TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of construction contractor performance
T2 - A critical analysis of some recent research
AU - Best, Rick
AU - Langston, Craig
PY - 2006/4
Y1 - 2006/4
N2 - International comparisons of construction industry performance are notoriously difficult. A recent comparative study, extensive in scope and using an innovative approach, is reviewed and questions raised regarding various aspects of the methodology adopted, the validity of the conclusions drawn and manner in which outcomes were reported. Particular areas of concern include the unequivocal statement of conclusions that are based on a small sample, and the use of data from that sample that are, in fact, no more than estimates of project performance. Attention is drawn to the limitations of the research reported and the reliability of the methods used, and the data gathered is examined.
AB - International comparisons of construction industry performance are notoriously difficult. A recent comparative study, extensive in scope and using an innovative approach, is reviewed and questions raised regarding various aspects of the methodology adopted, the validity of the conclusions drawn and manner in which outcomes were reported. Particular areas of concern include the unequivocal statement of conclusions that are based on a small sample, and the use of data from that sample that are, in fact, no more than estimates of project performance. Attention is drawn to the limitations of the research reported and the reliability of the methods used, and the data gathered is examined.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33646432509&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/01446190500435457
DO - 10.1080/01446190500435457
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33646432509
SN - 0144-6193
VL - 24
SP - 439
EP - 445
JO - Construction Management and Economics
JF - Construction Management and Economics
IS - 4
ER -