... the primary issues. Finally, for the handover phase, late payment along with additional requirements raised by consultants were major issues. In summary, the present study demonstrated that issues emerging at early phases had far-reaching implications on the performance of the projects. Research...

... that risk assessment is generally performed considering the iron triangle (cost, schedule, quality), which gives limited scope for risk assessment of megaprojects with sustainability objectives. Atombo et al. (2015) emphasise that performance and risk assessment of megaprojects should be carried...

...Chipozya Kosta Tembo; Franco Muleya; Emmanuellie Phiri Purpose This research aimed to investigate the extent to which organisational culture is practised in local and foreign contractors in grade one and two categories and how it affects their performance. Design/methodology/approach...

...Sara Ghanbarzadeh Ghomi; Gayan Wedawatta; Kanchana Ginige; Bingunath Ingirige Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the performance of post-disaster housing reconstruction projects, propose the conceptual living-transforming disaster relief shelter (LTFDR-shelter) approach where...

...Gopal Sekar; Murali Sambasivan; Kuperan Viswanathan Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze and compare the impact of project-factors and organization-factors on five indicators of project performance for small and medium enterprise (SME) and large construction contracting firms...

...Sajani Jayasuriya; Guomin Zhang; Rebecca Jing Yang Purpose Public private partnerships (PPPs) face challenges in implementation and operation, and need efforts to improve their performance. The purpose of this paper is to review the PPP literature quantitatively and qualitatively, in order...

... in the construction sector in Malaysia. The purpose of this paper is to determine the application of simulation techniques for cost estimation and control and to assess their influence on project cost performance. Design/methodology/approach A survey questionnaire was used to collect data from 83 government...

... avoid opportunistic behaviour, sacrifice short-term benefits and instead seek-long-term benefits (Macneil, 2000). When parties behave in a way to preserve relations, they adopt a long-term orientation that enhances performance outcomes in buyer-seller relationships (Noordewier et al., 1990...

...Champika Liyanage; Sabrina Fathima Nazeer; Nayanthara De Silva Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine how well the facilities are performing in order to support the organizational goals and user requirement it is very vital to conduct regular building evaluations which necessitates...

... of the significance of project planning process and project planning; lack of experience in executing complicated project; poor design capacity and frequent design changes; lack of knowledge and ability in managing construction projects; lack of financial capacity of owner; poor performance of contractors; lack...

...Luqman Oyekunle Oyewobi; Abimbola Oluwakemi Windapo; Rotimi Olabode Bamidele James Purpose – The essence of strategy formulation is to assist an organisation obtain a strategic fit with its environment and help enhance organisational continuous improvement in achieving performance excellence...