Research on the risk transmission mechanism of international construction projects based on complex network

PLoS One. 2023 Aug 15;18(8):e0285497. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285497. eCollection 2023.

Abstract

The risk transmission process between international construction projects largely contributes to the dilemma of risk management of international construction projects. Firstly, this paper adopts methods such as literature review and brainstorming to identify the risks in international construction projects from all aspects and all stages. Connections between risks is built by the Delphi method and further construct the international construction project risk network. Combined with "ucinet", a network visualization analysis tool, overall feature parameters and local feature parameters are presented for analysis as the focus. Starting from this, the risk transmission in complex construction projects is analyzed to identify key risks and transmission relationships and reveal inherent laws of risk transmission. Accordingly, when formulating risk prevention strategies for international engineering projects, it is proposed that measures to curb risk transmission should be effectively adopted from both key risks and their transmission relationships.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Construction Industry*
  • Risk Management*

Grants and funding

Our research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71573072;71603070) and the General Research Projects of Philosophy and Social Sciences in Colleges and Universities of Jiangsu Province (2022SJYB0511), among which the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71573072;71603070) provided support for the research methods of this study, and the General Research Projects of Philosophy and Social Sciences in Colleges and Universities of Jiangsu Province (2022SJYB0511) provided help for the study design. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.