Cost and time overrun in construction projects in a multicultural setting
Author
Editor
- Jackson Mwakali
- Henry Alinaitwe
Summary, in English
Delays and cost overruns are frequent problems in the construction industries of both developed and developing countries. Studies aimed at identifying the causes are often undertaken with just a broad appreciation of the construction process and frequently do not deal with multicultural issues when considering the reasons for overruns. The paper critically reviews existing attempts to uncover the cause of changes in specification that can impact on cost and time, leading to overruns in both. Existing methods are evaluated from a multicultural perspective and are found to be deficient in a number of respects. The research suggests an alternative way forward in order to advance understanding of a multicultural approach. The proposal is to adopt cognitive mapping in order to establish a common theory that would help to describe the different impacts that changes in specification have in industrialized and developing countries.
Department/s
- Construction Management
Publishing year
2011
Language
English
Pages
291-297
Publication/Series
Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology
Document type
Conference paper
Publisher
Macmillan
Topic
- Construction Management
Keywords
- cognitive mapping
- culture
- construction
- cost overrun
- time overrun
Conference name
Second Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology
Conference date
2011-01-31 - 2011-02-01
Conference place
Entebbe, Uganda
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 978-9970-214-00-7