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Causes of delays in the construction industry in Lebanon
Abstract
The present paper presents the major causes of delays in the construction industry in Lebanon and the relative importance of these postponements. A survey of a randomly selected sample of 11 owners, 15 contractors and 10 architectural/engineering (A/E) firms from Lebanon was undertaken. The survey included 64 causes of delay, grouped into 10 major groups, in which the participants were asked to indicate their level of importance of each delay. The level of importance of the causes and the groups were measured and ranked by the importance index for owners, contractors and A/E firms. It was found that all three parties generally agreed on the ranking of the major categories of delay factors. Owners had more concerns with regard to financial issues, while contractors ranked contractual relationships highest, and finally, A/E firms ranked project management highest.
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- Authors
- Mezher, T. M., & Tawil, W.
- Venue
- Engineering Construction and Architectural Management
- Publisher
- Emerald
- Published
- 1998-09
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 252-260
- ISSN
- 0969-9988 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-232X
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- W2079388035
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- 201
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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