Critical Success Factors for Risk Assessment and Management Practices (RAMP) Implementation within Ghanaian Construction Organisations

摘要

This study seeks to identify the critical success factors of risk assessment and management practices (RAMP) implementation, and propose a valid methodology for their assessment within the Ghanaian medium and large-sized enterprises (MLEs). A survey of randomly selected samples via post resulted in 103 responses comprising 34 consultants, 23 clients or owners (private and public) and 46 contractors drawn from the 180 medium and large enterprises (MLEs) within the Ghanaian construction sector in the Greater Accra Region. The data was subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) and other non-parametric tests were used to identify and examine the differences in the perceptions of the critical success factors among the respondents. The descriptive and empirical analysis demonstrated a disparity of the ranking of the critical success factors among the groups; however the differences were not significant. ‘Management style' and ‘team work and communication' were ranked as the most important whereas ‘goals and objectives of the organisations' and ‘customer requirements' were considered to be the least important. Clients and Contractors ranked ‘teamwork and communication' as the most important CSF whereas consultants rated ‘management style' as most important. Despite the disparity in the rankings of the CSF, the differences were not significant. The research limitations of this study was the geographical location of the respondents as only respondents from construction organisations in the Greater Accra Region were considered which limits generalization of the findings. The research did not also distinguish foreign from local contractors in the classification, as literature has shown that the perception of critical success factors could also vary according to the degree of ownership. The practical implications to be drawn are that Ghanaian MLEs should consider RAMP as mechanisms for improved team morale and productivity on construction projects. Furthermore, regardless of the type of organisation, ‘management style' and ‘team work and communication' are necessary for the successful deployment of risk assessment and management practices. This study makes a contribution to the body of knowledge on the subject within a previously unexplored context. The study provides insights on the critical success factors of risk assessment implementation across the Ghanaian construction sector.