... A. Rahman can be contacted at: arahimirahman@ump.edu.my 31 07 2023 25 11 2023 06 04 2024 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Project management Construction project management Multigroup analysis Workplace well-being...

...Kavita Bhangale; Kanchan Joshi; Ruchita Gupta; Bhaskar Gardas Purpose Project complexity (PC) governs project success, but the project management literature primarily focuses on performance measures and rarely examines the complexity factors, especially for megaprojects. This paper aims...

... in the civil engineering industry score relatively low on empathy. In addition, differences were identified between the expected distribution and the measured empathy levels of the team, implying a potential for improvement, in particular by increasing the empathic abilities of the project management...

.... AEC industry COVID-19 Project management Small and medium enterprise Organization characteristics Construction project management Organizational issues In total, 114 AEC industry professionals completed a questionnaire survey on GPRS to achieve those objectives. The data acquired were...

...Jones Nyame Aboagye; Ernest Kissi; Alex Acheampong; Edward Badu Purpose This research aims to evaluate the status of project management best practices in the road infrastructure sector of Ghana through the inquiry of project managers’ competency. Design/methodology/approach Based on a thorough...

... project characteristics and their external conditions in the context of developing countries. Based on the analyses, the authors have presented a detailed set of recommendations for project managers, practitioners and governments to improve the success rate of these projects. Originality/value...

...Shaligram Pokharel Purpose Project management skills are important for today’s engineers, as they get involved in various project-based employment roles. The purpose of this paper is to discuss a learning model to provide project management knowledge through scaffolding and project-based learning...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Project management Built environment research Small and medium enterprises Organizational issues AEC industry COVID-19 Impact AEC organizations The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of problems in the architectural, engineering...

... equations. The main cause for change orders was a change in design. Originality/value The results of this research are expected to improve the execution of road projects by identifying the main causes of the change orders and hence the project manager can develop a proper risk response plan. Hence...

... 10 2020 24 11 2020 08 12 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Construction Knowledge management Project management Factors Cost overruns Schedule delays Despite the significant development of project...

...Emmanuel Oluwatobi Adebisi; Oluwaseyi Olalekan Alao; Stephen Okunlola Ojo Purpose The continuous failure of construction projects notwithstanding appreciable increase in project management knowledge has necessitated a proactive approach of assessing early warning signs (EWS) of building projects...

... and is indicative of a company in financial difficulty. Cash flow Construction industry Construction projects Contractors Project management Globally, construction projects are led and managed by various stakeholders (such as clients, contractors, consultants, shareholders and regulators) who...

... industry. Factor analysis resulted in the areas being grouped to four broad improvement dimensions, namely, project management, organization management, knowledge and risk management and project development and contract management. Originality/value The findings provide information for appropriate...

... According to the results, integration of the quality index creates a better control situation by providing more accurate information. Hence, project managers could comprehensively monitor the status of important factors to make more precise decisions while maintaining the simplicity of their analysis...

... for project managers in formulating KM strategies to enhance the chances of successful delivery of future projects. Originality/value The study contributes to the debate on the knowledge agenda in the construction industry, particularly from a fast developing economy’s perspective, where an effective KM...

...Hammad Abdullah Al Nasseri; Kristian Widen; Radhlinah Aulin Purpose The implementation and control processes of project planning and scheduling involve a wide range of methods and tools. Despite the development and modification and integration of the project management theory with newer scheduling...

...Julius Ayodeji Fapohunda Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to delineate different types of site manager attributes that significantly contribute to construction project management efficiency and evaluate the factors that hinder the site manager during construction production processes...

...Nur Liyana Othman; Mastura Jaafar Purpose – The aim of the current research is to assess the personal competency level of women project managers in the Malaysian construction industry. Design/methodology/approach – The study used stratified random sampling design on the listed Grade 7...

... of urban centres on a global scale, coupled with the increasing complexity of architectural designs, the majority of on‐site project management professionals are faced with the onerous task of completing often intricate designs within a limited spatial environment, under strict health and safety parameters...

... at: Nicholas.Chileshe@unisa.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Ghana Construction industry Project management Risk management Project performance delivery P  – probability (or likelihood) of occurrence of a risk. I    – the consequence or perceived impact on a project...