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Proposed conceptual model of construction firms' performance sustainability indicator in Malaysia
- Author / Creator
- Available as
- Online
Details
- Creator
- Ilias Said [and three others]
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Pulau Pinang, Malaysia : Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, [2015]
- ©2015
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (x, 92 pages)
- ISBNs
- 9789838619493, 9838619493, 9838618810
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-87) and index.
- In English.
- Intro -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF TABLES -- PREFACE -- 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE GENERAL CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY -- 1.1 The Concept of Sustainability -- 1.2 Definitions and Pillars of Sustainability -- 1.2.1 The Social Aspect of Sustainability -- 1.2.2 The Economic Aspect of Sustainability -- 1.2.3 The Environmental Aspect of Sustainability -- 2 ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- 2.1 Sustainable Development -- 2.2 Critical Issues to Address in Achieving Sustainability -- 2.3 The Concepts of Sustainability and Performance Improvement -- 3 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE MALAYSIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY -- 3.1 Definition -- 3.2 Construction Industry -- 3.3 Construction Firms -- 3.4 Sustainable Development and Construction Industry -- 3.5 Challenges Facing Sustainable Construction -- 3.6 Drivers of Sustainable Constructions -- 3.7 The Role of Construction in Achieving Sustainability -- 4 ASSESSMENT MODELS FOR SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS -- 4.1 Sustainability Indicator -- 4.2 Indicators of Construction Sustainability -- 4.2.1 Social Indicators -- 4.2.2 Economic Indicators -- 4.2.3 Environmental Indicators -- 5 THE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS IN CONSTRUCTION -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Respondents of the Study -- 5.3 The Test of Assumptions: Linearity, Normality and Homoscedasticity, Multicollinearity Conditions of the Data -- 5.4 The Development of Model for Sustainable Construction in Malaysia -- 5.4.1 Environmental Aspects -- 5.4.2 Economic Aspects -- 5.4.3 Social Aspects -- 5.4.4 Sustainable Construction Firms' Performance -- 5.4.5 Reliability Analysis for Instruments of Model -- 5.4.6 Descriptive Analysis for Modelling of Sustainable Construction Firms in Malaysia -- 5.4.7 The Proposed Conceptual Model
- 5.4.8 The Development of Sustainable Construction Firm Models -- 6 CONCLUSION -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Conclusion -- 6.3 The Fundamental Contributions of the Study -- 6.3.1 Contribution to Academia/Theory -- 6.3.2 Contribution to Practice -- 6.4 Recommendations for Future Research -- REFERENCES -- THE AUTHORS -- INDEX -- Back Cover