声明
Abstract
摘要
CONTENTS
List of Figures and Tables
Table of Major Symbols and Units
1 Introduction
1.1 Research Objectives
1.2 Research Questions
1.2.1 Research Question 1
1.2.2 Research Question 2
1.2.3 Research Question 3
1.3 Significance of the Study
1.4 Research Scope and Limitation
2 Literature Review
2.1 Infrastructure Project
2.1.1 Economic/Physical Infrastructure Project
2.1.2 Social Infrastructure Project
2.2 Public Construction Industry
2.2.1 Pakistan Public Construction Industry
2.2.2 Project Plan and Development Process
2.2.3 Project Approval Process
2.3 The Role of Infrastructure for Socio-Economic Development
2.3.1 The Rural Context of Public Infrastructure Development
2.4 Prior Research on Causes and Effect of Project Delay
2.5 Community Participation and Project Success
2.6 Stakeholder Theory as a Theoretical Perspective
2.7 Theoretical Framework of the Study
3 Research Methodology
3.1 Research Philosophy and Paradigm
3.2 Population Area and Sample
3.3 Data Collection Process
3.4 Data Collection Method
4 Analysis of Causes of Delay in Public Sector Infrastructure Projects
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Objectives of the Study
4.3 Research Methodology
4.4 Data Analysis
4.4.1 Ranking of the Critical Delaying Factors
4.4.2 Spearman’s Rank Correlation
4.5 Research Findings and Results
4.5.1 General Characteristics of Respondents
4.5.2 Ranking of Critical Delaying Factors
4.5.3 Top Eight Most Critical Delaying Factors from Owners’ View
4.5.4 Top Eight Most Critical Delaying Factors from Contractors’ View
4.5.5 Top Eight Most Critical Delaying Factors from Combined View
4.5.6 Analysis and Ranking of Overall Results by Delay Causes Groups
4.6 Comparison of Owners’ and Contractors’ Views
4.7 Discussion of Results
4.7.1 Difficulties in Financing Project by Contractor
4.7.2 Delay in Progress Payments
4.7.3 Dispute on Land Usage
4.7.4 Improper Project Feasibility Study
4.7.5 Award Project to Lowest Bid Price
4.7.6 Extreme Weather Conditions
4.7.7 Inadequate Contractor Experience
4.7.8 Insufficient Data Collection and Survey Before Design
4.8 Comparison of Delay Factors of some Selected Asian Countries
4.9 Conclusion and Recommendations
4.9.1 Further Recommendations
4.10 Chapter Summary
5 The Impact of Public Infrastructure Project Delay on the Community:A Local Community Perspective
5.1 Introduction
5.1.1 Importance and Benefits of Infrastructure Projects
5.1.2 Previous Studies on the Causes and Effects of Project Delays
5.2 Research Methodology
5.3 Research Data
5.3.1 Primary List of Community Influencing Factors
5.3.2 Questionnaire Design
5.3.3 Population and Sample Size
5.3.3 Data Processing and Feedback of Questionnaire
5.3.4 Data Reliability
5.4 Data Analysis
5.4.2 Social-Related Factors
5.4.3 Overall Ranking
5.4.4 T-Test
5.4.5 One-Way ANOVA
5.5 Discussion
5.6 Conclusion
5.7 Chapter Summary
6 Public Construction Industries’ Project Success Via Government Support and Organizational Innovativeness:The Mediating Role of Community Participation
6.1 Introduction
6.1.1 Community Participation
6.1.2 Project Success
6.1.3 Government Support
6.1.4 Organizational Innovativeness
6.2 Model Hypothesis
6.2.1 Government Support and Project Success
6.2.2 Organizational Innovativeness and Project Success
6.2.3 Government Support and Community Participation
6.2.4 Organizational Innovativeness and Community Participation
6.2.5 Community Participation and Project Success
6.2.6 The Mediating Role of Community Participation
6.3 Research Methodology
6.3.1 Questionnaire Design
6.3.2 Sample and Data Collection
6.4 Analysis and Results
6.4.1 Measurement Instrument and Construct Measures
6.4.2 Non-Response Bias Test
6.4.3 Model Assessment
6.5 Discussion
6.6 Conclusion
6.7 Chapter Summary
7 Summary and Conclusion
7.1 Theoretical Contribution
7.2 Practical Contribution
7.3 Limitation of Research
7.3.1 For Research Question 1
7.3.2 For Research Question 2
7.3.3 For Research Question 3
7.4 Recommendation for Future Research
Abstract of Innovative Points
References
Appendices
Research Projects and Publications during PhD Period
Acknowledgement
Dedication
Curriculum Vitae