Research Infrastructure Megaproject (RIMPS) management in an ecosystem perspective Literature Review

Abstract

as the economic, technological and social challenges of creating national and regional competitiveness have become increasingly difficult to address in a valuable way, growth-friendly factors like research infrastructure need to be exploited in their full capacit y and capabilities.

Challenges of mega construction projects in developing countries

“…Poor risk analysis and inappropriate identification of the project consequences (Hopkinson, 2007) (Georgieva, 2012) and improper decisions and overlooking specialists and stakeholders consultation during the decision making process (Kerzner, 2006;Jia et al, 2011) obstruct the development of (MCPs) in developing countries. These challenges were clearly noticed in Toshka project, a water infrastructure development, Egypt as not all technical requirements have been taken into full consideration and the different studies conducted over the years related to the project have not been discussed openly and in public, see figure (2).…”

“…Consequently, the project administration decided to reduce the water pressure in these pipes and looked for replacing the installed pumps. X Lack of design experience and poor management capabilities play a significant role towards misunderstanding client requirements and incomplete achievement of project objectives (Georgieva, 2012). In addition, these shortcomings have negative impact on the project through specifying materials that are outdated, no longer produced or available in the market (Tenah, 1985).…”

“…After the practical completion stage of the project, the users carried out significant changes in order to meet their requirements such as privacy and the ability to add more rooms for future increase in their family sizes (Othman et al, 2004). X Lack of research capacity for addressing contemporary social and environmental problems as well as lack of private business investment in innovation and providing new and improved processes and product hinders the development of (MCPs) in developing countries (Georgieva, 2012). This is because the private sector has the potential and experience towards assisting governmental organisations achieving sustainable development objectives (Othman and El-Gendawy, 2012 People are an organisation's most valuable asset and this is especially true in relatively low-tech, labourintensive industries such as construction (Loosemore et al, 2003).…”

“…In addition, lack of human resources development in management related disciplines (i.e. project management, contract administration, leadership) results in poor supply of experienced staff who can accept critical roles, which they are not, prepared for (Georgieva, 2012 • The Egypt -Saudi Arabia Bridge which supposed to be inaugurated back in 2007, was unexpectedly cancelled by the government without explanation, despite the offered funds from the Saudi side.…”

“…This necessitated that different leadership styles such as revolutionary, resolving, reverent and rewarding could be used to improve the skills of managers of (MCPs). X Lack of government decisions to strike a balance between short-and long-term objectives and effective risk mitigation (Procaccini et al, 2012) X "Lack of financial resources, cost control and venture capital" is a common challenge that hinders the development of (MCPs) in developing countries (Georgieva, 2012;Jia et al, 2011). This issue is a result of low country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), lack of financial resources and poor management of country's assets.…”