An Absorptive Capacity (AC) Concept of External Knowledge and Experience on Building Information Modelling (BIM) Implementation Among Construction Stakeholders in Malaysia

• Published in: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
• Main Author: Azman F.D.; Zulkifli A.R.; Yahya N.A.
• Format: Conference paper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH 2021
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85106199380&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-33-6560-5_23&partnerID=40&md5=e7d70cae2bab277174216b90d17d3588

Building information modelling (BIM) has been adopted in the construction industry in the last few years due to its potential to enhance construction business performance in terms of efficiency and effectiveness. In Malaysian construction industry, BIM appears as innovative technology to escalate the performance and productivity in handling a construction project. The impact of BIM knowledge and years of experience on the absorptive capacity (AC) of construction stakeholders to adopt new information for organizational learning is investigated through this study. Hence, the main objectives from this study which are to identify the application of the absorptive capacity concept of external knowledge and experience on BIM implementation among construction stakeholders. The data collected by using questionnaire survey which distributed within Selangor area that represents the highest value of construction work done. The data were analysed by using SPSS software. As a result, the finding demonstrated 5 of the main factors on external knowledge and experience on BIM implementation with a value of Mean Ranking Analysis almost 80%. While 1 main factor which is knowledge and experience of BIM as a prerequisite to secure project has a value of mean about 75% only. Thus, it is expected that the finding shall bring significance and knowledge for the construction practices adopting BIM across the construction projects and become one of the main digital tools to improve construction projects effectively. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.