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Aidoo, I, Fugar, F, Adinyira, E and Ansah, N B (2023) Assessing the level of resilience in construction safety management systems in the Ghanaian construction industry. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 217-42.

Aminorlah, A I, Rahim, N A, Mohamed, Z and Mazlan, A N (2023) Critical delay factors in typical physical projects: The case of the ministry of home affairs in Malaysia. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 57-79.

Type: Journal Article
Keywords: budget overrun; cost overrun; Ghana; telecommunications project
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URL: https://doi.org/10.21315/jcdc-12-21-0201
Abstract:
This study sought to examine the occurrence of and the most critical factors that cause budget overruns in Ghana’s telecommunications industry construction projects by applying an exploratory sequential mixed method approach. A multiple case study approach was initially adopted to ensure a greater understanding of the differences and similarities between four cases drawn from companies engaged in the construction of network expansion projects. This was followed by a survey of 230 practitioners responsible for managing construction projects within the industry. The software program, ATLAS.ti, Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and AMOS version 25.0 were used in the data analysis. Exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modelling were performed to test and validate the hypothetical model developed to illustrate the most critical factors that cause budget overruns. The findings resulted in the final model dubbed “Budget Overrun Flowerpot”, which provides practitioners with a better understanding of the most critical causal factors that must be managed appropriately to improve project efficiency and budget performance.

Dosumu, O S, Mahame, C, Niyitegeka, S and Hahiirwuwambaza, J A (2023) Applications and challenges of adopting the internet of things (IoT) in the Rwandan construction industry. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 81-100.

Moyo, T and Chigara, B (2023) Factors affecting the competence of quantity surveying professionals in Zimbabwe. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 1-17.

Ojo, A E, Ammasoma, D and Adelakun, J O (2023) Responsiveness of the construction sector to fiscal policy in Nigeria. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 121-37.

Omar, M R, Ayob, A, Zakaria, M H, Rahim, N S A, Mokhtar, H, Rani, H A and Rahman, F A (2023) Perspective of construction building professionals on low-carbon materials in Malaysia. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 139-62.

Saqib, G, Hassan, M U and Zubair, M U (2023) Barriers to incident reporting in the pakistani construction industry: An exploratory factor analysis approach. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 28(2), 243-64.