@inproceedings{77bb7c8948d44e8ba1434e52c187c73b,
title = "Key Attributes of Change Agents for Successful Technology Adoptions in Construction Companies: A Thematic Analysis",
abstract = "The construction industry has been criticized for lower productivity than other sectors, which may be influenced in part by its historical resistance to change in adopting new technologies. Therefore, it is common for organizations to have dedicated change agents to support effective technological adoption. This study aimed to identify the key attributes of change agents that influence the success of adopting new technologies in construction companies. To achieve this objective, industry practitioners in the United States provided responses to open-ended questions and the answers were analyzed to identify common themes. The significant findings include: (1) change agents' personality is the most frequently reported attribute that contributes to their effectiveness, and (2) human-related attributes have a larger role in successful technological adoptions compared to organizational-and technical-related attributes in change agents. This paper contributes to the body of knowledge by identifying the frequency of attributes that are reported to impact the effectiveness of change agents in industry.",
author = "Radzi, {Afiqah R.} and Bokhari, {Hashim R.} and Rahman, {Rahimi A.} and Ayer, {Steven K.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.; ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2019: Data, Sensing, and Analytics, i3CE 2019 ; Conference date: 17-06-2019 Through 19-06-2019",
year = "2019",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Computing in Civil Engineering 2019: Data, Sensing, and Analytics - Selected Papers from the ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2019",
publisher = "American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)",
pages = "430--437",
editor = "Cho, {Yong K.} and Fernanda Leite and Amir Behzadan and Chao Wang",
booktitle = "Computing in Civil Engineering 2019",
}