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Arora, R (1997) Role and influence of emerging social dynamics in decisions on investment opportunities in construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Bhattacharya, S (2011) Enablers of growth for construction companies in India: a strategic approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Chaphalkar, N B (2007) Expert system for resolution of delay claims in construction contracts, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Deshpande, S D (1988) Some facility planning techniques for construction site layouts, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Jayesh, M P (2020) Inter-state migration for employment in India: a study on construction workers in Kerala, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Jha, K N (2004) Factors for the success of a construction project: empirical study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: competence; coordination; failure; construction project; project organization; owner; professional; India; factor analysis; project performance; case study; interview; questionnaire survey
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- URL: http://eprint.iitd.ac.in/handle/2074/6109
- Abstract:
Construction is the second largest industry in India. The performance of Indian construction projects, though improving steadily, it is still to catch up with the best in the world. Also, there are not many research studies in the area of construction management in India that could help in understanding the causes of such slow improvement in performance. This study has been an exploratory work in India and has attempted to identify and evaluate the success and failure attributes that would form a guideline for further study and to some extent help professionals to understand some critical factors having impact on the project performance. A total of 55 attributes affecting the performance of a construction project are analysed for their criticality in influencing the four performance criteria: schedule, cost, quality, and no-dispute through a two-stage questionnaire survey. These attributes on application of factor analysis have revealed a set of 11 success factors and 9 failure factors. Some of the critical factors derived from the study are: commitment of the project participants; owner's competence: coordination among project participants: favorable working condition; project manager’s competence; top management support; conflict among project participants; and interaction between project participants. The extent of contribution of these critical factors is found to vary with the current level performance ratings of the project. The impact of unit improvement in critical factors on the achievement of the project performance criteria has also been evaluated. The study besides supporting the intuition of past researchers in recognizing 'coordination' as a key success factor, has revealed that coordination is not an isolated and independent activity, but is a typical management function having its inherent role m all the major management activities that are broadly represented by the four factors, viz. planning; resource handling: contract implementation; and team building. Subsequently in the later part of the study, various coordination activities and their relative impact in achieving day-to-day coordination have been evaluated. Key elements affecting coordination have also been identified and their influence on coordination effort has been studied. Besides, the present study has also identified the three broad skill group: team building skill; contract implementation skill; and project organization skill required of an effective project coordinator. The results are validated through case studies of live projects and structured interviews of experts in the field of construction management.
Johari, S (2021) Effect of socioemotional cognitive, and technical competencies of workers on construction labor productivity, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Kar, S (2021) Developing a decision support system for effective material management in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Karimi, Z (2016) Construction project performance metrics: conceptualization, measurement and application in metro rail, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Kuldip, C (1989) OR applications in strategic sector constructions with capital budgeting, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Kulshrestha, M (1997) Total Value Control in Construction through Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Kumar, R (2020) Risk management framework for construction projects aligned to actualities, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Kumar, S V (2019) Identification and modelling of risk factors, mitigation measures, and entry strategies for Indian construction firms in international markets, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Kumar, V S S (1993) Application of fuzzy set theory in construction management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Maddah, R (2019) An analysis of risks faced by foreign construction firms in India and their effect on project performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Mathur, R N (1986) Perception of quality of working life and the related factors: a study of women workers in construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Mujumdar, P (2017) Modeling design interdependency and iteration for multiple two-way information exchanges in construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Padala, S P S (2020) Matrix-based framework for modeling changes across multiple entity types in construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Pandey, P (2019) Lean scheduling in construction projects: realistic milestone planning, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Panwar, A (2019) Development of a many-objective model based on NSGA-III for construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Patel, D A (2015) Estimating the number of fatal accidents and investigating the determinants of safety performance in indian construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Patil, S K (2016) Determining influencing factors and predicting dispute outcome of variation claims in Indian construction contracts/ by Smita Krishnarao Patil, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Sharma, R (1998) Organizational role stress:focus on executives of construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Sinesilassie, E G (2017) Determinants of success of public construction projects in Ethiopia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Sundaram, T K (1989) Contract management: a rational approach to construction contract pricing, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Tabish, S Z S (2011) Critical success factors and fair performance in public construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Tripathi, K K (2018) Critical success factors for construction organizations in India, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.