Wai, S H; Aminah, M Y and Syuhaida, I (2013) Social infrastructure project success criteria: an exploratory study. International Journal of Construction Management, 13(3), pp. 95-104. ISSN 1562-3599
Abstract
Although many studies have identified project success criteria in various contexts, few have attempted to identify the criteria for social infrastructure projects (SIPs). To bridge the research gap, a questionnaire survey was conducted in Malaysia to collect the opinions of 146 construction practitioners regarding the level of agreement of success criteria for SIPs. Six SIPs criteria were identified: time, cost, quality of construction, location of construction, client satisfaction and public satisfaction. The criteria were explored using Principal Component Analysis (PCA). The findings reveal that a SIP's success evaluation framework consists of two components: classical criteria and modern criteria. The empirical framework forms a structure for evaluating the success of SIPs, thereby enhancing the social capital of developing nations.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Malaysia; principal component analysis; social infrastructure project; success criteria |
| Index terms: | project success, satisfaction, Malaysia, client satisfaction, principal component analysis, infrastructure project, evaluation, success criteria, survey, exploratory study, social capital, developing nation, construction practitioner, questionnaire |
| Subjects: | statistical analysis, infrastructure and transport systems, assessment methods, sociology, development economics, professional development, project management theory and practice, Geography, research methods, project delivery, data analysis and analytics, client relations, data collection methods |
| Topics: | International Construction, Stakeholder Management, Engineering Principles, Information Management, Research Practice, Geographical Context, Project Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCEA |
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