Mols, Rex W (2021) Examination of the relationship between external environmental conditions and construction project failures in countries of Northern Africa. DBA thesis, Liberty University, USA.
Abstract
The construction industry is an essential and supportive pillar of national economies in Northern Africa making construction project management a dynamic arena. Construction project success is dependent on how well project managers recognize and manage project constraints versus negative risk impacts. The purpose of this qualitative research was to explore and describe the impacts between external environmental conditions and construction project failures in countries of Northern Africa. Data was sourced from construction project managers that operate within this region. Data collected focuses on the interdependencies between negative risk impacts from external environmental conditions and construction project failures. An analysis of the collected data reveals emergent themes, influence drivers as well as risk management approaches. The identified emergent themes and influence drivers could assist construction project managers with managing negative risks by selecting optimal risk mitigation approaches. Successfully implementing construction projects in Northern Africa may assist firms to better allocate funds and execute strategies to strengthen these national economies.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Thesis advisor: | McChesney, Christopher S |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction project management; project failure; external environmental conditions; influence driver; negative risk; risk management; business; engineering |
| Index terms: | qualitative research, construction project, environmental conditions, risk mitigation, manager, risk impact, project constraint, strategy, risk management, national economy, construction project management, construction industry, Africa, project manager, project failure |
| Subjects: | research design and methodology, risk assessment, profession, control systems, regions and continents, management, project management theory and practice, industry analysis, project completion, practitioner, economic analysis, environmental science, financial risk, production management, environmental hazards |
| Topics: | Cost Management, Business Strategy, Research Practice, Roles and Professions, Geographical Context, Project Management, Risk Management, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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