All Outputs (8)

Shifting Paradigms and High-Tech: Revisiting the University of Salford Centenary Building, with Sustainability in Mind. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Yioutani-Iacovides, M., Moustaka, A., & Walker, P. (2023, September). Shifting Paradigms and High-Tech: Revisiting the University of Salford Centenary Building, with Sustainability in Mind. Poster presented at High-tech Heritage: (Im)permanence of Innovation, Zurich, Switzerland

The Centenary Building in Salford was designed to embody a fusion of design and technology (Fig. 1), serving as a hub for the University‘s Departments of Spatial, Graphic, and Industrial Design. The building’s brief required the young architect... Read More about Shifting Paradigms and High-Tech: Revisiting the University of Salford Centenary Building, with Sustainability in Mind..

The influence of trust and culture upon Western consultants executing GCC megaprojects (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Walsh, A., & Walker, P. (2019, September). The influence of trust and culture upon Western consultants executing GCC megaprojects. Presented at Trust in Major and Mega Projects – 7th IPMA Research Conference, Zagreb, Croatia

Western consultants must build trust filled relationships if they wish to successfully engage with the local project sponsor to manage GCC megaprojects. Initial research indicates a high staff turnover for senior western consultants in GCC megaprojec... Read More about The influence of trust and culture upon Western consultants executing GCC megaprojects.

The necessity for soft skills training for construction executives in megaprojects (2001)
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megaprojects. Presented at American Real Estate Society Conference 2023, San Antonio, Texas

As the recent FIFA World Cup concludes in the host nation of Qatar, a member of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), football appears to have become intertwined in diversity and inclusion practices executed during the construction of foot... Read More about The necessity for soft skills training for construction executives in megaprojects.

The importance of understanding the national and professional culture of the project sponsor and stakeholders as a factor in the successful execution of megaprojects
Presentation / Conference
Walker, P., & Walsh, A. The importance of understanding the national and professional culture of the project sponsor and stakeholders as a factor in the successful execution of megaprojects. Presented at OTMC 2022, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Megaproject construction requires a successful union between the critical actors involved in the project delivery: the Stakeholders or Sponsors and the construction delivery team. This study analyses the experience of Western Consultants in the Gulf... Read More about The importance of understanding the national and professional culture of the project sponsor and stakeholders as a factor in the successful execution of megaprojects.

The significance of cultural risks for Western consultants executing GCC megaprojects
Presentation / Conference
Walsh, A., & Walker, P. The significance of cultural risks for Western consultants executing GCC megaprojects. Presented at ICMPME 2020 : Proceedings of the International Conference on Mega-Projects and Macro-Engineering, Rome, Italy

Differences in commercial, professional and personal cultural traditions between western consultants and project sponsors in the Gulf Cooperation Council region (GCC) are potentially significant in the workplace, and this can impact on project outcom... Read More about The significance of cultural risks for Western consultants executing GCC megaprojects.

National culture influences on the execution of GCC megaprojects
Presentation / Conference
Walsh, A., & Walker, P. National culture influences on the execution of GCC megaprojects. Presented at COBRA at ARES 2020, Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort and Spa - Fort Myers, Florida, USA

Megaproject research has tended to focus on size, complexities, budget overruns and late delivery, whereas other influences on megaprojects delivery, such as cultural impacts are less well studied. Work by others has considered such forces in megapro... Read More about National culture influences on the execution of GCC megaprojects.

Looking beyond time and cost influences in megaprojects
Presentation / Conference
Walsh, A., & Walker, P. Looking beyond time and cost influences in megaprojects. Presented at COBRA at ARES Conference April 2020, Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort and Spa - Fort Myers, Florida, USA

In the popular press, coverage of megaproject tends to be dominated by time and cost issues without consideration of other critical project factors. Those taking a more holistic approach have also analysed the wide variety of megaproject characteris... Read More about Looking beyond time and cost influences in megaprojects.

Revaluating megaproject cost overruns : putting changes into perspective
Presentation / Conference
Walsh, A., & Walker, P. Revaluating megaproject cost overruns : putting changes into perspective. Presented at 14th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC) 2019 : contemporary and future directions in the Built Environment, University of Salford

The vast sums of money involved in megaprojects, and the perceived lack of public benefit, create controversy. Flyvberg’ s iron law asserts that megaprojects are over budget, over time, under benefits, over and over again (Flyvberg, 2018). More recen... Read More about Revaluating megaproject cost overruns : putting changes into perspective.