Investigating the Critical Factors of Professionals’ BIM Adoption Behavior Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior

Zezhou Wu, Mingyang Jiang, Heng Li, Xiaochun Luo and Xiaoying Li
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Zezhou Wu: Sino-Australia Joint Research Center in BIM and Smart Construction, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518000, China
Mingyang Jiang: Sino-Australia Joint Research Center in BIM and Smart Construction, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518000, China
Heng Li: Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Xiaochun Luo: Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Xiaoying Li: Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 6, 1-18

Abstract: In recent years, building information modeling (BIM) has been receiving growing interest from the construction industry of China. Nevertheless, although BIM has many foreseeable advantages, many studies claimed that these advantages have not been sufficiently achieved in practice at the current stage. In this circumstance, it is interesting to investigate what really drives the adoption of BIM. Based on Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior (TPB), a hypothetical model which involves nine latent variables is initially established. Then, a questionnaire is designed and distributed to the construction professionals in the Chinese context. After reliability and validity analysis, the goodness-of-fit of the initial model and the related theoretical assumptions are tested through structural equation modeling (SEM). Based on the modification indicators, a modified model is finally derived. Results show that economic viability and governmental supervision are the most critical factors that influence construction professionals’ BIM adoption behavior in China, sharing weights of 0.37 and 0.34, respectively, whereas other factors play limited roles in this regard. The research findings revealed from this study can provide insightful references for countries that intend to promote BIM adoption in a similar circumstance.

Keywords: building information modeling (BIM); theory of planned behavior; BIM adoption; critical factors; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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