Impact of Contractor Attributes on Construction Project Success

This critical review report examines the impact of contractor attributes on construction project success, focusing on a scholarly article by Alzahrani and Emsley (2013). The report summarizes the article's aims, research questions, and methodology, which includes a literature review and a self-administered survey to assess the effect of contractor attributes on project outcomes. The review evaluates the credibility of the chosen article and other relevant articles cited within and citing the main article, highlighting their contributions and limitations. A preliminary research gap is identified, noting the need for a larger sample size. The report also includes a critical reflection on the learning experience, emphasizing improved article search techniques, understanding of research aims, and enhanced reading and writing skills. The student acknowledges the value of lectures, tutorials, and lecturer guidance in successfully completing the assignment, expressing interest in future research assignments to further develop research skills and knowledge.

Assessment 1A: Critical Review Report
Executive summary of the report:
The purpose of this review report is to discuss a chosen article based on the proposed research topic. The
critical review report discusses the aims, research questions and chosen research methods. The scope of
the chosen paper is discussed in this critical review report. The chosen research papers talks about the
effect or impact of the attributes of a contractor in success of a project related to construction.
Proposed research topic
Identifying the impact of Contractors’ attributes on success of Construction Project
Success factor ofSummary of the main identified scholarly article relevant to the topic:
[1] Article citation
[1]. Alzahrani, J.I. and Emsley, M.W., 2013. The impact of contractors’ attributes on construction
project success: A post construction evaluation. International Journal of Project Management, 31(2),
pp.313-322.
A. Provide the annotation
[2] According to Alzahrani and Emsley (2013), the construction project’s successful implementation is
considered to be a most important considerations for communities and government. It is observed that the
construction project’s successful execution largely depends of the shown attributes of the contractors.
Since the industry of construction is important in development of a nation, analysing the impact of
contractors’ attribute on success of construction projects becomes a necessity.
[3] The study aims in analysis of the impact of the customers’ attributes on a project’s success
(Alzahrani and Emsley 2013). The research question that the chosen research paper addresses is
whether the attribute of the contractors has positive or negative impact on project success. Alzahrani
and Emsley (2013), have chosen both primary and secondary research method. The entire research
paper is need to make use of two distinct research methods. A literature review and a self-
administered survey.
[4]. The scope of the research is to access the effect of contractors’ attribute on construction project’s
success. An extensive literature review is undertaken in order to analyse the effect of contractors’
attributes on constructional project success. Apart from that, the research involved a self-administered
survey. The survey aimed in asking the respondents about the effect if the CSFs of the project
contractors on project success. In the research study Alzahrani and Emsley (2013), indicated that the
first part of the survey dealt with the collection of the background information of the research
respondents while in the second part, the respondents were requested to comment about the impact of
the critical success factors. The third section of the survey asked the respondents of the survey to
provide their views on the outcome of projects that are already completed for collection of data
related to the effect of attributes on successful implementation of construction projects.
[5]. The article chosen in this research is relevant to the topic that is chosen in the previous
assessment particularly because it helps in evaluation of the contractors’ attributes in the ensuring
success of a particular project. The article is quite useful as per collects data from both primary and
secondary sources to analyse the impact of different attributes of contractors in project success.

[6]. The major limitation of the chosen article is its sample size. The sample size could have been
broader in order to ensure a more detailed research.
[7]. The chosen research paper was able to identify and analyse the effect of the contractors’
attributes on construction project success. The information obtained from the research report is found
to be genuine particularly because the data analysis involves ordinal logistic regression, which
provides an accurate data.
[8]. The chosen research paper is completely relevant to the research topic “The Impact of
Contractors’ Attributes on Construction Project Success” The research paper establishes the need of
analysing the effect of contractors ‘attributes on project success
B. Evaluate the credibility of the article
The chosen research journal is credible as it is a peer reviewed article. The journal does not require a
payment from the authors and therefore the article is credible.
C. Explain how did you locate and download the article
The article related to the effect of the contractors’ attribute on project success is searched in Google
scholar. The key words that were used to search the article were contractors’ attributes and project
success.
Summary of a relevant article cited by the main article
Article citation
Cooke-Davies, T., 2002. The “real” success factors on projects. International journal of project
management, 20(3), pp.185-190.
A. Evaluate the credibility of the article
The article “The “real” success factors on projects” is credible as it is a peer reviewed article.
However, the article cited is quite old and therefore some information in the article might be absurd.
B. Explain how did you locate the article
The article is located from the references list of the main article and is searched in the google scholar
using the title of the research paper.

C. Provide the brief annotation
The paper aims in identification of the critical factors related to project success. A secondary research
method is used in analysing the factors behind the success of the project. This particular paper is quite
relevant to the main research paper as the main research paper aims in analysis of the major CSFs in
successful project completion.
One of the major limitations of this article is that it is mainly a theoretical paper.
However, the paper establishes the need of appropriate project management and analysis of a number of
factors that can significantly effect a project’s success
Summary of a relevant article citing the main article
Article citation
Duy Nguyen, L., Ogunlana, S.O. and Thi Xuan Lan, D., 2004. A study on project success factors in large
construction projects in Vietnam. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 11(6),
pp.404-413.
A. Evaluate the credibility of the article
The chosen article that has been cited in the main article is credible as it is a peer review article.
B. Explain how did you locate the article
The article is located by searching its title in one of the most credible search engine Google
Scholar.
C. Provide the brief annotation
The purpose of the cited article is to analyse the project success factors in large construction projects of a
particular sector. The author establishes the dynamic nature of the construction projects and embarks on
an extensive literature review about the success factors in the project. The article is quote relevant to the
main article as the main article is related to success factor of the construction projects.
A preliminary research gap or statement of the research problem
The research article chosen is quite relevant to the research area, however, the research should have
been performed in a larger scale. The sample size was not clearly defined in the research paper which
is one major research gap of the article. The article establishes the fact that the attributes of the
contractors has a large effect on project success. The construction industry is vital for development of
a nation and therefore a detailed research is needed in this field. The lack of a detailed research is
considered to be a major research gap of the chosen article.

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A critical reflection of your learning experience
It has been a great learning experience for me. I have learned a lot about appropriate article search
techniques and have understood the importance of accurate article search for a research project. This
assignment have helped me to understand the importance of understanding and identifying the
research aims and objectives of a particular research. The lectures I have attended in this course and
the tutorials that were provided to me have been a great help in ensuring that I complete this
assignment in a successful manner. The tutorials have helped me in understanding the different
concepts of a research project. In order to complete the assignment, I had read a number of research
articles to choose the article that is appropriate for the research. This has helped me in improving my
knowledge base.
The assignment have further helped me to improve my reading and writing skills. This assessment
has helped me in understanding the need of extensive reading in assessing the critical points of a
research project. The assessment has been a great help in understanding the various research methods
and the research tools.
My lecturer has been a great help in completing this research assignment. I had consulted my lecturer
prior to the start of the assignment. My lecturer had been kind and helpful enough in guiding me
towards successful completion of this assignment.
I thank my professor for helping me with the assignment and for guiding me to successfully complete
a project. I loved working in this assignment and would love to work on similar assignments on
future, as it will enhance my knowledge on different research tools and techniques.