Assessment of the Performance of Local and Foreign Road Construction Firms in Ghana
Assessment of the Performance of Local and Foreign Road Construction Firms in Ghana
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Date
2014-09-09
Authors
Danso,Humphery
Asubonteng, J. Annor
Gyadu-Asiedu, Willam
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International Journal of Construction Management
Abstract
The apparent imperfect competition that exists between local and foreign construction
firms, coupled with the perception that governments give most of the big projects to
the foreign firms has brought about the need to undertake a comparative study. The
aim of this study was to determine whether there is a significant difference between
the performance of local and foreign road construction firms in Ghana. The study
involved a cross-sectional survey that used a structured questionnaire administered to
69 respondents of road construction professionals. The results ranked foreign firms
significantly higher than their local counterparts in terms of effective cost
management, time management and quality management practices at 95% confidence
level. Therefore, the study found the foreign road construction firms more efficient in
terms of performance (cost, time and quality) than their local counterparts in Ghana.
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Gyadu-Asiedu, W., Danso, H., & Asubonteng, J. A. (2013). Assessment of the performance of local and foreign road construction firms in Ghana. International Journal of Construction Management, 13(4), 53-73.