Research on the evolution mechanism of project organizational capabilities under digital construction mode considering environmental turbulence

The digital wave has reshaped the construction industry's organizational ecosystem, driving the continuous evolution of project organizational capabilities. As environmental turbulence increases, these capabilities exhibit new evolutionary traits.The study combined the forward-looking logic of how organizational capabilities affect project performance with the retrospective evolutionary logic based on performance analysis, and proposed a comprehensive framework for the evolution of organizational capabilities. A hybrid method combining structural equation model and system dynamics is employed to explore the mechanism of organizational capabilities evolution. The findings show that, all five dimensions of project organizational capabilities show significant fluctuating growth, with information technology capability and innovation capability as primary drivers in adapting to environmental change; A 25% increase in environmental turbulence can effectively facilitate the evolution of organizational capabilities. However, if environmental turbulence surpasses the threshold prematurely, it may impair the organization's response efficacy and interfere with the progression of organizational capabilities evolution. The study reveals the evolution mechanism of project organizational capabilities under the digital construction mode, providing theoretical support and practical references for construction project organizations to effectively respond to increasingly turbulent environment. Simultaneously, it provides reference and reflection for the research on organizational change.