Purpose

Although there are many challenges and constraints for construction organization operation and performance in a post-conflict condition, there is insufficient construction project management literature. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to identify a framework to understand and determine critical constraints and opportunities in a post-conflict condition facing local construction firms in Afghanistan. The proposed framework is composed of three major steps: identify and determine key performance indicators; identify challenges impacting organization operation and performance in post-conflict condition; determine critical constraints and opportunities based on prioritized performance measures; and organizational strength and weakness factors.

Design/methodology/approach

The strength, weakness, opportunities and threat matrix analysis has been used to determine post-conflict condition constraints and opportunities. Then the analytical hierarchy process has been used to prioritize the measures and identify the constraints and opportunities facing construction companies in a post-conflict situation. The mix-research method is applied to this study to analyse qualitative variables and quantitative variables obtained from the experts’ opinions and 51 filled questioners.

Findings

The study shows that there are a total of 11 critical constraints and three essential opportunities for construction companies that industry practitioners and policymakers should take into account while formulating the organizational strategy.

Practical implications

The developed framework will benefit construction companies in improving their performance and operation in after-conflict conditions.

Originality/value

This paper is the first to provide a comprehensive conceptualization of the challenges and constraints for construction organization operation and performance in a post-conflict condition. It also offers a novel conceptual framework to understand and determine critical constraints and opportunities in a post-conflict condition facing local construction firms in Afghanistan.

中文翻译：

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阿富汗冲突后建设组织面临的限制和机遇

目的

尽管在冲突后条件下施工组织的运作和绩效存在许多挑战和限制，但施工项目管理文献不足。因此，本文的目的是确定一个框架，以了解和确定阿富汗当地建筑公司在冲突后条件下面临的关键制约因素和机遇。拟议的框架由三个主要步骤组成：识别和确定关键绩效指标；确定在冲突后条件下影响组织运作和绩效的挑战；根据优先的绩效衡量指标确定关键的限制条件和机会；以及组织的强弱因素。

设计/方法/方法

优势、劣势、机会和威胁矩阵分析已被用于确定冲突后条件限制和机会。然后使用层次分析过程来确定措施的优先级，并确定建筑公司在冲突后情况下面临的限制和机遇。本研究采用混合研究方法，对从专家意见和51位填答问卷中得出的定性变量和定量变量进行分析。

发现

研究表明，行业从业者和政策制定者在制定组织战略时应考虑到总共 11 个关键限制因素和 3 个建筑公司的基本机会。

实际影响

开发的框架将有利于建筑公司在冲突后改善绩效和运营。

原创性/价值

本文首次对冲突后条件下施工组织运营和绩效的挑战和约束进行了全面的概念化。它还提供了一个新颖的概念框架，以了解和确定阿富汗当地建筑公司在冲突后条件下面临的关键制约因素和机遇。