Project Team Perception of Causes of Building Cost Overruns： A Reflection in Tanzania

作     者：Harriet Eliufoo 

作者机构：School of Architecture Construction Economics and Management Building Economics Department Ardhi University DaresSalaam P. O.Box 35176 Tanzania 

出 版 物：《Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture》 (土木工程与建筑（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2017年第11卷第2期

页      面：149-158页

学科分类：12[管理学] 120202[管理学-企业管理（含：财务管理、市场营销、人力资源管理）] 1202[管理学-工商管理] 1201[管理学-管理科学与工程(可授管理学、工学学位)] 

主　　题：Cost overrun construction project shared cognition team success. 

摘      要：The paper provides an empirical insight into the significance of shared cognition reflected in the perception of key actors in selected construction projects. It has explored how clients, consultants and contractors prioritize causes of cost overrun in building projects in Tanzania and measured the statistical variance in their order of rank. A total of 55 respondents were selected from public projects that had experienced cost overruns. The results show an inclination of the top 4 causes of cost overrun being technical and originate from internal sources. The Spearman correlation coefficient established a strong positive correlation in the ranking of causes of cost overrun in construction project by clients, consultants and contractors, suggesting a shared cognition is in place for the project team. The outcome provides a good base for contemplating success of mitigation measures for cost overruns and reiterates the significance for a shared cognition for project team success.