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The construction sector in Malaysia is one of the key sectors contributing to Malaysia’s economic development. In the construction industry, a lot of issues arise before the completion of the project, some of the projects will be postponed, delayed or abandoned. Although past studies have examined the postpone, abandoned, delay and the phenomenon of projects postponement still occurring in Malaysia. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate undiscovered causes of the phenomenon of the project postponement in Malaysia. Three objectives have been formulated, namely, to identify the root causes of the postpone project occurs in Malaysia, to determine the impact of the root causes to the project completion period, and to recommend solutions to mitigate the postponement of projects in Malaysia. In order to achieve the aim of this study, questionnaires have been distributed to developer companies in Perak. The collected data were analyzed in descriptive analysis by using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS). There are four factors that contributed to the root causes of project postponement identified, namely client, contractor, consultant, and external factor. The findings identified sixteen solutions to mitigate the postponement of project in Malaysia. This study reveals three new findings which are accurate cost and initial time estimates, preparing SOP for unpredictable external factors and the most period project postpones less than one year and more than one year caused by the contractor. Last but not least, the major finding are contractors contributed to the highest impact of the project postponement. As a result, the study findings contribution could assist construction stake players in achieving project success in Malaysia. Limited time and the pandemic have been the biggest constraints in conducting the research. It is suggested that future researchers broaden their target population to consulting firms, construction organisations, and government sectors.
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To Cite this Article: Mamter, S., Shabri, N. S. A., Mamat, M. E., & Salleh, N. M. (2022). Root Causes of The Project Postponement in Malaysia: Developers’ Perspectives. International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting Finance and Management Sciences, 12(3), 95–103.
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