TY  - CONF
TI  - Untangling the Concepts of Value and Values
AU  - Drevland, Frode
AU  - Lohne, Jardar
AD  - Associate Professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway, +47 920  64 262, frode.drevland@ntnu.no, orcid.org/0000-0002-4596-1564
AD  - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), jardar.lohne@ntnu.no, orcid.org/0000-0002-2135- 3468
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/06/26
T2  - Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31)
C3  - Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31)
CY  - Lille, France
SP  - 572
EP  - 583
DO  - 10.24928/2023/0178
SN  - 2789-0015 (ISSN)
AB  - The concept of value is widely used in lean construction (LC) literature, but researchers and practitioners lack a common understanding of the term. This is partially due to confusion between value (singular) and values (plural), which are two different concepts. This paper aims to provide a clear and concise understanding of the two concepts of value and values, separating them from each other and explaining their relationship. Furthermore, the paper discusses and exemplifies what these two concepts themselves entail. In doing so, the paper also introduces new terminology relevant for understanding and describing value and values in construction projects. Finally, the paper concludes that value and values research should be more precise in terminology than current literature.
KW  - Value
KW  - values
KW  - lean construction
L1  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/2115/pdf
UR  - https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/2115
DB  - IGLC.net
LA  - English
N1  - Export date: 04 October 2026
ER  -