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Hasanzadeh, S and Esmaeili, B (2022) Influence of best value procurement on design-build projects: a grounded theory study. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 18(03), 270–92.

Pathuri, R T, Killingsworth, J and Mehany, M S H M (2022) Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities for Senior-Level Construction Managers: A U.S. Industry-Based Delphi Study. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 18(03), 234–50.

Perera, B A K S, Perera, C and Jayalath, C (2022) Contractor’s Perspective on Key Performance Indicators of Cost Control in Asian, Middle Eastern, and European Construction Projects. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 18(03), 217–33.

Smith, W N, Smith, J and Bingham, E D (2022) Current State of Practice Associated with the Use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the Custom Home Building Industry. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 18(03), 251–69.

Somiah, M K, Aigbavboa, C and Thwala, W D (2022) Principal Component Analysis of Constraints to the Development of Local Content Law for the Ghanaian Construction Industry: Stakeholders’ Perspective. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 18(03), 201–16.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: competitive advantage; construction industry; education; Ghana; local content;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1557-8771
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/15578771.2020.1826609
  • Abstract:
    Though Local content laws (LCLs) remain an essential tool in developing local capacities, ensuring skills transfers, community participation, enhancing linkages between the construction sector and other sectors of the economy amid competition in both the developed and developing economies, Ghana’s construction industry has been without a Local content law. This study determined the principal and sub constraints to the development of a Local content law for the Ghanaian construction industry, using principal component analysis (PCA). The use of PCA, varimax rotation in data analysis aided in reducing the large set of constraints to four principal components. Using a questionnaire survey, 667 indigenous practitioners validated 21 constraints, conceptualized from literature and structured interview, based on their knowledge and/or experience. Correlations between the 21 variables showed that four principal components explained the constraints to the development of a Local content law for the Ghanaian construction industry: political and economic, capacity, external supports, and belief constraints. It was also revealed that 4 out of the 21 constraints were peculiar to Ghana only. Findings and recommendations of this study may be useful for industry stakeholders who are seeking innovative ways to develop indigenous construction firms’ competitiveness and capacity and LCL related decisions.