Causes of delays in the construction phase of Chinese building projects
Purpose: Delays during construction are one of the common scenarios in the construction industry. The purpose of this paper is to identify the primary causes of delays in the construction phase of building construction projects in China. Design/methodology/approach: Questionnaire survey approach was...
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| author | Wang, T. Ford, D. Chong, Heap Yih Zhang, W. |
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| description | Purpose: Delays during construction are one of the common scenarios in the construction industry. The purpose of this paper is to identify the primary causes of delays in the construction phase of building construction projects in China. Design/methodology/approach: Questionnaire survey approach was adopted across the four typical cities in China, namely, Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Shenzhen. In total, 115 sets of valid responded questionnaires were collected and analyzed. Findings: The results show that the causes of variations, delays in progress payments, exceptionally low bids and subcontractors’ poor performance and communication issues were the most important causes of delays in China. Originality/value: This research is the first questionnaire survey on the causes of delays in the construction phase of building construction projects in China. The comparative analysis shows two unique causes of delays in the Chinese construction industry, such as “difficulty in claiming indemnity” and “unreasonable upfront capital demanded by client.” It also reveals different ranked causes of delays as per distinguished political and economic situations in China. The research findings can be referred by construction projects in other countries that are funded or partnered with China. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-728322019-06-27T08:05:33Z Causes of delays in the construction phase of Chinese building projects Wang, T. Ford, D. Chong, Heap Yih Zhang, W. Purpose: Delays during construction are one of the common scenarios in the construction industry. The purpose of this paper is to identify the primary causes of delays in the construction phase of building construction projects in China. Design/methodology/approach: Questionnaire survey approach was adopted across the four typical cities in China, namely, Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Shenzhen. In total, 115 sets of valid responded questionnaires were collected and analyzed. Findings: The results show that the causes of variations, delays in progress payments, exceptionally low bids and subcontractors’ poor performance and communication issues were the most important causes of delays in China. Originality/value: This research is the first questionnaire survey on the causes of delays in the construction phase of building construction projects in China. The comparative analysis shows two unique causes of delays in the Chinese construction industry, such as “difficulty in claiming indemnity” and “unreasonable upfront capital demanded by client.” It also reveals different ranked causes of delays as per distinguished political and economic situations in China. The research findings can be referred by construction projects in other countries that are funded or partnered with China. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72832 10.1108/ECAM-10-2016-0227 Emerald fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Wang, T. Ford, D. Chong, Heap Yih Zhang, W. Causes of delays in the construction phase of Chinese building projects |
| title | Causes of delays in the construction phase of Chinese building projects |
| title_full | Causes of delays in the construction phase of Chinese building projects |
| title_fullStr | Causes of delays in the construction phase of Chinese building projects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Causes of delays in the construction phase of Chinese building projects |
| title_short | Causes of delays in the construction phase of Chinese building projects |
| title_sort | causes of delays in the construction phase of chinese building projects |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72832 |