Abstract
This study focused on maintaining the delivery of construction projects in a crisis scenario such as the COVID-19 pandemic to drawing construction project management lessons for future projects. A qualitative interpretive approach comprising a semi-structured interview was employed to understand the responses and strategies used by six interviewees in construction companies to maintain high productivity levels in their projects during the pandemic. Data obtained were subjected to thematic analysis to establish reoccurring strategies. The results revealed a clear disparity in the level of productivity that was achieved onsite and in the office. The UK construction industry is vulnerable to crisis, and individual organisations must build more resilience. Delays in project delivery were endemic during the peak of COVID-19, and contingency measures must be in place to bolster the efforts of onsite construction workers to meet deadlines. Finally, an extension of time due to the declaration of force majeure is not enough to support productivity
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Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1504/ijbge.2022.10049842 |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Publisher: | Inderscience Publishers |
Additional Information: | © Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Applied Ethics, |
Depositing User (symplectic) | Deposited by Omotayo, Temitope |
Date Deposited: | 16 Sep 2022 14:43 |
Last Modified: | 01 Apr 2025 18:33 |
Item Type: | Article |
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