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The Impact of Stakeholder Involvement on Project Delays

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  • Williams Kwame Boateng

    (Department of Procurement and Supply Chain Management, School of Business, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.)

  • Juliana Amma Danquah

    (Ghana Education Service, Accra, Ghana.)

Abstract

Background: Delay is a prevalent and intricate issue that negatively impacts the performance of construction projects. Despite the extensive research on project delays, only a limited number of studies have thoroughly synthesised and contrasted the reasons of delays according to project type. The study's aim is to assess the impact of stakeholders' involvement on project delays. Methods: The target demographic of this study comprised the China Geo-Engineering Construction Company. The sample size of 198 respondents. The purposive sample technique was employed. The research also employed a quantitative methodology utilising a survey design. Results: The analysis of the three distinct surveys about the responses of the clients, architects, quantity surveyors, inhabitants and consultants agree to the fact that Design changes, delays in payment to contractors, cost and time overrun; arbitration; total abandonment and litigation mostly accountable for the delay. Conclusions: The study concludes that there still exist a number of effects that put construction projects at great risk that have an effect on their performance.

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  • Williams Kwame Boateng & Juliana Amma Danquah, 2025. "The Impact of Stakeholder Involvement on Project Delays," Post-Print hal-05026453, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05026453
    DOI: 10.9734/ajeba/2025/v25i41746
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