a positive moderating role in the relationship between internationalization and financial performance, whereas financial risks play a negative moderating role. This study contributes to the engineering management literature not only by broadening understanding of how internationalization strategy influences financial performance but also by guiding business layout and risk management during the internationalization process. The findings of this study are limited to the sample data from a single country (i.e., China). Similar research might be conducted in the future using sample data from different countries for comparative analysis to draw more generalizable and meaningful conclusions.

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Ge Wang; Huijin Zhang; Bo Xia; Guangdong Wu; Yilong Han. Relationship between Internationalization and Financial Performance: Evidence from ENR-Listed Chinese Firms. Journal of Management in Engineering 2020, 36, 04019044 .

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Ge Wang, Huijin Zhang, Bo Xia, Guangdong Wu, Yilong Han. Relationship between Internationalization and Financial Performance: Evidence from ENR-Listed Chinese Firms. Journal of Management in Engineering. 2020; 36 (2):04019044.

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Ge Wang; Huijin Zhang; Bo Xia; Guangdong Wu; Yilong Han. 2020. "Relationship between Internationalization and Financial Performance: Evidence from ENR-Listed Chinese Firms." Journal of Management in Engineering 36, no. 2: 04019044.

Journal article
Published: 24 February 2020 in IEEE Access
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Due to factors including project uncertainties, contract incompleteness, and imperfection of the supervision system, relying solely on contracts and supervision cannot effectively reduce opportunistic behavior in public-private partnership (PPP) projects. This study complements the literature by investigating the behavioral motivations behind strategic choices, which forms an additional critical factor that affects the effectiveness and implementation of contracts and supervision. Incorporating the fairness preference, this study applies an indirect evolutionary game theoretical approach to model the strategic interaction between government and private sector in a PPP project. Through the game theoretical and simulation analysis, possible evolutionary stable strategies (ESS) are predicted between government and private sector. The results indicate that the ESS highly depends on the private sector’s fairness preference. Private sector entities with weak fairness preference tend to not behave opportunistically while those with strong fairness preference tend to be opportunistic. Moreover, the government would adopt a supervise strategy for private sector entities with strong fairness preference when the supervision cost is lower than the supervision benefit. These findings offer new insights for reducing opportunistic behavior and improving project performance in the context of PPP projects.

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Jiaojie Han; Manzuo Jia; Guangdong Wu; Huilin Yang. Strategic Interaction Between the Government and the Private Sector in PPP Projects Incorporating the Fairness Preference. IEEE Access 2020, 8, 37621 -37631.

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Jiaojie Han, Manzuo Jia, Guangdong Wu, Huilin Yang. Strategic Interaction Between the Government and the Private Sector in PPP Projects Incorporating the Fairness Preference. IEEE Access. 2020; 8 (99):37621-37631.

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Jiaojie Han; Manzuo Jia; Guangdong Wu; Huilin Yang. 2020. "Strategic Interaction Between the Government and the Private Sector in PPP Projects Incorporating the Fairness Preference." IEEE Access 8, no. 99: 37621-37631.

Journal article
Published: 24 February 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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This study developed and tested a model, which involves the effects of work–family conflicts on job satisfaction and job performance of construction professionals, with a focus on the mediating role of affective organizational commitment. A structured questionnaire survey was conducted among construction professionals in China, resulting in 317 valid responses. The results, generated from structural equation modelling, revealed two interrelated dimensions of work-family conflicts, work’s interfering with family life and family life’s interfering with work. We found these two types of work-family conflicts directly, negatively affected affective organizational commitments and job satisfaction but not job performance. Additionally, affective organizational commitment positively affected job satisfaction and job performance, and mediated the effects of work–family conflicts on job satisfaction. This study advances our understanding of how or why work–family conflicts produce dysfunctional effects on employees’ job outcomes in the context of construction projects.

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Jiming Cao; Cong Liu; Guangdong Wu; Xianbo Zhao; Zhou Jiang. Work–Family Conflict and Job Outcomes for Construction Professionals: The Mediating Role of Affective Organizational Commitment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 1443 .

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Jiming Cao, Cong Liu, Guangdong Wu, Xianbo Zhao, Zhou Jiang. Work–Family Conflict and Job Outcomes for Construction Professionals: The Mediating Role of Affective Organizational Commitment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (4):1443.

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Jiming Cao; Cong Liu; Guangdong Wu; Xianbo Zhao; Zhou Jiang. 2020. "Work–Family Conflict and Job Outcomes for Construction Professionals: The Mediating Role of Affective Organizational Commitment." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 4: 1443.

Earlycite article
Published: 21 November 2019 in Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between structure characteristics of project network, types of conflicts and project success. Design/methodology/approach Network density and centrality were used to reflect the structure characteristics of project network. This study collected 254 valid responses from construction professionals (including project managers, department managers and project engineers) via a questionnaire survey and analyzed the data using structural equation modeling and bootstrapping techniques. Findings The results showed that network centrality of project stakeholders negatively affected project success, whereas the effect of network density on project success was non-significant. The network density was positively related to task conflict, whereas negatively related to process and relationship conflict. Network centrality was positively related to relationship conflict and had negative effects on task and process conflict. Project conflicts served as the mediator, weakening the relationship between network structure characteristics and project success. Research limitations/implications This study provides direction for project managers and other stakeholders (e.g. owners, contractors and subcontractors) to appropriately establish social ties and manage conflicts to achieve project success. However, the potential influence of conflict transformation on project success, the dynamic nature of project networks and the network diagram were not addressed in the context of diverse culture. The future research should cover different stakeholders in order to get an integrative understanding of project networks and collect data from different cultural and industrial characteristics, extending and verifying the results. Originality/value The outcomes of the study provide evidence in regard to social network ties governance, which is comprised by the important or representative stakeholders, being a part of the effective strategy in improving project success. This study also contributes to the knowledge of conflict management in the project context, revealing the positive and negative of project conflicts and enriching the current understandings of the underlying mechanism of the project network characteristics on project success.

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Guangdong Wu; Zhibin Hu; Junwei Zheng; Xianbo Zhao; Jian Zuo. Effects of structure characteristics of project network on conflicts and project success. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 2019, 28, 101 -124.

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Guangdong Wu, Zhibin Hu, Junwei Zheng, Xianbo Zhao, Jian Zuo. Effects of structure characteristics of project network on conflicts and project success. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. 2019; 28 (1):101-124.

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Guangdong Wu; Zhibin Hu; Junwei Zheng; Xianbo Zhao; Jian Zuo. 2019. "Effects of structure characteristics of project network on conflicts and project success." Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 28, no. 1: 101-124.

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Published: 05 July 2019 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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This study aims to explore the influence of role stress (role ambiguity and role conflict) on job burnout and job performance in construction project managers in the Chinese construction industry. Based on the JD-R (Job Demands Resources) model, this study introduces career calling as the moderating variable, in order to develop a theoretical model. The theoretical model is then tested with structural equation modeling. This work uses data from 191 owners, contractors, subcontractors, and supervisors in the Chinese construction industry. The results indicate that: (i) role ambiguity has a negative and significant effect on job burnout and job performance; (ii) role conflict has a negative effect on job burnout, but has a non-significant influence on job performance; (iii) job burnout has a negative impact on job performance; (iv) career calling negatively moderates the relationship between role ambiguity and job burnout, and positively moderates the relationship between role conflict and job performance. Furthermore, the results also show that career calling can positively moderate the effect of role conflict on job burnout. This study expands the existing body of knowledge by reasonably controlling role stress and appropriately introducing career calling. In addition, the study provides some suggestions relevant to construction project management.

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Guangdong Wu; Zhibin Hu; Junwei Zheng. Role Stress, Job Burnout, and Job Performance in Construction Project Managers: The Moderating Role of Career Calling. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 2394 .

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Guangdong Wu, Zhibin Hu, Junwei Zheng. Role Stress, Job Burnout, and Job Performance in Construction Project Managers: The Moderating Role of Career Calling. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (13):2394.

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Guangdong Wu; Zhibin Hu; Junwei Zheng. 2019. "Role Stress, Job Burnout, and Job Performance in Construction Project Managers: The Moderating Role of Career Calling." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 13: 2394.

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Published: 04 March 2019 in Sustainability
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Urban rail transit (URT) systems are critical to modern public transportation services. Unfortunately, disruptions in URT systems can lead to dysfunction and threaten sustainable development. This study analyses URT network sustainability from a vulnerability perspective. Two network attack scenarios, including random attacks and intentional attacks, are designed to assess different kinds of disruptions to URT networks. Under random attacks, nodes are randomly removed from the network. In contrast, under intentional attacks, key nodes are identified and removed based on topological metrics and passenger flow volume. Then, URT network vulnerability is evaluated by quantifying the changes in network efficiency and structural integrity under the network attacks from a spatio-temporal point of view. The real-world case of the Shanghai URT system from 1993 to 2020 is used to illustrate the vulnerability in the evolution of the URT system. The results indicate that the URT network is increasingly fault-tolerant and structurally robust over time. The URT network is more vulnerable to intentional attacks than to random failures. Additionally, there are significant spatial differences in the vulnerability of Shanghai URT network. Stations in the central activity zone (CAZ) are more fault-tolerant and robust than stations located outside of the CAZ. Furthermore, stations with large centrality and greater passenger flow volumes and lines with many key nodes and greater passenger flow volumes, are vulnerable to disruptions in the URT networks. This study provides a new index to comprehensively quantify node centrality; it also fills a research gap by analysing the vulnerability of URT networks based on both longitudinal and spatial patterns. Finally, this paper highlights significant practical implications for the sustainable development of URT networks, as well as the sustainable development of public transportation services.

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Jiangang Shi; Shiping Wen; Xianbo Zhao; Guangdong Wu. Sustainable Development of Urban Rail Transit Networks: A Vulnerability Perspective. Sustainability 2019, 11, 1335 .

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Jiangang Shi, Shiping Wen, Xianbo Zhao, Guangdong Wu. Sustainable Development of Urban Rail Transit Networks: A Vulnerability Perspective. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (5):1335.

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Jiangang Shi; Shiping Wen; Xianbo Zhao; Guangdong Wu. 2019. "Sustainable Development of Urban Rail Transit Networks: A Vulnerability Perspective." Sustainability 11, no. 5: 1335.

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Published: 14 January 2019 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Lean construction has been viewed as an effective management approach for reducing the occurrence of no-value or destructive activities, such as wasting resources and safety-related accidents. However, few studies have systematically addressed how and to what extent lean construction practices influence construction safety. To bridge this gap, a conceptual model is developed and validated using a system dynamics approach. The construction system in this model comprises four sub-systems (i.e., environment system, equipment system, management system, and employee system). Data were collected from 448 projects in China. Simulations were conducted to determine the correlations between five types of lean tools and the four construction sub-systems. The results show that: (a) 5S management has significant positive impacts on the control of key locations and facilities at construction sites, and contributes to the mitigation of environmental impacts; (b) visual management can significantly improve safety compliance and safety management; (c) just-in-time management has significantly positive influences on the safety facilities layout and formulation of the safety plan; and (d) the Last Planner® System and conference management are effective in improving safety training and the implementation of the safety plan. These findings provide new insights into the use of lean construction for improving construction safety through the implementation of a targeted lean approach.

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Xiuyu Wu; Hongping Yuan; Ge Wang; Shuquan Li; Guangdong Wu. Impacts of Lean Construction on Safety Systems: A System Dynamics Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 221 .

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Xiuyu Wu, Hongping Yuan, Ge Wang, Shuquan Li, Guangdong Wu. Impacts of Lean Construction on Safety Systems: A System Dynamics Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (2):221.

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Xiuyu Wu; Hongping Yuan; Ge Wang; Shuquan Li; Guangdong Wu. 2019. "Impacts of Lean Construction on Safety Systems: A System Dynamics Approach." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 2: 221.

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Published: 14 December 2018 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Construction professionals are prone to work-family conflict and job burnout, which in turn can affect project performance during implementation of delivery. To cope with this, a questionnaire survey was undertaken with construction professionals in the Chinese construction industry and 373 valid responses were received. A theoretical model introducing organizational support as a moderating variable was developed and tested with structural equation modeling. The results showed that there is a positive correlation between work-family conflict and job burnout for construction professionals. Involving organizational support can alleviate the impact of work-family conflict on professionals’ job burnout. Meanwhile, both work-family conflict and job burnout have negative effects on project performance. Therefore, an atmosphere and culture of humanized management should be established within the construction enterprises. Additionally, organizational incentives such as regulations and rules should be formulated assisting employees achieve work-family balance. Such incentives could contribute to the construction industry and improve project performance. Furthermore, this study provides a new theoretical perspective for the management of job burnout and work-family conflict in the construction industry, complementing the existing body of knowledge.

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Guangdong Wu; Yue Wu; Hongyang Li; Chenglong Dan. Job Burnout, Work-Family Conflict and Project Performance for Construction Professionals: The Moderating Role of Organizational Support. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018, 15, 2869 .

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Guangdong Wu, Yue Wu, Hongyang Li, Chenglong Dan. Job Burnout, Work-Family Conflict and Project Performance for Construction Professionals: The Moderating Role of Organizational Support. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15 (12):2869.

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Guangdong Wu; Yue Wu; Hongyang Li; Chenglong Dan. 2018. "Job Burnout, Work-Family Conflict and Project Performance for Construction Professionals: The Moderating Role of Organizational Support." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 12: 2869.