Critical delay factors in power transmission projects: a structural equation modeling approach

Pall, Goutom K.; Bridge, Adrian; Washington, Simon; Gray, Jason; Skitmore, Martin

doi:10.1080/15623599.2019.1686835

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“…Among the four main factors identified in this study, management factor had the highest weight and the first rank and was the most important reason for delays of rail transportation development projects in MSC. A similar study by Pall et al (2019) which investigated project delay factors in a heavy engineering sector, shows the management factor is critical to the project meeting its target schedule. Accordingly, they recommended the employers to work in harmony with other stakeholders such as the contractors, consultants, etc.…”

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Factors affecting delays in rail transportation projects using Analytic Network Process: the case of Iran

Tavassolirizi

Sarvari

Chan

et al. 2020

International Journal of Construction Management

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Delays in the implementation and commissioning of rail transportation projects can cause economic damages to project stakeholders and the cities linked by such rail networks. Hence, the current study aims to investigate the key delay factors and provides salient recommendations. In this study, multi-criteria decision-makingthe Analytic Network Process (ANP) and the DEMATEL (Decision Making trial and evaluation laboratory) method was employed to help decision-makers in prioritizing these delay factors and evaluating their interactions, respectively. A Delphi approach was used to validate the study's findings via expert questionnaire surveysbased on a rail transportation development project for the Mobarakeh Steel Complex (MSC). The study's findings revealed the management factors as the most important delay factors, followed closely by the financial, design, and implementation factors. Other potent issues include the existence of numerous decision-making stations, lack of central role, and sufficient authority for the project managers are responsible for project delays. Overall, the results show that resolving problems with the 'management' domain can significantly avoid or alleviate the extent of delays in rail transportation development projects. The study's findings and recommendations can serve as a policy and consultative instrument for the relevant stakeholders in the railway industry.

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Section: The Final Ranking Of Delay Sub-factorsmentioning

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Factors affecting delays in rail transportation projects using Analytic Network Process: the case of Iran

Tavassolirizi

Sarvari

Chan

et al. 2020

International Journal of Construction Management

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“…Due to distinct statistical advantages of CB-SEM over VB-SEM (Tripathi and Jha, 2018), CB-SEM has been successfully employed to investigate causal relationships in a variety of complex systems, for example, the effects of empowering leadership, directive leadership, and initiating structure on innovation (Hoang et al. , 2019), the effect of firm age and size on profitability and productivity (Cyril and Singla, 2021), the effects of CSR on firm performance and innovation (Shih, 2022), delay in power transmission projects (Pall et al. , 2022), risks assessment (Mohamed et al.…”

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“…While VB-SEM forms the relationship among latent variables by illustrating the quantity of variance explained, CB-SEM explains the relationship between latent and observed variables and confirms the theoretical rationale determined by the model based on the covariance matrices. Due to distinct statistical advantages of CB-SEM over VB-SEM (Tripathi and Jha, 2018), CB-SEM has been successfully employed to investigate causal relationships in a variety of complex systems, for example, the effects of empowering leadership, directive leadership, and initiating structure on innovation (Hoang et al, 2019), the effect of firm age and size on profitability and productivity (Cyril and Singla, 2021), the effects of CSR on firm performance and innovation (Shih, 2022), delay in power transmission projects (Pall et al, 2022), risks assessment (Mohamed et al, 2022), and sustainable procurement (Messah et al, 2022). Therefore, the use of CB-SEM in this study is supported by its soundness and application.…”

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Corporate social responsibility performance and its effects on climate for innovation and opportunism: evidence from Vietnamese architectural design firms

Nguyen

2022

ECAM

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PurposeThe purpose of this research is to expand a better understanding of how corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives affect climate for innovation and opportunism within architectural design firms (ADFs).Design/methodology/approachThe literature review and discussions with industry practitioners identified an initial list of variables. A questionnaire survey was developed, validated and delivered to employees working in ADFs. 226 valid responses were collected. Then, the structural equation modeling (SEM) method was employed to empirically investigate the relationships between CSR performance, climate for innovation and opportunism in a single integrative model.FindingsThe results empirically support that CSR performance has a positive effect on climate for innovation and a negative effect on opportunism. In addition, climate for innovation shows a negative effect on opportunism.Research limitations/implicationsThis research highlights that CSR performance is essential for ADFs to better achieve sustainable development. By doing CSR activities, climate for innovation in ADFs is expected to be improved, and a sense of opportunism is mitigated. The findings of this paper are explicitly delivered in the context of Vietnamese ADFs and could not be straightforwardly generalized or translated to the construction industry or other sectors in different research contexts.Practical implicationsThe findings show that a climate for innovation is crucial in ADFs. Business managers are encouraged to employ CSR initiatives to foster an innovation climate and reduce a sense of opportunism within ADFs.Originality/valueThis study is one of the first attempts to investigate the relationships between CSR performance, climate for innovation, and opportunism within ADFs. While the findings highlight the critical role of CSR performance, the study argues that CSR should be carefully implemented because there are no “one-size-fits-all” CSR strategies for different business contexts.

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Causes of delay in offshore wind turbine construction projects

Lerche

Lindhard

Enevoldsen

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Production Planning & Control

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Critical delay factors in power transmission projects: a structural equation modeling approach

Cited by 5 publications

References 65 publications

Factors affecting delays in rail transportation projects using Analytic Network Process: the case of Iran

Factors affecting delays in rail transportation projects using Analytic Network Process: the case of Iran

Corporate social responsibility performance and its effects on climate for innovation and opportunism: evidence from Vietnamese architectural design firms

Causes of delay in offshore wind turbine construction projects

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