Organizing resilient infrastructure initiatives:A study on conceptualization,motivation,and operation of ten initiatives in the Netherlands

Resilient infrastructure is critical to a sustainable and functioning society.Infrastructure management and(re)development are highly complex processes encompassing various stakeholders’interests while they are pres-sured by the uncertainty of climate change and social transition.In response to these challenges,various resilience initiatives emerged with different motivations and approaches.The purpose of this research is to understand the interplay between motivations and organizational approaches as well as resilience conceptualization.This can provide insights into which domains of resilience have been focused on and what needs to be improved in their or-ganizational approaches to realize motivations.This research specifically investigates ten resilient infrastructure initiatives in the Netherlands.By using scoping review and content analysis,our results highlight that resilience initiatives conceptualize resilience in different ways,mainly focusing on built and organizational resilience with a focus on long-term and wider geographic scope.Each initiative had several motivations,including 1)creat-ing innovative solutions,2)sharing knowledge,3)promoting commitment and cooperation,and 4)promoting resilience.These motivations are reflected in the organizational approach.For example,there was a strong link between the motivation‘creating shared knowledge’and the organizational approach‘research collaboration.’Generic motivation such as‘promoting resilience’does not have one mainstreaming approach,which shows promoting resilience in practice is still in the exploration stage.This research provides major motivations and organizational approaches and their link within the resilient infrastructure initiatives which can contribute to better organizing similar initiatives aiming for resilient infrastructure.

Do right PLS and do PLS right: A critical review of the application of PLS-SEM in construction management research

Partial least squares structural equation modeling(PLS-SEM)is a modern multivariate analysis technique with a demonstrated ability to estimate theoretically established cause-effect relationship models.This technique has been increasingly adopted in construction management research over the last two decades.Accordingly,a critical review of studies adopting PLS-SEM appears to be a timely and valuable endeavor.This paper offers a critical review of 139 articles that applied PLS-SEM from 2002 to 2019.Results show that the misuse of PLS-SEM can be avoided.Critical issues related to the application of PLS-SEM,research design,model development,and model evaluation are discussed in detail.This paper is the first to highlight the use and misuse of PLS-SEM in the construction management area and provides recommendations to facilitate the future application of PLS-SEM in this field.

Project-based learning principles:Insights from the development of large infrastructure

In recent decades,interest in project-based learning within organizational learning has grown significantly.This study synthesizes principles that facilitate learning at the project level.Through a cross-case analysis of the Gaasperdammer Tunnel project in the Netherlands and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in China,and validation via focus group discussions,we have identified five key principles:Owner Commitment,Social Environment Approach,Collaboration Vision,Value Orientation,and Open Mindset.These principles highlight the mindsets that guide the behavior and thinking of project practitioners beyond prescriptive processes and routines.Our research enhances the understanding of how project participants can learn from their involvement in unique,complex projects and improve their capabilities for future endeavors.We emphasize the critical role of learning in the development of project capabilities and suggest it be a focal point in future research on infrastructure development projects.