A Study on the Behavioural Aspects Contributing to Lean Transformation in Indian Construction Industry

The waste generated in the construction sites not only contaminates the soil, water, and air but also impacts the efficiency of the construction projects coupled with the ill effects on its profitability. Though there are numerous studies, which have tried to identify the causative factors of construction waste, very few of them emphasized upon the human and behavioural elements contributing to it. The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of behavioural aspects with regard to their influence the successful implementation of lean systems in construction organizations. Through literature review, three key behavioural attribute groups such as ‘organizational factors’, ‘group factors’ and ‘individual factors’ were identified and classified. The purpose of the current study is to investigate the organizational, group, and individual factors by collecting the data from the construction stakeholders’ through the questionnaire survey method. Data for the research were collected through a survey of the Indian construction industry professionals and was analysed using the SPSS software. The study identified that a great deal of change in behaviour and cultural practices from both participants and management is the need of the hour to reap the benefits of lean construction practices.