Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (Apr 2011)

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS ON THE LEVEL OF IBS ACCEPTANCE IN THE MALAYSIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

  • MOHD SANUSI S. AHAMAD,
  • SHAHARUDIN SHAH ZAINI,
  • AHMAD SHUKRI YAHYA,
  • SYARIFAH AKMAM SYED ZAKARIA,
  • MOHAMED NOR AZHARI AZMAN,
  • TAKSIAH A. MAJID,
  • MOHD HANIZUN HANAFI

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 2
pp. 179 – 190

Abstract

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This IBS Survey report continues a practice that began in 2003. The first report was published in 2003 followed by in 2005 and in 2008. It records recent trends in selected areas that reflect Malaysia’s achievement on the IBS usage in building construction industry. Due to the dynamic economic and technological changes, IBS usage reports have been increasingly important. The design of the quantitative survey in IBS acceptance questionnaire is based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The comparison was done between the class of contractors G7 and the combined groups of G6, G5, G4. The t-test analysis shows that all the class of contractors (G7, G6, G5 and G4) have a common agreement on the awareness of IBS and IBS actual use (the benefits of using IBS in construction) but have a significant difference in opinion on IBS actual use (the problems faced in using IBS and promotion of IBS by the government through CIDB), perceived ease of IBS use and perceived IBS usefulness. However, there are items in the variable that show significant difference between the comparison groups.

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