Construction duration is one of the key elements to determine the success of a project. Several models have been developed to provide precise predictions of construction duration. The datasets in previous studies comprise observations from particular countries. This precludes examination of the...

In public-private partnership projects (PPP), the relationships between the participants are established through a variety of contractual agreements between financiers, government, contractors, operators and customers. Raising funds, linking various participants legally and financially, ensuring...

Construction activity in Kenya fluctuates excessively and grows very slowly. This feature causes adverse effects on the construction industry. When a drastic fall in construction activity occurs, the industry loses its production capacity; manpower moves to other industries in the country and...

Identity issues are under-explored in construction management. We provide a brief introduction to the organization studies literature on subjectively construed identities, focusing on discourse, agency, relations of power and identity work. The construction management literature is investigated...

To achieve strategic goals and success in the long term, every organization needs to be in a good state of health. It is argued that the strategic health of an organization depends on how the key strengths are leveraged to exploit prime opportunities, while at the same time, minimize exposure of...

Decisions early in the design process have a big impact on the life cycle performance of a building. The outcome of a construction project can be improved if different design options can rapidly be analysed to assist the client and design team in making informed decisions in the design process....

The disastrous Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 claimed around 100 000 lives and caused direct economic losses of around RMB 845.1 billion. The tragedy has also led to accusations regarding poor or inadequate seismic resistant capabilities of buildings. Seismic rehabilitation, which includes...

Previous studies recognize institutional impacts on the arrangement of large infrastructure projects but they have not analysed the process by which a host country's institutions shape infrastructure projects. Institutional theory was applied as an analytical lens to identify different effects...

Innovation is vital to successful, long-term company performance in the construction industry. Understanding the innovation process, how innovation can be enhanced and how it can be measured are key steps to managing and enhancing innovation. The factors that affect innovation on a project were...

Historically the public sector's outline business case for Light Rapid Transit/Metro public-private partnership projects delivered in the United Kingdom has frequently failed to address the project affordability decision. As a consequence the business cases have had to be reworked, redeveloped...