The Impact of Culture on the Indian Construction Industry

Authors

  • Syed Nihas, M.S. Arizona State University, United States
  • Kristen C. Barlish, M.S., Fulbright Scholar Arizona State University, United States
  • Jacob Kashiwagi, PhD Arizona State University, United States
  • Dean T. Kashiwagi, PhD, Fulbright Scholar, PE Arizona State University, United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37265/japiv.v5i2.80

Keywords:

Best Value, construction industry, culture, India, performance

Abstract

The Indian construction industry has been characterized by poor performance. This paper analyzes the potential impact of the Indian culture on the poor performance. If the culture is a major cause in the construction industry subpar performance, can the cultural influence be overridden to minimize construction project delays and cost overruns. The authors propose to identify the  unique cultural issues, identify using the Construction Industry Structure (CIS) model the impact of the cultural issues on the construction industry, and identify a potential solution to the problem. The paper proposes to test the solution in actual tests with industry participants. What makes this research unique is the approach of using deductive logic to create a simple solution, and then convincing a major research client to test the proposal.

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Published

2013-12-02

How to Cite

Nihas, S., Barlish, K., Kashiwagi, J., & Kashiwagi, D. (2013). The Impact of Culture on the Indian Construction Industry. Journal for the Advancement of Performance Information and Value, 5(2), 153. https://doi.org/10.37265/japiv.v5i2.80

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