.... These disruptions caused by crime groups may impact infrastructure delivery if not curbed. This study investigates the perceived root causes and measures to mitigate community disruption of construction projects in South Africa. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a qualitative research design...

... approach using structured questionnaires. The questionnaire link was sent to construction professionals in Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa, of which 120 were responded. Data received were analysed using the Statistical Package for Special Science (SPSS) to generate mean scores and the Kruskal–Wallis test...

... as the instrument for data collection. Respondents for the study were built environment professionals in Gauteng province in South Africa. Data elicited from respondents were analyzed using a four-pronged process which included descriptive statistics, one sample t-test, exploratory factor analysis...

... framework that was conceptualised. The hypothesised relationships from the framework were tested using a survey of 416 senior construction executives across the nine provinces of South Africa. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the study objectives, an online survey was sent to construction firms...

... universities in South Africa (SPU and UMP) into a public procurement process with contractual outcomes. Design/methodology/approach A case study was designed to examine (1) the procurement and contractual aspects of the two-stage proposal procedure within a public procurement context; (2) the challenges...

...Peter Edwards; Paul Bowen Purpose Effective communication is a key factor in presenting Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) awareness and prevention campaigns, and delivering treatment programmes, particularly in South Africa where different ethnic groups...

...Paul Bowen; Peter Edwards; Helen Lingard Purpose – The discrimination/harassment experiences of survey respondents in different construction professional groups in South Africa is compared, and the relationship between harassment/discrimination and perceived work stress is examined. Design...

... capacity through reverse logistics, the following case study was conducted on seven sites in Cape Town, South Africa from July to November, 2005. The solution may lie in the utilisation of the spare capacity of construction traffic through application of the reverse logistics concept. The concept...

... claim to experience high levels of job satisfaction. This result may be explained by the significance of discrimination on the basis of race reported here. Job satisfaction Professional services Work design South Africa Quantity surveying Employee satisfaction has become a major...

... the firm’s image to the intended market. Finally, methods of building that image of the firm in the professional circles as well as in the public’s eye are to be established. Architecture Marketing strategy Marketing opportunities South Africa In the architectural profession, the use...