Chipozya Kosta Tembo

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Lecturer at Copperbelt University

Purpose: This research aimed to uncover the role of leadership style in the performance of higher education institutions (H.E.I.s) in Zambia. Methodology: The study utilized a positivist philosophy and collected data randomly and using a census from various University leadership cross sectionally. Using ninety-seven self-administered questionnaires...

Zambia in the recent past has had increasing temperatures, flash floods, droughts and landslides as natural disasters in some parts of the country while fires are the most common man-made disaster experienced in the built environment yet the same building standards are used for all design plan approvals and construction across Zambia's ten province...

Concrete waste is generally a challenge that is left to accumulate in illegal dumping areas and landfills. This research focused on how structural concrete waste could be crushed and used as recycled fine aggregate in the production of concrete. Experiments were carried out to establish the performance of this 0.6 water-cement ratio concrete contai...

Numerous methods of managing cost on projects throughout the project life cycle exist yet construction projects globally are marred with cost overruns, an indicator of poor cost management. A study was conducted to identify cost management tools and techniques used in the various stages of a project in the Zambian Construction Industry (ZCI). A pos...

Numerous methods of managing cost on projects throughout the project life cycle exist yet construction projects globally are marred with cost overruns, an indicator of poor cost management. A study was conducted to identify cost management tools and techniques used in the various stages of a project in the Zambian Construction Industry (ZCI). A pos...

Small-scale contractors have been reported to be under performing partly because they are less visible to their possible client(s) due to poor marketing. This study aimed to develop and ascertain the elements that should be included in a social media-marketing framework for small-scale contractors in the Zambian construction industry to improve the...

Purpose – This research aimed to investigate the extent to which organisational culture is practised in local and foreign contractors in grade one and two categories and how it affects their performance. Design/methodology/approach – The approach for this research was positivist in nature adopting a monomethod of data collection through a survey u...

Purpose This paper presents a review of research methodologies used in addressing problems in the financial management of property and construction journals from 2005 to 2020. Design/methodology/approach Content analysis of 258 research papers published in the Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction was carried out, enabling t...

Cement is an important construction material in concrete production; however, it is expensive and unaffordable for many low-income and rural communities in developing countries. Rice husk is a by-product from the rice mill process, with an approximate ratio of 200 kg rice husk per one tonne of rice produced. This experimental study aimed to investi...

Cement is an important construction material in the production of concrete; however, it is expensive and unaffordable for many low income and rural communities in developing countries. Rice husk is a by-product from rice mill process, with an approximate ratio of 200 kg rice husks per one tonne of rice produced. The aim of this experimental study w...

Purpose This study aimed to investigate the suitability and cost-benefit of using copper tailings as partial replacement of sand in concrete production. The study was motivated by the accumulation and non-use of copper tailings in dams among them tailing dam 25 also known as TD 25 in Kitwe city of the Copperbelt province in Zambia that take up appr...

Small-scale contractors, especially in developing countries, face cash flow challenges due to limited financial resources meant to meet operational expenses. The construction client does not help matters, as they normally require the cash retention in order to protect their interests in case of default by the contractor. This study investigated the...

Construction projects are much appreciated by both client and contractor when completed on schedule and within budget so as to avoid cost overruns. The Zambian building sector normally experiences time and cost overruns. This study investigated the feasibility of using tilt-up construction in the construction of commercial building walls. The metho...

Building designs normally are made to offer a given level of comfort to occupants without any mechanical intervention. However, with the advent of global warming temperatures globally have been seen to rise making the occupants of most buildings uncomfortable. The immediate solution has been to add mechanical ventilation, which comes at an added co...

Risk is an integral feature of construction projects in the construction industry regardless of magnitude. Risks normally affect time, cost, health, safety and quality. Risk generally affects to cost in the final analysis. Nevertheless, effective risk management should help mitigate and eliminate risks. The Zambian building sector for some time has...

Risk misallocation has been a topic of discussion in the extent literature for some time now. The literature points out that risk management is the key to ensuring that optimal risk allocation is achieved. While the focus on risk allocation has been about the party best suited to carry a given risk, the issue of how misallocation occurs is rarely d...

With an increase in the global population, there is an increasing need for various types of infrastructure. Provision of the infrastructure is a challenge with the limited financial and natural resources. This is exacerbated by the need to provide sustainable infrastructure to ensure that the current resources are accessible to future generations....

In most instances, the construction client allocates risk by selecting the methods for procurement, payment and the contract form. Nevertheless, how favourably the contractor views the risk allocation has a bearing on the project outcome. This research identifies the pertinent risks in the Zambian context and establishes how they are allocated in t...

Risk allocation has been a focus of interest in the construction industry for some time because of its effects on disputes, claims, tensions, quality shortfalls, and time and cost overruns. Although various theories have been used, albeit with observable limitations, the social theory of structuration has not been tried, and this study shows its re...

Most governments globally are pressured to provide infrastructures such as roads, energy infrastructure, water infrastructure and social infrastructure such as schools, universities, hospitals and housing for their citizens, however, most of such projects are marred with the delay of project delivery, inadequate finance, and lack of expertise, espe...

Risk identification is the first step in the risk-management process. A plethora of current studies in literature dwell overwhelmingly on risk identification much to the exclusion of the source, and the possible mitigation interventions. In a limited effort to address this deficiency in the body of knowledge, this article reports the results of a s...

The allocation of risk in the construction industry determines to some extent the success of the project as inappropriate allocation has the resultant effects of claims, disputes, tensions, cost overruns, schedule overruns and quality shortfalls. The existent literature has predominantly focused on risk misallocation as the allocation of risk to th...

The Zambian construction industry, like many other construction industries in developing countries, is characterized with frequent project failure evidenced by quality shortfalls, cost overruns, time overruns and, on occasion, abandonment of projects. Various construction industries, particularly developed ones, have mechanisms in place to alleviat...

The Zambian construction industry, like many other construction industries in developing countries, is characterized with frequent project failure evidenced by quality shortfalls, cost overruns, time overruns and, on occasion, abandonment of projects. Various construction industries, particularly developed ones, have mechanisms in place to alleviat...

Appropriate risk allocation influences positive project delivery on construction projects while inappropriate allocation results in disputes, quality shortfalls, time and cost overruns. The existing body of knowledge provides guides on how risks should be allocated between the contracting parties. Nevertheless, the full appreciation of risks alloca...

Purpose of this paper Risk management is a vital process in the management of projects. Nevertheless, how risk management is carried out has an impact on the success of a project. Various scholars have concluded that well managed risks impacts positively on projects. Moreover, completion of a construction project within time, cost and to the desire...

Risk misallocation has been a concern in the construction industry globally due to its resultant effects of quality shortfall, disputes, claims, cost and time overruns. Various studies have focused on the identification of misallocated risks and how a project team can rectify the problem. However, the current discourse does not address the causes o...

Risk misallocation has been a concern in the construction industry globally due to its resultant effects of quality shortfall, disputes, claims, cost and time overruns. Various studies have focused on the identification of misallocated risks and how a project team can rectify the problem. However, the current discourse does not address the causes o...

Construction projects are risk prone and as a consequence projects may have quality shortfalls, disputes, time and cost overruns. Realizing that huge sums are spent by the government in providing infrastructure, the research focused on assessing the feasibility of reducing risks on infrastructure projects through IRM. To achieve this, secondary dat...

Business management principles

The construction industry has in the recent past experienced the emergence of Building Information Modelling (BIM) aimed at enhancing efficiency and effectiveness in cost management. Although at the moment the implementation of BIM is highly concentrated in the developed countries, the benefits of its implementation are likely to extend to developi...

Adherence to testing mechanisms is important to ensure quality and that set standards of work are met. The study therefore is aimed at assessing the adherence to testing mechanisms in the Zambian Construction Industry. The adherence to standards and testing mechanisms was assessed through the use of a questionnaire survey to construction profession...

Mediation is emerging as the most commonly used non-adjudicatory method of resolving construction industry disputes. The essence of mediation is resolution based more on party interests rather than legal rights. The construction professions should therefore be able, with some training, to participate in construction mediations not only as advocates...