Title
Systemic BIM Adoption: A Multilevel Perspective
Date Issued
01 April 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Loughborough University
Publisher(s)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Abstract
Systemic innovations require multiple interdependent actors to change their practices simultaneously in order to realize the benefits of the innovation. Building information modeling (BIM) has been classified as a systemic innovation that is adopted by building projects, firms, and users. However, the slow diffusion of BIM in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sector has maintained the gap between BIM visions and actual BIM practice. Some governments are planning to enact policies to promote BIM adoption in construction. However, in some countries, BIM adoption has already started with large construction organizations (i.e., the middle-out diffusion approach). To learn from previous experience and before enacting top-down interventions, policymakers require a model to stimulate systemic BIM adoption for entire supply chains with fragmented project and organizational structures. The current paper investigates the systemic adoption of digital innovations in construction and is aimed at formulating a model of systemic BIM adoption (MSBA). Three primary datasets consisting of 133 BIM users, 30 chief executive officers, and 20 project managers were collected in Peru and collectively analyzed using cross-classified multilevel modeling (CCMM). It was found that MSBA has five user-, three firm-, and two project-level factors, explaining 28%, 75%, and 50% of the variance in users' BIM adoption, respectively. The proposed model would provide useful guidance for corporate decision makers and government policymakers to develop BIM-diffusion policies to accelerate adoption. It would also provide a useful practical implementation framework as the industry progresses toward a digital mode of working and could underpin further digitalization of the sector worldwide.
Volume
147
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería arquitectónica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85100633956
Source
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
ISSN of the container
07339364
Sponsor(s)
This research was funded by the School of Architecture, Building, and Civil Engineering at Loughborough University, UK. The authors thank all survey respondents for their participation.
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