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Title: | Collaboration in the Ghanaian Construction Industry: Perceived Barriers and Benefits |
Authors: | Agyekum, K. Salgin, B. Kwablah, N. M. |
Keywords: | Barriers Benefits Collaboration Construction Ghana |
Issue Date: | May-2017 |
Publisher: | ICOCEE – CAPPADOCIA |
Citation: | Digital Proceeding of ICOCEE – CAPPADOCIA2017 Nevsehir, TURKEY, May 8-10, 2017 |
Abstract: | The construction industry involves high risk-taking activities that result in cost overruns, low
productivity, litigation, ineffective communication and construction delays. The introduction
of collaboration into the construction industry has been frequently used as an innovative
approach towards the achievement of quality in construction and as a remedy for the pitfalls
of the conventional approaches of procurement in the construction industry. This study was
aimed at assessing the perception of construction professionals on the potential barriers and
benefits of collaboration in the construction industry. A questionnaire survey was used to
solicit the views of the respondents on the issues under study. A total number of sixty
questionnaires were sent to the respondents under investigation. Data from the survey was
analyzed using Relative Importance Indices. The findings from the study revealed that fear of
micromanagement, lack of common goals and past negative experience with collaboration
were the main barriers to collaboration in the Ghanaian construction industry. Also, the main
benefits associated with collaboration in the Ghanaian construction industry were identified to
include total cost perspective in collaboration, technical expertise by partners and availability
of resources in collaborations. The study recommends that, collaboration should be widely
accepted and practiced, and careful consideration should be given to professional expertise
with sufficient skills during selection of partners and workshops to advocate the use of
collaboration in the construction industry. |
Description: | Digital Proceeding of ICOCEE – CAPPADOCIA2017
S. Sahinkaya and E. Kalıpcı (Editors)
Nevsehir, TURKEY, May 8-10, 2017 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10941 |
Appears in Collections: | College of Architecture and Planning
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