M.Tech. (Construction Management) / This research was conducted to investigate the causes of construction company failure in the Free State Province, for the reason that there are many risks involved in running a construction company due to the nature of the construction industry. The study focused on four major factors involved in common business failures which are Managerial, Financial, Expansion and Economic environmental factors. The objectives of this research were achieved by means of a questionnaire that was distributed to 120 small and medium contractors in the Free State Province. These contractors were identified in the CIDB website and were listed as expired, suspended or deregistered then randomly selected. 102 questionnaires were received and 6 questionnaires were spoilt which meant that the total workable questionnaires were 96 which was at a return rate of 80%. The data analysis that was used was done by quantitative method. The data gathered include the main four factors (managerial, financial, expansion and economic environment) of the study. Financial factors were found to be amongst the leading causes of company failures, whereby most respondents said that their companies did not have adequate cost and accounting practices and systems in place. Delay in payment from clients was also a amongst the major causes for failure because the respondents said their companies always had cash flow problems and had heavy debts to their suppliers.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:7569 |
| Date | 30 May 2013 |
| Creators | Mofokeng, Tsheliso Godfrey |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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