Interfaces of Digitalization with Labor Productivity in Construction: A Thematic Literature Review by Roadmapping Components

Ceren Sahin; Nihan Yildirim

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-72490-9_65

Interfaces of Digitalization with Labor Productivity in Construction: A Thematic Literature Review by Roadmapping Components

Ceren Sahin^*, Nihan Yildirim

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Department of Management Engineering

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Abstract

Digital technologies hold a prominent position in construction industry's agenda by offering avenues for enhancing process and project management. The technologies address substantial shortcomings in productivity, quality, and sustainability performance, which arise from the construction industry's heavy reliance on labor and its tendency to generate significant waste. Digital technologies change construction operations, both in-situ and throughout the whole life-cycle of a construction project. The goal of this study is to investigate the connections between labor productivity and digitalization in the construction industry. This is achieved by a bibliometric analysis utilizing the Scopus database as the primary source of relevant publications. Grounding on a Prisma Flow approach, this study retrieves publication data using Bibliometrix (Biblioshiny) package in R programming language. Findings indicate that there are few studies for the relationship between digitalization and labor productivity in the construction industry.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human-Centred Technology Management for a Sustainable Future - Volume 3
Subtitle of host publication	Innovation Management for Sustainability and Resilience, Proceedings of the 33rd IAMOT Conference, 2024
Editors	Ricardo Zimmermann, José Coelho Rodrigues, José Coelho Rodrigues, Ana Simoes, Gustavo Dalmarco
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	651-661
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	9783031724893
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72490-9_65
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	33rd International Association for the Management of Technology Conference, IAMOT 2024 - Porto, Portugal Duration: 8 Jul 2024 → 11 Jul 2024

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Name	Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics
ISSN (Print)	2198-7246
ISSN (Electronic)	2198-7254

Conference

Conference	33rd International Association for the Management of Technology Conference, IAMOT 2024
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Porto
Period	8/07/24 → 11/07/24

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© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025.

Keywords

Bibliometric analysis
Construction industry
Digital transformation
Digitalization
Labor productivity

UN SDGs

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Sahin, C., & Yildirim, N. (2025). Interfaces of Digitalization with Labor Productivity in Construction: A Thematic Literature Review by Roadmapping Components. In R. Zimmermann, J. C. Rodrigues, J. C. Rodrigues, A. Simoes, & G. Dalmarco (Eds.), Human-Centred Technology Management for a Sustainable Future - Volume 3: Innovation Management for Sustainability and Resilience, Proceedings of the 33rd IAMOT Conference, 2024 (pp. 651-661). (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72490-9_65

Sahin, Ceren ; Yildirim, Nihan. / Interfaces of Digitalization with Labor Productivity in Construction : A Thematic Literature Review by Roadmapping Components. Human-Centred Technology Management for a Sustainable Future - Volume 3: Innovation Management for Sustainability and Resilience, Proceedings of the 33rd IAMOT Conference, 2024. editor / Ricardo Zimmermann ; José Coelho Rodrigues ; José Coelho Rodrigues ; Ana Simoes ; Gustavo Dalmarco. Springer Nature, 2025. pp. 651-661 (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics).

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Sahin, C & Yildirim, N 2025, Interfaces of Digitalization with Labor Productivity in Construction: A Thematic Literature Review by Roadmapping Components. in R Zimmermann, JC Rodrigues, JC Rodrigues, A Simoes & G Dalmarco (eds), Human-Centred Technology Management for a Sustainable Future - Volume 3: Innovation Management for Sustainability and Resilience, Proceedings of the 33rd IAMOT Conference, 2024. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, Springer Nature, pp. 651-661, 33rd International Association for the Management of Technology Conference, IAMOT 2024, Porto, Portugal, 8/07/24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72490-9_65

Interfaces of Digitalization with Labor Productivity in Construction: A Thematic Literature Review by Roadmapping Components. / Sahin, Ceren; Yildirim, Nihan.
Human-Centred Technology Management for a Sustainable Future - Volume 3: Innovation Management for Sustainability and Resilience, Proceedings of the 33rd IAMOT Conference, 2024. ed. / Ricardo Zimmermann; José Coelho Rodrigues; José Coelho Rodrigues; Ana Simoes; Gustavo Dalmarco. Springer Nature, 2025. p. 651-661 (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics).

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Interfaces of Digitalization with Labor Productivity in Construction: A Thematic Literature Review by Roadmapping Components

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