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Evaluation of project outcomes

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  • Anita Liu
  • Anthony Walker

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The evaluation of the outcome of construction projects has been the subject of unresolved debate for many years. This paper argues that previous views have tried to find a simple solution to a complex problem. The complexities of the issues which underlie the evaluation of project outcomes are derived from project goals, participants' behaviour and the performance of project organizations. Earlier studies did not recognize the manner by which individuals' perceptions of project outcomes were influenced by the range of factors in each person's perception. A model is constructed with two levels of outcome developed from the fundamental behaviour-to-performance-to-outcome (B-P-O) cycle in industrial/organizational psychology. It is postulated that the valence of the first-level outcome (project success) is dependent on the instrumentality relating to the second-level outcome (participant satisfaction). The identification of factors of influence, such as self-efficacy, project complexity, commitment, expectancy, rewards, goals and environmental variables, are shown to be fundamental in understanding an individual's perception of the merit of the outcome of a project.

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  • Anita Liu & Anthony Walker, 1998. "Evaluation of project outcomes," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(2), pages 209-219.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:conmgt:v:16:y:1998:i:2:p:209-219
    DOI: 10.1080/014461998372493
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    Cited by:

    1. Abdul Rahman & Yazan Alzubi, 2015. "Exploring Key Contractor Factors Influencing Client Satisfaction Level in Dealing with Construction Project: an Empirical Study in Jordan," International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, vol. 5(12), pages 109-126, December.
    2. S. B. Zhang & Anita Liu, 2006. "Organisational culture profiles of construction enterprises in China," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(8), pages 817-828.
    3. Mei-Yung Leung & Anita Liu, 2003. "Analysis of value and project goal specificity in value management," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(1), pages 11-19.

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