Impact of the Coronavirus disease 2019 and the post-pandemic construction sector (Pakistan)
- Authors
- Ayat, Muhammad; Ullah, Azmat; Kang, Chang Wook
- Issue Date
- May-2022
- Publisher
- EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
- Keywords
- Project management; Pandemic; COVID-19; Construction projects; Adaptive project management approach
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGING PROJECTS IN BUSINESS, v.15, no.4, pp 659 - 675
- Pages
- 17
- Indexed
- SSCI
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGING PROJECTS IN BUSINESS
- Volume
- 15
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 659
- End Page
- 675
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/108137
- DOI
- 10.1108/IJMPB-11-2020-0349
- ISSN
- 1753-8378
1753-8386
- 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 semi-structured 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 semi-structured interviews were conducted in this study. Findings Through thematic analysis, this study identified approximately 55 initial raw data themes, 15 first-order 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.
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