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Study of the Sustainable Functioning of Construction Companies in the Conditions of Risk Factors

Version 1 : Received: 26 July 2023 / Approved: 27 July 2023 / Online: 28 July 2023 (10:02:59 CEST)

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Lapidus, A.; Abramov, I.; Kuzmina, T.; Abramova, A.; AlZaidi, Z.A.K. Study of the Sustainable Functioning of Construction Companies in the Conditions of Risk Factors. Buildings 2023, 13, 2282. Lapidus, A.; Abramov, I.; Kuzmina, T.; Abramova, A.; AlZaidi, Z.A.K. Study of the Sustainable Functioning of Construction Companies in the Conditions of Risk Factors. Buildings 2023, 13, 2282.

Abstract

Sustainability is a characteristic manifested in the ability to maintain the necessary level of performance for construction companies when risk factors arise during the implementation of investment and construction projects. The risk factors that arise during the implementation of in-vestment and construction projects differ in nature, degree of influence, and other characteristics. Ignoring these factors and measures to manage them often leads to critical consequences in the form of disruptions in the timing of work. Risk is a combination of the probability and consequences of the occurrence of adverse events. The article considers the concept of risk as a potential possibility of occurrence of adverse situations and related consequences when exposed to these factors. Risk factors are characterized by surprise, discreteness of changes, the presence of threshold values, upon reaching which a transition to a different mode of operation is required. The article discusses the risk factors arising at the construction stage, their classification. A methodology has been developed that includes conducting a survey in the form of a questionnaire in order to collect information about risk factors that affect the implementation of investment and construction projects. Experts with experience in the construction sector were involved in the survey. The processing of the survey results made it possible to assess the significance of various risk factors in investment and construction projects. Thus, statistical and expert methods were used in the study. The results showed that financial, technical, legal, economic, managerial and natural factors have the greatest impact on investment and construction projects. It is recommended to pay special attention to the listed factors when developing measures aimed at preventing risks and their consequences. The methodology described in the study can be used by construction companies in strategic planning. The analysis of the stability of construction companies, depending on their use of various ways to counteract risk factors, allowed us to develop a number of practical recommendations to reduce the impact of the studied factors on achieving the goals of investment and construction projects.

Keywords

construction production; construction companies; sustainable functioning; risk factors; uncertainty; TOPSIS

Subject

Engineering, Civil Engineering

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