TY - CONF TI - Agency Problems as a Driver for Crime in the AEC-Industry C1 - Lima, Peru C3 - Proc. 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) SP - 383 EP - 392 PY - 2021 DO - 10.24928/2021/0123 AU - Lohne, Jardar AU - Drevland, Frode AU - Lædre, Ola AD - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), jardar.lohne@ntnu.no, orcid.org/0000- 0002-2135-3468 AD - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), frode.drevland@ntnu.no, orcid.org/0000- 0002-4596-1564 AD - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), ola.laedre@ntnu.no, +47 911 89 938, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4604-8299 AB - The paper seeks to outline agency problems as a fundamental driver for crime occurring in the AEC industry. The investigation uses Principal/Agent-theory to articulate how specific industry mechanisms serve as structural drivers of crime and how they can be counteracted. This paper is conceptual, based on former empirical investigations—the approach springs from industry knowledge, extensive literature reviews and empirical research. The research reveals that little discussion has been carried out concerning the root causes of criminal activity within the AEC industry. Widespread theoretical insights from economics and criminology can explain significant parts of the challenges. Production control efforts seem to be an auspicious path for combatting crime. Being under-analysed to such a degree as identified, the theoretical conditions for criminal activity within the AEC industry needs more in-depth consideration. This need for further exploration especially concerns the implications of criminal activity on advanced process-driven production systems approaches. Establishing effective countermeasures depends heavily on such an understanding. KW - The paper seeks to outline agency problems as a fundamental driver for crime occurring in the AEC industry. The investigation uses Principal/Agent-theory to articulate how specific industry mechanisms serve as structural drivers of crime and how they can be counteracted. This paper is conceptual KW - based on former empirical investigations—the approach springs from industry knowledge KW - extensive literature reviews and empirical research. The research reveals that little discussion has been carried out concerning the root causes of criminal activity within the AEC industry. Widespread theoretical insights from economics and criminology can explain significant parts of the challenges. Production control efforts seem to be an auspicious path for combatting crime. Being under-analysed to such a degree as identified KW - the theoretical conditions for criminal activity within the AEC industry needs more in-depth consideration. This need for further exploration especially concerns the implications of criminal activity on advanced process-driven production systems approaches. Establishing effective countermeasures depends heavily on such an understanding. PB - T2 - Proc. 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) DA - 2021/07/14 CY - Lima, Peru L1 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1851/pdf L2 - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1851 N1 - Export Date: 29 March 2024 DB - IGLC.net DP - IGLC LA - English ER -