Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction: Volume 27 Issue 1

An analysis of the economic viability of waste-to-energy generation in the Kumasi metropolis of Ghana

De-Graft Owusu-Manu, E. Amo-Asamoah, Frank Ato Ghansah, George Asumadu

Kumasi Metropolis, the second-largest city in Ghana is known to be bewildered with challenges relating to waste management. As a means of solving the waste management challenge…

An evaluation of offsite construction skill profiles

Buddhini Ginigaddara, Srinath Perera, Yingbin Feng, Payam Rahnamayiezekavat

This paper aims to evaluate the existing and emerging Offsite Construction (OSC) skills. Construction industry is inherently labour oriented, fashioning poor labour productivity…

Understanding the dynamics of cost overrun triggers in highway infrastructure projects in Nigeria: a systems thinking modelling approach

Abba Tahir Mahmud, Stephen O. Ogunlana, W.T. Hong

Empirical evidence suggests that many triggers influence poor cost performance in highway projects, whereas previous studies about the cost overrun triggers stem from a positivist…

Assessment of cost management practices of civil engineering (project procurement) organisations in Ondo State, Nigeria

Adedotun Ojo, Olusola Ogunsina, Deji R. Ogunsemi

The purpose of the work presented here is to assess the cost management practices of civil engineering organisations in Nigeria, with an overall aim of developing a generic cost…

Identification of critical success factors (CSFs) for real estate developers (REDs) in India

Harish Kumar Singla, Pradeepta Kumar Samanta

The paper aims to identify the critical success factors (CSFs) at an individual level for real estate developers (REDs) in India.

Profitability determinants of infrastructure public private partnerships (PPPs): empirical evidence from Indian data

Ashish Kumar, Vikas Srivastava, Mosab I. Tabash, Divyanshi Chawda

The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the variables having an impact on profitability of public private partnerships (PPPs) in India using a balanced panel data…

Multi-criteria decision-making framework for selecting sustainable private partners for housing projects

Abdullah Khalid Abdullah, Adel Alshibani

This paper aims to develop a framework for the selection of private partners in the housing industry of Saudi Arabia under the scheme of the partnership between the public and…