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Factors Affecting the Performance of Small Indigenous Contractors in Papau New Guinea

Construction Economics and Building

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Title Factors Affecting the Performance of Small Indigenous Contractors in Papau New Guinea
 
Creator Wasi, Daniel
Skitmore, Martin
 
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Description Contractors’ performance, amongst other things, has been associated with the high costof public housing in Papua New Guinea. Given that small indigenous contractorsundertake construction of all public housing, this paper investigates the performance ofsmall indigenous contractors.Eight likely factors that affect small indigenous contractors' performance are identifiedfrom the literature. An empirical study is then described aimed at determining how80Page (iv) The Australian Journal of Construction Economics and Buildingthese factors affect project cost, time and quality. This comprised a survey conducted inPort Moresby by personally administered questionnaires to a sample of smallindigenous contractors to assess the level of factors associated with the problem of lackof performance. Additionally, the view of each firm concerning the effect of each factoron performance was also obtained. The results show that, with the exception of culture,all the factors are perceived to have an effect of construction performance. It is alsoshown that the incidence of these factors, within the firms surveyed, are quite low. Ofparticular concern is the level of cash flow.
 
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Date 2001-09-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Identifier http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2282
10.5130/AJCEB.v1i1.2282
 
Source Construction Economics and Building; Vol 1, No 1 (2001): AJCEB; 80 - 90
2204-9029
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2282/2406
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2001 Daniel Wasi, Martin Skitmore
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