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Effect of mega railway projects on small and medium construction companies: Impact and problems

Railway mega-projects are typically enormous large-scale investment projects that require a long time to develop and build. However, compared to other types of transportation, the railway is a safe mode of land transportation. Therefore, development such as railway mega-projects positively impacts s...

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Main Authors: Nurul Atiqah, Ab Hakim, Farouk, A M, Saffuan, Wan Ahmad, Rahimi, A. Rahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UMP 2024
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TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TF Railroad engineering and operation
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/41531/1/Effect%20of%20Mega%20Railway%20Projects%20on%20Small%20and%20Medium%20Construction.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/41531/
https://doi.org/10.15282/construction.v4i1.9891
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spelling my.ump.umpir.415312024-09-17T03:57:38Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/41531/ Effect of mega railway projects on small and medium construction companies: Impact and problems Nurul Atiqah, Ab Hakim Farouk, A M Saffuan, Wan Ahmad Rahimi, A. Rahman TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TF Railroad engineering and operation Railway mega-projects are typically enormous large-scale investment projects that require a long time to develop and build. However, compared to other types of transportation, the railway is a safe mode of land transportation. Therefore, development such as railway mega-projects positively impacts small and medium construction companies. This study aims to study the impact of railway mega-projects on small and medium construction companies and investigate the problems that small and medium construction companies experience involving railway mega-projects. This study used a qualitative method of open-ended interviews to collect data from small and medium construction companies. The collected data from twenty individuals were analyzed using the thematic analysis method. The results show that the challenges of mega railway projects are divided into technical and resources. Apart from that, job opportunities are the main factor contributing to the impact of mega railway projects. The study contributes by providing insights on the impact of mega railway projects on small and medium construction companies and the challenges involving mega railway projects. Penerbit UMP 2024-03-03 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_nc_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/41531/1/Effect%20of%20Mega%20Railway%20Projects%20on%20Small%20and%20Medium%20Construction.pdf Nurul Atiqah, Ab Hakim and Farouk, A M and Saffuan, Wan Ahmad and Rahimi, A. Rahman (2024) Effect of mega railway projects on small and medium construction companies: Impact and problems. Construction, 4 (1). 21 -27. ISSN 2785-8731. (Published) https://doi.org/10.15282/construction.v4i1.9891 10.15282/construction.v4i1.9891
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topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TF Railroad engineering and operation
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TF Railroad engineering and operation
Nurul Atiqah, Ab Hakim
Farouk, A M
Saffuan, Wan Ahmad
Rahimi, A. Rahman
Effect of mega railway projects on small and medium construction companies: Impact and problems
description Railway mega-projects are typically enormous large-scale investment projects that require a long time to develop and build. However, compared to other types of transportation, the railway is a safe mode of land transportation. Therefore, development such as railway mega-projects positively impacts small and medium construction companies. This study aims to study the impact of railway mega-projects on small and medium construction companies and investigate the problems that small and medium construction companies experience involving railway mega-projects. This study used a qualitative method of open-ended interviews to collect data from small and medium construction companies. The collected data from twenty individuals were analyzed using the thematic analysis method. The results show that the challenges of mega railway projects are divided into technical and resources. Apart from that, job opportunities are the main factor contributing to the impact of mega railway projects. The study contributes by providing insights on the impact of mega railway projects on small and medium construction companies and the challenges involving mega railway projects.
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author Nurul Atiqah, Ab Hakim
Farouk, A M
Saffuan, Wan Ahmad
Rahimi, A. Rahman
author_facet Nurul Atiqah, Ab Hakim
Farouk, A M
Saffuan, Wan Ahmad
Rahimi, A. Rahman
author_sort Nurul Atiqah, Ab Hakim
title Effect of mega railway projects on small and medium construction companies: Impact and problems
title_short Effect of mega railway projects on small and medium construction companies: Impact and problems
title_full Effect of mega railway projects on small and medium construction companies: Impact and problems
title_fullStr Effect of mega railway projects on small and medium construction companies: Impact and problems
title_full_unstemmed Effect of mega railway projects on small and medium construction companies: Impact and problems
title_sort effect of mega railway projects on small and medium construction companies: impact and problems
publisher Penerbit UMP
publishDate 2024
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/41531/1/Effect%20of%20Mega%20Railway%20Projects%20on%20Small%20and%20Medium%20Construction.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/41531/
https://doi.org/10.15282/construction.v4i1.9891
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