<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Indian construction is a vital domain with an enormous employment potential and its contribution to the economy. Real estate is an essential domain of construction that tackles the housing demands. In the present scenario, this sector is experiencing a slowdown often failing projects. Thus, the aim is to identify the project participant and attributes that lead to delays in the schedule of real estate projects. In this process, we apply the hierarchical analytical process to identify the actor and the causes that result in an overrun. Our findings suggest that to a significant extent delays occur due to contractors under the influence of distinct factors discussed in the study.</p></abstract>

Indian construction is a vital domain with an enormous employment potential and its contribution to the economy. Real estate is an essential domain of construction that tackles the housing demands. In the present scenario, this sector is experiencing a slowdown often failing projects. Thus, the aim is to identify the project participant and attributes that lead to delays in the schedule of real estate projects. In this process, we apply the hierarchical analytical process to identify the actor and the causes that result in an overrun. Our findings suggest that to a significant extent delays occur due to contractors under the influence of distinct factors discussed in the study.

Identification of Delay Causing Actor in the Indian Real Estate Project: an AHP-Based Approach

Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management

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Indian construction is a vital domain with an enormous employment potential and its contribution to the economy. Real estate is an essential domain of...

Identification of Delay Causing Actor in the Indian Real Estate Project: an AHP-Based Approach

Published Online: Sep 12, 2018

Page range: 116 - 130

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjreecm-2018-0009

Keywords
Real estate, construction projects, project management, contractor performance, delays, cost overruns

© 2018 Shumank Deep et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Identification of Delay Causing Actor in the Indian Real Estate Project: an AHP-Based Approach

Published Online: Sep 12, 2018

Page range: 116 - 130

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjreecm-2018-0009

KeywordsReal estate, construction projects, project management, contractor performance, delays, cost overruns

© 2018 Shumank Deep et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Real estate, construction projects, project management, contractor performance, delays, cost overruns