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Spotlight on construction cost overrun research: superficial, replicative and stagnated. (2015)
Conference Proceeding
AHIAGA-DAGBUI, D., SMITH, S.D., LOVE, P.E.D. and ACKERMANN, F. 2015. Spotlight on construction cost overrun research: superficial, replicative and stagnated. In Raiden, A. and Aboagye-Nimo, E. (eds.) Proceedings of the 31st Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) annual conference, 7-9 September 2015, Lincoln, UK. Reading: ARCOM [online], pages 863-872. Available from: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/4cbaa2ca1021ce2bc010658d11b15190.pdf

Construction projects routinely overrun their cost estimates. A plethora of studies have thus been dedicated to investigating the root causes, sizes, distribution and nature of overruns. The causes range from a poor understanding of the impact of sys... Read More about Spotlight on construction cost overrun research: superficial, replicative and stagnated..

Modelling economic risks in megaproject construction: a systemic approach. (2015)
Conference Proceeding
BOATENG, P., AHIAGA-DAGBUI, D., CHEN, Z. and OGUNLANA, S. 2015. Modelling economic risks in megaproject construction: a systemic approach. In Raiden, A. and Aboagye-Nimo, E. (eds.) Proceedings of the 31st Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) annual conference, 7-9 September 2015, Lincoln, UK. Reading: ARCOM [online], pages 115-124. Available from: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/b908d35bed985f2d751737631e538b37.pdf

Megaprojects present significant economic risks to their financiers and sponsors. Factors such as inflation, cash flow issues, material and energy price hikes and change in government policies can cause such capital intensive projects to overrun plan... Read More about Modelling economic risks in megaproject construction: a systemic approach..

Challenges associated with communication medium among project teams on mass housing project delivery in Ghana. (2015)
Conference Proceeding
ADINYIRA, E., KWOFIE, T.E. and AHIAGA-DAGBUI, D.D. 2015. Challenges associated with communication medium among project teams on mass housing project delivery in Ghana. In Badu, E., Ayarkwa, J., Ahadzie, D., Adinyira, E., Owusu-Manu, D. and Kwofie, T. (eds.) Proceedings of the 4th International conference on infrastructure development in Africa (ICIDA 2015), 25-26 March 2015, Kumasi, Ghana. Kumasi: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, pages 394-411.

The construction of mass housing has become a very important policy in the government of Ghanas efforts at reducing the countrys housing deficit. Unlike traditional one-off building projects, Mass Housing Projects (MHPs) typically present a plethora... Read More about Challenges associated with communication medium among project teams on mass housing project delivery in Ghana..