Impact of the Coronavirus disease 2019 and the post-pandemic construction sector (Pakistan)
- Title
- Impact of the Coronavirus disease 2019 and the post-pandemic construction sector (Pakistan)
- Author
- 강창욱
- Keywords
- Project management; Pandemic; COVID-19; Construction projects; Adaptive project management approach
- Issue Date
- 2021-10
- Publisher
- EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGING PROJECTS IN BUSINESS; NOV 2 2021, 17p.
- Abstract
- Purpose – The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively affected project management
organisations especially those conducting large construction projects that involve a large number of people,
complex supply chains, and lack of experience and preliminary arrangements in managing remote work. This
study aims to analyse the impact of COVID-19 on the construction sector and how to minimise the effect of
pandemic disruptions.
Design/methodology/approach – This study is based on the reviews of relevant reports, articles and semistructured interviews of the construction experts working in the Pakistan construction industry during the
current COVID-19 pandemic. The primary data for this study were collected through semi-structured
interviews with the construction experts and analysed them using thematic analysis. A total of 15 semistructured interviews were conducted in this study.
Findings – Through thematic analysis, this study identified approximately 55 initial raw data themes, 15 firstorder themes, 11 second-order themes and 4 general dimensions of the impact of COVID-19 on the construction
sector. The authors identified working style and behavioural changes, challenges and risks, stakeholders and
new directions for the construction sector in the post-pandemic world as the four main dimensions of the effect
of the pandemic on the construction sector. Further, least digitalisation, complex cash flow, abundance of
labour-intensive methods, diverse stakeholders, and dependencies on foreign expertise, imported material and
machineries were identified as the most important reasons for poor resiliency of the construction sector during
COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan.
Originality/value – This study major contributions are: (1) analysing the impact of COVID-19 on the
construction sector in relation to Pakistan, (2) discussing new directions for the construction sector and
(3) putting in place a set of mitigation measures that will help minimise disruptions in construction-related
projects to ensure that set objectives are achieved.
- URI
- https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJMPB-11-2020-0349/full/htmlhttps://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/170260
- ISSN
- 17538378; 17538386
- DOI
- 10.1108/IJMPB-11-2020-0349
- Appears in Collections:
- COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES[E](공학대학) > INDUSTRIAL AND MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING(산업경영공학과) > Articles
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