Understanding Decisions to Suspend Works: When Employers Do Not Pay

The construction industry propels Malaysia’s economic growth. Payment is the livelihood of the construction industry. Many contractors have suffered badly from payment issues in Malaysia, especially non-payment. To remedy non-payment, unpaid contractors have the right to suspend works if the constru...

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Main Author:	Lee, Chia Kuang
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	EDP Sciences 2018
Subjects:	HD28 Management. Industrial Management
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spelling	ump-230022018-12-03T02:10:31Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23002/ Understanding Decisions to Suspend Works: When Employers Do Not Pay Lee, Chia Kuang HD28 Management. Industrial Management The construction industry propels Malaysia’s economic growth. Payment is the livelihood of the construction industry. Many contractors have suffered badly from payment issues in Malaysia, especially non-payment. To remedy non-payment, unpaid contractors have the right to suspend works if the construction contracts express such rights. However, this self-help remedy is less to be instigated and the reasons remained under explored. The aims of this paper are threefold: (1) to understand contractors’ reluctance to suspend works, (2) to predict contractors’ decision to suspend works from the lens of Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) model, and (3) to propose intervention strategies based on Institutional Theory. 44 Contractors specializing in building and civil engineering works participated in this study. The results show that Perceived obligations to others and tolerance factor underpinned their reluctance. Step-wise regression analysis also shows that subjective norm is the predictor of intention. To intervene in the decisions effectively, the TPB model was further extended with isomorphic pressures: Normative, Mimetic, and Coercive Pressures by drawing on Institutional Theory. These isomorphic pressures could be useful in influencing intention through subjective norm. The outcome of study is beneficial for both project practitioners and researchers, especially in improving payment issues in the Malaysian construction industry. Suspension of work can be seen as one of an effective self-help remedy that can be intervened in a macro framework. EDP Sciences 2018 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23002/1/Understanding%20Decisions%20to%20Suspend%20Works%20When%20Employers.pdf Lee, Chia Kuang (2018) Understanding Decisions to Suspend Works: When Employers Do Not Pay. In: E3S Web of Conferences: International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering (ICCEE 2018), 2-5 October 2018 , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. pp. 1-16., 65. ISSN 2267-1242 https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20186503001
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description	The construction industry propels Malaysia’s economic growth. Payment is the livelihood of the construction industry. Many contractors have suffered badly from payment issues in Malaysia, especially non-payment. To remedy non-payment, unpaid contractors have the right to suspend works if the construction contracts express such rights. However, this self-help remedy is less to be instigated and the reasons remained under explored. The aims of this paper are threefold: (1) to understand contractors’ reluctance to suspend works, (2) to predict contractors’ decision to suspend works from the lens of Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) model, and (3) to propose intervention strategies based on Institutional Theory. 44 Contractors specializing in building and civil engineering works participated in this study. The results show that Perceived obligations to others and tolerance factor underpinned their reluctance. Step-wise regression analysis also shows that subjective norm is the predictor of intention. To intervene in the decisions effectively, the TPB model was further extended with isomorphic pressures: Normative, Mimetic, and Coercive Pressures by drawing on Institutional Theory. These isomorphic pressures could be useful in influencing intention through subjective norm. The outcome of study is beneficial for both project practitioners and researchers, especially in improving payment issues in the Malaysian construction industry. Suspension of work can be seen as one of an effective self-help remedy that can be intervened in a macro framework.
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author	Lee, Chia Kuang
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title	Understanding Decisions to Suspend Works: When Employers Do Not Pay
title_short	Understanding Decisions to Suspend Works: When Employers Do Not Pay
title_full	Understanding Decisions to Suspend Works: When Employers Do Not Pay
title_fullStr	Understanding Decisions to Suspend Works: When Employers Do Not Pay
title_full_unstemmed	Understanding Decisions to Suspend Works: When Employers Do Not Pay
title_sort	understanding decisions to suspend works: when employers do not pay
publisher	EDP Sciences
publishDate	2018
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23002/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23002/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23002/1/Understanding%20Decisions%20to%20Suspend%20Works%20When%20Employers.pdf
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