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Article: Labour-intensive construction sub-contractors: Their critical success factors
Title | Labour-intensive construction sub-contractors: Their critical success factors |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Construction Critical success factor Factor analysis Labour-intensive sub-contractor |
Issue Date | 2010 |
Publisher | Pergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ijproman |
Citation | International Journal Of Project Management, 2010, v. 28 n. 7, p. 732-740 How to Cite? |
Abstract | What contributes to the success of sub-contractors is a key concern of the construction industry as the performance of sub-contracting firms is far from satisfactory. While certain studies have been carried out to examine the critical success factors (CSFs) for sub-contractors, it is unrealistic to assume that these CSFs are relevant to all types of sub-contractors. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to establish a set of CSFs for those construction sub-contractors which are labour-intensive in nature. To achieve that, a self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted in Hong Kong. A set of CSFs pertinent to labour-intensive sub-contractors are first identified through descriptive statistics. The CSFs are then compared with those pertinent to equipment-intensive trade specialists. Finally, the identified CSFs are grouped into three components through a factor analysis. Through the survey, nine factors are identified as critical to the success of labour-intensive sub-contractors, and these CSFs are grouped into three components viz. the managerial performance, financial performance, and labour-intensive specific factors. The findings of this study provide a good basis for labour-intensive sub-contractors to improve their success at project and organisational levels. The identified CSFs will also provide a solid foundation for future research into the key performance indicators and benchmarks for labour-intensive sub-contractors. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd and IPMA. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/137260 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 7.4 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.039 |
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dc.contributor.author | Ng, ST | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | Tang, Z | en_HK |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-08-26T14:21:50Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2011-08-26T14:21:50Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal Of Project Management, 2010, v. 28 n. 7, p. 732-740 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.issn | 0263-7863 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/137260 | - |
dc.description.abstract | What contributes to the success of sub-contractors is a key concern of the construction industry as the performance of sub-contracting firms is far from satisfactory. While certain studies have been carried out to examine the critical success factors (CSFs) for sub-contractors, it is unrealistic to assume that these CSFs are relevant to all types of sub-contractors. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to establish a set of CSFs for those construction sub-contractors which are labour-intensive in nature. To achieve that, a self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted in Hong Kong. A set of CSFs pertinent to labour-intensive sub-contractors are first identified through descriptive statistics. The CSFs are then compared with those pertinent to equipment-intensive trade specialists. Finally, the identified CSFs are grouped into three components through a factor analysis. Through the survey, nine factors are identified as critical to the success of labour-intensive sub-contractors, and these CSFs are grouped into three components viz. the managerial performance, financial performance, and labour-intensive specific factors. The findings of this study provide a good basis for labour-intensive sub-contractors to improve their success at project and organisational levels. The identified CSFs will also provide a solid foundation for future research into the key performance indicators and benchmarks for labour-intensive sub-contractors. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd and IPMA. | en_HK |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Pergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ijproman | en_HK |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Project Management | en_HK |
dc.subject | Construction | en_HK |
dc.subject | Critical success factor | en_HK |
dc.subject | Factor analysis | en_HK |
dc.subject | Labour-intensive sub-contractor | en_HK |
dc.title | Labour-intensive construction sub-contractors: Their critical success factors | en_HK |
dc.type | Article | en_HK |
dc.identifier.openurl | http://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=0263-7863&volume=28&issue=7&spage=732&epage=740&date=2010&atitle=Labour-intensive+construction+sub-contractors:+their+critical+success+factors | - |
dc.identifier.email | Ng, ST:tstng@hkucc.hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.authority | Ng, ST=rp00158 | en_HK |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.ijproman.2009.11.005 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-77955513607 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 191910 | en_US |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-77955513607&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_HK |
dc.identifier.volume | 28 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.issue | 7 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.spage | 732 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.epage | 740 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000281490600010 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Ng, ST=7403358853 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Tang, Z=36337418800 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.citeulike | 6451878 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0263-7863 | - |