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Risk management trends in the Hong Kong construction industry: a comparison of contractors and owners perceptions
Tập 6 Số 3 - Trang 225-234
This paper reports a study carried out to compare the attitudes and perceptions
of Hong Kong construction contractors and owners on the importance of various
construction risks and also how the risks should be allocated between the
parties to the contract. Data were collected by a questionnaire survey on
industry professionals representing contractors and owners. Both the owners and
the contractor...
The significant factors causing delay of building construction projects in Malaysia
Tập 14 Số 2 - Trang 192-206
– The paper seeks to identify the major factors causing delay in building
construction projects in Malaysia., – A questionnaire survey was used to carry
out the study. The questionnaire consisted of 31 factors which were grouped into
four major categories by responsibility – contractor factors, owner factors,
consultant factors and external factors. The level of importance of the
categories was me...
Alliance contracting: adding value through relationship development
Tập 18 Số 5 - Trang 444-461
– Alliancing and partnering have been extensively used to stimulate
collaborative relations between supply chain members as well as to address the
need to improve the performance of projects. Recognising the need to build and
sustain relationships in alliances, the paper aims to present a model that is
developed and tested by industry practitioners who are regularly involved with
alliance contract...
Improving inter‐spatial comparison of construction costs
Tập 13 Số 2 - Trang 123-135
– The purpose of this paper is to compare construction costs between nations,
which is an important part of international economic statistics. Methods
employed for these comparisons to date have yielded questionable results. The
paper presents a summary of the problem and the results of proof‐of‐concept
testing for a new method., – Prices were estimated for a simple basket of two
construction comp...
Pioneering the NEC system of documents
Tập 2 Số 4 - Trang 249-269
This paper explains why Eskom, a large electrical utility, has decided to adopt
the New Engineering Contract system of documents and assist the owners of the
NEC with its further development. It describes the effect this decision is
having on Eskom's ‘culture’, the benefits the introduction is providing through
the opportunity to retrain all its contract practitioners and the response from
South A...
Construction duration of residential building projects in Germany
Tập 14 Số 1 - Trang 52-64
– Planning the construction duration is an important consideration in any
construction project. Indicators that permit an early forecast of the duration
provide the basis for such planning. To date, such a basis has been lacking in
the German‐speaking area. This paper aims to discuss this matter., – Indicators
are identified that enable a forecast of the construction duration. In addition,
a simpl...
Hong Kong construction foremen’s safety responsibilities: a case study of management oversight
Tập 10 Số 1 - Trang 27-35
In total, 69 foremen from 13 Hong Kong construction companies were invited to
participate in a study designed to investigate foremen’s opinions regarding 27
safety supervisory tasks. These fell into six categories, including handling new
workers, training, safety, discipline, coordinating, and motivating. Results of
the survey and subsequent follow‐up interviews showed that over two thirds of
fore...
The technocratic totalitarianism of construction process improvement: a critical perspective
Tập 5 Số 4 - Trang 376-386
The current research agenda for construction process improvement is heavily
influenced by the rhetoric of business process re‐engineering (BPR). In contrast
to the wider literature on BPR, there is little evidence of critical thought
within the construction management research community. A postmodernist
interpretation is advocated whereby the reality of management practice is
defined by the domina...
The satisfaction levels of UK construction clients based on the performance of consultants: Results of a case study
Tập 13 Số 6 - Trang 567-583
– Client satisfaction is one of the major determinants of project success and
therefore is a fundamental issue for construction participants who must
constantly seek to improve their performance if they are to survive in the
marketplace. However, client satisfaction has remained an elusive issue for a
majority of construction professionals. This research aims to investigate the
performance of cons...