The impact which ethical decision making has on rework within the construction industry

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dc.contributor.authorBarnes, Craig
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-28T12:58:15Z
dc.date.available2018-02-28T12:58:15Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionThesis is submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Master of Science in Building to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, School of Construction Economics and Management at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2017en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the lack of application of ethical values by construction project managers towards work activities under their control. At the same time, this study also examines the barriers preventing construction project managers from acting ethically. The non-application of ethical values by the construction project managers is resulting in an increase in the amount of rework during the construction process which is in turn impacting on the timeous completion of construction projects. Interpretivist and positivist research methodology was applied to this study through a single case study which was tested through a later set of interview questions. The case study took place at the Medupi Power Station construction project and composed of interviews and questionnaires distributed to construction project managers working on the Medupi Power Station site. The further interview questions took place in Johannesburg. The further interviews were undertaken to determine supporting evidence for the previous findings established through the initial data collected in the study. The findings of the study established that a failure of the construction project manager’s ethical values is resulting in an increase in the amount of rework occurring on a construction project which is having a negative impact on the successful timeous completion of these construction projects. The findings from this study further established that although there are current barriers in place to prevent construction project managers from acting unethically, the implementation of an ethical code of conduct would have a positive influence on the amount of rework that is currently occurring during the construction phase of construction projects.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianXL2018en_ZA
dc.format.extentOnline resource (126 leaves)
dc.identifier.citationBarnes, Craig (2017) The impact which ethical decision making has on rework within the construction industry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <http://hdl.handle.net/10539/24097>
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/24097
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshConstruction industry--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshProject management--South Africa
dc.titleThe impact which ethical decision making has on rework within the construction industryen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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