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dc.contributor.convenorGriffith University
dc.contributor.authorAli, Tauha Hussain
dc.contributor.authorStewart, Rodney
dc.contributor.authorQureshi, Saifullah
dc.contributor.editorSyed M. Ahmed, Salman Azhar, Sherif Mohamed
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:19:15Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:19:15Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.modified2008-04-28T03:06:38Z
dc.identifier.refurihttp://www.fiu.edu/~citc/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/17982
dc.description.abstractThe construction industry of Pakistan has experienced rapid growth in recent years due largely to stronger investment in infrastructure development. Mega projects, of a scale never experienced by Pakistani construction practitioners, require higher levels of planning and management to ensure effective procurement delivery. Moreover, construction managers need to be more meticulous when addressing construction risks, necessitating the implementation of structured risk management procedures. However, the concept of a formal and prescribed risk management process is somewhat new to these managers and they are still chiefly assessing risks through intuition, judgment and experience. While such long-established informal approaches may have been acceptable in the past, they will undoubtedly gain poor outcomes on large scale projects. This research attempts to reveal the current state of utilization of formal risk management practices in Pakistan. Specifically, a questionnaire survey instrument was adopted to ascertain current processes and procedures used to identify, analyze and mitigate risks on construction projects. The research uncovered a total of forty (40) risks which are frequently encountered in the Pakistani construction industry as well as a range of unstructured, partially structured and structured approaches for quantifying and addressing risks. In general, this study confirmed that the large majority of Pakistani construction firms still tend to approach risk management in an ad hoc manner. Further research aims to develop a road map for improving rates of adoption of formalized risk management approaches in the Pakistani construction industry. Such a road map may have value for other developing and newly industrialized nations.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherFlorida International University
dc.publisher.placeUSA
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.citcglobal.com/copy-of-citc-5-papers
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofconferencenameFourth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-IV)
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleProceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century : Accelerating Innovation in Engineering, Management and Technology
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2007-07-11
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2007-07-13
dc.relation.ispartoflocationGold Coast, Australia
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode310202
dc.titleEvaluating Risk Management Practices in the Pakistani Construction Industry: The Current State of Play
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE1 - Conferences
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
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gro.date.issued2007
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gro.griffith.authorStewart, Rodney A.


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