Developing the Competitive Advantage of Indigenous Construction Firms

Matthew Kwaw Somiah is a Civil Engineer by profession and a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Built and Natural Environment, Takoradi Technical University (TTU), Ghana. Dr Somiah is an academic with extensive knowledge in civil engineering practice, research, training and teaching. He has worked with many construction firms in Ghana as Construction Manager. He has been a Lead Researcher for CoST Infrastructure Transparency International in Ghana. He shares research interest in Strategic Management, Construction Entrepreneurship, Land-use Planning and Housing delivery, and Construction Education. He currently serves as the Chair for Research and Development at the Faculty and a regular reviewer for many Scopus indexed conferences and journals.

Clinton OhisAigbavboa is a Professor at the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Prof. Aigbavboa is a strong academic with extensive knowledge in practice, research, training and teaching. He worked as quantity surveyor on several infrastructural projects, both in Nigeria and South Africa. Prof. Aigbavboa is currently the Chair of Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre at the University of Johannesburg. He has authored five research books published by Springer Nature and CRC Press. He is currently the editor of the Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation (accredited by the DoHET) and has received national and international recognition in his field of research. The South Africa National Research Foundation has rated him as a Young researcher with the potential of establishing himself within a five-year period.

Wellington D. Thwala is a Professor at the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Currently, he is the Chair of SARChI in Sustainable Construction Management and Leadership in the Built Environment, FEBE, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Prof. Thwala, has extensive experience of providing consultancy for project leadership and management of construction projects and teaching project management subjects at the postgraduate level. He has an extensive industry experience with research focus on sustainable construction, leadership and project management. He is the editor-in-chief of International Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation and serves as an editorial board member to various reputable international journals.