Structural Equation Model for Evaluating Factors Affecting Quality of Social Infrastructure Projects
The quality of the constructed social infrastructure project has been considered a necessary measure for the sustainability of projects. Studies on factors affecting project quality have used various techniques and methods to explain the relationships between particular variables. Unexpectedly, Stru...
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doaj-da14a755b9df4174b3ab7a9729732fe62020-11-24T20:41:18ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502018-05-01105141510.3390/su10051415su10051415Structural Equation Model for Evaluating Factors Affecting Quality of Social Infrastructure ProjectsShahid Hussain0Zhu Fangwei1Ahmed Faisal Siddiqi2Zaigham Ali3Muhammad Salman Shabbir4Faculty of Management and Economics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaFaculty of Management and Economics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaInstitute of Business & Management, University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore 54000, PakistanDepartment of Business Management, Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan 15100, PakistanOYA Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok Kedh 06010, MalaysiaThe quality of the constructed social infrastructure project has been considered a necessary measure for the sustainability of projects. Studies on factors affecting project quality have used various techniques and methods to explain the relationships between particular variables. Unexpectedly, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) has acquired very little concern in factors affecting project quality studies. To address this limitation in the body of knowledge, the objective of this study was to apply the SEM approach and build a model that explained and identified the critical factors affecting quality in social infrastructure projects. The authors developed a quantitative approach using smart-PLS version 3.2.7. This study shed light on the views of different experts based on their experience in public construction projects in Pakistan. Particularly, the authors aimed to find out the relationships between construction, stakeholders, materials, design, and external factors, and how these relate to project quality. The findings of this study revealed that the R2 value of the model was scored at 0.749, which meant that the five exogenous latent constructs collectively explained 74.9% of the variance in project quality. The Goodness-of-Fit of the model was 0.458. The construction related factor was the most important out of the five constructs. This study determined that better planning and monitoring and evaluation should be developed to better address and control the quality defects by decision-makers, project managers as well as contractors. These findings might support practitioners and decision makers to focus on quality related problems that might occur in their current or future projects.http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/5/1415critical quality factorspublic construction industryPLS-SEMkey constructsPakistan |
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Structural Equation Model for Evaluating Factors Affecting Quality of Social Infrastructure Projects |
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Structural Equation Model for Evaluating Factors Affecting Quality of Social Infrastructure Projects |
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The quality of the constructed social infrastructure project has been considered a necessary measure for the sustainability of projects. Studies on factors affecting project quality have used various techniques and methods to explain the relationships between particular variables. Unexpectedly, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) has acquired very little concern in factors affecting project quality studies. To address this limitation in the body of knowledge, the objective of this study was to apply the SEM approach and build a model that explained and identified the critical factors affecting quality in social infrastructure projects. The authors developed a quantitative approach using smart-PLS version 3.2.7. This study shed light on the views of different experts based on their experience in public construction projects in Pakistan. Particularly, the authors aimed to find out the relationships between construction, stakeholders, materials, design, and external factors, and how these relate to project quality. The findings of this study revealed that the R2 value of the model was scored at 0.749, which meant that the five exogenous latent constructs collectively explained 74.9% of the variance in project quality. The Goodness-of-Fit of the model was 0.458. The construction related factor was the most important out of the five constructs. This study determined that better planning and monitoring and evaluation should be developed to better address and control the quality defects by decision-makers, project managers as well as contractors. These findings might support practitioners and decision makers to focus on quality related problems that might occur in their current or future projects. |
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