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Interrelations between construction ethics and innovation: A bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer
Oladinrin, Olugbenga Timo Rana, Muhammad Qasim Gyoh, Louis
Oladinrin, Olugbenga Timo
Rana, Muhammad Qasim
Gyoh, Louis
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2022-03-08
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Purpose Many companies invest in innovations because of the inherent benefits and research on innovation have increased over the year. However, the vast majority of research papers deal with purely technical matters. There seem to be growing concerns over ethical issues in adopting innovations in the construction industry. This extant review of literature aims to analyse the interrelations between the concepts of ethics and innovations in construction research to understand the advances of current scientific production and future lines of research. Design/methodology/approach Thus, this work presents a bibliometric analysis covering articles obtained from the Web of Science Core Collection Database (WoS) published between 1995 and May 2021. A sample size of 5786research papers relevant to the study was evaluated using VOSviewer software. Findings The results of the analysis shed light on the evolution of the connection between the two concepts. The study highlighted Heng Li as the most productive author. The country with the most publications and citations is China. The most productive institution is the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The results revealed a limited intellectual exchange and lack of cohesion characterising the two concepts (ethics and innovation), resulting in a situation whereby innovation-related researchers tend to follow personal trajectories in isolation from ethics-related researchers in the construction field. Originality/value This is probably the most comprehensive scientometric analysis ever conducted to examine the theoretical relationship between ethics and innovation in construction. This study adds to the so far limited knowledge in the field and provides insights for future research. Overall, this review may spur future research on dyad investigation of ethics and innovative related themes in construction such as ethics and sustainability, ethics and sensor-based technology and ethics and innovative safety approach.
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Oladinrin, O.T., Mohammed, A., Rana, M., Gyoh, L. (2023), "Interrelations between construction ethics and innovation: a bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer", Construction Innovation, Vol. 23 No. 3, pp. 505-523. https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-07-2021-0130
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This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Emerald in Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management on 08/03/2022. The accepted version of the publication may differ from the final published version.
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1471-4175