Addressing youth un/underemployment through construction social procurement: an ecological systems theory perspective

Woolcott, G; Loosemore, M; Keast, R; Chamberlain, D

Addressing youth un/underemployment through construction social procurement: an ecological systems theory perspective

Woolcott, G Loosemore, M

Keast, R Chamberlain, D

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Publisher:: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Construction Management and Economics, 2023, 41, (11-12), pp. 942-960
Issue Date:: 2023-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Woolcott, G
dc.contributor.author	Loosemore, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3189-4655
dc.contributor.author	Keast, R
dc.contributor.author	Chamberlain, D
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-08T04:31:20Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-08T04:31:20Z
dc.date.issued	2023-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Construction Management and Economics, 2023, 41, (11-12), pp. 942-960
dc.identifier.issn	0144-6193
dc.identifier.issn	1466-433X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/175485
dc.description.abstract	Young people’s unemployment and underemployment are acknowledged as serious and enduring problems in Australia and globally. Construction is one of the largest employers of young people, and social procurement of construction products and services has significant potential if harnessed to address this problem. This article argues that project-based intermediation offers critical new insights into how social procurement can be implemented in a construction context. Employing a single case study approach, the article uses ecological systems theory and concept mapping to examine the results of focus groups with twelve young people who transitioned to employment in the Australian construction industry through a unique project-based intermediary set up by a major contractor to meet its social procurement requirements. Addressing the current under-theorisation of social procurement research, this article offers new conceptual insights into the socio-ecological networks that influence young people’s successful transition to employment in construction. The findings also provide new practical insights for government policymakers and the construction industry into the potential role that project-based intermediation can play in addressing youth unemployment in the context of emerging social procurement policies in many countries.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Construction Management and Economics
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/01446193.2023.2219351
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	09 Engineering, 12 Built Environment and Design, 14 Economics
dc.subject.classification	Building & Construction
dc.subject.classification	33 Built environment and design
dc.subject.classification	38 Economics
dc.subject.classification	40 Engineering
dc.title	Addressing youth un/underemployment through construction social procurement: an ecological systems theory perspective
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	41
utslib.for	09 Engineering
utslib.for	12 Built Environment and Design
utslib.for	14 Economics
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2024-02-08T04:31:18Z
pubs.issue	11-12
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	41
utslib.citation.issue	11-12

Abstract:

Young people’s unemployment and underemployment are acknowledged as serious and enduring problems in Australia and globally. Construction is one of the largest employers of young people, and social procurement of construction products and services has significant potential if harnessed to address this problem. This article argues that project-based intermediation offers critical new insights into how social procurement can be implemented in a construction context. Employing a single case study approach, the article uses ecological systems theory and concept mapping to examine the results of focus groups with twelve young people who transitioned to employment in the Australian construction industry through a unique project-based intermediary set up by a major contractor to meet its social procurement requirements. Addressing the current under-theorisation of social procurement research, this article offers new conceptual insights into the socio-ecological networks that influence young people’s successful transition to employment in construction. The findings also provide new practical insights for government policymakers and the construction industry into the potential role that project-based intermediation can play in addressing youth unemployment in the context of emerging social procurement policies in many countries.

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