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Prof Bingunath Ingirige's Outputs (83)

Investigating SME resilience and their adaptive capacities to extreme weather events: A literature review and synthesis (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Ingirige, B., Jones, K., & Proverbs, D. (2008, January). Investigating SME resilience and their adaptive capacities to extreme weather events: A literature review and synthesis. Presented at Building Resilience BEAR 2008, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

In the UK, extreme weather events (EWEs) such as floods, heat waves and storms are increasing in frequency and severity. The ability of local communities to cope with the immediate impact and recover from the aftermath is critical to the continued we... Read More about Investigating SME resilience and their adaptive capacities to extreme weather events: A literature review and synthesis.

Intranets in large construction organisations : exploring advancements, capabilities and barriers (2007)
Journal Article
Ingirige, B., & Sexton, M. (2007). Intranets in large construction organisations : exploring advancements, capabilities and barriers

The role of Intranets has changed significantly from a passive role of providing company information to its employees to a more dynamic role to share and capture knowledge. A review of the literature on Intranets reveals that some companies leverage... Read More about Intranets in large construction organisations : exploring advancements, capabilities and barriers.

Understanding construction alliances : their rationale and design (2007)
Journal Article
Ingirige, B., & Sexton, M. (2007). Understanding construction alliances : their rationale and design

Alliances are collaborative vehicles which have been set up to respond to intense and rapid changes associated with globalisation. This alliance trend is evident in the construction industry.

Although numerous studies have been conducted on allian... Read More about Understanding construction alliances : their rationale and design.

Alliances in Construction: Investigating Initiatives and Barriers for Long-term Collaboration , Engineering (2006)
Journal Article
Ingirige, B., & Sexton, M. (2006). Alliances in Construction: Investigating Initiatives and Barriers for Long-term Collaboration , Engineering. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 13(5), 521 - 535. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699980610690774

Purpose ? This paper aims to prove that alliances in the construction industry can be used as vehicles to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Design/methodology/approach ? The paper first sets out a theoretical proposition through a literature... Read More about Alliances in Construction: Investigating Initiatives and Barriers for Long-term Collaboration , Engineering.

Do the modern distance learning tools sufficiently address the social issues in learning? (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Keraminiyage, K., Ingirige, B., & Amaratunga, R. (2006, January). Do the modern distance learning tools sufficiently address the social issues in learning?. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment, University of Salford, UK

Modern Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) tools have been identified as one of the primary enablers of delivering modern Distance Learning courses. However, it is increasingly becoming apparent that these CMC tools are often developed to cater to... Read More about Do the modern distance learning tools sufficiently address the social issues in learning?.

Leveraging distance learning tools for broad basing education in construction industry disciplines: The importance of a continuous social disclosure (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Keraminiyage, K., Ingirige, B., Amaratunga, R., & Baldry, D. (2005, January). Leveraging distance learning tools for broad basing education in construction industry disciplines: The importance of a continuous social disclosure. Presented at RICS COBRA Conference (held as part of the QUT Research week), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

A study of knowledge sharing in multinational construction alliances (2004)
Thesis
Ingirige, B. A study of knowledge sharing in multinational construction alliances. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Alliances within construction have increased significantly in number and in the volume
of activity they undertake in recent years. Further, communications technologies have
progressed to a degree where they can support collaborations across geograp... Read More about A study of knowledge sharing in multinational construction alliances.

Web- Enabled Project Management: An Emerging Paradigm in Construction (2003)
Journal Article
Alshawi, M., & Ingirige, B. (2003). Web- Enabled Project Management: An Emerging Paradigm in Construction. Automation in Construction, 12(4), 349-364. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0926-5805%2803%2900003-7

The paper addresses the emerging paradigm of performing project management over the web. It describes the pitfalls in current project management practices amidst the challenges they have to face due to increasing project complexities.At present, the... Read More about Web- Enabled Project Management: An Emerging Paradigm in Construction.

Climate change challenges facing Sri Lanka : a literature review
Presentation / Conference
Dasandara, S., Kulatunga, U., Ingirige, B., & Fernando, T. Climate change challenges facing Sri Lanka : a literature review. Presented at 9th World Construction Symposium, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka (Online)

The earth’s climate has changed throughout history and climate change can be identified as an inevitable phenomenon which is being experienced by the whole world. When considering the Sri Lankan context, it is no different to the global context in th... Read More about Climate change challenges facing Sri Lanka : a literature review.

Building agrarian infrastructure resilience against climate change impacts : a case of Plateau State, Nigeria
Thesis
Goyol, S. (in press). Building agrarian infrastructure resilience against climate change impacts : a case of Plateau State, Nigeria. (Thesis). University of Salford

Agrarian infrastructures dominate development in the Nigerian agricultural sector and incorporate various systems of transportation, irrigation and agricultural services that aim to improve the effectiveness of agricultural production and the sustena... Read More about Building agrarian infrastructure resilience against climate change impacts : a case of Plateau State, Nigeria.

Improving co-learner interactions through web based online assessments within distant learning settings
Report
Ingirige, B., Amaratunga, R., Dowdle, D., Keraminiyage, K., Goulding, J., Baldry, D., & Lees, M. Improving co-learner interactions through web based online assessments within distant learning settings

Distance education technologies have come into prominence during the last two decades of the 20th century. Propagation of these technologies, software development and methods of computer aided assessments have been fuelled by the advances in the Inte... Read More about Improving co-learner interactions through web based online assessments within distant learning settings.

Guidelines for improving social outcomes gained through distance learning tools
Report
Ingirige, B., Amaratunga, R., Sexton, M., Ahmed, V., Baldry, D., & Aouad, G. Guidelines for improving social outcomes gained through distance learning tools

History of distance learning dates back to the late 1960’s. However, with the advent of the Internet it was repositioned as a major tool for course delivery so that students can undertake learning within a setting of their choice aligned with a pace... Read More about Guidelines for improving social outcomes gained through distance learning tools.

Key issues for implementing knowledge management in relational contracting project settings
Presentation / Conference
Bakri, A., Ingirige, B., & Amaratunga, R. Key issues for implementing knowledge management in relational contracting project settings. Presented at CIB 2010, University of Salford

The necessity of relational approaches or inter-organisational relationships in construction industry
might due to the nature of construction itself which often highly specialised, complex projects, involving various participants, and also with exte... Read More about Key issues for implementing knowledge management in relational contracting project settings.

Building up resilience of construction sector SMEs and their supply chains to extreme weather events
Presentation / Conference
Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B., & Amaratunga, R. Building up resilience of construction sector SMEs and their supply chains to extreme weather events. Presented at CIB 2010, University of Salford

Wider scientific community now accept that the threat of climate change as real and thus acknowledge the importance of implementing adaptation measures in a global context. In the UK, the physical effects of climate change are likely to be directly f... Read More about Building up resilience of construction sector SMEs and their supply chains to extreme weather events.

Developing a conceptual framework for investigating the resilience of construction SMEs and their supply chains against extreme weather events
Presentation / Conference
Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B., & Amaratunga, R. Developing a conceptual framework for investigating the resilience of construction SMEs and their supply chains against extreme weather events. Presented at COBRA 2010, Paris

Projections into future increasingly suggest that the intensity and frequency of Extreme Weather Events (EWEs) will increase in the future. This has demanded the business organisations as well to be prepared to face the increasing risk of EWEs, in or... Read More about Developing a conceptual framework for investigating the resilience of construction SMEs and their supply chains against extreme weather events.

Coping strategies against extreme weather events: A survey of SMEs in the UK
Presentation / Conference
Wedawatta, G., Ingirige, B., & Jones, K. Coping strategies against extreme weather events: A survey of SMEs in the UK. Presented at COBRA 2010, Paris

Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs); which generate more than one half of the employment
and turnover, form an important sector of the UK economy. In fact, SMEs are considered as the
backbone of the UK economy due to their significant economi... Read More about Coping strategies against extreme weather events: A survey of SMEs in the UK.

Critical success factors for knowledge management implementation in organisations: Proposing an agenda for performance improvement in the construction industry
Presentation / Conference
Bakri, A., Ingirige, B., & Amaratunga, R. Critical success factors for knowledge management implementation in organisations: Proposing an agenda for performance improvement in the construction industry. Presented at 9th International Postgraduate Research Conference in the Built and Human Environment, Salford, Greater Manchester

Knowledge management (KM) is of growing interest in today's business. With the importance of KM being realized, businesses are viewing KM as a critical success factors (CSF) in today's dynamic borderless society. Making knowledge available to the rig... Read More about Critical success factors for knowledge management implementation in organisations: Proposing an agenda for performance improvement in the construction industry.