The issue of communication in the construction industry: A case of South Africa
- Renault, Berenger Yembi, Justus,& Ngala Agumba
- Authors: Renault, Berenger Yembi , Justus,& Ngala Agumba
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Communication , Construction Industry (CI) , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/93996 , uj:20417 , Citation: Renault, B.Y. & Justus, N.A. 2016. The issue of communication in the construction industry: A case of South Africa.
- Description: Abstract: Communication within construction presented exceptional problems. This is particularly evident within the construction sector, where interactions have the tendency to be characterised by unacquainted classes of people coming together for brief periods before dispersing to work on other ventures. Owing to its specific characteristics, the construction industry creates a complex communication environment. This paper sought to improve communication in construction. In order to define the problem in more detail and to achieve the purpose of the study, an exhaustive literature review on communication in construction was conducted, a total of ten experts on the practice of communication in construction in Gauteng (South Africa) were interviewed, through semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Findings revealed that the majority of issues regarding communication in construction were reported to be between demand and supply-side stakeholders. The robust interaction in construction projects between stakeholders seems to make construction projects very exposed to communication problems. Furthermore, a waste of time was revealed as a result of poor communication, a discrepancy in stakeholders ‘power and about poor consensus particularly in the public sector, and a lack of stakeholders’ ability to sympathise with the other parties involved.
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- Authors: Renault, Berenger Yembi , Justus,& Ngala Agumba
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Communication , Construction Industry (CI) , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/93996 , uj:20417 , Citation: Renault, B.Y. & Justus, N.A. 2016. The issue of communication in the construction industry: A case of South Africa.
- Description: Abstract: Communication within construction presented exceptional problems. This is particularly evident within the construction sector, where interactions have the tendency to be characterised by unacquainted classes of people coming together for brief periods before dispersing to work on other ventures. Owing to its specific characteristics, the construction industry creates a complex communication environment. This paper sought to improve communication in construction. In order to define the problem in more detail and to achieve the purpose of the study, an exhaustive literature review on communication in construction was conducted, a total of ten experts on the practice of communication in construction in Gauteng (South Africa) were interviewed, through semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Findings revealed that the majority of issues regarding communication in construction were reported to be between demand and supply-side stakeholders. The robust interaction in construction projects between stakeholders seems to make construction projects very exposed to communication problems. Furthermore, a waste of time was revealed as a result of poor communication, a discrepancy in stakeholders ‘power and about poor consensus particularly in the public sector, and a lack of stakeholders’ ability to sympathise with the other parties involved.
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Identifying factors of risk management for the construction industry
- Renault, Berenger Yembi, Ansary, Nazeem
- Authors: Renault, Berenger Yembi , Ansary, Nazeem
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Contraction , Factors , Model
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/296644 , uj:32324 , Citation: Renault, B.Y. & Ansary, N. 2019. Identifying factors of risk management for the construction industry. Creative Construction Conference 2018, CCC 2018, 30 June - 3 July 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Description: Abstract: Delays and cost overruns are recurrent in construction projects. Risk management (RM) has been developed to curtain risks associated with construction projects. However, there is no consensus of what factors should constitute RM for construction projects. Therefore, this paper scrutinises preceding studies on the theme of RM and establish core risk management factors (RMFs) that are indispensable to make the concept valuable in the construction industry (CI). A literature search related to RM was conducted in order to identify common RMF. It was indicated that there is still misunderstanding and disagreement over the factors that should constitute RM in construction. However, the RMFs of organisational environment, defining objectives, resource requirement, risk measurement, risk identification, risk assessment, risk response and action planning, communication, monitoring, review and continuous improvement dominate the literature. Identifying RMF that can effortlessly be understood and implemented will contribute to ameliorating the current RM status and boosting the body of knowledge.
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- Authors: Renault, Berenger Yembi , Ansary, Nazeem
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Contraction , Factors , Model
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/296644 , uj:32324 , Citation: Renault, B.Y. & Ansary, N. 2019. Identifying factors of risk management for the construction industry. Creative Construction Conference 2018, CCC 2018, 30 June - 3 July 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Description: Abstract: Delays and cost overruns are recurrent in construction projects. Risk management (RM) has been developed to curtain risks associated with construction projects. However, there is no consensus of what factors should constitute RM for construction projects. Therefore, this paper scrutinises preceding studies on the theme of RM and establish core risk management factors (RMFs) that are indispensable to make the concept valuable in the construction industry (CI). A literature search related to RM was conducted in order to identify common RMF. It was indicated that there is still misunderstanding and disagreement over the factors that should constitute RM in construction. However, the RMFs of organisational environment, defining objectives, resource requirement, risk measurement, risk identification, risk assessment, risk response and action planning, communication, monitoring, review and continuous improvement dominate the literature. Identifying RMF that can effortlessly be understood and implemented will contribute to ameliorating the current RM status and boosting the body of knowledge.
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