Factors Influencing Power and Dependence for Collaboration among Construction Project Participants

Deep, Shumank; Gajendran, Thayaparan; Jefferies, Marcus

doi:10.1061/(asce)la.1943-4170.0000362

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“…This is a critical factor because work on-site may stop because of an accident on the site. Also, in the case of an accident, this may lead to a delay in the project [53,54]. In this context, it can be mentioned that accidents happen on road construction projects due to vehicular movement on-site and working with local traffic that leads to fatal injuries to the worker.…”

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“…For example, in the case of developing countries, there is a responsibility of the politicians to provide good connectivity to all the villages and cities, so in a planned project, the executing body is supposed to make many modifications to the alignment throughout the project lifecycle [59]. Next, it is observed that many times it so happens that local bodies are compelled to use their resources (sfl = 0.879) for a beneficial purpose and they resultingly try to create constraints in work progress on a construction site that leads to unnecessary delays in a project [53,54,60]. Also, it is necessary to obtain several permissions from local authorities, and sometimes they tend to push contractors and subcontractors to use their equipment, which is often obsolete [61][62][63].…”

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Critical Factors Influencing the Performance of Highway Projects: An Empirical Evaluation

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Highway construction projects have always suffered from cost overruns due to extended project delivery, causing a loss of public funds. Since highways are the backbone of a nation, the purpose of this study is to measure the criticality of the factors that influence the performance of highway projects. A survey instrument was prepared and distributed to 185 project managers. To achieve the aim of the study, exploratory factor analysis was used and the standard factor loading was the criteria to measure the criticality. From the analysis, it was identified that the factors were grouped under four categories: (a) Execution constraints (b) Operational factors, (c) Stakeholder and political constraints, (d) Design Constraints. Further, it was concluded that the complexity of the sub-contractor’s performance, frequent modification in alignment, project design, loopholes in safety, and ambiguities in specifications are the main factors that impact the performance of highway projects. Therefore, it was recommended to develop an efficient project planning methodology which is a continuum of project management skills and tacit knowledge of managing a site which operates efficiently.

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“…On the national tracking system, vulnerable locations would be identified as red zones by the ministry of health, where the number of affected individuals is significant (Chen et al, 2021;Ekanayake et al, 2021b). Lastly, managing relationship with sub-contractors is a key leadership skill since a strong contractor sub-contractor relationship enhances the rate of execution of projects through synergistic teamwork (Deep et al, 2020(Deep et al, , 2021.…”

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“…, 2021b). Lastly, managing relationship with sub-contractors is a key leadership skill since a strong contractor sub-contractor relationship enhances the rate of execution of projects through synergistic teamwork (Deep et al. , 2020, 2021).…”

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Identifying the Contractor’s core competencies in post-COVID-19 scenario: developing a survey instrument

Deep

Joshi

Patil

2022

ECAM

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PurposeConstruction industry is one of the worst affected sectors due to the impact of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify the key competencies that should be demonstrated by the contractors in the post-COVID-19 scenario to make them resilient to the adverse impact of pandemic outbreaks.Design/methodology/approachA survey instrument was developed using an extensive literature review and was tested using a pilot study. It was then administered online using survey monkey to 900 respondents, out of which 324 complete responses were obtained. The data analysis was performed using exploratory factor analysis and second-order confirmatory factor analysis.FindingsAfter analyzing the data, it was identified that the most critical competence was managing site safety (standard factor loading (SFL) = 0.91), followed by leadership skills (SFL = 0.88), technical competence (SFL = 0.81), managing supply chain disruption (SFL = 0.73) and financial stability (SFL = 0.48) that were found to be less essential from the respondents’ point of view.Originality/valueThe study is first of its kind to identify the core competencies that should be demonstrated by the contractors to cope with COVID-19-induced disruptions. The findings of this article can be used by the practitioners to develop policies and procedures for selection of contractors.

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“…According to Burtonshaw-Gunn (2017), real estate housing projects are highly dependent on consumers' specifications, and therefore it becomes challenging to maintain deadlines. Also, in addition to the previous argument, it should be mentioned that the real estate sector lacks an efficient and transparent project delivery mechanism that focuses on minimizing expenses and ensuring satisfactory quality, which could add to the causes of failure in RECPs (Deep et al, 2020). A construction project comprises different phases with a unique scope, role and duration.…”

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Identifying the risk factors in real estate construction projects: an analytical study to propose a control structure for decision-making

Deep

Bhoola

Verma

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Purpose Construction projects in the real estate sector are important for a nation’s economic growth. However, owing to several constraints and stereotypes, the construction industry is suffering from major capital losses. A review of recent literature revealed that risks occurring in real estate construction projects (RECPs) carried out in developing economies can be divided into four categories, i.e. financial risks, design risks, execution risks and sociopolitical risks. This study aims to identify the critical factors that lead to these risk categories and develop a control structure for RECPs. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative method, i.e. a questionnaire-based survey, was used for this study. Using a random sampling technique the questionnaire was distributed to selected, highly experienced project managers. To determine whether the factors identified as part of the literature review strongly influence the categories, the factor analysis of the observations was performed. Findings The observations made in this study lead to the identification of six critical risk causing factors, i.e. lack of efficient planning, execution constraints, external constraints, client-induced constraints, project constraints and partner experience. The observations indicated a lack of knowledge of project management, organizational culture and a claims redressal mechanism in RECPs. Also, this study recommends a blockchain-based control structure to control the occurrence of the risk causing factors identified. Originality/value This study recommends a blockchain-based control structure for controlling the risks occurring.

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Factors Influencing Power and Dependence for Collaboration among Construction Project Participants

Cited by 22 publications

References 136 publications

Critical Factors Influencing the Performance of Highway Projects: An Empirical Evaluation

Critical Factors Influencing the Performance of Highway Projects: An Empirical Evaluation

Identifying the Contractor’s core competencies in post-COVID-19 scenario: developing a survey instrument

Identifying the risk factors in real estate construction projects: an analytical study to propose a control structure for decision-making

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