Analysis of the Drivers of Highway Construction Companies Adopting Smart Construction Technology

Abstract

In this study, we aimed to identify the influencing factors that drive highway construction companies to adopt smart construction technologies. Using expert interviews and expert scoring, we collected interview data from 25 experts in the field and we proposed the TOSE framework based on the TOE framework, identifying four dimensions and fourteen influencing factors. We analyzed the results using the Fuzzy DEMATEL-ISM method, and we then summarized the findings according to the evaluation criteria to determine the validity of the fourteen hypotheses and the extent to which they drive highway construction companies to adopt smart construction technologies. The findings of this paper are of high value to decision makers and participants in highway construction companies, as well as to other companies in the construction industry, in their decision to adopt smart construction technologies.