Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management

Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management (한국건설관리학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Critical Factors Affecting No-dispute Performance: A Case of Ethiopian Public Construction Projects

  • Published : 2016.12.01
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Disputes seem to be synonymous with large-scale construction projects in Ethiopia. The purpose of this study is to determine the factors responsible for impacting the performance of Ethiopian public construction projects. To this end, 35 success and failure attributes responsible for impacting the performance of the projects were identified and presented to Ethiopian construction professionals in the form of a structured questionnaire, and responses were collected. The factor analysis conducted on the success and failure attributes influencing no-dispute performance separately resulted in six success factors and five failure factors. Further analysis using stepwise multiple regression indicates that owner competence and interaction among project participants have a positive impact on no-dispute performance. However, conflict among project participants has a negative impact on the no-dispute performance of Ethiopian public construction projects. Although Ethiopia-specific, the results reflect construction management problems common to both developed and developing countries. The findings are expected to help researchers and practitioners gain a better understanding of critical success and failure factors and to help them take proactive measures to avoid disputes in public construction projects.

Keywords

References

  1. P. Love, P. Davis, J. Ellis, and S. O. Cheung, "Dispute causation: identification of pathogenic influences in construction," Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 404-423, 2010 https://doi.org/10.1108/09699981011056592
  2. A. Dinku and G. Kahssay, "Claims in international construction projects in Ethiopia and a case studies on selected projects," Journal of EEA, vol. 20, pp. 1-14, 2003.
  3. J. M. Keating and M. L. Shaw, "Compared to what?': Defining terms in court-related ADR programs," Negotiations Journal, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 217-220, 1990. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1571-9979.1990.tb00574.x
  4. J. Yang, G. Q. Shen, D. S. Drew, and M. Ho, "Critical success factors for stakeholder management: Construction practitioners' perspectives," Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. 136, no. 7, pp. 778-786, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000180
  5. J. F. Rockart, "The changing role of the information systems executive: A critical success factors perspective," Sloan School of Management, pp. 3-13, 1982.
  6. A. C. Boynton and R. W. Zmud, "An Assessment of Critical Success Factors," Sloan Management Review, vol. 25, pp. 17-27, 1986.
  7. N. Gudiene, A. Banaitis, and N. Banaitiene, "Evaluation of critical success factors for construction projects - an empirical study in Lithuania," International Journal of Strategic Property Management, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 21-31, 2013. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648715X.2013.787128
  8. A. P. C. Chan, D. C. K. Ho, and C. M. Tam, "Design and Build Project Success Factors: Multivariate Analysis," Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. 127, no. 2, pp. 93-100, 2001. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2001)127:2(93)
  9. Y. C. Kog and P. K. Loh, "Critical success factors for different components of construction projects," Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. 138, no. 4, pp. 520-528, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000464
  10. K. C. Iyer and K. N. Jha, "Factors affecting cost performance: Evidence from Indian construction projects," International Journal of Project Management, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 283-295, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2004.10.003
  11. A. P. C. Chan, D. W. M. Chan, Y. H. Chiang, B. S. Tang, E. H. W. Chan, and K. S. K. Ho, "Exploring critical success factors for partnering in construction projects," Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. 130, no. 2, pp. 188-198, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2004)130:2(188)
  12. S. Z. S. Tabish and K. N. Jha, "Important factors for success of public construction projects.," International Conference on Construction and Project Management, vol. 15, pp. 64-68, 2011.
  13. M. Agumba and J. N. Baloyi, "Causes of dispute in construction projects in South Africa- A case of Gauteng province.," in Proceedings 8th Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Postgraduate Conference, pp. 179-187, 2014.
  14. M. E. A. El-razek, H. Bassioni, and W. A. El-Salam, "Investigation Into the Causes of Claims in Egyptian Building Construction," ARCOM Conference, no. September, pp. 147-156, 2007.
  15. S. O. Cheung, T. W. Yiu, and S. F. Yeung, "A Study of Styles and Outcomes in Construction Dispute Negotiation," Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. 132, no. 8, pp. 805-814, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:8(805)
  16. M. M. Kumarasswamy, "Conflicts, claims and disputes in construction," Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 95-111, 1997. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb021042
  17. M. Sambasivan and Y. W. Soon, "Causes and effects of delays in Malaysian construction industry," International Journal of Project Management, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 517-526, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2006.11.007
  18. N. A. A. Bari, R. Yusuff, N. Ismail, A. Jaapar, and R. Ahmad, "Factors influencing the construction cost of industrialised building system (IBS) Projects," Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, vol. 35, no. 2012, pp. 689-696, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.02.138
  19. D. W. Wirick, Public-Sector Project Management: Meeting the Challenges and Achieving Results. 2009.
  20. A. Ashworth, Contractual procedures, Edition, F. Pearson Longman, New York., 2005.
  21. P. Fenn, D. Lowe, and C. Speck, "Conflict and dispute in construction," Construction Management and Economics, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 513-518, 1997. https://doi.org/10.1080/014461997372719
  22. L. Bing, A. Akintoye, P. J. Edwards, and C. Hardcastle, "Critical success factors for PPP/PFI projects in the UK construction industry," Construction Management and Economics, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 459-471, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190500041537
  23. J. S. Williams and D. Child, The Essentials of Factor Analysis., vol. viii. 2003.
  24. A. Enshassi and E. Al.Swaity, "Key Stressors Leading to Construction Professionals ' Stress in the Gaza Strip , Palestine," Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 53-79, 2015.
  25. O. A. K'Akumu, B. Jones, and Y. Junli, "Factor Analysis of the Market Environment for Artisanal Dimension Stone in Nairobi, Kenya," Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 15-32, 2013.
  26. P. Fox and M. Skitmore, "Factors facilitating construction industry development.," Building Research and Information, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 178-188, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613210600980192
  27. W. a. Arrindell and J. van der Ende, "An Empirical Test of the Utility of the Observations-To-Variables Ratio in Factor and Components Analysis," Applied Psychological Measurement, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 165-178, 1985. https://doi.org/10.1177/014662168500900205
  28. J. Pallent, Spss survival manual. Crows Nest, Australia: Allen and Unwin., 2001.
  29. R. F. Fellows, A. M. M. Liu, and A. M. M. Liu, Research Methods for Construction, 4th Ed. Oxford: Blackwell publishing Ltd., 2008.
  30. S. Sharma, Applied Multivariate Techniques Subhash Sharma. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 1996.
  31. A. Field, Andy field. London Sage Publications, London.
  32. J. Hair, R. Anderson, B. J. Babin, and W. Black, Multivariate Data Analysis, 7th ed. Pearson Education, London, 2014.
  33. K. M. J. Harmon, "Conflicts between Owner and Contractors: Proposed Intervention Process," Journal of Management. Engineering, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 121-125, 2003. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2003)19:3(121)
  34. Blake Dawson Waldron, A survey of pressure points in Australian construction and infrastructure projects. 2006.
  35. G. F. Jergeas, "Claims and disputes in construction," Construction Law Journal, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 3-13, 1996.
  36. E. Cakmak and P. I. Cakmak, "An Analysis of Causes of Disputes in the Construction Industry Using Analytical Network Process," Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, vol. 109, pp. 183-187, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.12.441
  37. S.-O. Cheung and H. C. H. Suen, "A multi-attribute utility model for dispute resolution strategy selection," Construction Management and Economics, vol. 20, no. 7, pp. 557-568, 2002. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190210157568
  38. Hewitt, R., Winning construction disputes: strategic planning for major litigation, Ernst and Young, London, 1991.
  39. Heath, B., Hills, B., & Berry, M., The Origin of Conflict within the Construction Process, CIB Publication 171, First Plenary Meeting of TG-15, The Netherlands, 35-48, 1994.
  40. Adriaanse, J., Construction contract law: The essentials, Palgrave-Mac Millan, New York, 2005.
  41. Gorsuch, R.L., Factor analysis (2nd ed.). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum, 1983.
  42. Carmichael, D.G., Dispute and international projects, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2002.
  43. L. D. Nguyen, S. O. Ogunlana, and D. T. X. Lan, "A study on project success factors in large construction projects in Vietnam," Eng. Constr. Archit. Manag., vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 404-413, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699980410570166
  44. M. Saqib, R. U. Farooqui, and S. H. Lodi, "Assessment of Critical Success Factors for Construction Projects in Pakistan," First Int. Conf. Constr. Dev. Ctries. "Advancing Integr. Constr. Educ. Res. Pract., pp. 392-404, 2008.
  45. D. I. Ikediashi, S. O. Ogunlana, and A. Alotaibi, "Analysis of project failure factors for infrastructure projects in Saudi Arabia: A multivariate approach," J. Constr. Dev. Ctries., vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 35-52, 2014.
  46. E. S. Andersen, David Birchall, S. A. Jessen, and A. H. Money, "Exploring project success," Balt. J. Manag., vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 127-147, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1108/17465260610663854
  47. J. E. Schaufelberger, "Success Factors for Design-Build Contracting," Constr. Res., pp. 1-7, 2004.
  48. V. Sanvido, F. Grobler, K. Parfitt, M. Guvenis, and M. Coyle, "Critical Success Factors for Construction Projects," J. Constr. Eng. Manag., vol. 118, no. 1, pp. 94-111, 1992. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1992)118:1(94)