Exploring the key risk factors impeding the performance of highway construction projects: an evidence from Nigeria

Akoh, SR, Sun, M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7463-0246, Ogunlana, S and Mahmud, AT, 2024. Exploring the key risk factors impeding the performance of highway construction projects: an evidence from Nigeria. Journal of Facilities Management. ISSN 1472-5967

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Abstract

Purpose: Construction projects, and particularly highway infrastructures, are known to be major contributors to the socio-economic growth of developing countries. However, these types of projects are infamous for being highly risky due to the interplay of numerous risk factors. This study aims to explore the key risk factors impacting on the performance of highway infrastructure projects in Nigeria from the contextual viewpoint of key industry stakeholders.

Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative data was collected using semi-structured interviews. Specifically, 17 in-depth expert interviews were conducted with experienced stakeholders in the highway sector of the Nigerian construction industry. The collected data was transcribed and analysed using an established coding framework (grounded on case study approach, principles of thematic analysis and saliency analysis).

Findings: Overall, 17 key risks were identified from the data analysis process, and 6 risks were recognised as the most significant, based on the combination of prevalence of occurrence and significance of the coded information. The six top risks were: change in government, corruption, cost of construction materials, inflation, project funding issues and construction project delay. However, the first two of these risks (change in government and corruption) are politically related, which is specific and unique to the setting of Nigeria and thus might be seen as discouraging indicators that could have an impact on attracting foreign investors/contractors to Nigeria.

Originality/value: The study addressed the gap related with identifying context-specific risk factors impeding the performance of highway projects in Nigeria from the viewpoints of industry experts. It is expected that the findings will provide a better insight into the various risk factors and thus aid relevant policymakers to provide context-specific mitigating strategies.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Facilities Management
Creators:	Akoh, S.R., Sun, M., Ogunlana, S. and Mahmud, A.T.
Publisher:	Emerald
Date:	27 May 2024
ISSN:	1472-5967
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1108/jfm-05-2023-0052 DOI 1898680 Other
Divisions:	Schools > School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
Record created by:	Jeremy Silvester
Date Added:	31 May 2024 09:54
Last Modified:	31 May 2024 09:54
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/51499

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