Abstract
Unemployment of engineering and the built environment professionals has a negative influence on skill development for technical personnel at the tactical level of leadership. Reflecting on the conference theme, we suggest the use of the concept of fragmentation of mega capital projects into smaller lots and engaging multiple contractors, instead of a single contractor, as a tool to ameliorate these twin problems. This research adopted a single case study method of qualitative research and comparative analysis of the organisational structure of two mega projects (Projects 1&2) in order to examine the quantity of technical personnel engaged at the tactical level in both projects. The findings revealed that Project 1 is being executed using the single contractor concept and engages one set of technical personnel. Project 2 adopted the fragmentation of the mega project into seven lots, each having a set of technical personnel at the tactical level of leadership, resulting in seven sets of employment opportunities, which translates to the ratio of 1: 7. Thus fragmentation of capital development projects can serve as a valuable tool for job creation, skill development and other economic advantages.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 707-716 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
| Event | 34th Annual Association of Researchers in Construction Management Conference, ARCOM 2018 - Belfast, United Kingdom Duration: 3 Sept 2018 → 5 Sept 2018 |
Conference
| Conference | 34th Annual Association of Researchers in Construction Management Conference, ARCOM 2018 |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Belfast |
| Period | 3/09/18 → 5/09/18 |
Keywords
- Fragmentation
- Mega projects
- Skill development
- Technical personnel
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Management of Technology and Innovation
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Building and Construction
