Dr Karen Manley
Senior Research Assistant
School of Social Science
+61 7 344 33390
Book Chapters
Hashemi, Arman, Kim, UnRyoung Kevin, Bell, Pamela, Steinhardt, Dale, Manley, Karen and Southcombe, Mark (2016). Prefabrication. ZEMCH: toward the delivery of zero energy mass custom homes. (pp. 65-94) edited by Masa Noguchi. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-31967-4_3
Rose, Timothy M. and Manley, Karen (2015). Innovation in Road Building: Removing Obstacles for Diffusion of Novel Building Products. Construction Innovation. (pp. 135-148) wiley. doi: 10.1002/9781118655689.ch10
Manley, Karen, Hardie, Mary and Kajewski, Stephen (2009). Innovation drivers for the built environment. Technology, Design and Process Innovation in the Built Environment. (pp. 514-527) Spon Press. doi: 10.4324/9780203928325
Manley, Karen and Kajewski, Stephen (2006). Innovation in construction: A case study of the Australian context. Modern Construction Economics: Theory and Application. (pp. 135-153) Spon Press Taylor & Francis Group. doi: 10.4324/9780203926895
Hampson, Keith and Manley, Karen (2003). Construction innovation and public policy in Australia. Innovation in Construction: An International Review of Public Policies. (pp. 31-57) CRC Press. doi: 10.4324/9780203303207
Journal Articles
Sukanthan Rajendra, Darmicka, Hon, Carol K. H., Manley, Karen, Lamari, Fiona and Skitmore, Martin (2022). Key dimensions of the technical readiness of small construction businesses that determine their intention to use ICTs. Journal of Management in Engineering, 38 (6) 04022055, 1-10. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0001078
Ahankoob, Alireza, Manley, Karen and Abbasnejad, Behzad (2022). The role of contractors’ building information modelling (BIM) experience in realising the potential values of BIM. International Journal of Construction Management, 22 (4), 588-599. doi: 10.1080/15623599.2019.1639126
Etemadi, Ramtin, Hon, Carol K. H., Manley, Karen and Murphy, Glen (2022). Mechanisms for enhancing the use of social media for knowledge sharing by the construction professionals. Construction Innovation, 22 (2), 284-304. doi: 10.1108/CI-11-2020-0183
Ahankoob, Alireza, Manley, Karen, Hon, Carol and Drogemuller, Robin (2021). The influence of building information modelling on the absorptive capacity of project-based organisations. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 19 (1), 1-21. doi: 10.1080/17452007.2021.1881879
Steinhardt, Dale, Manley, Karen, Bildsten, Louise and Widen, Kristian (2020). The structure of emergent prefabricated housing industries: a comparative case study of Australia and Sweden. Construction Management and Economics, 38 (6), 483-501. doi: 10.1080/01446193.2019.1588464
Etemadi, Ramtin, Hon, Carol K. H., Murphy, Glen and Manley, Karen (2020). The use of social media for work-related knowledge sharing by construction professionals. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 16 (6), 426-440. doi: 10.1080/17452007.2019.1688637
Rose, Timothy, Manley, Karen and Widen, Kristian (2019). Do firm-level barriers to construction product innovation adoption vary according to position in the supply chain?. Construction Innovation, 19 (2), 212-235. doi: 10.1108/CI-11-2017-0090
Chen, Le, Manley, Karen, Lewis, Joanne, Helfer, Fernanda and Widen, Kristian (2018). Procurement and governance choices for collaborative infrastructure projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144 (8) 04018071, 1-10. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001525
Ahankoob, Alireza, Manley, Karen, Hon, Carol and Drogemuller, Robin (2018). The impact of building information modelling (BIM) maturity and experience on contractor absorptive capacity. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 14 (5), 363-380. doi: 10.1080/17452007.2018.1467828
Manley, Karen and Chen, Le (2017). Collaborative learning to improve the governance and performance of infrastructure projects in the construction sector. Journal of Management in Engineering, 33 (5) 04017030. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000545
Manley, Karen and Chen, Le (2016). The impact of client characteristics on the time and cost performance of collaborative infrastructure projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 23 (4), 511-532. doi: 10.1108/ECAM-06-2015-0084
Steinhardt, Dale. A. and Manley, Karen (2016). Adoption of prefabricated housing: the role of country context. Sustainable Cities and Society, 22, 126-135. doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2016.02.008
Steinhardt, Dale A. and Manley, Karen (2016). Exploring the beliefs of Australian prefabricated house builders. Construction Economics and Building, 16 (2), 27-41. doi: 10.5130/AJCEB.v16i2.4741
Bildsten, Louise and Manley, Karen (2015). A framework for understanding purchasing in building construction companies. Construction Management and Economics, 33 (11-12), 865-879. doi: 10.1080/01446193.2016.1164325
Manley, Karen and Chen, Le (2015). Collaborative learning model of infrastructure construction: a capability perspective. Construction Innovation, 15 (3), 355-377. doi: 10.1108/CI-05-2014-0031
Chen, Le and Manley, Karen (2014). Validation of an instrument to measure governance and performance on collaborative infrastructure projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140 (5) 04014006. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000834
Rose, Timothy M. and Manley, Karen (2014). Revisiting the adoption of innovative products on Australian road infrastructure projects. Construction Management and Economics, 32 (9), 904-917. doi: 10.1080/01446193.2014.938670
Rose, Timothy Michael and Manley, Karen (2012). Adoption of innovative products on Australian road infrastructure projects. Construction Management and Economics, 30 (4), 277-298. doi: 10.1080/01446193.2012.665173
Rose, Timothy and Manley, Karen (2011). Motivation toward financial incentive goals on construction projects. Journal of Business Research, 64 (7), 765-773. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2010.07.003
Rose, Timothy and Manley, Karen (2010). Client recommendations for financial incentives on construction projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 17 (3), 252-267. doi: 10.1108/09699981011038051
Rose, Timothy M. and Manley, Karen (2010). Financial incentives and advanced construction procurement systems. Project Management Journal, 41 (1), 40-50. doi: 10.1002/pmj.20145
Rose, Timothy and Manley, Karen (2010). Motivational misalignment on an iconic infrastructure project. Building Research and Information, 38 (2), 144-156. doi: 10.1080/09613210903503741
Manley, Karen, McFallan, Steve and Kajewski, Stephen (2009). Relationship between construction firm strategies and innovation outcomes. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135 (8), 764-771. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000030
Manley, Karen (2008). Against the odds: Small firms in Australia successfully introducing new technology on construction projects. Research Policy, 37 (10), 1751-1764. doi: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.07.013
Manley, Karen (2008). Implementation of innovation by manufacturers subcontracting to construction projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 15 (3), 230-245. doi: 10.1108/09699980810867398
Manley, Karen (2006). The innovation competence of repeat public sector clients in the Australian construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 24 (12), 1295-1304. doi: 10.1080/01446190600934953
Manley, Karen and Mcfallan, Steve (2006). Exploring the drivers of firm-level innovation in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 24 (9), 911-920. doi: 10.1080/01446190600799034
Blayse, A. M. and Manley, K. (2004). Key influences on construction innovation. Construction Innovation, 4 (3), 143-154. doi: 10.1108/14714170410815060
Manley, Karen (2002). Partnering and alliancing on road projects in Australia and internationally. Road and Transport Research, 11 (3), 46-60.
Conference Papers
Rose, Timothy M., Manley, Karen and Agdas, Duzgun (2017). A conceptual framework to investigate the adoption of on-site waste management innovation in Australian building projects. Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET 2016), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 4-8 September 2016. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/PICMET.2016.7806745
Manley, Karen, Kajewski, Stephen, McFallan, Steve and Swainston, Mike (2008). Assessing the value of different business strategies to innovation by firms in the construction industry. doi: 10.1109/ICMIT.2008.4654431
Hardie, M., Miller, G., Manley, K. and McFallan, S. (2005). Experience with the management of technological innovations within the Australian construction industry. doi: 10.1109/PICMET.2005.1509697