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Assessing the effectiveness of risk management practices used by contractors in South African construction

Author: Chiswanda, Farai Date: 2021 This research examines the risk management practices prevalent in the South African construction industry. This was necessitated by the dearth in effective risk management in the construction industry particularly in developing countries such ... Read more
Building Services study guide

Author: Windapo, Abimbola ; Windapo, Bayonle Date: 2013 The Building Services Study Guide presents and illustrates the installation and construction of different types of building service components such as plumbing, drainage, electrical, heating, air-conditioning, ventillation and fire prevention ... Read more c b n d
Concomitant Impediments to the Social Acceptance of Sandbag Technology for Sustainable and Affordable Housing Delivery: The Case of South Africa

Author: Adetooto, Johnson ; Windapo, Abimbola Date: 20 Jun 2022 There is a high level of homelessness in South Africa. Sandbag building technologies (SBTs) have been offered as economical and sustainable alternative building materials capable of speeding housing provision in South Africa. However, their ... Read more
Construction Technology I: part A & B

Author: Windapo, Abimbola Date: 2012 The resource material presents an overview of the structure of the construction industry, classification of the building as a system incorporating different parts, preliminary steps to procuring a building project, an overview of regulations ... Read more c b a
Determination of factors impacting the performance of the CBNRM programme in Botswana

Author: Motsisi, Lorato Date: 2018 This research study seeks to determine which factors contribute to the performance of Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) programme in Botswana. The Botswana Government initiated the CBNRM programme as a means of encouraging ... Read more
Determination of the key operational variables of construction companies that impact on their corporate performance

Author: Tucker, George Cyril Dauda Date: 2014 Small building contractors in South Africa often struggle to produce quality work on time and have a high rate of business failure. In an effort to improve the effectiveness and viability of smaller construction firms in South Africa, this ... Read more
Evaluating delays in execution of public sector construction projects : a study of roads and highways in Ghana

Author: Narh, Natasha Afi Date: 2016 This study investigates delays in execution of public sector construction projects in Ghana. A review of literature revealed that previous studies on construction projects focused on cost, time overruns, as well as the causes of delays. It ... Read more
Evaluating the optimal innovative cost control techniques used in the South African construction industry

Author: Duku, Leju Date: 2020 The execution of construction projects commands a myriad of technological, human, organisational and natural resources. However, the construction and engineering undertaking of these projects are frequently overshadowed by economic difficulties, ... Read more
Evaluation of the challenges to project delivery confronting project leaders in the dynamic human settlement environment

Author: Companie, Fabio Date: 2020 Governments around the world are battling and continually trying to address the housing backlog, which stems from previous discriminatory regimes and increasing urbanization. The housing backlog in South Africa has increased significantly and ... Read more
Extending knowledge management beyond organisational borders – barriers for South African construction organisations

Author: Osborne, Jeremy Date: 2020 Previous research raised the question of why South African organisations do not extend their Knowledge Management (KM) practices beyond their organisational borders. Therefore, there is a need to examine the barriers faced by construction ... Read more
Level of Financial Performance of Selected Construction Companies in South Africa

Author: Omopariola, Emmanuel Dele ; Windapo, Abimbola ; Edwards, David John ; El-Gohary, Hatem Date: 27 Oct 2021 <b>Purpose</b>—There is no consensus on the indicators that assess a construction company’s financial performance projects undertaken. There is also a dearth of concepts on the financial performance indicators for construction companies in ... Read more c b
Modeling performance differentials in large construction organisations in South Africa

Author: Oyewobi, Lugman Oyekunle Date: 2014 The research investigates the relationship between the constructs: organisational characteristics, resources, capabilities, competitive strategies, business environment and performance of large construction organisations in South Africa. It ... Read more
Modelling targeted procurement strategies and relationship quality criteria influencing the development of small contractors in South Africa

Author: Adediran, Abdulrauf Date: 2018 Targeted Procurement strategies are widely used in government contracts to achieve contractor performance and development objectives in the South African construction industry. However, there have been reports of poor performance and high ... Read more
Political risk management on international construction projects

Author: Muchenga, Isaac Date: 2016 This research examines the micro -political risks affecting international construction projects in Namibia and whether these risks are effectively managed. A case study research design was used for the study and the findings were that key ... Read more
A risk-based entry decision model for South African construction companies venturing into African markets

Author: Odediran, Sunday Julius Date: 2016 This research examines the influence of international risks, and the level of resources of South African construction companies on entry decisions made to access cross‐border African construction markets. The study further investigates how ... Read more